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Eastern Illinois offensive depth chart laced with experience vs Illinois football
QB Pierce Holley (GR) 159 carries, 852 yards, 8 touchdowns, 5.4 yards per carry. 1st Team All-Big South/OVC, 1st Team Freshman All-American. 54 receptions (led EIU), 680 yards (led EIU), 3 touchdowns. WR DeAirious Smith (SR) 2 starts in 2023. 27 receptions, 477 yards, 2 touchdowns. WR Cooper Willman (SR)
Illinois football tickets vs Eastern Illinois: Best prices for remaining available seats
The Illinois Fighting Illini open the 2024 college football season at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 against the Eastern Illinois Panthers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Coach Bret Bielema and the Illini are coming off a 5-7 season in the Big Ten Conference. The Illini are expected to compete for a bowl game...
Panthers of the Week: Kya Trejo, Jackson Liley
The female Panther of the Week is going to Kya Trejo. The junior defender from Geneva recorded her first collegiate goal on Thursday against Valparaiso. Trejo scored the lone goal to give the Panthers the 1-0 win over the Crusaders. During the 66th minute, Trejo from the right side of...
Illinois Football: Injury Report Update Entering Eastern Illinois Week
Bret Bielema provided an update on the current Illinois Football injury report, in preparation for week one’s matchup vs the Eastern Illinois Panthers. According to Bret, the Fighting Illini have maintained good overall health throughout training camp, and look to be strong in numbers entering 2024. Certainly, this is...
Illinois staff preparing to face EIU
(WCIA) — Eastern Illinois will play the Illini for the first time in 16 years to kick off the season. After finishing the 2023 season 8-3, the Panthers were ranked second in the Big South/OVC Preseason Poll, quite the turnaround under head coach Chris Wilkerson. “I know they play really good defense, and I know […]
EIU Volleyball Battles Illinois State In Saturday Exhibtion
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Eastern Illinois volleyball team took on Illinois State in an exhibition match on Saturday evening in front of an electric home crowd inside Groniger Arena. The in-state rivals played a full five sets, including a thrilling 33-31 battle in set two. The Panthers gave fans a lot to look forward to with some stellar performances from returners and former all-conference selections Kaitlyn Flynn and Catalina Rochaix , while a stable of new faces introduced themselves to the EIU faithful with strong outings of their own. EIU will now turn their attention to the regular season opener...
Fall 2024 athletes to watch
As fall sports start up for the 2024 season, here are 10 athletes to keep an eye on during their respective seasons. The graduate quarterback from Arvada, Colorado, recorded 240 completions for 2,741 yards along with 17 touchdowns during the 2023 season. Holley helped lead the team to an 8-3...
Barry Lunney Jr. excited to Luke Altmyer's second season as QB
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) -- We are less than a week away from Illinois and Eastern Illinois kick off the 2024 football season. This year will mark the second year quarterback Luke Altmyer will be named the starting QB for the Fighting Illini. Offensive Coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. said this season...
Five takeaways from Aaron Henry on EIU: Illini defense itching to change the narrative; Bailey's big return
Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry met with local reporters on Friday to preview Thursday's season opener against Eastern Illinois (8 p.m., BTN). Here are five takeaways from his media availability. 1. Aaron Henry and the Illini defense are itching to change the narrative. To their credit, neither Bret Bielema nor...
Trejo speaks about first collegiate goal
Junior defender Kya Trejo scored her first goal at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday. However, she said she doesn’t care about the goal as much as she does the win. Especially when it’s against an opponent Eastern has yet to beat in 22 years. “I mean, it’s cool...
Bob Asmussen | Bielema's Illini have plenty of respect for Week 1 opponent
Aug. 24—CHAMPAIGN — No need to remind the Illinois football players "anybody can beat anybody." Their coaches have that covered. The fact the Illini open against FBS school Eastern Illinois has been mentioned by fourth-year Bret Bielema. A lot. "On their schedule, this would be the marquee game of the year," Bielema said of Chris Wilkerson's Panthers, who make the short trip from Charleston to ...
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