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Eastern Washington’s football team has relied upon its versatile offense and its improved special teams this season to keep games close while hoping that its defense can do just enough to hang on for victories.

As the Rams come out of their off week, they will play the struggling Las Vegas Raiders and the currently unbeaten Minnesota Vikings in the span of five days. Will injured star receiver Cooper Kupp return against one or both?

With Eastern Washington ahead by a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday, Matthew Hewa Baddege jogged onto the field with the rest of the Eagles’ offense facing a 99-yard field.

Montana State football coach Brent Vigen opened his weekly news conference on Monday by expressing a sentiment that every Big Sky football coach says, at least publicly, whenever given the chance.

Beyond the statistics and accolades, Derek Strey’s impact on others is a major reason why he is being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Here’s what some of his former colleagues had to say about his passion for football and life:

It’s come full circle for “Uncle Derek” and the Chism family, as Strey will be honored on Saturday with five others in the 20th class of inductees into the Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame. A former All-American himself at Eastern – only on the opposite side of the ball at linebacker – Strey is indeed an icon to the Chism family. They will all be watching later that day when Efton III takes the field against UC Davis in EWU’s Homecoming game.

After losing three other one-score games, the Eastern Washington football team was able to hold on to one Saturday in Sacramento for a 35-28 victory over the 18th-ranked Sacramento State Hornets.

From staff reports

The Eastern Washington football team heads to Sacramento, California, this weekend seeking to turn around its fortunes against a Big Sky team it hasn’t defeated since 2017.

For the past few months, since Eastern Washington resumed football practices, players and coaches have consistently expressed optimism that this year would be different from the past two, both of which ended with losing records.

One of the positives to come out of Eastern Washington’s 2023 football season was the opportunity for a handful of true freshmen to play a handful of games.