‘We’re ready to compete’: Eastern Washington, Idaho still plan on playing Big Sky spring football season after Montana, Montana State and Portland State opt out
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021
Montana, Montana State and Portland State each opted out the league's delayed six-game schedule, following the lead of Sacramento State which opted out in October. This largely affects Eastern Washington and Idaho's schedules and how each the respective programs move forward.
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‘We’re ready to compete’: Eastern Washington, Idaho still plan on playing Big Sky spring football season after Montana, Montana State and Portland State opt out
UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 15, 2021
Montana, Montana State and Portland State each opted out the league's delayed six-game schedule, following the lead of Sacramento State which opted out in October. This largely affects Eastern Washington and Idaho's schedules and how each the respective programs move forward.
Former Eastern Washington, WSU quarterback Gage Gubrud signs with Canadian Football League’s BC Lions
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 11, 2021
Gubrud recently signed a free-agent contract with the BC Lions, becoming the league's fourth active quarterback from EWU.
Eastern Washington fans, players torn when Los Angeles Rams face Seattle Seahawks
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 9, 2021
Seahawks fans from EWU were conflicted when ex-Eagles Cooper Kupp, Samson Ebukam and Nsimba Webster helped the Los Angeles Rams beat Seattle 30-20 in the Wild Card round of NFL playoffs on Saturday.
Buffalo Bills veteran, ex-EWU star Taiwan Jones gifts playoff tickets to man who spent 27 years in prison for wrongful murder conviction
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 9, 2021
Former EWU star Taiwan Jones, who had one tackle in the Bills' 27-24 playoff win over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, committed an act of kindness that garnered much attention this week.
10 years after the title: Resilient Eastern Washington beats Joe Biden’s Delaware Blue Hens in 2010 FCS national championship game
Thu., Jan. 7, 2021
Ten years before winning a presidential election, Biden witnessed EWU revert to its usual second-half heroics to cap its magical 2010 season, handing his beloved alma mater a heartbreaking loss in the process.
2020 rewind: From no NCAA Tournament games in Spokane to a canceled prep slate, the past year forced area sports to adapt more than ever
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 31, 2020
A worldwide pandemic wiped away plenty of sports in eastern Washington.
In Seahawks-heavy Washington, Cooper Kupp’s family keeps Los Angeles Rams and EWU allegiance strong
Sun., Dec. 27, 2020
In the belly of Seahawks fervor and their Yakima home a 2 1/2-hour drive from Lumen Field, the Kupp family has grown accustomed to friendly ribbing.
Two schedules, one year: Eastern Washington slated to play at least 17 football games in 2021
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 22, 2020
Weeks after releasing a rare six-game spring football schedule due to a postponed fall season, Eastern Washington was among the first Big Sky Conference school to announce its full 2021 fall schedule on Wednesda
Eastern Washington defensive tackle Keith Moore enters transfer portal
UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 20, 2020
Moore, who helped anchor the middle of the Eagles' defensive line in 2019, is listed as a graduate transfer.
Three-star Kamiakin trio among Eastern Washington’s 17 early football signees
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 16, 2020
Tuna Altahir and two other Kamiakin stars -- receiver Woodley Downard and tight end Messiah Jones -- were among the 17 early signees in Eastern Washington's 2021 recruiting class on Wednesday.
Former Eastern Washington stars Bo Levi Mitchell, Ryan Phillips named to CFL’s ‘All-Decade’ team
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 1, 2020
Mitchell continued his winning ways in the Canadian Football League, helping the Calgary Stampeders reach four Grey Cups in five years.
10 years after the title: Eastern Washington takes down defending champion Villanova, advances to FCS title game
Sun., Nov. 29, 2020
Bo Levi Mitchell vividly remembers the thrill of running onto Roos Field to face defending national champion Villanova.