New coordinator, same QB for EIU

By Brian Nielsen, Sports Editor bneislen@jg-tc.com Ironically, a Green Bay Packers fan appears to have settled the quarterback unrest at Eastern Illinois. Last March, things seemed rather in place at Green Bay with Brett Favre riding into the sunset for a happy story and his apprentice Aaron Rodgers ready to take over only for a new soap opera to be born in the summer. Eastern Illinois was the team ready to replace quarterback Bodie Reeder who had gotten the Panthers to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs but not past the first game. Coach Bob Spoo was planning to join college football’s movement to the spread offense with a running quarterback and on the February signing day you almost sensed Cincinnati Colerain High School’s athletic Doug Reynolds was steps away from taking the opening snap for the Panthers’... [read full story]