Category: Eastern Illinois
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Eastern Illinois TE McNab overcomes rare disease, snares 1st collegiate TD catch

EIU tight end Joe McNab, who has battled Guillain-Barre syndrome, caught his first career pass in Saturday’s OVC-Big South win against Tennessee State. It was also his first career touchdown.
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Panther rewind: Eastern trounces Tennessee State, moves to 2-0 in league standings

Eastern Illinois made big plays in all three phases of the game for Saturday’s 31-7 victory over Tennessee State.
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Dynamic Nelson developing into key playmaker for EIU offense

Eastern Illinois hosts Tennessee State at 2 p.m. Saturday in OVC-Big South action. A win would give the Panthers a 2-0 league start for the first time since 2017.
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Moving the Chains with … Eastern Illinois defensive back Tienne Fridge

Tienne Fridge has played five years of college football but was better growing up at another sport. Learn all about the Eastern Illinois defender in our Q&A.
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Eastern RB Fleming shines in his moment to help power Panthers’ running game

Eastern Illinois running back Jacarre Fleming rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers’ 31-23 win against Western Illinois.
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Panther rewind: 4th-down conversion boosts Eastern to win in OVC-Big South opener

A fourth-down conversion in the fourth quarter boosted EIU’s confidence and sent the Panthers to a 31-23 victory at Western Illinois.
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Leatherneck rewind: Western stumbles through ‘very poor performance’ in league-opening loss to rival Eastern

Giving up explosive plays on defense, settling for field goals on offense and double-digit penalties were all costly to Western Illinois in a league-opening defeat to rival Eastern Illinois.
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Eastern tackles turnover drought with bye week drills, visualization of next big play

The next Eastern Illinois interception will break a nine-game streak without one dating back to October 2024.
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Eastern Illinois strives for improvement with situational football, fundamentals during bye week, Wilkerson says

Eastern Illinois head coach Chris Wilkerson outlined four goals for his team as it uses its bye week to prepare for the remainder of the season.
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Redbird rewind: Nationally ranked Illinois State outduels rival EIU to retain Mid-America Classic trophy

Top 10-ranked Illinois State defeated Eastern Illinois, 42-30, in the annual Mid-America Classic rivalry game Saturday in Charleston.