A desperate Weber State team came to Roos Field with its playoff hopes on the line and ran the ball, possessed it for more than 35 minutes and kept Eric Barriere on the sidelines.

The late NFL Hall of Fame head coach George Allen once said, “Football is one-third offense, one-third defense and one-third special teams.”

Idaho worked to perfection its blueprint to possibly beat Montana on its first drive Saturday.

Here are three things to look for when Idaho entertains Montana in the Kibbie Dome Saturday.

In 2007, the Eastern Washington football team traveled to McNeese State in Louisiana for a playoff game.

CHENEY – Faced with equity concerns, Eastern Washington University has a new plan to offset its athletics budget shortfall that doubles down on methods to increase revenue, rather than substantial budget reductions.

Romano has been a contributor in every game Idaho has played this year. Not the fastest. Not the biggest at about 5-10, 210. But utterly reliable Romano has eight rushing attempts for 46 yards. He has caught six passes for 50 yards, and in his forte of returning kicks he has brought back 12 for 278 yards, averaging 23.2 yards per kick, with a long return of 47 yards.

There aren’t many players left from Eastern Washington’s NCAA Tournament team last year, and that has apparently lowered the expectations placed on the Eagles men’s basketball team.

When the NCAA granted athletes an extra season of eligibility in light of the COVID-19 pandemic last season, inevitably it offered the potential for more career records to fall.

Freddie Roberson isn’t really surprised by Eastern Washington’s offensive output so far this season.

Eric Barriere and No. 2 Eastern Washington rout Big Sky rival Idaho.

The current generations of Vandals and Eagles are getting on board with viewing this as a featured game every year.

The second-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles (6-0, 3-0 Big Sky) open a string of three straight home games at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Roos Field in Cheney. First up is a date with the Idaho Vandals (2-3, 1-1).

Dennis Merritt’s roommates affectionately call him the “old guy,” and in the context of college football players, 25 is a rather advanced age.

It is Idaho week for the Eastern Washington football team, and senior linebacker Ty Graham is being watched carefully by his Eagles teammates.

As part of its new deal with ESPN, the Big Sky Conference landed two of its football games on the entertainment company’s broadcast networks this season.

More like your grandfather’s Vandals in the 1980s, when Idaho was scoring points in the Kibbie Dome at a dizzying pace and rising to the challenge on defense to preserve Big Sky Conference victories while winning 4 league championships.

For the first time since 1967, Eastern Washington is 6-0 after the fourth-ranked Eagles mauled the Northern Colorado Bears 63-17 on Saturday at Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colorado.

Here are three things to watch in Idaho’s homecoming matchup against Portland State.