EWU Eagles ranked No. 3 in preseason coaches poll
UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 19, 2019, 10:28 p.m.
Eastern Washington is ranked No. 3 in the American Football Coaches Association FCS Top 25 poll. Earlier this month, EWU checked in at No. 4 in the STATS preseason media poll.
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EWU Eagles ranked No. 3 in preseason coaches poll
UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 19, 2019, 10:28 p.m.
Eastern Washington is ranked No. 3 in the American Football Coaches Association FCS Top 25 poll. Earlier this month, EWU checked in at No. 4 in the STATS preseason media poll.
Gunner Talkington, Trey Turner emerging as top candidates to be EWU’s backup quarterback
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 17, 2019, 8:59 p.m.
Eastern Washington’s Gunner Talkington, true freshmen Trey Turner and Kellen Kranc and redshirt freshman Simon Burkett are each battling for the outright No. 2 quarterback job behind Eric Barriere, a preseason Walter Payton Award candidate. Two weeks into practice, it appears to be a two-way race between Talkington and Turner, with the former appearing to have the edge due to experience.
From Eagle to Seahawk: Jay-Tee Tiuli fights to earn a place on Seattle’s D-line
UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 16, 2019, 7:10 p.m.
Former Eastern Washington star defensive tackle Jay-Tee Tiuli hopes, at the very least, to earn a spot on the Seahawks practice roster and gain a foothold in the NFL. The Seahawks will cut their roster from 90 players to 53 by the end of this month.
Former EWU star Vernon Adams finds a home as starting quarterback in Montreal
UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 15, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Quick screen passes regularly spun off the fingertips of quarterback Vernon Adams at Eastern Washington and Oregon, but this one needed some extra zip. Adams, who starred his first three years in Cheney before a solid graduate-transfer season with the Ducks in 2015, recalled the first time he threw a lateral pass in the Canadian Football League.
With Nsimba Webster graduated, who will be EWU’s next great WR?
UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 14, 2019, 10:08 p.m.
Consider it the perfect marriage. Eastern Washington’s group of big, strong and experienced receivers and a first-year receivers coach from the Missouri Valley Conference, a collection of tradition-rich FCS programs that prides itself on physicality.
Fourth-ranked Eastern Washington led by big, decorated offensive line
UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 7, 2019, 9:13 p.m.
When Eastern Washington set the program’s single-season rushing record a year ago, it was behind one of the savviest offensive lines in the Football Championship Subdivision.
In the long run, Eastern Washington benefited from 2018 injuries
Tue., Aug. 6, 2019, 8:47 p.m.
If Eastern Washington had stayed relatively healthy during its 2018 run to the Football Championship Subdivision national title game, there would be more questions this month than answers.
Fourth-ranked Eastern Washington opens fall camp
UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 5, 2019, 10:39 p.m.
Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere lined up behind center Monday, his black position jersey compounding the near triple-digit heat.
Five questions to answer as fall camp gets underway at Eastern Washington
UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 3, 2019, 6:51 p.m.
Defending Big Sky Conference champion and FCS national runner-up Eastern Washington has its first official practice Sunday.
Eastern Washington quarterback Eric Barriere on Walter Payton Award watchlist
UPDATED: Wed., July 31, 2019, 6:24 p.m.
Barriere didn’t start until Week 6 last season after former EWU quarterback Gage Gubrud went down with a season-ending toe injury.
Trio of Eastern Washington, Idaho players named to STATS preseason FCS All-American teams
UPDATED: Tue., July 30, 2019, 9:38 p.m.
Eastern Washington center Spencer Blackburn was the lone Eagle named to the STATS preseason FCS All-American team on Tuesday.
Big Sky Kickoff Notebook: Ex-EWU assistant Troy Taylor takes charge at Sacramento State
UPDATED: Wed., July 17, 2019, 7:05 p.m.
Troy Taylor had tenure as an educator in Folsom, California, and was leading one of the state’s premier high school football programs. He was in a good spot.