Eastern Illinois prepares for football season

CHARLESTON — Adam Cushing is looking forward to the upcoming college football season, after what he calls an “extended offseason.” That extension the Eastern Illinois football coach refers to is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“What an exciting day, though, to be on the eve of football season here,” Cushing states during a media scrum Tuesday.

He would describe what his team and what the university could tackle that was under their control.

Cushing would express his thanks to those who have helped ensure that the Panthers will have a football season this spring.

“There has been so much behind-the-scenes work to get us to this point,” Cushing states.

Cushing would answer questions from the media for roughly 20 minutes before Harry Woodberry would answer questions. Woodberry would answer questions for the remaining 10 minutes of the media session.

EIU Panthers football schedule – Spring 2021

• Feb. 21, 1 p.m.: @ University of Tennessee Martin; Martin, Tenn.
• Feb. 28, 2 p.m.: vs. Southeast Missouri; O’Brien Field, Charleston
• Mar. 14, 1 p.m.: @ Tennessee State; Nashville, Tenn.
• Mar. 21, 1 p.m.: vs. Tennessee Tech; O’Brien Field, Charleston
• Mar. 28, 2 p.m.: @ Murray State; Murray, Ky.
• Apr. 3, 1 p.m.: vs. Jacksonville State; O’Brien Field, Charleston
• Apr. 11, 1 p.m.: vs. Austin Peay; O’Brien Field, Charleston

This schedule is subject to change at any time. Contributing factors include further COVID-19 mitigations, too many inactive players, sickness, or issues with other teams. News of any such changes will come from the Panthers organization, as well as the Ohio Valley Conference.

VIDEO: Eastern Illinois media scrum

A full video of this media session is below.

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