Eastern Illinois Panthers football
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Oct 16, 2026
Jack MichaelsHOST
You're right, the entire town and region is going to be absolutely buzzing for the Fighting Hawks.
Jack MichaelsHOST
Going over to the defensive side of things for the Fighting Hawks, if I'm not mistaken, jotting down some notes, South Dakota State ran for over 400 yards against Eastern Illinois.
Jack MichaelsHOST
They're averaging almost 300 yards a game.
Jack MichaelsHOST
What's a key for the Fighting Hawks defense? I guess I probably should ask them initially.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
Loved Albuquerque, right? Was applying to Dodge.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
All those players coming out of the AAA, right? So you go from A-ball, right? Call A-ball Eastern Illinois, right? That's where Eastern Illinois is where he starts A-ball.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
He goes to the AA, maybe the Mid-American Conference, right, the Ball State.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
Then he goes to AAA.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
It's number zero for Oklahoma State, Justin Bowen.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
who is a talent field.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
Now look at this kid to go from Eastern Illinois.
Mel Kiper Jr.HOST
He had some great games there.
Clint LambHOST
When you try to treat SEC opponents like this or, you know, really good, you know, or at least decent Power Four teams like this, sometimes you'll find you can do that against Mercer.
Clint LambHOST
You know, you can do that against Eastern Illinois.
Clint LambHOST
But pretty much anybody else, you've gotta be careful 'cause they're capable of beating you, and Tennessee should've gotten beat probably by Arkansas.
Clint LambHOST
I'm not gonna buy into that too much.
Colby DantHOST
We Tigers on this show.
Colby DantHOST
Uh, next up we got, uh, Eastern Illinois at Gardner-Webb.
Colby DantHOST
Gardner-Webb laying 13 and a half.
Colby DantHOST
Look, we were spot on last week at Gardner-Webb as a favorite.
Chris Van DykeGUEST
I'm taking Gardner-Webb here.
Chris Van DykeGUEST
I think, uh, Charleston Southern's a team that hangs around constantly.
Chris Van DykeGUEST
Um, I don't think Eastern Illinois's like that.
Chris Van DykeGUEST
I think they, they definitely can get blown out.
Colby DantHOST
We Tigers on this show.
Colby DantHOST
Uh, next up we got, uh, Eastern Illinois at Gardner-Webb.
Colby DantHOST
Gardner-Webb laying 13 and a half.
Colby DantHOST
Look, we were spot on last week at Gardner-Webb as a favorite.
Chris Van DineGUEST
I'm taking Gardner-Webb here.
Chris Van DineGUEST
I think, uh, Charleston Southern's a team that hangs around constantly.
Chris Van DineGUEST
Um, I don't think Eastern Illinois's like that.
Chris Van DineGUEST
I think they, they definitely can get blown out.
Evan StoneHOST
You were correct
Kurtis AllenHOST
... about EIU and Illinois State playing.
Evan StoneHOST
I should-
Kurtis AllenHOST
And then, but, but the whole point is I literally get the picture that Quinn took of Pierce from me to you, and I'm, like, trying.
11 MINS LATER
Kurtis AllenHOST
Uh, Pierce, you got anybody you wanna toast to today?
PiercePANELIST
Uh, my main...
PiercePANELIST
I guess my main toast is just the EIU football team.
PiercePANELIST
They start, uh, conference play this week.
Brian DriscollHOST
But to your, uh, also to your point, Trev, uh, they did that the last year too.
Brian DriscollHOST
They had games where Alabama went out and ran the football on people, but it was against Louisiana Monroe and Eastern Illinois.
Brian DriscollHOST
But I'd just like to point out that it wasn't until the Eastern Illinois game on November 22 that Alabama had a second game in the season of over 175 yards rushing.
Brian DriscollHOST
Matter of fact, it wasn't until that game that they had over 150 yards in a game rushing.
Brian DriscollHOST
The only other time was Louisiana Monroe.
Timothy RosarioHOST
Perfect.
Zach McKinnellHOST
SEMO, SEMO, Eastern Illinois, UT Martin have not played a conference game yet.
Zach McKinnellHOST
Those teams are 2-3, 1-4, and 1-4.
Timothy RosarioHOST
Sure.
Ryan BurnsHOST
Minnesota's defense only played 49 plays in this game.
Ryan BurnsHOST
That is the lowest that they've played since the opener against Eastern Illinois.
Ryan BurnsHOST
They were barely on the field until the fourth quarter, which is why you had a little bit extra juice there.
Ryan BurnsHOST
But, I mean, that's ...
John GaskinsHOST
first and foremost by having six games before the bye, six games after the bye.
John GaskinsHOST
And as I mentioned back in the spring before the season started, every quote-unquote hard game, tough game against the better Valley teams that the Jacks have, they get a buffer the week before, whether it's an opponent like Eastern Illinois last week before Illinois State.
John GaskinsHOST
Now they have a bye before North Dakota, before the Yotes on October 31st, It'll be Murray or Indiana State or somebody like that.
John GaskinsHOST
So, you know, the schedule works in their favor.
Matt ZimmerHOST
This year they're 2-0.
Matt ZimmerHOST
Yeah.
Matt ZimmerHOST
And, okay, Eastern Illinois, whatever, they just beat a top-ten team with their backup quarterback on the road.
Matt ZimmerHOST
Yep.
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