Category: Big South-OVC Association
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Injury-plagued Eastern Illinois faces stiff league road challenge off bye week
The EIU Panthers have lost five straight games entering Saturday’s game at UT Martin.
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Moving the Chains with … Western Illinois wide receiver Eli Aragon
Western Illinois wide receiver Eli Aragon enjoys views of the ocean in his hometown of Oxnard, Calif. He talks about fun, football, food and family in our Q&A interview.
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Leatherneck rewind: Western forges big day as offense, defense feed off of each other
Western Illinois gained nearly 450 yards of offense and forced three turnovers Saturday in a 37-21 victory against Tennessee Tech.
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Competitive upbringing with WNBA star rookie, two brothers shaped WIU safety
Western Illinois safety Jordan Anderson grew up with three competitive siblings, including WNBA All-Rookie team selection Rickea Jackson.
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Ailing Panthers welcome bye week before Oct. 26 return to Big South-OVC schedule
Losers of five straight games, Eastern Illinois prepares for late October/November stretch run.
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Panther rewind: EIU drops fifth straight as Tennessee State pulls away in second half
Tennessee State reeled off 21 unanswered points in the second half to topple Eastern Illinois, 41-17.
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Leatherneck rewind: UT Martin rushes past Western, ending Necks’ 2-game win streak
The two-game Western Illinois winning streak ended with a thud Saturday, a 45-17 loss to UT Martin in Macomb.
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Eastern Illinois DE Oliveira-Chace piling up sacks, dishing out credit to D-line
Eastern Illinois defensive end Nicholas Oliveira-Chace has 4.5 sacks this season but views rushing the passer as a team sport.
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Despite delay, Western Illinois pass rush begins to answer preseason challenge
Despite three weeks without a sack, Western Illinois has come alive with six sacks in the past two weeks.
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Moving the Chains with … Eastern Illinois defensive tackle Jaron Hacha
Jaron Hacha loves movies, LEGOs, drawing and cooking. But when Halloween rolls around, don’t give the Eastern Illinois defensive tackle a Butterfinger candy bar.
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