New special teams coach at EIU

Eastern Illinois announced today that Justin Lustig, former assistant football coach at Christopher Newport and Villanova, will be the Panthers' new special teams coordinator.

Lustig comes to EIU from 2005 D-3 playoff team Christopher Newport. The release says the special teams units there blocked 11 kicks and scored six touchdowns while ranking either first or second in every special teams category in the USA South Athletic Conference.

Lustig replaces Jeff Choate, who spent one year at EIU before heading home to Idaho to coach special teams and running backs at Boise State.