Eastern Illinois (1-8, 1-3 OVC) at Austin Peay (3-5, 1-2 OVC)
Fortera Stadium (10,000) • Clarksville, Tenn.
Nov. 6, 2021 • 2 p.m. • TV: ESPN+
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• Eastern Illinois will play its final road game of the 2021 season as the Panthers travel to Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon. EIU led Southeast Missouri at the half last weekend but could not hold off a big third quarter by the Redhawks as EIU fell to 1-8 on the season, 1-3 in the OVC. Austin Peay lost last week to league leader UT Martin as the Skyhawks scored in the final minutes and blocked a late APSU field goal attempt as time expired. APSU fell to 3-5 overall, 1-2 in the OVC. The two schools did not meet in the spring as their game was canceled at the end of the season due to COVID-19.
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Isaiah Hill had the biggest game of his EIU career on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as the 2019 All-OVC Newcomer selection continues his return to the EIU line-up. Appearing in just his third game this season, Hill hauled in 11 passes for 207 yards on Saturday including one touchdown reception. He scored EIU's other touchdown in the contest on a 5-yard run giving him his second career game with a rushing and receiving touchdown. He became just the ninth player in school history with a 200-yard receiving game with his total the eighth most in school history. It was his third career double figure reception game with a high of 15 against UT Martin during the 2019 season.
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Jason Johnson finished with 14 tackles on Saturday at Southeast Missouri as the third year linebacker continues to lead the OVC in tackles this season. Johnson now has 94 tackles on the year and is on pace to become the first EIU player with 100 tackles in a season since Seth McDonald during the 2015 season. Johnson ranks 14th in the FCS in total tackles and his 50 solo tackles this season rank 13th in the FCS. Saturday's game marked the eighth double figure tackle game of Johnson's career.
• Saturday's game at Southeast Missouri marked the fourth time this season that Eastern Illinois has held the lead at halftime in a game. The Panthers were leading 9-7 at the half at SEMO when the Redhawks returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown to take the lead. EIU has also held leads at the half against Dayton, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin. The Panthers were able to hold on to the lead in the road game at Tennessee Tech outscoring the Golden Eagles 14-7 in the second 30 minutes of action.
