Eastern and Big Sky links

I spent a fine day yesterday in Cheney. Among other things, I wrote this practice report from football and covered the Eagles’ basketball win over Walla Walla. The stakes are pretty high for the football game against Portland State; here is a preview from Eastern and from PSU . … Elsewhere, it’s win or be done for Montana State against arch-rival Montana, whose quarterback Jordan Johnson is just fine , thank you. .. Of course, there are old friendships that transcend even this game. … An ever bigger game looms at Southern Utah , where the Thunderbirds need to knock off second-place Northern Arizona to have a chance at the FCS playoffs.