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Five burning questions for 2023: Eastern Illinois Panthers edition
A six-game losing streak to end the season muted a 2-3 start by the Eastern Illinois football team. What questions face the Panthers this off-season?
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Eastern recap: Panthers complete year one under head coach & alum Wilkerson
EIU doubled its win total from a season ago, yet still has much progress to make.
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Five burning questions for 2023: Western Illinois Leathernecks edition
Despite losing all 11 games this season, Western Illinois first-year head coach Myers Hendrickson is far from defeated about the future.
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Western recap: The rebuild continues under WIU alum Hendrickson
The Leathernecks hold the longest losing streak in FCS at 13 games.
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Prairie State Pigskin trots out a chance for you to win a free t-shirt
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our website is giving away four shirts. Please read the contest rules for eligiblity.
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Autumn leaves give way to barren postseason for Illinois FCS teams
For just the third time in the last 28 years, none of the four Illinois FCS schools made the playoff field.
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Vandenburgh writes final chapter at ISU that serves as career-ending masterpiece
On Senior Day at Illinois State, linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh wrote an impressive final chapter to his career story with the Redbirds.
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Redbird rewind: Overtime handoff goes from ‘oh no’ to oh yes as ISU outlasts Western on big day from Vandenburgh
A key decision from quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse in overtime, and a big day from standout linebacker Zeke Vandenburgh, helped Illinois State outlast Western, 20-13, in OT.
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Western rewind: Stubborn Leathernecks fall in overtime, finish winless season
Western Illinois finished its season 0-11, but not without a fight at Illinois State, taking the Redbirds to overtime before losing, 20-13.
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Eastern rewind: Turnovers tame QB Shoffner’s big day as Panthers stumble
Eastern Illinois was stung by four turnovers Saturday in a season-ending 34-31 loss to Tennessee-Martin.