No. 23 Louisville faces the Eastern Illinois Panthers after Tajianna Roberts scored 22 points in Louisville's 72-62 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats

No. 1 Purdue emphatically asserted after a sleep start against Eastern Illinois, but coach Matt Painter will have plenty to critique in the locker room at halftime.

True freshmen such as AK Dear and Marshall Pritchett are on the rise following Alabama's Week 13 win over Eastern Illinois.

On Saturday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide welcome an unfamiliar opponent to Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Alabama's final regular season opponent, the Panthers come to Tuscaloosa as a FCS program who has struggled at times this fall,

Louisville, Kentucky; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bellarmine takes on Eastern Illinois looking to break its three-game home losing streak. The Knights have gone 1-2 in home games.

Check out the greatest moments and plays in this matchup between the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers!

Sam Lane covers Arkansas high school sports, with an emphasis on football, and University of Central Arkansas athletics. He has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2022.

Ryan Williams missed an opportunity to get in the scoring column Saturday against Eastern Illinois when he dropped a pass in the endzone when he separated from the Panthers’ defense.