EIU has additional non-conference games in September at Bowling Green on Sept. The 2023 season kicks off for EIU with a Thursday night contest against regional rival Indiana State on August 31. 11 hosting Tennessee State.ĮIU's three road games as part of the OVC/Big South Alliance are at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 23.ĮIU opens its six game portion of the OVC/Big South Alliance at home on Oct. EIU returns home the following week to host McNeese in the second game of the two-game series between the programs with the Cowboys coming to Charleston on Sept. 16 against Illinois State in the Mid-America Classic. The Panthers will have five home dates with the home opener on Sept. The conference portion of the schedule will feature six games with crossover action between the two conferences as Eastern Illinois released its full completed 2023 schedule as well. 13) the Ohio Valley Conference and Big South Conference announced the slate of conference games that will make up part of the scheduling alliance between the two conferences for the 2023 season.