Big Sky Conference, ESPN agree to ‘landmark’ media rights deal
UPDATED: Wed., June 9, 2021
The Big Sky and ESPN agreed to a multi-platform, mult-year deal that will allow viewers to watch EWU and Idaho games on internet and subscription-based ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Eastern Washington’s Eric Barriere named top offensive player by FCS ADA
UPDATED: 10:01 p.m.
Eastern Washington QB Eric Barriere highlights AP FCS All-America team
UPDATED: 10:26 p.m.
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Big Sky Conference, ESPN agree to ‘landmark’ media rights deal
UPDATED: Wed., June 9, 2021
The Big Sky and ESPN agreed to a multi-platform, mult-year deal that will allow viewers to watch EWU and Idaho games on internet and subscription-based ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
Eastern Washington athletic director Lynn Hickey ‘gratified’ by EWU president’s recommendation for Eagles to remain Division I
UPDATED: Sat., May 22, 2021
Eastern Washington athletic director Lynn Hickey has been working to carve out the positives amid a long stretch of turbulence.
John Blanchette: Eastern Washington athletics learning the price of ambition with limited resources
UPDATED: Fri., May 21, 2021
Football. Even at budget-squeezed, donor-challenged, far-from-the-Power-5 Eastern Washington University, it's still too big to fail. Tennis and track? Better watch your back.
Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere finishes second in Walter Payton Award voting
UPDATED: Sat., May 15, 2021
Barriere joins former EWU greats Erik Meyer (2005), Bo Levi Mitchell (2011) and current Los Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp (2015) as Walter Payton Award winners, an honor given to the top offensive player at the FCS level.
Eastern Washington’s Eric Barriere named top offensive player by FCS ADA
UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021
One day after being named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere added another honor to his growing collection Thursday.
Eastern Washington QB Eric Barriere highlights AP FCS All-America team
UPDATED: Wed., May 12, 2021
Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere, Sacred Heart running back Julius Chestnut and VMI receiver Jakob Herres are among the Walter Payton Award finalists highlighting The Associated Press FCS All-America team released Wednesday.
EWU QB Eric Barriere earns first-team FCS honors, with Walter Payton Award reveal looming
UPDATED: Mon., May 10, 2021
Eric Barriere was a Football Championship Subdivision first-team All-America selection Monday in what could end up being a big week for the Eastern Washington senior quarterback.
Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere one of three finalists for Walter Payton Award
UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021
Eric Barriere was thought to be one of the most explosive and dynamic offensive players in the country heading into a 2020 season that was ultimately delayed and essentially cut in half this past spring.
Eastern Washington faces several key questions heading into short offseason
UPDATED: Wed., April 28, 2021
A season that began with uncertainty ended with a resounding thud that echoed through the Fargodome.
Freshmen-loaded backfield helps North Dakota State run wild in FCS playoff win over Eastern Washington
UPDATED: Mon., April 26, 2021
Dominic Gonnella ran for 163 yards and two touchdowns and Jalen Bussey ran for 143 yards and North Dakota State rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to smash Eastern Washington University 42-20 on Saturday in an opening-round game of the FCS playoffs.
FCS Playoffs: Five things Eastern Washington will need to do to upset North Dakota State in Fargo
UPDATED: Fri., April 23, 2021
Here are five things EWU will need to in its first-round playoff game Saturday to upset a relatively vulnerable NDSU team that went with a true freshman quarterback Cam Miller last week after senior starter Zeb Noland went down with an injury.
Eric Barriere’s Walter Payton Award hopes could hinge on Saturday’s playoff game at North Dakota State
UPDATED: Thu., April 22, 2021
Eric Barriere was among the top Football Championship Subdivision quarterbacks entering a fall 2020 season that was ultimately postponed, truncated and played in a rare spring setting.