Sports EWU football LIVE CHAT: EWU football 9/20 Thu., Sept. 20, 2018 Eastern Washington running back Sam McPherson (20) breaks a tackle and runs the ball from the EWU 49-yard line to the Sacramento State 13 during a run in the second half of a college football game, Sat., Sept. 30, 2017, in Cheney, Wash. EWU scored on the next play. (Colin Mulvany / The Spokesman-Review) Twitter Email Reddit SMS By Ryan Collingwood ryanc@spokesman.com(509) 459-5473 EWU beat writer Ryan Collingwood looks ahead to the Eagles’ Big Sky Conference opener with Cal Poly.