The male Panther of the Year is going to Cooper Willman from the football team.
The senior wide receiver from Sterling was named part of the 2024 First Team All-Big South/Ohio Valley Conference...
Redshirt freshman safety Josh Brown is preparing for his second year with the Panthers.
Brown, a Georgia native, started playing football at an early age, but stopped to pursue his baseball career....
Wow. It’s been a year full of EIU athletics. From football’s performance against Indiana State to the women’s basketball 100-point game against Morehead State, here are my top 10 moments from the...
Redshirt freshman running back Jacarre Fleming is in his second year with the Panthers.
Fleming started playing flag football at 3 years old and played his first tackle football game at 6 years...
Graduate safety Tienne Fridge, is entering his last season with Eastern.
Fridge, from Sacramento, California, was on the football, swim and track teams in high school. Fridge swam from age 6 to...
For many college football players, balancing early morning workouts, game-day adrenaline and the grind of classes would be more than enough to handle.
But for a unique brotherhood of athletes...
Junior offensive lineman Nic DiSanto was named the first of four EIU football captains named at the spring game Saturday.
DiSanto started playing football when he was in fourth grade but didn’t...
The Eastern Illinois Panthers wrapped up their spring practice Saturday morning at O’Brien Field.
The Panthers offense solidified the 43-42 win, with redshirt junior Jesse Lajes scoring the final...
Jay Pearson, a redshirt junior running back from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was 5 years old when his father Brenden Pearson introduced him to football.
“My dad, he played semi-pro,” Jay Pearson...
Three Eastern Illinois football players were invited to participate in Northwestern University’s pro day on March 18 at the Ryan Fieldhouse.
Graduate offensive lineman Sebastian Pares, defensive...
Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Panayiotis Mihalopoulos is going into his third year with the Panthers.
Mihalopoulos started playing football during his freshman year of high school, but his...
Redshirt junior quarterback Joey Sprinkle is getting ready to go into his second year with Eastern’s program.
Sprinkle, from Monticello, played soccer and baseball growing up and didn’t start...
