Chris begins the 2021 Opponent Preview Series for Gamecocks football by diving into South Carolina’s week one opponent, the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Chris dives into EIU including their spring season due to COVID. head coach, best returning players on offense and defense, how they fared over the spring, overall outlook for the Panthers in 2021, South Carolina’s chances and more as Carolina get set to kickoff the Shane Beamer era in style. Plus, news and notes include the announcement of kickoff times/tv schedules being announced for Carolina’s first three games, more postseason projections from D1Baseball/Baseball America and more.