Eastern Washington’s true freshman Mario Brown is experiencing all kinds of different emotions as he prepares to fill in for injured teammate Taiwan Jones as the Eagles’ starting running back in Friday’s FCS semifinal-round playoff matchup against Villanova at Roos Field.

You can get at early look at the story on Brown that will appear in Wednesday morning’s S-R here. 

Nekos Brown is the newest member of the Spokane Shock. The former Virginia Tech defensive lineman had short stints with the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this year.

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Ex-Zag Ira Brown was drafted by Austin in the fourth round of NBA Development League draft. More here. The Toros have been in the news for their selection of Nancy Lieberman as head coach.

Brown played on a Spokane All-Star team, scoring 18 points and grabbing six boards, in a four-point loss to No. 5 North Idaho College earlier this week.

 

Brynsen Brown, a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver on Eastern Washington University’s football team, has been moved to the Eagles’ defensive line.

 

I didn’t get a chance to talk to Brown about the position change, but Eastern coach Beau Baldwin said he is catching on quickly.

You can check below for an unedited version of the short story that will appear in Friday morning’s S-R, along with a feature on the strong friendship that has been formed between Eagles quarterback Matt Nichols and his favorite target, wideout Aaron Boyce.