. @EIU_Panthers hall of famer Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos have reached an agreement on a 5-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The new deal keeps Payton in Denver through 2030. Payton's No. 18 was retired by EIU 🏈in 2010.

When Tony Romo ran for a 1st down after the ball was snapped 25 yards over his head #DallasCowboys

Former @EIU_FB All-American WR Alexander Hollins caught 3 passes for 46 yards, including a 42-yarder in last night's Montreal 30-27 overtime win at Hamilton in the #CFL season opener.

Back in action with your PANTHER PERFORMER OF THE WEEK‼️ 8⃣ - Landers Green / WR Keep Grinding 💪 #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

When Coastal Carolina's HC David Bennett said, “Be a dog. We need more dogs.” #OutHitOutHustle

34 YEARS AGO TODAY 🐐 Michael Jordan's "Shrug Game” People remember the 6 3PTS (35 PTS) in the 1st half but forget he also had 11 AST with just 1 TO in the 33-PT win. “I started running for the 3PT line. It felt like a FT”

Three @EIU_FB hall of famer players are listed on this year's College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Darrell Mudra, who coached the Panthers to the 1978 D2 national championship, and QB Tony Romo, the 2002 Walter Payton Award winner, are already enshrined in the CB HOF.

This Day In 1925: Lou Gehrig replaced Wally Pipp in the lineup and played 14 straight years. Pipp, who had a headache, was made an example of. Don’t be Wally Pipp. Show up every day or you could be replaced forever. The story that has been told for a century isn’t true. 👇

Three former @EIU_FB players are listed on the ballot for the year's @NFFNetwork College Football Hall of Fame Panthers Listed For Consideration Pete Catan John Jurkovic Erik Lora Release🏈👀⬇️ eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/…

Former @EIU_FB standout wide receiver Alexander Hollins will open the CFL season this week with the Montreal Alouettes Hollins is entering his fifth season in the CFL earning All-West Division All Star honors in 2023 Release🏈👀⬇️ eiupanthers.com/news/2026/6/…

Tom Brady reveals the overlooked reason practice squad players never succeed in the NFL It’s not a lack of talent. Brady watched it happen for 20 years. The pattern was undeniable. As soon as a practice squad player got promoted and had to perform under real pressure, they crumbled. It took years for Brady to understand why. “There’s 53 guys on the active roster and there’s now 15 guys on the practice squad. So there’s 68 players. But those practice squad players are important because if anybody on the active roster gets hurt, they can get elevated to the squad.” “These scout team receivers would come in and practice with the scout team and they do really well. And I’d be watching. I’m like, ‘Man, we got to get that guy. Let’s get him up on offense. He’s making a lot of plays.’” “Then all of a sudden, we’re like, ‘Hey man, you’re doing really well. You got to come over here and deal with the pressure of succeeding now that you have expectation.’” “And these guys are like, they weren’t prepared for it. So whatever we saw in practice against where there was not a lot of pressure, now when they’re put in a situation where there’s an expectation for performance, they’ve never had to personally deal with that and then they fail.” “And then what I realized was a lot of guys on those practice squads, they don’t want to be elevated to the roster.” “They’re very happy living this life where they could tell their family and friends, which I have no problem with that. But the reality is a lot of guys don’t want the pressure of dealing with top.” Twenty years in the league and seven Super Bowl rings later, Brady learned that talent wasn’t the hardest thing to find. It was people who actually wanted the pressure that comes with being great.

the @EIU_FB team will face Big Ten member Minnesota on Thursday, Sept. 3 with a 7 pm kickoff on Peacock Times and TV for several early season games were released today This will be the 2nd meeting between EIU & Minnesota Release🏈📺👀⬇️ eiupanthers.com/news/2026/5/…

Land of the Free, because of the Brave. Today, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country 🇺🇸 #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

Rahfeeq Katumbusi from @EIU_FB has been named a Top FCS Returning Offensive Linemen for the 2026 season by @HEROSports_FCS Katumbusi, a freshman All-American last season, was rated a preseason No. 30 player Release🏈👀⬇️ eiupanthers.com/news/2026/5/…

Always GREAT to see @EIU_FB Lettermen getting some work in together‼️@lacruecole18 @tonyromo @J_ChristensenQB #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

Happy Mother’s Day! #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

Congratulations Graduates‼️ 🎉🎓 #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

Congratulations to all of our Seniors who will be Graduating this Weekend!🎓 #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue | #TogetherWeWill

May the 4th be with you! #WeNotMe | #BleedBlue

Celebrating the success of former @EIU_Panthers student-athletes following their playing days Nile Hill - @EIU_FB 2023 & 2025 EIU Graduate Collegiate Brand Representative with Club Colors, LLC