Eastern Illinois football is off to its best start since the 2013 season as the Panthers improved to 4-1 with a road win at Northwestern State. It marked the third straight win for EIU, something that had not happened since the 2016 season.
Also not happening since late in the 2016 season was Eastern Illinois appearing in the national rankings, but that changed this week with the Panthers landing at No.25 in the FCS Coaches poll. It marks the 26th different season that EIU has been ranked in the national polls for at least one week.
Eastern Illinois hosts UT Martin for homecoming on Saturday.
Safety Blake Ruffin played a big part in Eastern Illinois road win at Northwestern State on Saturday night. On Monday he was named the Big South-OVC Football co-Defensive Player of the Week.
Running back MJ Flowers had his second consecutive start for the Panthers offense as he finished with 64 all-purpose yards in the road win at Northwestern State. On Monday Flowers was named the Big South-OVC Freshman of the Week for the third consecutive week.
Game time is 2 pm Saturday afternoon. Hear all the action starting with the pre-game at 1:30 pm on WHOW.
