Eastern Illinois returns home to face Bryant for the Panthers Hall of Fame Game on Saturday afternoon.  

The Panthers lost at Southeast Missouri on Saturday as a pass was knocked down in the end zone on the final play of the game.  It marked the second straight week EIU's game has come down to the final play of the contest as the Panthers fell to 4-3 overall, 0-2 in the Big South-OVC Football Association.  

Bryant enters at 3-3, 1-0 in the Big South-OVC after a win over Robert Morris last weekend.  

Pierce Holley passed for 346 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday at Southeast Missouri putting up his second straight 300-yard passing performance.  Last week against UT Martin he passed for 359 yards and four touchdowns earning Big South-OVC Football Offensive Player of the Week honors. 

Holley was dialed in to not one but two receivers on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as Justin Thomas and DeAirious Smith both finished with more than 100 yards receiving in the game.  Thomas had five catches for 103 yards and a touchdown with a long reception of 43 yards.  Smith hauled in four passes for 118 yards with a long reception of 46 yards. 

Game time is 2 pm Saturday afternoon. Hear all the action on WHOW starting with the pregame show at 1:30 pm.