Eastern, Big Sky links

The Eagles can leave it all behind now, getting ready for Big Sky play after Saturday’s 49-34 loss at Sam Houston State. Here’s my game story , and my story on the success of the Sam Houston program. Elsewhere in the Big Sky Conference, Montana State welcomed back QB DeNarius McGhee and crushed North Dakota , while Sacramento State routed Weber State - Eastern’s next opponent - 31-3, but the big news came out of Flagstaff, where Northern Arizona routed No. 7 Montana . In other games, Southern Utah won 27-21 at Northern Colorado in the first conference game for both schools, and UC Davis did the same at home against Idaho State, 30-13.