The first day of football practice at Eastern Washington had that "just right" feel about it. Even before it started The players were confident but not overly so, the weather was warm but not stifling, and Eagle head coach Beau Baldwin felt his team was…
One day after being named the third-ranked team in the land, the Eastern Washington football team opens practice this afternoon. In case you missed it, here is our fall camp preview, along with the results of Tuesday's FCS coaches' poll.
The Eastern Washington football team will open practice Wednesday as the third-ranked team in the land, according to the nation's coaches.
This is the last of an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football: special teams. Something special happened at Roos Field on Oct. 6, something Eastern fans hadn’t seen in 18 games: a kickoff return for an Eagle touchdown. But Shaquille Hill’s 99-yard return against…
This is the seventh of an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football: the defensive backs. It’s been year of surprises – most of them pleasant – for the Eastern Washington secondary. Tighter pass defense last season, the rise of several younger players and the…
This is the sixth of an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football: the linebackers. The questions at linebacker at Eastern Washington are already being answered, some from the back of the room. First there’s redshirt freshman Miquiyah Zamora, last seen redshirting last fall as…
This is the fifth of an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football: the defensive line. One good reason the Eastern Washington defensive line got better last November? April. “Spring ball, I look at as a time to develop depth,” defensive line coach Ryan Sawyer…
This is the fourth of an eight-part series on Eastern Washington spring football: the offensive line. The Eastern Washington offensive linemen got some healthy respect year. But first they had to get healthy . A year after being one of the biggest question marks on…
This is the third in an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football: the wide receivers. Junior Adams is ready to branch out. The Eastern Washington University wide receivers coach doesn’t have a lot of tall players this spring, but he does have guys “who…
This is the second in an eight-part look at Eastern Washington spring football. Part Two: the quarterbacks. Vernon Adams isn’t your little brother anymore. Last year, he was looking up - literally and figuratively - to wide receivers Brandon Kaufman, Nick Edwards and Greg Herd,…
This is the first in a series of eight stories on Eastern Washington University spring football. Today: the running backs. Kiel McDonald knows the drill. Lots of them. During practice at Roos Field, the Eastern Washington running backs coach moves almost as fast as his…
Game Day,Cheney, a chance for the Eagles to return to the national spotlight with a win today over Sam Houston State, a chance for a title game against North Dakota State that would match the last two national champions. Here's our pre-game package, including story…
The Eagles are working hard to prepare for San Houston State and tomorrow's semifinal game. In that spirit, we're continuing our two-a-day coverage with a look at the Eastern defense and a feature story on former EWU and Spokane Shock quarterback Erik Meyer, who's now…
With only two days until Saturday's FCS semifinal, we have a couple more stories, including my preview of the intriguing matchup between Eastern's passing offense and Sam Houston State's aggressive defense. I also have a notebook with several interesting storylines. In the meantime, we'll have…
It's a big week in Cheney, and our hopefully our coverage will live up to the moment. Three stories today, including John Blanchette's column on football attendance, my report from practice and a look at the Sam Houston State triple/double-option/pistol. Whatever it is, you get…
'Tis the season ... for two seasons of sports at the same time at Eastern Washington University. On Monday night, the Eagle men's basketball team fell to visiting Seattle University. Meanwhile, the football team is preparing for the FCS semifinals. So are their opponents, the…
It' FCS semifinal week in Cheney, where the Eagles are riding momentum from a 51-35 win over Illinois State last weekend. Two more stories: John Blanchette's column on EWU quarterback Kyle Padron, and the official EWU release from the game. This week it's Sam Houston…
The Big Sky is falling, the Big Sky is ... well, two-thirds of its teams in the FCS playoffs, anyway. Last night in Bozeman, the Sam Houston Bearkats throttled Montana State 34-16 to reach the semifinals. Next up for Sam Houston will be Eastern Washington,…
As I'm writing this the snow is falling on the South Hill in Spokane. Thoughts turn to trimming the tree and who the heck can handle the snow in tomorrow's FCS playoff game between Eastern Washington and Illinois State. Eagle wide receiver Nick Edwards can…
It's Thursday, which means another Live Chat at noon today on Eastern Washington football - quarterfinal edition. Until then, here's my weekly notebook and a look ahead to tonight's men's basketball game with Idaho. Back to football, Illinois State just came out with its official…
It's a big football weekend in Cheney, not least of all for Luke Huard,the younger brother of Damon and Brock and also the offensive coordinator for Illinois State. The host Eagles earned another award on Tuesday, and later practiced at Roos Field as finals week…
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