One way to look at Efton Chism III’s 2024 football season is to view it as compared to the record-setting seasons of his predecessor at Eastern Washington, Cooper Kupp.
Given one last opportunity to put on football pads together this spring, Eastern Washington opted for something a little bit different than its usual scrimmage on Friday at Roos Field in Cheney.
Given an opportunity to wrap up spring football practices with one final scrimmage, Eastern Washington head coach Aaron Best improvised with the event’s format.
After the offense starred in Eastern Washington’s first spring scrimmage a week ago, on Friday at Roos Field the Eagles’ defense showed that it, too, could make the big plays.
It may not have been the sort of realization that redirects the life of a young person, but it was a realization nonetheless to a young Boden Gardner that his first name wasn’t spelled exactly how his parents really wanted it to be.
The unquestioned leader of the offense at this point is Jared Taylor, the fifth-year quarterback who ran for 708 yards last season, 10 shy of team-leader Tuna Altahir, the running back who chose during the offseason to transfer to Stanford.
SEATTLE – The Seahawks are turning to a home-state kid made good – Yakima native and former Eastern Washington University standout Cooper Kupp – to remake their receiving corps in the wake of the departures of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.
