On a sunny day in Los Angeles, former Eastern quarterback and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stepped into SoFi Stadium with custom cleats to highlight K9s for Warriors.
K9s...
Four Eastern alumni, brimming with National Football League accolades, materialized for a 40-minute press conference prior to Eastern athletics Evening with the Champions.
Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo,...
The Panthers improve to 4-1 after they beat the Northwestern State Demons at Turpin Stadium Saturday evening.
This is the best start the Panthers have had since 2013.
Here are some events that happened...
The Eastern athletics department announced Tuesday afternoon that the Evening With Jimmy G fundraising event scheduled for Saturday, April 22 at 6 p.m. has been canceled.
Jimmy G was scheduled to return...
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• April 3, 2023
Spring has sprung here in Charleston, IL and with that, the annual football spring game is now officially three weeks away.
The team began practicing for its spring game in mid-March in preparation...
Kate and Autumn are back from break! This week, they discuss all of the many sports events happening soon, as well as an upcoming visit from Eastern Illinois University alum Jimmy Garoppolo.
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 10, 2023
The Eastern athletics department announced on Friday afternoon that former EIU football star Jimmy Garoppolo will be returning for a fundraiser for the athletics department on Sat., April 22 at 6 p.m....
Autumn Schulz, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 28, 2022
The Eastern Athletics formally introduced Chris Wilkerson as the 26th head coach of the football program Friday morning in the Hall of Champions in Lantz Arena.
Wilkerson is no stranger to O’Brien...
Editor's Note: This is a reflection of available information is not meant to represent the entirety of Eastern alumni. Some alumni may not be included based on the information available on their net worth.
Eastern...
Students at Eastern watched the Super Bowl LIV to support alum Jimmy Garoppolo while he played for the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mark Williams, a senior business management...
Jimmy Garoppolo does not deserve as much blame as he is getting for the San Francisco 49ers’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Garoppolo is being called out all over social media and in sports media...
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