Tag: Big South-OVC Football Association
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Western Illinois special teams ‘at a high level in conference play,’ says head coach Davis

Western Illinois hosts Tennessee State in Big South/Ohio Valley Conference Football Association action Saturday in Macomb.
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Leatherneck rewind: Slow start, porous defense result in loss to rival EIU

Western Illinois falls at Eastern Illinois, 45-38, ending a five-game winning streak against the rival Panthers.
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Western Illinois rides into renewed rivalry on strength of bulked-up offense

The Western Illinois offense has shifted into a higher gear as the 2024 season has played out.
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Panther rewind: Poor field position, turnovers translate into EIU defeat

UT Martin sends Eastern Illinois to sixth straight loss overall and an 0-4 conference record.
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Injury-plagued Eastern Illinois faces stiff league road challenge off bye week

The EIU Panthers have lost five straight games entering Saturday’s game at UT Martin.
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Ailing Panthers welcome bye week before Oct. 26 return to Big South-OVC schedule

Losers of five straight games, Eastern Illinois prepares for late October/November stretch run.
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Panther rewind: EIU drops fifth straight as Tennessee State pulls away in second half

Tennessee State reeled off 21 unanswered points in the second half to topple Eastern Illinois, 41-17.
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Leatherneck rewind: Western Illinois wins second straight game, first as a Big South-OVC member
The WIU Leathernecks posted a 31-20 win in their inaugural Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Association game.
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With losing streak snapped, Western Illinois heads into inaugural Big South-OVC game

The WIU Leathernecks play their first game in a conference other than the Missouri Valley for the first time since 1984.
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All-conference LB Tolbert leaves Eastern Illinois for second time in the past year

Elijawah Tolbert, the Eastern Illinois Panthers’ leading tackler through four games, was not in uniform during Saturday’s EIU-Lindenwood game.