Athenians gathered around the streets of a moonlit downtown Athens for the annual Athens Orthopedic Clinic Twilight Criterium on Saturday, April 27. While the buzzing crowds grew more immense as
October 6 is National Coaches Day. The News asked some Panther student athletes how their coaching staffs made an impact on them throughout their time at Eastern. From the football team, redshirt junior tight end Anthony Manaves thinks the tight ends coach, Jordan Walsh, has impacted him throughout his time playing for the Panthers. “My.
Panthers’ offensive lineman Chad Strickland has been selected as a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation (NFF) William V. Campbell Trophy. The starting tackle from Salem, AL is one of 201 semifinalist for the award, he is one of 39 selected at the Football Championship Subdivision, and he is also one out of three players.
The defensive side of the ball took charge in the Eastern football team’s annual spring game Saturday afternoon at O’Brien Field. EIU’s defense won in the annual scrimmage as they were able to make stops on EIU’s offense as they made big plays throughout the game. The defense is now led by Clay Bignell who.