Eastern and Big Sky links
Already the undisputed Big Sky Conference football champions, Eastern Washington was the undisputed winner of the top individual awards handed out Tuesday. Here's our story, plus the official release from the conference and from Eastern, which in another release details the accomplishments of three-time all-Big Sky cornerback T.J. Lee III and the other Eastern all-conference selections. ... Two Big Sky teams - Southern Utah and possible EWU opponent Northern Arizona - are in action this week, and here's a first look. .. Elsewhere, former Eastern and Washington State assistant Jody Sears was fired by Weber State after a 2-10 season. ... Montana State has a lot of unanswered questions after a late-season collapse.... Montana will face an experienced playoff team in the second round, no matter who it is.