In the middle of the week, it became apparent that Eastern Washington’s backfield was going to be shorthanded, so head coach Aaron Best approached Tuna Altahir and told him to prepare to be a three-down back against the Weber State Wildcats.

It was about this time last year, against this particular opponent, that Eastern Washington’s football team saw its season take a turn for the worse.

Eastern Washington’s football team has, by public accounts, flushed last week’s loss to Idaho State.

For as much as Eastern Washington’s football team has had an edge the past decade over UC Davis, which it beat earlier this year, and Idaho State, which it lost to last week, the Eagles have had no such luck recently against their opponent Saturday, Weber State.

Among the bottom four teams in the Big Sky football standings – Eastern Washington is one of them – the most surprising one listed is Weber State.

Cooper Kupp is a team guy and decidedly not a clubhouse lawyer. But the All-Pro receiver was stubbornly dug in about returning to play as quickly as possible after his hamstring injury, even though some people within the Los Angeles Rams organization thought he might be rushing the process.

From staff reports

Eagles head coach Aaron Best made it clear Tuesday that Eastern Washington just had a bye week, which is not the same as a week off.

For a few moments against the Eagles on Sunday, for a few precious plays, Cooper Kupp was his old self again, and it was a sight to see. Free of the ankle injury that had knocked him out last season in Week 10 and no longer bothered by the training-camp hamstring injury that delayed his debut this season, Kupp was once again the dynamic receiver who was voted the most valuable player in the ...

Just over a week before Eastern Washington’s most recent game, a 44-36 loss to Idaho, offensive coordinator Jim Chapin said he remembers quarterback Jared Taylor saying to him, somewhat offhand, that he was ready to go if needed.

Nolan Ulm was a true freshman the last time Eastern Washington played a football game at Idaho State, and he remembers that Eagles players anticipated a big victory at Holt Arena.