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Whitworth prepares for ‘well-coached team’ in Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 15, 2022

Whitworth made the most of its fourth quarter last weekend. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps didn't need to.

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Whitworth’s Ryan Blair tosses pair of fourth quarter touchdowns as Pirates pull away from Eastern Oregon late

UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 10, 2022

Homecoming at Whitworth isn’t until next month, but Ryan Blair got a head start Saturday.

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Whitworth looks to rebound in nonconference game with Eastern Oregon

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 8, 2022

Clean it up. Coach Rod Sandberg's message to his Whitworth football team this week doesn't get much clearer than that as the Pirates prepare to host Eastern Oregon in a nonconference football game on Saturday. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. at the Pine Bowl.

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Whitworth unable to keep pace with Carnegie Mellon in season-opening defeat

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 2, 2022

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A legacy of elite frontmen: New lead slingers take the reins at Washington State, Eastern and UW, schools where excellent QB play is the standard

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 1, 2022

Cameron Ward will start at Washington State. Michael Penix Jr. will do so at Washington. Gunner Talkington is now the starter at Eastern Washington. All three are out to prove this fall that they are the next frontman to lead his team to great seasons. Because at these programs, through exhaustive recruiting and rigorous development and retention, excellent quarterback play has become the standard.

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Top 40 countdown: John Friesz, Jason Gesser and Ryan Leaf set the standard for greatness among local college QBs over the past 40 seasons

Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

It's pretty much a given that the Golden Age of College Quarterbacking in our neck of the gridiron extends from the early 1980s to today. In that span, the college programs of the Inland Northwest have produced 10 NFL draft picks, five Walter Payton Award winners and 26 of the 30 winningest quarterbacks in the schools' collective histories. So 40 pretty good years. Let's see if we can come up with the best quarterbacks, from 1 to 40.

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2022 football preview: Whitworth excited to bring the band back together as it looks to climb the Division III charts

Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

As disappointing as last year’s 7-3 record was to the Whitworth Pirates, with nine returning starters each on defense and offense, they are getting a rare chance to redeem it with almost entirely the same roster.

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Greatest hits: From Cooper Kupp’s 428 receptions to Rueben Mayes’ 357 yards rushing, these records probably weren’t made to be broken

Wed., Aug. 31, 2022

The saying suggests that records are meant to be broken, but the circumstances of these records – all of them the best in their respective program and some also records at their respective level of college football – make these marks particularly unique and difficult to surpass.

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‘A no-brainer’: Whitworth’s group of experienced defensive backs return for the love of the game

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 29, 2022

The Whitworth football roster is loaded with experience, with nine returning starters on each side of the ball.

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Whitworth’s Jaedyn Prewitt eyes playoff run, leading loaded Pirates quarterback room

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 22, 2022

As a freshman, Jaedyn Prewitt saw only a little game action as quarterback for the Whitworth Pirates, attempting and completing just three passes in his first season.

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Whitworth prepares for ‘well-coached team’ in Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Whitworth’s Ryan Blair tosses pair of fourth quarter touchdowns as Pirates pull away from Eastern Oregon late

Whitworth looks to rebound in nonconference game with Eastern Oregon

Whitworth unable to keep pace with Carnegie Mellon in season-opening defeat

A legacy of elite frontmen: New lead slingers take the reins at Washington State, Eastern and UW, schools where excellent QB play is the standard

Top 40 countdown: John Friesz, Jason Gesser and Ryan Leaf set the standard for greatness among local college QBs over the past 40 seasons

2022 football preview: Whitworth excited to bring the band back together as it looks to climb the Division III charts

Greatest hits: From Cooper Kupp’s 428 receptions to Rueben Mayes’ 357 yards rushing, these records probably weren’t made to be broken

‘A no-brainer’: Whitworth’s group of experienced defensive backs return for the love of the game

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