Eastern Washington opened its football season with three straight road games, and for the families of Eagles players, there can be a degree of gamesmanship in deciding which of those games to attend.
After playing – and losing – three straight games on the road to start their season, members of the Eastern Washington football team aren’t hanging their heads, quarterback Nate Bell said.
Over the span of an eight-month offseason and three regular-season football games, Nate Bell went from No. 4 on Eastern Washington’s depth chart to starting quarterback.
Eastern Washington’s offense sputtered for three quarters on Saturday before finally revving up in the fourth quarter to avoid the program’s first shutout in 19 seasons.
It was just about this time last football season that Eastern Washington lost a home game in overtime to Drake, a nonscholarship program, and failed to create the momentum it could have with a 2-0 start.
When Chad Germer agreed to become Eastern Washington’s offensive line coach this offseason, the veteran coach had a good idea of what he was getting into.