Category: OVC-Big South Football Association
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Gruden pays homage to EIU legends during whirlwind visit to Charleston for opener
Former NFL head coach Jon Gruden’s visit to Eastern Illinois for Thursday’s season opener featured handshakes galore and memories of EIU legends.
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Last season’s ‘QB1A’ gets his shot to lead Western Illinois into 2025 campaign
Chris Irvin, last season’s backup, takes over at quarterback this fall for Western Illinois with big expectations for the offense.
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Thursday night opener can’t come soon enough for recently named EIU starting QB LaCrue
Colorado native and Wisconsin transfer Cole LaCrue makes his first collegiate start when Eastern Illinois hosts Dayton Thursday at O’Brien Field in Charleston.
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10 Years Later: All-American linebacker turned FBI agent reflects on WIU days
Former Western Illinois linebacker Brett Taylor, the 2017 Buck Buchanan Award runner-up, now tackles bigger challenges with the FBI.
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Fresh Faces: High school preparation turned Western Illinois LB into ‘student of the game’
Western Illinois LB Kevin Washington Jr. learned learned the game at his Miami high school, which was a “college style” program.
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Eastern Illinois season opener to feature visit from Super Bowl champion coach Gruden
Jon Gruden, who led Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl title, announced on social media that he will attend the Aug. 28 Eastern Illinois home opener against his alma mater, Dayton.
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Western Illinois faces daunting task of consecutive games at Big Ten opponents to open season
Second-year head coach Joe Davis’ WIU Leathernecks play No. 12 Illinois and Northwestern in back-to-back weeks.
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Crowded field of running backs competing to be ‘that one’ for Western Illinois offense
There’s plenty of competition during fall camp at Western Illinois to replace departed No. 1 running back Cam Smith.
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WIU’s Lamb transitions from picking apart defenses to coaching one in Macomb
Former Western Illinois quarterback Nate Lamb, who threw for more than 3,300 yards last season, is now part of the WIU defensive coaching staff.
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Veteran EIU tight ends thrive on internal competition; QB1 race down to three
A veteran tight end group is giving the Eastern Illinois plenty of flexibility in fall camp.
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