Despite an earlier announcement that he was staying at Eastern Washington to play basketball under new head coach Jim Hayford, Eagles sophomore guard Glen Dean has decided to transfer to the University of Utah.

You can get an early look at the story that will appear in Friday morning's S-R — along with the complete statement Dean emailed about his decision — here.

Top-ranked and fifth-seeded Eastern Washington will entertain defending national champion Villanova in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs at Roos Field on Friday. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m., with the game being televised on ESPN2.

You can get more details here.

For the second-straight weekend, the Eastern Washington’s defense will be geared up to stop the run on Saturday when the No. 1-ranked Eagles play host to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

You can click here for an early look at the game advance that will appear in Saturday’s S-R.

Taiwan Jones, a cornerback-turned-running back, staged a coming out part of sorts on Saturday during Eastern Washington University’s second spring football scrimmage.

You can read the story that appeared in Sunday’s S-R here, and check out additional details from EWU’s sports information department here.

And anyone who witnessed the scrimmage and wishes to weigh in on how Jones and EWU’s other young running backs are progressing can do so here, as well.