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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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Fresh Faces: Speedy Mailander turns track lessons into football impact at Illinois State
Illinois State wide receiver Luke Mailander’s football career was shaped by lessons he learned as a track and field athlete at York HIgh School in Elmhurst.
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Coach-to-player communication tops list of rules changes for upcoming FCS season
While several communications rule changes are being implemented for this college season, expansion of coach-to-player communication at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level is perhaps the most noteworthy.
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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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Fresh Faces: New Eastern Illinois safety McCall reunites with former coach
Free safety Jihad McCall, a transfer from Morehead State, is reuniting with his former defensive coordinator, Andrew Strobel, at EIU.
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Illinois State will ease Mason King back into RB rotation, Spack says
Mason King missed all of last season with a severe injury. Now a redshirt senior, the Centralia native returns to the ISU backfield.
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Fresh Faces: Southern Illinois transfer safety has catchy name, impactful game
New Southern Illinois safety Jagger Williams brings a catchy name and loads of collegiate experience to his new school as a transfer.
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Reconnected in Carbondale: New WR McCray excited to play with old friend again
New Southern Illinois WR Fabian McCray has reconnected with old friend — QB D.J. Williams — with the Salukis.
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