Tag: Ohio Valley Conference
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Illinois State DT Anderson keeps Redbirds in tune with game-changing playoff pick-six

Jake Anderson played a lead role as a fight song singer and a momentum changer for Illinois State’s football team Saturday.
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Five burning questions for 2025: Western Illinois edition

How to fix the Western Illinois defense is one of five burning questions facing the Leathernecks for 2025.
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Season recap capsule ‘24: Western Illinois Leathernecks

Western Illinois showed promise for the future under first-year head coach Joe Davis.
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Illinois FCS coaches break down “exciting matchup” between Illinois State, SEMO

Illinois FCS teams went 0-6 combined this season against Illinois State and Southeast Missouri. Coaches from EIU, SIU and WIU share their thoughts on the playoff matchup.
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Leatherneck rewind: Second-half surge sends Western Illinois past Gardner-Webb, to four-win season

A 31-point second half pushed Western Illinois to a 45-28 victory against Gardner-Webb in Macomb on Saturday.
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Panther rewind: Eastern stumbles at Tennessee Tech in season finale, falls to 3-9

Eastern Illinois allowed 200 rushing yards Saturday and lost, 23-6, to Tennessee Tech in the Panthers’ season finale.
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Western TE Lanier enjoys playmaking role in Leathernecks’ potent offensive attack

Western Illinois tight end Brandon Lanier has a career-high 24 catches this fall for the potent Leathernecks’ offense.
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Moving the Chains with … Western Illinois offensive lineman Isaiah Foote
Western Illinois offensive lineman Isaiah Foote is from the East Coast, but he has fit right in at his new school thanks to plenty of camo in his wardrobe.
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Panther rewind: Eastern pulls out overtime victory in ‘EIU way’ on second-chance FG

On a sluggish offensive day, Eastern Illinois pulled out an overtime win thanks to a stout defense and a second chance field goal.
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Leatherneck rewind: Western stumbles late in shootout with No. 12 Southeast Missouri
Western Illinois piled up nearly 600 yards Saturday but lost three turnovers in the fourth quarter in a 54-45 loss to Southeast Missouri.