From 2007 to 2021, Eastern Washington produced some of the best FCS programs in the country, winning at least 10 games in seven different seasons and reaching the playoffs 10 times.
The question has been asked almost every time Aaron Best has stood in front of media members since the start of Eastern Washington’s spring practices: Is Jared Taylor going to throw the football?
Following are debut seasons from several notable Eastern Washington quarterbacks over the past quarter century. (Note: Numbers reflect the first year each began the season as the team's starting QB.)
It was telling, perhaps, that when the Big Sky Conference sent out its preseason all-conference nominees, the quarterback group was hardly a who’s who of familiar names.
Considering the degree to which turnover has become the norm in college football, especially at the FCS level, the Big Sky Conference can be considered wide open once again this season.
The latest development, at the FCS level, is in-helmet communication, a privilege given to one player on the defense and the offense and then to just about as many people on the sidelines or in the booth as a team wants.
