Category: Ohio Valley Conference
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EIU legends’ visit provides notes and memories for Panther players

Mike Shanahan, Sean Payton and Jimmy Garoppolo returned to campus to spend a day with the current Eastern Illinois Panthers.
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Return of 2-time all-conference linebacker caps ‘Mt. Rushmore weekend’ for Eastern Illinois

Two-time first team all-conference linebacker Elijawah Tolbert, who entered the transfer portal after last season and enrolled at FCS Missouri State for the spring semester, announced he was returning to Charleston Sunday via social media.
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Collier’s passing the latest in legacy of Western Illinois’ watershed coaching staff

Longtime defensive coordinator Joe Collier began his storied coaching career at Western Illinois University under Lou Saban.
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Selfless and thankless job on D-line provides path toward EIU team success

Head coach Chris Wilkerson stresses building his team inside/out and back to front.
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Spring games give way to next transfer portal pursuit for Illinois FCS programs

All four coaching staffs seek to add players bolstering their rosters prior to summer.
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New season, ‘same page’: Protection meetings keep EIU offense connected

After some early season struggles last fall, Eastern Illinois instituted protection meetings to keep quarterback Pierce Holley out of trouble.
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Yes, it’s true: A fan will call the first offensive play for Western Illinois in the Leathernecks’ home opener

Mike Masucci, the father of senior kicker Christiaan Masucci, won a raffle giving him the choice for WIU’s initial snap at Hanson Field next fall.
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Embracing change at WIU: ‘They’ve made me love Western football again.’

Western Illinois safety Bradyn Smith has embraced the changes brought by new head coach Joe Davis and his staff.
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WIU’s Van shifts positions, upgrades abound and Metallica lives on in Macomb

Western Illinois wraps up its first spring under head coach Joe Davis.
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First-year head coach promoting a physical brand of football as Western Illinois tackles spring practice

“I think excitement is the general thought process here, excitement and enthusiasm,” WIU’s Joe Davis said.