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1 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser (217) Fax (217) Game 1 Panthers Face Big Ten Test In Opener EIU Travels To Nationally Ranked Iowa No. 18/16 (FCS) Eastern Illinois at No. 9/10 (BCS) Iowa Kinnick Stadium (70,585) Iowa City, Iowa September 4, a.m. TV: Big Ten Network Quick Facts COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record (23rd year) OVC Record (13th year) vs. Iowa...first meeting Kirk Ferentz (Connecticut, 1978) Iowa Record (11 years) Overall Record (14 years) vs. Eastern Illinois...First Meeting SERIES First Meeting RANKINGS Eastern Illinois (FCS) / 16 Iowa (FBS)... 9 AP / 10 Coaches... Sports Network/FCS Coaches RADIO Panther Radio Network Hit Mix 88.9 FM - flagship station WHOW 1510 AM & WMKR 94.3 FM Play-by-Play... Mike Bradd Analyst... Jack Ashmore TELEVISION Big Ten Network Play-by-Play... Tom Hart Analyst... Anthony Herron Sideline...Lisa Byington INTERNET Live Stats... Live Video...None Facebook... /EIUPanthers Twitter...@EIU_Panthers The Game Eastern Illinois will open the season on the road for the fourth time in the last six years when the Panthers kick off the 2010 season at Iowa. EIU is 3-2 in its last five openers with two of those wins at home. The last road win to open a season was in 2005 with a victory at Indiana State. EIU head coach Bob Spoo will be entering his 24th season as the Panthers head coach and his 23rd on the sidelines. Spoo missed the 2006 season following a surgery just prior to the start of the year. Spoo has guided EIU to the FCS playoffs nine times including seven of the past ten seasons. The Panthers will be playing an FBS opponent for the 27th time including a fifth straight year against a Big Ten Conference foe. EIU has won four times against FBS schools with the last victory coming in 2004 against Eastern Michigan. All four FBS wins have come against schools currently in the Mid-American Conference. THE SERIES This will mark the first meeting between Eastern Illinois and Iowa. This will be EIU s fifth straight season it has played a member of the Big Ten Conference with previous trips to Illinois (2006, 2008), Purdue (2007) and Penn State (2009). EIU has previously played two Division I schools from the state of Iowa. The Panthers lost to Iowa State in 1991 and trail Northern Iowa (14-6-1) in the all-time series with most of those games played when the schools were members of the Gateway Conference. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz and EIU head coach Bob Spoo have previously faced each other as Big Ten assistants with Ferentz holding a 5-1 series lead while working at Iowa from while Spoo was at Purdue. Eastern Illinois (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 4 at Iowa 11 am Sept. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 1:30 pm Sept. 18 * at UT Martin 6 pm Sept. 25 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 1:30 pm Oct. 2 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 1:30 pm Oct. 9 * at Eastern Kentucky 6 pm Oct. 16 * at Tennessee Tech 7 pm Oct. 23 * MURRAY STATE (HC) 1:30 pm Oct. 30 * AUSTIN PEAY 1:30 pm Nov. 6 * at Tennessee State 5 pm Nov. 13 at Illinois State 1 pm Nov FCS Playoffs TBA * Ohio Valley Conference Game + NCAA FCS Playoffs Iowa (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS 11 am Sept. 11 IOWA STATE 2:30 pm Sept. 18 at Arizona 9:30 pm Sept. 25 BALL STATE 11 am Oct. 2 * PENN STATE 7 pm Oct. 16 * at Michigan 2:30 pm Oct. 23 * WISCONSIN TBA Oct. 30 * MICHIGAN STATE TBA Nov. 6 * at Indiana TBA Nov. 13 * at Northwestern TBA Nov. 20 * OHIO STATE TBA Nov. 27 * at Minnesota TBA * Big Ten Conference Game

2 2010 SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 (Preseason Poll) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Villanova (104) Montana (9) Appalachian State (8) William & Mary (3) Southern Illinois (1) Richmond (1) Elon Stephen F. Austin South Dakota State New Hampshire South Carolina State McNeese State Eastern Washington Northern Iowa James Madison Delaware Jacksonville State EASTERN ILLINOIS Weber State Prairie View A&M Liberty Colgate Penn Montana State Holy Cross FCS Coaches Poll (Preseason Poll) Rk. Team 2009 Record 1. Villanova (22) Montana (2) Appalachian State (4) William & Mary Southern Illinois Richmond Elon Stephen F. Austin New Hampshire South Dakota State McNeese State South Carolina State Northern Iowa Eastern Washington James Madison EASTERN ILLINOIS Jacksonville State Weber State Delaware Liberty Prairie View A&M Colgate Northern Arizona Montana State 7-4 T25. Cal-Poly 4-7 T25. Holy Cross 9-3 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 2 EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH BOB SPOO The dean of Ohio Valley Conference Coaches, Eastern Illinois head coach Bob Spoo returns to the sidelines for his 23rd season on the sidelines and 24th season overall. Spoo missed the 2006 season with a medical illness. His career record is at EIU including a mark in OVC action. Since taking over the program in 1987, Longest Tenured Division I Head Coaches (at same school) 1...Joe Paterno (Penn State)...since Bob Ford (Albany)...since Andy Talley (Villanova)...since Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)...since Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)... since 1987 Spoo has become one of the most respected coaches in the game with numerous assistants moving on to succeed at all levels of the coaching business. He was the 1995 Football Gazette I-AA Coach of the Year and runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award in Last season he was named OVC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career and one of five finalists for the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year. A 1960 graduate of Purdue University, Spoo has coached the Panthers to 9 NCAA FCS playoff berths and eleven Top 25 national rankings. Spoo is currently tied for fourth among longest tenured active coaches at the NCAA Division I level and is fifth all-time in FCS playoff appearances. IOWA HEAD COACH KIRK FERENTZ Kirk Ferentz is in his 12th season as the head coach at Iowa. Last season Ferentz led the Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record including a win over Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. He was named the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. A former head coach at FCS member Maine and assistant coach in the NFL, Ferentz has posted an record at Iowa and a overall record. SCOUTING IOWA Iowa will be the highest ranked team that Eastern Illinois has ever played when the two teams kick off the 2010 season on Sept. 4 at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes are ranked 9th in the Associated Press preseason poll and 10th in the USA Today Coaches preseason poll. The team returns quarterback Ricky Stanzi to guide an offense that averaged 23.2 points per game last season. The defense is paced by defensive lineman Adrian Clayborn who is on the preseason watch lists for the Lombardi and Nagurski Awards. Iowa was 11-2 last season winning the FedEX Orange Bowl over Georgia Tech, ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY September 4, Eastern Illinois held on for a win over Cameron (Okla.) as Andy Vogl completed 4-of-8 passes for 95 yards and a touchdown pass to Doug Hiatt. Poke Cobb rushed for the other score finishing with 50 yards in his first game as a Panther. EIU would go on to open the season with four straight wins climbing to No. 7 in the NCAA Division II poll before ending the season with a 5-6 record. PLAYING IN FRONT OF LARGE CROWDS Eastern Illinois will play in front of its second largest Top 5 Largest Crowds To Watch EIU crowd in school history when the Panthers visit Kinnick 1...at Penn State (10/10/09)...104,488 Stadium on Sept. 4. Iowa is sold out for the 43rd time in 2...at Iowa (9/4/10)...70,585 its last 45 games with 70,585 set to be in attendance. Last 3...atIllinois (9/6/08)...60,131 season EIU played in front of the largest crowd in Ohio 4...at Brigham Young (9/10/05)...52, at Purdue (9/8/07)...52,504 Valley Conference history when the Panthers played Penn State at Beaver Stadium. 104,488 fans watched coaches Joe Paterno and Bob Spoo square off in a game televised on ESPN Classic. PLAYING FBS RANKED OPPONENTS Eastern Illinois will be playing a ranked FBS opponent for the third time in school history when the Panthers open the year at Iowa on Sept. 4. The Hawkeyes will represent the highest ranked team EIU has ever played as Iowa enters the game ranked No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the Coaches poll. Last season EIU played at No. 12 Penn State. The other meeting was against Illinois in 2008 when the Illini were ranked 24th the second week of the season.

3 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 3 EIU QUICK HITTERS TALE OF THE TAPE Senior Rashad Haynes opens the season ranked 7th on the EIU career interceptions list with 10. RS-Sophomore Brandon Large has won the starting job at QB and will take his first Division I snap at Iowa. EIU currently does not have an active quarterback with a Division I snap to their credit. EIU will have three new starters on the offensive line, the lone returning starters are left guard Eric Zink and center Willie Henderson. Kinnick Stadium is named after 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick. The stadium was renamed in Bob Spoo and Kirk Ferentz were both assistant coaches in the Big Ten from Spoo was the quarterback coach/offensive coordinator at Purdue while Ferentz was offensive line coach at Iowa. Wide receivers Charles Graves and Lorence Ricks both had games with more than 100 yards receiving last year. Graves had 109 against UT Martin while Ricks had 101 against Southeast Missouri. Running back Mon Williams will miss at least the first game of the 2010 season with a strained knee. Williams rushed for 870 yards last season including 107 in the FCS playoffs against Southern Illinois. EIU defensive coordinator Roc Bellantoni began his collegiate career at Buena Vista College in Iowa. He later worked as the defensive coordinator at Drake from Former EIU player Brian Callahan has joined the Panthers staff as the offensive line coach. Callahan previously worked on the staff at Akron for six seasons before coming back to EIU. He graduated in Perry Burge and Artavious Dowdell will line up as the starting defensive ends for EIU at Iowa. Between the two of them they accounted for 8 of EIU s 24 sacks last season ranking first and second on the team. CJ James returned two interceptions for touchdowns last season which was tied for first nationally. Finished year with 152 interception return yards to rank fifth in the FCS. Points Per Game Average Points Allowed First Downs Rushing Yards Per Game Rushing Touchdowns Passing Yards Per Game Passing Touchdowns Average Yards Per Game Interceptions Thrown Fumbles - Lost Turnovers Gained Punting Average Field Goals (ATT/MADE)...14-of of-26 3rd Down Conversions... 63/153 (41%)... 70/183 (38%) 4th Down Conversions... 4/13 (31%)...2/12 (17%) Sacks By (Yards)...24 (157) (187) Penalties (Yards)...59 (578) (447) Time of Possession (Game)...30: :59 Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA Mon Williams (injured) Jimmy Potempa PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA No Returners... RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA Jimmy Potempa...32 Kenny Whittaker...9 Charles Graves...24 Adam Robinson Paki O Meara...35 Ricky Stanzi...2,417 James Vanderberg Darrell Johnson-Koulianos...45 Marvin McNutt...34 Allen Reisner...14 Starting linebackers Nick Nasti, Cory Leman and Gordy Kickels ranked 1, 2, 3 on the team tackles last year combining for 208 of the teams 801 total tackles (nearly 25 percent). Running back Jimmy Potempa led the Panthers with 32 receptions last year marking the first time since 2002 that a running back has led the team in pass receptions. Andre Raymond had 70 receptions in Iowa transfers Jake Christensen and Austin Signor helped EIU make its 13th FCS playoff appearance last season. Both players earned All-OVC honors with Christensen passing for 2,204 yards and 19 touchdowns. Signor was 14-of-22 on field goals and 34-of-34 on PAT s. EASTERN ILLINOIS Nick Nasti...83 Cory Leman...63 Gordy Kickels...62 TACKLES IOWA INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS IOWA CJ James...5 Rashad Haynes...1 Jeremiha Hunter...89 Tyler Sash...85 Adrian Clayborn...70 Tyler Sash...6 Brett Greenwood...3

4 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page OVC Standings (Final) Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech UT Martin Tennessee State Austin Peay Murray State Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State This Week In OVC Football Thursday - September 2 Austin Peay -- 6 pm Eastern Missouri State -- 6 pm Murray Kent State -- 6 pm Southeast Ball State -- 6 pm Saturday - September 4 Eastern Iowa am Jacksonville Mississippi -- 2:30 pm UT Tennessee -- 5 pm Alabama Tennessee State -- 6 pm Tennessee Arkansas -- 6 pm The FCS Championship game will have a new home in 2010 as Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas will serve as the host site for the 2010 FCS Championship game. The game had been played in Chattanooga for the last number of years but was awarded to the Dallas suburb in the spring. Also new this year is the FCS playoffs will expand to 20 teams with an opening round to be played on Nov. 27 and second round games played on Dec. 4. A selected number of teams will receive a first round bye. OVC Predicted Order Of Finish 1. Jacksonville State (11) Eastern Illinois (4) Eastern Kentucky (1) Tennessee Tech (1) Tennessee State (1) UT Martin Austin Peay - 38 Southeast Missouri Murray State - 29 (first place votes in parenthesis) Eastern Illinois Players On All-OVC Preseason Team Offense Willie Henderson - center Defense Perry Burge - defensive end Nick Nasti - linebacker CJ James - defensive back PRESEASON OVC HONORS Eastern Illinois had four players named to the preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference team released in July. Junior Willie Henderson was named to the squad as a center after earning second team All-OVC accolades at right guard last year. It will mark the fifth straight season that EIU has had a new player start at center. Three players were selected on the defensive side of the ball. CJ James was a first team All-OVC selection last year while defensive end Perry Burge was a second team All-OVC pick a year ago. Nick Nasti rounds out the preseason honorees at linebacker as the senior led EIU in tackles. panthers open a little thin at running back Eastern Illinois took a hit to its running back depth chart during the fall camp which turned what was supposed to be a strength of the team into an open race for playing time at Iowa. Senior running back Mon Williams who was tabbed to handle most of the carries will miss the opener after suffering a strained cruciate in his knee on Aug. 18. He is on a 2 to 3 week timetable to return for either the Central Arkansas or UT Martin game. Exiting the spring semester the No. 2 running back was Chevon Walker who has since been dismissed from the team and No. 3 was Desmin Ward who will sit the season with a medical redshirt. Enter into the picture Jimmy Potempa as the starter coming off a season where he was used more as a receiver than a runner out of the backfield. EIU did get a late transfer from Toledo in sophomore Jake Walker and will have freshmen Jimmy Lera, Cam White and AJ Woodson battling for extra carries. Corner -stone defense The so-called cornerstone of the Panthers defense is indeed EIU s two veteran starters at cornerback. Entering the season senior Rashad Haynes will start for the fourth straight year while senior CJ James is entering his third year as a starter. Haynes was a second team All-OVC selection last year that has been recognized for preseason All-American honors by one organization this year. He led the Panthers with 11 pass break-ups last year and ranks 7th on the EIU career list for interceptions. James was a first team All- OVC selection last season as his five interceptions ranked him 35th in the nation. James returned two interceptions for touchdowns and his 152 interception return yards ranked fifth in the FCS. POSITION CHANGES Position changes seem to always be part of football and it has been no different for Eastern Illinois during the spring and fall practices. During the spring workouts two players changed positions as Alain Marcelin and Shane Kelly both flipped sides of the ball. Marcelin moved from linebacker to fullback, a position he played in high school to give EIU depth at that spot. He had played in 32 games as a linebacker for the Panthers including 9 career starts. This past week Marcelin has again had a position change as he will be a back-up defensive end in certain situations at Iowa. Kelly played in just one game as a back-up defensive lineman. In the spring he moved to H-Back/tight end where he will primarily see time on special teams. During fall practice this season freshman AJ Woodson who came into camp as a defensive back was moved to the offensive side as a running back where he may see time on special teams this year. LOADED AT RECEIVER The Panthers offensive strength this season may be in its wide receiver corps. EIU returns its top eight receivers from last year in a group that head coach Bob Spoo calls the best he has had at EIU. The top eight returners all caught at least one touchdown last year with the top seven all in double digit receptions. Add into that mix tight ends Cody Bruns and Von Wise who are slated to EIU Returning Receivers (Rec-YDs-TD) 2..Jimmy Potema Kenny Whittaker Charles Graves Erik Lora Chris Wright Lorence Ricks Danny Vehovic Chavar Watkins be bigger targets in the new offensive scheme and EIU has ten credible targets to choose from. EIU will be running the Pistol Offense run by schools like Nevada and Indiana which gives receivers a chance to create offensively after making a catch.

5 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 5 YOUTH UNDER CENTER Eastern Illinois will open the season with a fresh face at quarterback as redshirt sophomore Brandon Large won the job in spring practice. Large played the 2008 season at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona before transferring and redshirting last season. EIU does not have an active quarterback on the roster that has previously taken a Division I snap. The Panthers have redshirt sophomore Shadonta Travis as one back-up and freshman Jimmy Garoppolo as the other entering the game. Fellow freshman Taylor Duncan is most likely set to redshirt this season. The last time that EIU entered a season with a quarterback that had not taken a previous Division I snap was 1996 when Mike Simpson (a Division III transfer from Eureka College) took over following a redshirt season. Simpson ended the year as a second team All-OVC performer ranking 8th in the NCAA in passing efficiency and taking EIU to the NCAA FCS playoffs. HELP FROM THE HAWKEYE STATE Eastern Illinois has had help from the Hawkeye State in recent years with several standout players including former Iowa kicker Austin Signor who earned first team All-OVC honors for the Panthers last year. Other recent stand out transplants from the bordering state were Clint Sellers from Chariton, an All-American linebacker in 2005, and Tim Carver from Urbandale, an All-American linebacker in the middle 1990 s. replacements on the line EIU returns two starters on the offensive line but must replace what might be one of the more talented units in recent history. Returning on the front line are left guard Eric Zink and center Willie Henderson. Zink will be starting for the third straight season while Henderson, a second team All-OVC selection at right guard last year, will move back to his natural position of center. Departing from last year s offensive line were three-time All-American Chaz Millard who played his senior season at center and tackles Otis Hudson and Chris Campbell. Hudson was a fifth round draft pick of the Cincinnati Bengals and appears headed to making the NFL club as a back-up guard. Campbell was a free agent selection of the Green Bay Packers who most likely will be a signee to the taxi squad once the NFL preseason ends. COOK TO DO MORE THAN PUNT THIS YEAR The kicking game may be more important this season than ever as the Panthers enter the year without a veteran kicker. Senior Kevin Cook an All-American candidate at punter has assumed that role to open the year at Iowa. Cook ranked 9th in the NCAA in punting last season and previously broke the school single season punting record held by former All-Pro punter Jeff Gossett. This will be Cook s first foray into kicking since he was a senior at Carmel HS in Behind Cook on the depth chart is freshman kicker Cameron Berra and in more recent practices wide receiver Erik Lora. BIG TEN NETWORK APPEARANCE Eastern Illinois will be making its third appearance on the Big Ten Network when the Panthers kick off the year at Iowa. EIU previously played on the network in 2007 at Purdue and 2008 at Illinois. All time this will be the Panthers 56th appearance on regional or network television with EIU holding a all-time record on TV. NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES School... # Appearances (Last) Montana...20 (2009) Eastern Kentucky...19 (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Georgia Southern...16 (2005) Furman...15 (2006) McNeese State...14 (2009) Northern Iowa...14 (2008) Delaware...14 (2007) EASTERN ILLINOIS...13 (2009) Jackson State...12 (1997) Youngstown State...11 (2006) * Idaho...11 (1995) Idaho currently plays at the NCAA I level FCS Division I Playoffs Quarterfinals First Round Quarterfinals Quarterfinals First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round First Round Division II Playoffs 1978 (National Champions) 1980 (National Runners-up) Coaching FCS Playoff Appearances 1...Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky) Jerry Moore (Appalachian State) * 3...Tubby Raymond (Delaware) Jim Tressel (Youngstown State) Bob Spoo (Eastern Illinois)... 9 *...W.C. Gorden (Jackson State) Andy Talley (Villanova)... 8 * * denotes active coach

6 Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats (2009 final stats) TEAM September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 6 NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (124.42)... 77th...7th Passing Offense (190.67)... 60th...4th Passing Efficiency (127.52)... 48th...3rd Total Offense (315.08)... 78th...5th Scoring Offense (23.50)... 54th...4th Rushing Defense (136.17)... 49th...5th Pass Defense (171.42)... 24th...2nd Pass Efficiency Def. (114.30)... 36th...3rd Total Defense (307.58)... 27th...3rd Scoring Defense (21.25)... 36th...3rd Net Punting 34.04)... 35th...3rd Punt Returns (7.00)... 67th...5th Kickoff Returns (24.00)... 6th...2nd Turnover Margin (-0.33)... 77th...6th Turnovers Gained (26)... 19th...2nd Sacks (2.00)... 47th...2nd Tackles For Loss (6.08)... 56th...6th Sacks Allowed (2.67) nd...8th 3rd Down Conversion (41.18)... 34th...3rd 4th Down Conversion (30.77)...103rd...7th 3rd Down Defense (34.97)... 40th...3rd Red Zone Offense... 95th...9th Red Zone Defense... 74th...5th Time of Possession (30:45)... 35th...2nd INDIVIDUAL (Top 50 - Bold Returning) NCAA...OVC Mon Williams (Rushing)...40th...3rd Jake Christensen (Pass. Eff.)...31st...2nd Austin Signor (Field Goals)... 30th...2nd Kevin Cook (Punting)...9th... 1st Rashad Haynes (Punt Returns)...37th... 4th CJ James (Interceptions)...35th...3rd Trevor Frericks (Tackles for Loss)...23rd...3rd DECADES BEST Eastern Illinois has been the best team in the OVC in terms of wins over the past decade. The Panthers have won 72 contests since 2000 which includes five OVC championships and seven FCS playoff appearances. EIU ranked 24th among FCS schools during the decade. Wins Since 2000 (FCS Playoff Appearances) 72 - Eastern Illinois (5) 70 - Eastern Kentucky (2) 65 - Jacksonville State (2) 49 - Tennessee State (0) 49 - Tennessee Tech (0) 41 - Murray State (1) 41 - UT Martin (1) 38 - Southeast Missouri (0) 36 - Austin Peay (0) AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Eastern Illinois enters this week with a streak of 78 straight games without being shutout. The last time EIU was held scoreless was Oct. 11, a 41-0 loss versus Eastern Kentucky. The Panthers did have a streak of 26 straight games in which they had scored a touchdown snapped in the loss at Penn State in EIU s longest streak of consecutive games without being shutout was 197 from which ranks fourth all-time among FCS schools. Longest OVC Active Streaks Jacksonville State 78 - Eastern Illinois 57 - UT Martin 53 - Murray State ncaa fbs transfers Like most schools at the NCAA FCS level, Eastern Illinois has its share of NCAA FBS level transfers into the program. This season EIU added two FBS transfers in Jake Walker from Toledo and Mike Garrity from Illinois. EIU FBS Transfers 2 - Jimmy Potempa (Michigan) 5 - Jake Walker (Toledo) 7 - Mon Williams (Florida) 75 - Mike Garrity (Illinois) 92 - Michael Letton (Navy) panthers nfl connection Eastern Illinois is one again the Cradle of NFL Head Coaches as three current NFL head coaches are alumni of the school. Mike Shanahan with the Washington Redskins, Sean Payton with the New Orleans Saints and Brad Childress with the Minnesota Vikings all have ties to EIU. Also with two weeks left prior to the NFL making roster cuts the Panthers have four players on NFL teams. EIU NFL Connections Tony Romo - Dallas Quarterback Pierre Walters - Kansas City Linebacker Otis Hudson - Cincinnati Offensive Line Chris Campbell - Green Bay Offensive Line Mike Shanahan - Washington Head Coach Sean Payton - New Orleans Head Coach Brad Childress - Minnesota Head Coach Mike Heimerdinger - Tennessee Off. Cord. Greg McMahon - New Orleans Special Teams same face, new number Three players have changed numbers for the Panthers during the off season including one switch for change of position. Player...New...Old Kenny Whittaker Chavar Watkins Shane Kelly making the big ten rounds The Panthers will continue to make their trip around the Big Ten Conference this season as they open at Iowa. After not playing a Big Ten school for more than 100 years of football, EIU will face a Big Ten opponent for the fifth straight year. That string will continue next season with a trip to Northwestern set for Sept. 10, EIU has also signed to play at Minnesota in TURNOVER STRING starting EIU s defense ended last year ranked 19th in the FCS in turnovers gained with 26. EIU had its streak of 14 straight games with a turnover snapped in the regular season finale against Tennessee State. The Panthers were able to start what they hope will be a new streak with two turnovers against Southern Illinois in the playoffs. EIU had 11 interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries last year.

7 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 7 HOW DO YOU SAY THAT - EIU Pronunciation Guide 2...Jimmy Potempa...poe-TIM-pah 8...Cory Leman...coor-EE * Lay-man 30...Sean Sobolewski...so-bo-lou-ski 44...Alain Marcelin... Alan * mar-sa-lynn 60...Seth Knolhoff... knoll-off 74...Collin Seibert... CY-burt 89...Daniel Vehovic...Va-hoe-vick 90...Spyros Bazigos... Spear-ro * bah-zee-gos 94...Niko Foltys... fohl-tiss 95...Nathan Galan... gah-lon 97...Judes Amilcar...jude * AH-mil-car EIU 2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY STATE/YEAR EIU Roster By Home State Illinois Florida Ohio... 7 Wisconsin... 3 Indiana... 2 Arizona... 2 Texas... 2 Kentucky... 1 Missouri... 1 Pennsylvania... 1 EIU Roster By Class Senior Junior Sophomore Redshirt Freshman Freshman EASTERN ILLINOIS CAPTAINS OFFENSE 61...Willie Henderson...Center DEFENSE 21...CJ James...Cornerback 26...Rashad Haynes...Cornerback 56...Nick Nasti... Linebacker FOLLOW EIU FOOTBALL ONLINE Facebook.../EIUPanthers YouTube.../pantherathletics Website... PANTHERS ADD TWO NEW PLAYERS Eastern Illinois added two new players to its roster during the fall training camp. Enrolling in school during the early portion of camp was defensive tackle Tory Squires who will wear No. 96 this season. He played at Gordon Tech HS and originally signed with Ball State in February before being released from that offer. He will most likely redshirt this season. The second is running back Jake Walker a redshirt sophomore from Toledo who enrolled in classes on Aug. 23. He played two seasons at Toledo rushing for 85 yards with a high of 27 yards against Eastern Michigan in He earned a medical redshirt last year after playing in three games. Walker will wear No. 5 and rushed for 2,609 yards and 46 touchdowns at American Heritage HS in Florida. PANTHERS PICKED SECOND IN OVC Eastern Illinois was picked to finish second in the Ohio Valley Conference race in the preseason Coaches/SID poll. Jacksonville State was picked to finish first with 11 first place votes while EIU was second with four first place votes finishing just six points behind the Gamecocks in overall voting. Eastern Kentucky was third with one first place vote with Tennessee Tech fourth and Tennessee State fifth. JSU, EIU and EKU have been selected as the preseason OVC favorites by each preseason publication and poll. PAYTON TO BE HONORED Current New Orleans Saints head coach and former EIU quarterback Sean Payton will have his No. 18 officially retired by the Panthers during halftime of the home opener on Sept. 11 against Central Arkansas. Payton is scheduled to be on hand as the Saints will open the season with a Thursday night game on Sept. 9 and then do not play against until Sept. 20 on Monday Night Football. Currently wide receiver Charles Graves wears No. 18 and will be the last EIU player to wear that number. TWO PLAYERS ON FCS SCOUT BOWL LIST Eastern Illinois had two players named to the FCS Scout Bowl list prior to the season opener as seniors Kevin Cook and Rashad Haynes were both recognized. Cook is one of the top punters in the FCS ranks with a career punting average of 41.9 yards per punt. Last season he ranked 9th in the FCS with a 42 yards per punt average. Haynes is the Panthers top shutdown corner with 25 career pass break-ups and 10 career interceptions. He has made 159 career tackles including 115 solo stops. LATEST OPENER SINCE 2004 Most of it is due to the way the dates fall on the calendar but this season will mark the latest date EIU has opened a football season since 2004 when the Panthers played their opener on Sept. 11 against Indiana State. The Sept. 4 date stands as the fifth latest starting point to a season in the Bob Spoo era. EIU had openers on Sept. 5 during the 1987 and 1992 seasons and a Sept. 8 opener in The earliest calendar date for EIU to start a season was two years ago with an August 28 opening date at Central Michigan. EIU is 14-8 in season openers under Bob Spoo.

8 September 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Iowa Page 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois Football The Last Time It Happened... Passed for more than 300 yards... Jake Christensen, 322 vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) Passed for more than 400 yards... Tony Romo, 414 at Toledo (Sept. 16, 2000) Threw four touchdown passes... Jake Christensen, 4, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) Rushed for more than 200 yards... Vincent Webb, 206 at Samford (Sept. 23, 2006) Rushed for three touchdowns... Desmin Ward, 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22, 2008) Rushed for four touchdowns... J.R. Taylor, 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16, 2002) Had 10 Receptions... Micah Rucker, 11 vs. Murray State (Oct. 13, 2007) Had 3 touchdown receptions... Micah Rucker, 3 vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 7, 2006) Had 200 yards receiving... Frank Cutolo, 239 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2001) EASTERN ILLINOIS QUICK FACTS LOCATION:...Charleston, Illinois FOUNDED: ENROLLMENT:...11,966 COLORS:...Blue & Gray CONFERENCE:... Ohio Valley STADIUM:... O Brien Field (10,000) SURFACE:... Pro-Grass PRESIDENT:...Dr. William L. Perry ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:... Barbara Burke O BRIEN PRESS BOX PHONE:... (217) EIU TICKET OFFICE:... (217) EIU SPORTS INFORMATION:... (217) EIU WEBSITE:... MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES & RESOURCES OVC TELECONFERENCE: Each week during the football season all 9 head coaches in the Ohio Valley Conference will take part in a weekly teleconference on Tuesday mornings. The first teleconference will be Tuesday, Sept. 1. EIU head coach will speak at 10:14 a.m. (Central) each Tuesday. Media members can obtain the phone number and pass code from the EIU Sports Information office. Returned a punt for a touchdown... Jermaine Mobley, 1 vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 30, 2004) - (80 yards) Returned a kick-off for touchdown... Lorence Ricks, 1 at Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) - (87 yards) Returned an interception for touchdown... CJ James, 1, vs. UT Martin (Nov. 14, 2009) - (79 yards) Returned a fumble for touchdown... Irvin Jean-Charles, 1 at Illinois (Sept. 6, 2008) - (4 yards) Recorded a safety... Trevor Frericks, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) Team vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) Blocked a punt... Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) Returned a blocked punt for touchdown - blocked by... Adrian Arrington, 1 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 27, 2008) - Kenny Kinchen Blocked a field goal... Pierre Walters, 1 vs. Austin Peay (Nov. 15, 2008) Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown - block by... Rashad Haynes, 1 vs. Samford (Nov. 17, 2007) - Trevor Frericks Won a game on a field goal... Tyler Wilke, 30-yards at Tennessee State (Oct. 27, 2007) Had 15 or more tackles on defense... Cory Leman, 16 at Southeast Missouri (Sept. 19, 2009) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) Recovered an onside kick... Nick Martinez, 1 at Jacksonville State (Oct. 24, 2009) EXTRA POINT FOOTBALL LUNCHEONS: Each Wednesday throughout the football season Eastern Illinois will host an Extra Point Media Luncheon which will also be open to the public. The event will take place at Noon at the Two Flowers Restaurant in Charleston. Head coach Bob Spoo, assistant coaches and selected players will be available for media interviews along with some questions from the public. Last luncheon on Nov. 10. PANTHER SPORTS TALK: Each Wednesday night during the football season fans can watch head coach Bob Spoo along with other special guests and players as they talk about the 2010 football season. The show will be broadcast on WEIU TV at 5 p.m. with a re-broadcast at 10:03 pm each Friday night. OVCSPORTS.TV: For the fifth straight year, the Ohio Valley Conference will allow fans to watch live streams of its football games through the OVCSPORTS.TV website. Fans can purchase a season package or individual games to watch their favorite OVC team. LIVE STATS: Live stats of most EIU games can be found on the EIU athletics webpage at INTERNET RADIO: Live streaming of all EIU football games can be heard at PANTHER RADIO NETWORK: Eastern Illinois football can be heard live on the radio via the Panther Football Radio Network. Games will be broadcast by the Voice of the Panthers Mike Bradd with color commentary by Jack Ashmore. Hit Mix 88.9 FM WEIU is the flagship station with games also being carried on WHOW 1510 AM and WMKR 94.3 FM.

9 EIU OFFENSE November 28, 2009 Eastern Illinois at Southern Illinois Page 9 QUARTERBACK 10...Brandon Large R-So 15...Jimmy Garoppolo Fr or 11...Shadonta Travis R-So RUNNING BACK 2...Jimmy Potempa Sr 5...Jake Walker R-So SPLIT 3...Lorence Ricks R-Jr 81...Chris Wright So FLANKER 22...Erik Lora So 4...Kenny Whittaker So SLOT 18...Charles Graves R-Sr 9...Chavar Watkins R-So TIGHT END 82...Cody Bruns R-Sr 13...Von Wise R-So LEFT TACKLE 77...Ryan Grossman R-Jr 69...Dominic Pagliara R-Fr LEFT GUARD 76...Eric Zink Jr 72...Alex Pierce R-Fr CENTER 61...Willie Henderson R-Jr 67...Mike O Neill R-So RIGHT GUARD 75...Mike Garrity R-Jr or 72...Alex Pierce R-Fr RIGHT TACKLE 71...Kevin Kapellas R-So 69...Dominic Pagliara R-Fr EIU COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, nd year) (Career Record ; OVC Record 65-31) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Roc Bellantoni (10th year) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Roy Wittke (16th year) Special Teams Coach: Matthew Smiley (2nd year) Offensive Line Coach: Brian Callahan (1st year) Wide Receivers: Mike Lynch (6th year) Defensive Line: Forrest Jackson (7th year) Secondary Coach: Bobby Babich (4th year) Offensive Assistant: Jason Fisher (2nd year) Defensive Assistant: Chad Cleveland (3rd year) Quality Control Coach: Bodie Reeder (1st year) Trainer: David Jager (1st year) Strength Coach: Eric Cash (2nd year) EIU DEFENSE LEFT END 32...Artavious Dowdell So 27...Antonio Taylor R-Fr LEFT TACKLE 90...Spyros Bazigos R-Sr 79...John Voytilla Fr 53...Greg Mahan R-So RIGHT TACKLE 73...Roosevelt Holliday So 92...Mike Letton R-So RIGHT END 98...Perry Burge Jr 97...Judes Amilcar R-Fr WILL LINEBACKER 8...Cory Leman R-Jr 49...Sean Campbell R-Sr MIDDLE LINEBACKER 46...Gordy Kickels Jr 8...Cory Leman R-Jr SAM LINEBACKER 56...Nick Nasti Sr 54...Perry Maynard R-So LEFT CORNERBACK 26...Rashad Haynes R-Sr 37...Pete Houlihan Fr or 12...Tavares Crawford Fr ROVER 19...Nick Martinez R-Jr 24...James Cooper R-So FREE SAFETY 6...Carlos Reyna Jr 28...Nick Beard R-Fr RIGHT CORNERBACK 21...CJ James Sr 23...Randolph Tribble So EIU SPECIALISTS KICKER 41...Kevin Cook R-Sr 58...Cameron Berra Fr PUNTER 41...Kevin Cook R-Jr 59...Scott Weatherford R-Fr HOLDER 59...Scott Weatherford R-Fr LONG SNAPPER 51...Adam Baker So PUNT RETURNS 26...Rashad Haynes R-Sr 37...Pete Houlihan Fr KICK RETURNS 3...Lorence Ricks R-Jr 22...Erik Lora So 37...Pete Houlihan Fr