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1 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER FOOTBALL Contact: Rich Moser (217) Fax (217) Game 7 Panthers Still In Search Of First 2010 Win Eastern Illinois Travels To Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium (16,500) Cookeville, Tenn. October 16, pm TV: None Quick Facts COACHES: Bob Spoo (Purdue, 1960) EIU Record (23rd year) OVC Record (13th year) vs. Tennessee Tech Watson Brown (Vanderbilt, 1973) TTU Record (4th year) Overall Record (26th year) OVC Record (6th year) vs. Eastern Illinois SERIES 17th meeting / EIU leads series 12-4 Last EIU 23, TTU 15 on Oct. 17, 2009 RANKINGS Eastern Illinois / --- Tennessee Tech / 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 None INTERNET Live Stats... Live Video... Facebook... /EIUPanthers Twitter...@EIU_Panthers The Game Eastern Illinois travels to Tennessee Tech on Saturday with the Panthers still in search of their first win of the 2010 season. EIU fell to Eastern Kentucky 35-7 last Saturday to fall to 0-6 on the season, 0-4 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers will play the teams in the bottom half of the OVC standings in the next four weeks looking for their first win of Tennessee Tech comes into the game with 2-4 record, 1-2 in the OVC after the Golden Eagles picked up their first conference win of the season on Saturday at Austin Peay. TTU s two other OVC games have been decided by two points and three points in losses to Southeast Missouri and UT Martin. THE SERIES This will mark the 17th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech. The Panthers have won five straight in the series and lead 12-4 all-time. Since the two schools started playing regularly in Ohio Valley Conference EIU has held a 12-2 series lead. The Panthers have had success both on the road and at home with a 6-2 mark at Tucker Stadium including a win during the final game of the 2008 season. TTU s last win in the series was a overtime victory in Eastern Illinois (0-6, 0-4 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 4 at Iowa L 7-37 Sept. 11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS L 7-37 Sept. 18 * at UT Martin L Sept. 25 * JACKSONVILLE STATE L Oct. 2 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI L Oct. 9 * at Eastern Kentucky L 7-35 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. 20 Open Date * Ohio Valley Conference Game EIU Success In Cookeville (6-2) Year...Result TTU 37, EIU EIU 35, TTU EIU 10, TTU EIU 27, TTU TTU 40, EIU 37 (ot) EIU 38, TTU EIU 38, TTU 20 Tennessee Tech (2-4, 1-2 OVC) Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 4 at Arkansas L 3-44 Sept. 11 at TCU L 7-62 Sept. 16 LANE COLLEGE W 43-0 Sept. 25 * at Southeast Missouri L Sept. 30 * UT MARTIN L Oct. 9 * at Austin Peay W Oct. 16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 pm Oct. 23 * at Tennessee State 6 pm Oct. 30 Open Date Nov. 6 * at Murray State 1 pm Nov. 13 * EASTERN KENTUCKY 1:30 pm Nov. 20 * JACKSONVILLE STATE 6 pm * Ohio Valley Conference Game

2 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech 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 2010 SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25 (Week 6) Rk. Team 2010 Record 1. Appalachian State (106) Delaware (29) Jacksonville State (10) William & Mary Stephen F. Austin (1) Villanova James Madison Massachusetts Montana State South Carolina State Montana Eastern Washington Cal Poly Wofford North Dakota State New Hampshire Southern Illinois Southeast Missouri State Liberty Richmond Georgia Southern Northern Iowa Bethune-Cookman Elon Penn FCS Coaches Poll (Week 6) Rk. Team 2010 Record 1. Appalachian State (25) Delaware Jacksonville State (1) Stephen F. Austin (1) William & Mary James Madison Villanova Massachusetts South Carolina State Montana State Montana Eastern Washington Cal Poly North Dakota State 4-2 T15. New Hampshire 3-3 T15. Southern Illinois Wofford Georgia Southern Richmond Southeast Missouri State Liberty Texas State Western Illinois Northern Iowa Penn 3-1 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 action. Since taking over the program in 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 alltime in FCS playoff appearances. TENNESSEE TECH HEAD COACH WATSON BROWN A veteran coach with more than 26 years of collegiate experience, Watson Brown is in his 4th season as the head coach of Tennessee Tech. A native of Cookeville, Brown played college football at Vanderbilt before later embarking on his coaching career. Brown is in his second stint in the Ohio Valley Conference having coached at Austin Peay in the late 1970 s. He has a all-time OVC mark while his head coaching mark stands at He was the head coach and athletic director at UAB before taking over at TTU in He has a record at TTU. SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH Tennessee Tech comes into the contest with a 2-4 record having recently won its first OVC game of the season. The Golden Eagles are only five points away from being 3-0 in the OVC and in the thick of the conference chase. Wide receiver Tim Benford is the conference s top wide receiver with 80.2 yards receiving yards per game. Tre Lamb leads the OVC in pass efficiency and is 16th nationally in that category. The defense is lead by free safety Marty Jones with 9 tackles per game. ON THIS DATE IN EIU HISTORY October 16, Playing its first game as a ranked opponent at the NCAA Division I level, Eastern Illinois held off a fierce challenge from Indiana State that gave the 20th ranked Panthers a victory. The win snapped a 14-game win streak in the series by the Sycamores as Dave Strauch hit three field goals including one with 8:08 left in the fourth quarter to seal the win. PANTHER LOSING STREAK REACHES EIGHT Eastern Illinois had its current losing streak reach eight games on Saturday with a 35-7 loss at Eastern Kentucky. It marked the fourth straight loss in the series with the Colonels and set the Panthers off to an 0-6 start on the season. EIU is one of five teams that are currently 0-6 to start the year. EIU joins Valparaiso, North Carolina A&T, Savannah State and Mississippi Valley State on that list. Dating back to last season, EIU is currently third on the active list behind Valparaiso at 15 straight losses and North Carolina A&T at nine straight losses. The Panthers are looking to end that streak sometime in the coming weeks as they play at Tennessee Tech on Saturday night before hosting Murray State and Austin Peay in back-to-back weeks.

3 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 3 EIU QUICK HITTERS TALE OF THE TAPE Eastern Illinois last started a season with an 0-6 record in The Panthers finished that season 1-10, losing 10 straight. Nick Nasti finished last Saturday s game at Eastern Kentucky with six tackles. It marked the first time this season that the senior linebacker had not reached double figure tackles. He now ranks 5th in the nation with tackles per game. Senior Rashad Haynes is slowly closing in on a spot in the Eastern Illinois career top ten for solo tackles. Haynes enters the weekend with 133 career solo tackles. He needs 23 more this season to catch Donald Thomas for 10th place on the career chart. Cameron Berra knocked home an extra point on Saturday at EKU increasing the freshman kickers season scoring total to 15 points. Berra leads the Panthers in scoring with Von Wise and Jimmy Potempa tied for second with 12 points each. Berra is looking to become the third straight kicker to lead EIU in scoring. Eastern Illinois was held to just 29 total yards rushing on Saturday at EKU. It marked the fourth time this season that EIU had been held under 100 yards rushing as a team. The 29 rushing yards is the lowest output for an EIU offense since Oct. 9, 2004 when the Panthers were held to 25 yards rushing by Eastern Kentucky during a 49-6 loss. While Eastern Illinois has been hurting itself with turnovers this season, the one area EIU has been improving in has been penalty yards per game. The Panthers currently rank 8th in the nation in the fewest penalty yards per game with only 34.5 yards per game flagged against them. The Panthers offense has only scored 67 total points so far this season. EIU had similar offensive struggles in 2003 as the team opened their first six games scoring only 65 points during a 1-5 start. The one win was a 27-0 victory over Division II California (Pa.). EIU would break out in game seven winning three of its next four games scoring 27, 29 and 34 in those victories. Lorence Ricks hauled in his first touchdown pass of the season on Saturday at EKU. Ricks last score was a rushing touchdown in last year s playoff game at Southern Illinois. Ricks also had four kick returns for 113 yards at EKU as he ranks 30th in the nation in kick return average at 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)...4-of of-5 3rd Down Conversions... 18/75 (24%)...29/72 (40%) 4th Down Conversions...3/11 (27%)...8/10 (80%) Sacks By (Yards)...6 (34)... 7 (37) Penalties (Yards)...29 (207) (232) Time of Possession (Game)...27: :58 Statistical Leaders RUSHING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Jimmy Potempa Mon Williams...64 Dontey Gay Jocques Crawford PASSING YARDS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Jimmy Garoppolo Brandon Large Tre Lamb Cass Barnes...17 RECEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Erik Lora...30 Kenny Whittaker...23 Jimmy Potempa...12 EASTERN ILLINOIS Nick Nasti...71 Cory Leman...46 Nick Martinez...42 Tim Benford...21 Henry Sailes...7 Zack Ziegler...6 TACKLES TENNESSEE TECH Marty Jones...45 Kelechi Ordu...41 Dustin Dillehay...23 INTERCEPTIONS EASTERN ILLINOIS TENNESSEE TECH Sean Campbell...2 Nick Martinez...1 Marty Jones...2 Dustin Dillehay...1

4 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page OVC Standings EIU QUICK HITTERS Team... OVC...Pct...All... Pct. Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky UT Martin Austin Peay Murray State Tennessee Tech Tennessee State Eastern Illinois This Week In OVC Football Saturday - October 16 * Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin, 2 p.m. * Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. * Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 6 p.m. * Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech, 7 p.m. Murray State - Open Date 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 Kenny Whittaker hauled in nine passes for 102 yards on Saturday at EKU. It marked the second time this season that an EIU wide receiver has finished a game with more than 100-yards receiving. Erik Lora also posted a 102 yard effort this year at UT Martin. Lora currently ranks 23rd in the nation and second in the OVC with 6 receptions per game. Whittaker is 63rd nationally and fourth in the OVC at 4.6 catches per game. Kevin Cook had an off day by his standards as the senior punter averaged 44.8 yards per punt during four punts at EKU. Cook is averaging right at 45 yards per game and currently ranks second in the nation in punting average. He has been a special teams weapon for the Panthers with two punts over 70 yards including an 86-yard punt against Southeast Missouri which earned him National Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Transfer running back Jake Walker saw his first significant playing time of the season on Saturday at EKU as the sophomore had six carries for 18 yards against the Colonels. Walker who transferred from Toledo just prior to the start of the season has played almost entirely on special teams with six carries for two yards in the Panthers previous games. Sophomore quarterback Brandon Large came in for a couple of plays in the final series at EKU on Saturday night. Large has been impressive in his two stints as the back-up quarterback going 13-of-22 for 159 yards and one touchdown. He has one interception which occurred in the Jacksonville State game in the final seconds. As a starter Large had been 39-of-76 for 282 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Sophomore Artavious Dowdell had a solid week on the defensive line for the Panthers as he registered five tackles at Eastern Kentucky. Dowdell had 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, 1 forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and two fumble recoveries. Dowdell now leads the team with two sacks as he was named one of the FCS performers of the week at defensive line by College Football Performance Awards. Speaking of defensive line play senior Spyros Bazigos added two more tackles for loss to his season total at EKU finishing with five total tackles. Bazigos now has 8 tackles for loss on the season as he leads the OVC in tackles for loss per game at 1.33 and ranks 33rd nationally. While points off turnovers is usually a statistic reserved for basketball the Panthers have had their fair share of giving up points off turnovers this season. To date EIU has allowed opponents to score 72 points off of turnovers this season while the Panthers themselves have only been able to score 13 points off of turnovers they have created. Overall EIU ranks 41st with 11 turnovers gained however the Panthers rank second in turnovers lost this season with 21. Only Texas Southern with 23 committed turnovers has more this season.

5 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 5 GROSSMAN, KNOLHOFF CAREERS DONE Eastern Illinois took a permanent hit to its banged up offensive line this week with news that Ryan Grossman is done for his career following a visit with specialist at Northwestern. Grossman was listed as a medical disqualification joining fellow offensive lineman Seth Knolhoff who was listed as a medical DQ earlier this season. Grossman started the Panthers contest against Central Arkansas but was injured in that game. A redshirt junior from Glen Ellyn, Ill., Grossman had played in 19 total games for his career. Knolhoff is a redshirt junior from Carlyle, Ill., who played in 10 total games for his career. OVC GAME OF THE WEEK This season the Ohio Valley Conference will feature a weekly telecast of the OVC Game of the Week. The package kicked off with Austin Peay visiting Tennessee State and has also featured UT Martin at Murray State. Eastern Illinois played in two back-to-back OVC Games of the Week hosting Southeast Missouri on Oct. 2 and playing at Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 9. The games will be televised by local affiliates in each of the OVC markets and produced by WAZOO Sports based in Kentucky. In addition many of the games will be carried on ESPN3.com (formerly ESPN360.com). Remaining OVC Games of the Week Oct. 16 Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay Oct. 23 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State Oct. 30 Murray State at Eastern Kentucky Nov. 6 Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky Nov. 13 Tennessee State at UT Martin Nov. 20 Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech 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. 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) 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. 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. 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 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 6 Eastern Illinois In The OVC/NCAA Stats (2010 stats) TEAM NCAA...OVC Rushing Offense (85.17) th...9th Passing Offense (166.33)...83rd...5th Passing Efficiency (94.91) th...9th Total Offense (251.50) th...9th Scoring Offense (11.17) th...9th Rushing Defense (226.67) th...7th Pass Defense (155.83)... 19th... 1st Pass Efficiency Def. (122.21)...43rd...5th Total Defense (382.50)...81st...5th Scoring Defense (30.83)... 88th...5th Net Punting (37.14)... 10th...2nd Punt Returns (2.86) th...9th Kickoff Returns (23.00)... 28th...2nd Turnover Margin (-1.67) th...9th Turnovers Gained (11)...41st...4th Sacks (1.00)...93rd...7th Tackles For Loss (6.50)... 39th...5th Sacks Allowed (3.83) th...8th 3rd Down Conversion (24.00) th...9th 4th Down Conversion (27.27)... 96th...8th 3rd Down Defense (45.68) th...8th Red Zone Offense...33rd...3rd Red Zone Defense... 28th...3rd Time of Possession (27:51)... 94th...8th INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) NCAA...OVC Erik Lora (receptions per game)...23rd...2nd Kenny Whittaker (receptions pg)...63rd...4th Kevin Cook (punting)... 2nd... 1st Lorence Ricks (kick returns)... 30th...3rd Nick Nasti (tackles)... 5th... 1st Spyros Bazigos (tackles for loss)...33rd...t-1st 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) 72 - Eastern Kentucky (2) 71 - Jacksonville State (2) 52 - Tennessee State (0) 51 - Tennessee Tech (0) 43 - UT Martin (1) 43 - Murray State (1) 44 - Southeast Missouri (0) 38 - Austin Peay (0) AVOIDING THE SHUTOUT Eastern Illinois enters this week with a streak of 84 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 84 - Eastern Illinois 59 - Murray State 57 - UT Martin (ended on Sept. 4 at Tennessee) 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. EIU currently has one player on an active NFL roster while three others were signed to the practice squad. (italic) 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 opened at Iowa. After not playing a Big Ten school for more than 100 years of football, EIU will have faced 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. The streak continued with a turnover against Eastern Kentucky to stand at 7.

7 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech 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 HONORED Current New Orleans Saints head coach and former EIU quarterback Sean Payton had his No. 18 officially retired by the Panthers during halftime of the home opener on Sept. 11 against Central Arkansas. Payton was on hand as the Saints opened 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 marked the latest date EIU had 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 14-9 in season openers under Bob Spoo.

8 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech 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... Erik Lora, 11 at UT Martin (Sept. 18, 2010) 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:...11,630 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... Nick Nasti, 16 vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 25, 2010) Nick Nasti, 15 vs. Central Arkansas (Sept. 11, 2010) Had 3 or more sacks on defense... Kory Lothe, 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 8, 2003) 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. Recovered an onside kick... Lorence Ricks, 1, vs. Jacksonville State (Sept. 25, 2010)

9 EIU OFFENSE October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 9 QUARTERBACK 15...Jimmy Garoppolo Fr or 10...Brandon Large R-So RUNNING BACK 2...Jimmy Potempa Sr or 7...Mon Williams R-Sr SPLIT 3...Lorence Ricks R-Jr 81...Chris Wright So FLANKER 22...Erik Lora So 9...Chavar Watkins R-So SLOT 4...Kenny Whittaker So 18...Charles Graves R-Sr TIGHT END 82...Cody Bruns R-Sr 13...Von Wise R-So LEFT TACKLE 69...Dominic Pagliara R-Fr 74...Collin Seibert Fr LEFT GUARD 76...Eric Zink Jr 64...Josh Bryant R-So CENTER 67...Mike O Neill R-So 71...Kevin Kapellas R-So RIGHT GUARD 72...Alex Pierce R-Fr 57...Joe Kripp R-Fr RIGHT TACKLE 71...Kevin Kapellas R-So 74...Collin Seibert Fr EIU COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Spoo (Purdue, nd year) (Career Record ; OVC Record 65-35) 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 95...Nate Galan R-Sr 27...Antonio Taylor R-Fr LEFT TACKLE 90...Spyros Bazigos R-Sr 53...Greg Mahan R-So RIGHT TACKLE 92...Mike Letton R-So 73...Roosevelt Holliday 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 28...Nick Beard R-Fr 24...James Cooper R-So RIGHT CORNERBACK 21...CJ James Sr 23...Randolph Tribble So EIU SPECIALISTS KICKER 58...Cameron Berra Fr 41...Kevin Cook R-Sr PUNTER 41...Kevin Cook R-Jr 59...Scott Weatherford R-Fr HOLDER 41...Kevin Cook R-Jr 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

10 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 10 GAME 1 - Sept. 4, 2010 Eastern Illinois... 7 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium (A: 70,585) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Iowa FIRST QUARTER IOWA - Robinson 2 run (Mossbrucker kick) (12:20) IOWA - Robinson 4 run (Mossbrucker kick) (4:56) IOWA - O Meara 42 blocked punt return (Mossbrucker kick )(0:53) SECOND QUARTER EIU - Wise 11 pass from Large (Cook kick) (12:09) IOWA - Robinson 6 run (Mossbrucker kick) (8:39) THIRD QUARTER IOWA - Team Safety (8:44) FOURTH QUARTER IOWA - Morse 1 pass from Stanzi (Mossbrucker kick) (8:27) GAME 2 - Sept. 11, 2010 Central Arkansas Eastern Illinois... 7 Charleston, Illinois O Brien Field (A: 5,529) Scoring Final Central Arkansas Eastern Illinois FIRST QUARTER UCA - Carmona 21 field goal (8:10) UCA - Bobo 3 run (Carmona kick) (5:29) EIU - Wise 2 pass from Large (Cook kick) (2:28) SECOND QUARTER UCA - Smothers 19 run (Carmona kick) (14:13) UCA - Carmona 39 field goal (7:42) THIRD QUARTER UCA - Bobo 1 run (Carmona kick) (8:29) UCA - Carmona kick 20 field goal (0:24) FOURTH QUARTER UCA - Smothers 5 run (Carmona kick) (10:18) GAME 4 - Sept. 18, 2010 Eastern Illinois UT Martin Martin, Tennessee Graham Stadium (A: 4,791) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois UT Martin FIRST QUARTER EIU - M. Williams 1 run (Berra kick) (0:18) SECOND QUARTER UTM - McNair 68 run (Sandlin kick) (10:38) EIU - Berra 27 field goal (5:59) UTM - Barksdale 49 run (Sandlin kick) (3:48) THIRD QUARTER UTM - Sandlin 31 field goal (6:37) FOURTH QUARTER UTM - Sandlin 26 field goal (5:46) TEAM STATS...EIU...IOWA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...27: :18 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Bruns (1-36-0), Potempa ( ) Iowa - Robinson ( ), O Meara (4-34-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Large ( ) Iowa - Stanzi ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker (4-18-0), Wise (1-11-1) Iowa - Sandeman (4-59-0), Reisner (4-39-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Martinez (5-4-0), Nasti (4-5-0) Iowa - Klug ( ), Nielsen ( ) RECAP Adam Robinson scored two of his three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter as No. 9 Iowa cruised to a 37-7 win over Eastern Illinois in the season opener. Leading 14-0 Iowa was able to break through the middle to block an EIU punt which was returned 42-yards by Paki O Meara to put the Hawkeyes up 21-0 in the first quarter. EIU would convert a fake punt on its next possession as Cody Bruns rushed 36 yards. Brandon Large would hit Chris Wright for a 37 yard pass to put EIU inside the red zone. He would find Von Wise for an 11-yard strike two plays later to put the Panthers on the board. Iowa would respond with a third Robinson score as he finished with 109 yards rushing. Large was 13-of-20 for 92 yards in his first collegiate start while Nick Martinez led the defense with nine tackles and a forced fumble. EIU entered ranked No. 16 in the FCS polls. TEAM STATS...EIU... UCA First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...22: :30 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Potempa (9-92-0) UCA - Smothers (6-76-2), Bobo ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Large ( ) UCA - Dick ( ), Smothers ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Potempa (3-8-0), Wright (2-19-0), Bruns (1-20-0) UCA - Hinton (6-38-0), Harris (5-27-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti ( ), Martinez (4-8-0), Leman ( ) UCA - Newsome (4-2-1), Moore (4-2-1) RECAP Eastern Illinois committed five turnovers including three in the first quarter as Central Arkansas was able to slowly pull away for a 37-7 victory on a day in which the Panthers retired Sean Payton s No. 18 jersey. UCA was on the field for 27 plays in the opening quarter compared to only 11 for the Panthers. UCA had two rushing touchdowns from both back-up quarterback Wynric Smothers and running back Terence Bobo. EIU s lone score of the day was a Brandon Large 2-yard touchdown strike to Von Wise. Jimmy Potempa ended the day with 92 yards rushing on 9 carries while Nick Nasti led the defense with 15 tackles. TEAM STATS...EIU...UTM First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession... 28: :29 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Potempa ( ), M. Williams ( ) UTM - McNair ( ), Barksdale (5-75-1) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Large ( ) UTM - Carr ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Lora ( ), Ricks (2-24-0) UTM - Shiver (5-57-0), Jones (5-37-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Kickels ( ), Nasti (2-9-1), Leman (5-5-0) UTM - Bey (6-2-1), Estelle (6-2-0) RECAP UT Martin had two long runs from scrimmage in the second quarter as the Skyhawks picked up a victory over Eastern Illinois in the OVC opener for both schools. EIU pulled ahead in the first quarter on a Mon Williams one-yard plunge. The touchdown was set up by Sean Campbell s second interception of the season. EIU would later go ahead 10-7 as Cameron Berra knocked home his first career field goal midway through the second quarter. EIU could not muster any second offense for the third straight game as they finished with 222 yards of total offense. Erik Lora hauled in 11 passes for 102 yards in the loss.

11 October 16, 2010 Eastern Illinois at Tennessee Tech Page 11 GAME 4 - Sept. 25, 2010 Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. O Brien Field (A: 4,311) Scoring Final Jacksonville State Eastern Illinois FIRST QUARTER EIU - Berra 22 field goal (6:33) EIU - Potempa 14 run (kick failed) (2:23) SECOND QUARTER JSU - Young 1 run (Esco kick) (10:38) JSU - Young 76 run (Esco kick) (2:35) JSU - Young 5 run (Esco kick) (1:35) FOURTH QUARTER JSU - Freeney 8 run (Esco kick) (6:28) EIU - Potempa 7 run (Ricks 2-pt reception) (5:13) EIU - Lora 2 pass from Large (2-pt failed) (0:38) GAME 5 - Oct. 2, 2010 Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. O Brien Field (A: 8,007) Scoring Final Southeast Missouri Eastern Illinois FIRST QUARTER SEMO - Harris 2 run (Geldbach kick) (9:06) EIU - Bruns 13 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (6:28) SECOND QUARTER EIU - Berra 33 field goal (3:02) THIRD QUARTER SEMO - Scheible 1 run (Geldbach kick) (11:35) SEMO - Brock 48 interception return (Geldbach kick) (6:05) FOURTH QUARTER EIU - Berra 32 field goal (9:21) SEMO - Haris 8 run (Geldbach kick) (6:10) GAME 6 - Oct. 9, 2010 Eastern Illinois... 7 Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. Roy Kidd Stadium (A: 5,100) Scoring Final Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky FIRST QUARTER EKU - Pryor 6 run (O Connor kick) (11:27) SECOND QUARTER EKU - Pryor 2 run (O Connor kick) (7:06) EKU - Pryor 30 run (O Connor kick) (2:16) EIU - Ricks 29 pass from Garoppolo (Berra kick) (1:05) THIRD QUARTER EKU - Frieson 15 run (O Connor kick) (1:11) FOURTH QUARTER EKU - Frieson 13 pass from Pryor (O Connor kick) (9:11) TEAM STATS...EIU...JSU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...24: :05 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Potempa ( ), Large (3-48-0) JSU - Young ( ), Blanchard (8-42-0) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Garoppolo ( ), Large ( ) JSU - Ivory ( ), Blanchard ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Lora (7-86-1), Whittaker (4-40-0), Wise (3-59-0) JSU - Whiddon (3-38-0), Cameron (3-35-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti ( ), Leman (6-2-0), Haynes ( ) JSU - Bonner ( ), Davis (5-0-0), Booker (5-0-1) RECAP Brooks Robinson intercepted a Brandon Large pass at the 3-yard line with 1.2 seconds remaining to help No. 4 Jacksonville State hold on for a victory over the Panthers. Large was inserted in the game during a drive that started with 6:22 left in the game after starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was forced out with an injury. Large immediately ripped off two long runs to put EIU in business. Jimmy Potempa would score his second touchdown of the day with 5:13 left to play. Following a defensive stand, EIU began its next drive from its own 2-yard line. Large drove the Panthers down the field and hit Erik Lora for a 2-yard strike to bring EIU within one score. Lorence Ricks recovered the onside kick and the Panthers marched to the JSU 25-yard line. Following two incomplete passes, Robinson picked off Large s pass to end the game. Potempa finished with 101 yards rushing while Large was 10-of-19 for 126 yards. JSU scored all four touchdowns rushing with Jamal Young scoring three times in the second quarter finishing with 162 yards. TEAM STATS...EIU...SEMO First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...33: :48 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Potempa ( ), M. Williams (8-41-0) SEMO - Harris ( ), Scheible ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Garoppolo ( ) SEMO - Scheible ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker (5-35-0), Bruns (4-40-1), Wise (3-31-0) SEMO - Harris (2-7-0), Jones (2-7-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Nasti ( ), Kickels ( ), Beard (5-2-0) SEMO - Woodlief (6-5-0), Borum (7-3-3) RECAP Southeast Missouri capitalized on five Eastern Illinois turnovers including a 48-yard interception return for touchdown by Tylor Brock as the Redhawks picked up a win. Following a Henry Harris 2-yard touchdown run set up by a Jimmy Garoppolo interception, Eastern Illinois was able to settle down and take a 10-7 halftime lead. The Panthers scored on a 13-yard pass from Garoppolo to Cody Bruns and a 33-yard Cameron Berra field goal. Harris would take over in the second half adding a touchdown as he finished with 179 yards rushing. SEMO quarterback Matt Scheible was equally effective rushing for 66 yards while passing for 41. Garoppolo was picked off four times in the game as he finished 20-of-33 with 163 yards passing. Kenny Whittaker was the top target with five receptions for 35 yards. Jimmy Potempa rushed for 99 yards while Nick Nasti reached double figure tackles for the fifth straight game. TEAM STATS...EIU... EKU First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing-Yards Comp-Att-Int Total Offense Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Int Returns-Yards-TD Time of Possession...30: :46 Sacks-Yards LEADERS RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) EIU - Potempa (6-40-0), Walker (6-18-0) EKU - Pryor ( ), Lumpkin ( ) PASSING (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) EIU - Garoppolo ( ), Large ( ) EKU - Pryor ( ) RECEIVING (No -Yds -TD) EIU - Whittaker ( ), Lora (7-59-0), Bruns (4-44-0) EKU - Harris (3-27-0), Cromer (2-21-0) DEFENSE (Tackles - Solo, Assist, TFL) EIU - Leman (3-6-1), Kickels ( ), Nasti (2-4-0) EKU - Riley (6-1-0), Fredrick ( ), Dees (2-4-0) RECAP For the second straight week ball control was an issue as Eastern Illinois turned the ball over six times allowing Eastern Kentucky to take advantage during a 35-7 Colonels win. The game opened with a defensive 3-and-out for the Panthers but on the ensuing punt the ball bounced off an EIU coverage man allowing EKU to recover the ball in the red zone. The Colonels scored a couple plays later on a T.J. Pryor run, the first of three rushing touchdowns for the Colonels quarterback. EIU was limited to 29 yards rushing as two of the Panthers four fumbles were on long snaps in the backfield. EIU s lone score of the game came late in the second quarter as Jimmy Garoppolo found Lorence Ricks for a 29-yard touchdown. Cory Leman led the EIU defense with 9 tackles.