Eastern Illinois head coach Chris Wilkerson has set the dates for football spring practice as he gets set to embark on his second season as the Panthers head coach.
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EIU will open Spring Practice on March 21 with the 15 spring practice dates culminating with the Blue/White Spring Game on April 22 at O'Brien Field.
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EIU is set to open the 2023 season on August 31 at Indiana State before a Sept. 9 game at Bowling Green. EIU's home opener will be against Illinois State in the Mid-America Classic on Sept. 16. That will be the first of five home games this fall for EIU. Additional home dates include McNeese on Sept. 23, UT Martin on Oct. 7 for Homecoming, Bryant on Oct. 21 and Tennessee State on Nov. 11.  Season ticket renewals will begin later this spring.
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 2023 Spring Practice Dates
March 21
March 23
March 26
March 28
March 30
April 2
April 4
April 6
April 7
April 11
April 13
April 16
April 18
April 20
April 22 – Spring Game
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