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EWU’s Murphy stands guard on offense, when he’s not fishing

Brandon Murphy is playing guard instead of tackle because “God didn’t give me the gift of redirection.” But the Eastern Washington senior wouldn’t even be in Cheney without a change of course, including an epic recruiting trip in January 2009 that was as much about fishing as football.
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EWU’s Brandon Murphy hooked on Eagles

Brandon Murphy is playing guard instead of tackle because “God didn’t give me the gift of redirection.” But the Eastern Washington senior wouldn’t even be in Cheney without a change of course, including an epic recruiting trip in January 2009 that was as much about fishing as football.
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EWU’s John Graham finalist for dream job at Central Washington

Eastern Washington defensive coordinator John Graham hopes to realize a lifelong dream by becoming the next head football coach at Central Washington, he said Wednesday. “When I got into college coaching, a dream of mine was to be a head coach at a place that’s near and dear to my heart,” said Graham, who is one of four finalists to lead the Division II program in Ellensburg.
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Even Eastern’s film a challenge for JSU

Bill Clark is a man of vision, but he’s rubbing his eyes this week. The Jacksonville State football coach figures the red turf at Roos Field is doing its job for Eastern Washington, but it’s making his task even tougher.
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Defense a staple for Gamecocks

The farther Jacksonville State moves into uncharted territory, the better it seems to get. After finishing a distant third in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Gamecocks have gone on the road and knocked off two straight ranked opponents in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
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Gamecocks will give EWU a fight

When Jacksonville State takes on Eastern Washington in the FCS quarterfinals, the Eagles will meet a team that has back-to-back playoff wins over ranked teams.
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Eagles stay true to motto ‘next man up’

The Eastern secondary has been taking its “next man up” motto to extremes this year, and it paid off again in Saturday’s playoff win against South Dakota State. This time it was the cornerbacks’ turn. All-American T.J. Lee III went down briefly, then Ronald Baines was lost for the game with a concussion suffered in the second quarter.
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Forte, Eagles run past Jackrabbits 41-17

Taking what they were given, the Eagles finally grabbed everything in sight Saturday afternoon. After a slow start, Eastern Washington tore several pages out of the South Dakota State playbook, then tore apart the Jackrabbits 41-17 in a second-round FCS playoff game at chilly Roos Field.
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EWU’s Schuetzle adds special spark

Eastern Washington cornerback Bo Schuetzle is hitting his stride at just the right time. And just plain hitting – a major reason the Eastern Washington cornerback was the Big Sky Conference’s choice for special teams player of the year.