December 17, 2009 in Sports

Eastern may end up with different FBS foe

Oregon St. seeking to play TCU instead

Steve Bergum The Spokesman-Review

Oregon State’s decision to drop Eastern Washington University from its 2010 college football schedule will probably not adversely affect the budget of EWU’s cash-strapped athletic department, according to Eagles athletics director Bill Chaves.

According to Chaves, OSU is under contact to play Eastern in Corvallis, Ore., on Sept. 4, in a guaranteed money game that would be worth $375,000 to the Eagles. But the Beavers are instead working out details to play Texas Christian University on that day in a showdown of expected Football Bowl Subdivision powers that would be nationally televised by ESPN from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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