Defense shines in EWU’s Red-White spring game
For the first time in a handful of months, the Eagles finally strapped up for four quarters of action on The Inferno on April 28. In the EWU football team’s annual Red-White game, which comes at the...
View ArticleGage Gubrud, EWU offense primed for productive 2018
After being snubbed from the FCS playoffs in November, the EWU football team has a new motto for the upcoming season: Leave No Doubt. In 2017, the Eagles went 7–4 overall (6–2 in Big Sky Conference)...
View ArticleAaron Best ready for second season at the helm
Aaron Best has been a part of the EWU football program for 20 of the last 21 years, beginning with his playing career in 1996. This fall, Best will start his second year as the Eagles’ head coach,...
View ArticleEWU Football No. 1 in Big Sky coaches and media pre-season polls
The Big Sky Conference’s annual summer meetings found a new home in downtown Spokane this year, as players, coaches and media members gathered at the Double Tree on Spokane Boulevard. Representing...
View ArticleEagles get back to business
The fields behind Reese Court were filled with a high energy group of Eagles yesterday as the EWU football team flew through its second practice of the season. Earlier in the day, STATS polling ranked...
View ArticleFreshmen feel a part of the Eagle family
The EWU football team stepped onto Roos field today for its second scrimmage of training camp, one week before the season opener against Central Washington University. Ahead of the scrimmage head coach...
View ArticleNsimba roars past the Wildcat defense
A 50-yard touchdown pass from Gage Gubrud to Nsimba Webster opened the Eagles’ 2018 season, and Webster was not done yet. He racked in ten receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns, and Gubrud would...
View ArticleEagles claw, but can’t dig out of first half hole
The EWU football team was unable to re-create the special upset victory it had in Pullman just two years ago. Tonight, WSU led the entire game, resulting in a 59-24 loss for the Eagles. The Eagles...
View ArticleEWU football prepares for Cal Poly Big Sky opener
The EWU football team came home from Pullman with its first loss of the season last Saturday, and now are preparing for its first Big Sky Conference game against Cal Poly. The No. 6 Eagles won the last...
View ArticleSam McPherson leads by strong example, perseverance
Running back Sam McPherson is a leader on and off the field. He aims to put people before himself, which has led him to be one of 169 football players nationally to be nominated for the Allstate AFCA...
View ArticleBarriere leads Eagles over Thunderbirds
The EWU offense did not skip a beat without starting quarterback Gage Gubrud suited up for the game against Southern Utah today, totalling 648 yards of offense. Eric Barriere assumed the starting role...
View ArticleEags prepare for Weber State
With uncertainty looming around the starting quarterback position, EWU will travel to Ogden, Utah to play defending Big Sky Conference co-champion Weber State this Saturday. The No. 4 Eagles (5-1, 3-0)...
View ArticleKicking his way into the record books
No EWU kicker has ever scored more than Roldan Alcobendas, tallying 263 points in his career. The sixth-year senior joined the Eagles from Camas High School, where he was recruited from the soccer team...
View ArticleVandals come to Cheney for the first time in 24 years
After a month of training camp and seven straight weeks of games, EWU finally had a chance to catch its breath and tend to its wounds last week with a bye. The No. 5 Eagles (5-2, 3-1) return for their...
View ArticleOpinion: Will EWU football leave a doubt this season?
Taylor Newquist is the Sports Editor for The Easterner. The opinion expressed in this article is his own, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Easterner’s editorial board. The 2017 EWU...
View ArticleEagles win, Barriere era begins
The Eric Barriere era officially began today, as head coach Aaron Best announced that senior quarterback Gage Gubrud will undergo season-ending surgery that will effectively end his EWU career. The...
View ArticleTop five showdown for first place in Big Sky
A group of 27 seniors will stand and be honored on the Inferno this Saturday, in the midst of a clash between Big Sky title hopefuls and FCS championship contenders. Head coach Aaron Best said that it...
View ArticleEagles batter Aggies in second half
With the year’s first snowfall comes the fact that winter is coming, and games on the football schedule become increasingly important. EWU welcomed UC Davis—the last undefeated team in the Big Sky—to...
View ArticleNo doubt about it
Elation, excitement and relief became more visible with each turnover and subsequent score during the second half of EWU’s 59-20 win over UC Davis last Saturday. As the deficit between the teams grew,...
View ArticleChampionship push starts in Cheney
Roos Field is no stranger to playoff football, with 11 postseason games being hosted by EWU since winning the National Championship in 2010. The Eagles have ultimately been disappointed on their home...
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