Category: Eastern Washington Eagles
EWU's Matt Nichols Nears Big Sky Conference Record as Milestones Accumulate
Passing the likes of Dave Dickenson, Doug Nussmeier, John Friesz and eventually Jamie Martin, the senior quarterback needs only 303 yards to break the total offense record for the 46-year-old league.
Only a bye this week for the Eastern Washington University football team has slowed the accumulation of milestones for senior quarterback Matt Nichols.
Appeals panel overturns postseason ban for Eastern Washington football
The NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee has overturned a postseason ban for Eastern Washington University’s football program, saying that the competitive advantage the school gained through the violations was not as significant as the Committee on Infractions had claimed.
The February 2009 case involved violations of impermissible participation by ineligible student-athletes in practice activities, the use of too many countable coaches, failure to monitor by the former head coach, and a lack of institutional control and failure to monitor by the university.
- 549 words - Big Sky Conference, Eastern Washington Eagles, NCAA Big Sky Statement Regarding Officiating in EWU-UM Football Game
OGDEN, UTAH (Oct. 20, 2009) - Following a review of the Eastern Washington-University of Montana Big Sky Conference football game, the league has issued a statement in regards to the contest’s quality of officiating.
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OGDEN, UTAH (Oct. 14, 2009) - The Big Sky Conference has suspended Eastern Washington football player Kyle Wilkins for an illegal hit in last Saturday’s game against Weber State, the league announced Wednesday.
Wilkins, a senior linebacker from Monroe, Wash., will serve a one-game suspension this Saturday when Eastern Washington plays at Montana.
Spokane Bids On Title Game
The Spokane Regional Sports Commission and Eastern Washington University have submitted a bid to host the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Joe Albi Staium for three years, beginning in 2011.
EWU Backups Again Take Center Stage in Final Scrimmage
Eastern ends second week of preseason practices with 59-play scrimmage and now sets sights on opener at home Sept. 5 against Western Oregon Even the playing field was held out for precautionary reasons.
No Winners, No Losers in EWU's Opening Scrimmage
Eastern Washington University head football coach Beau Baldwin wasn’t in search for a win.
The second-year head coach rested most of his veteran starters to get a good look at backups as the Eagles concluded their first week of preseason practices with a 54-play intra-squad scrimmage at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Wash.
EWU Picks up Transfer QB
Graduate of Pullman (Wash.) High School will have three years of eligibility plus a redshirt season remaining
Sophomore quarterback J.T. Levenseller has transferred from Washington State University to Eastern Washington University and will play football for the Eagles, Eastern head coach Beau Baldwin has announced.
McAndrew moment No. 2: One and done
CARBONDALE - The names from the 2004 Southern Illinois University football team jump out at you.
Joel Sambursky. Craig Turner. Arkee Whitlock. Craig Coffin. And a 6-foot-4, 260-pound tailback named Brandon Jacobs.
“That team was so good, and they were beating teams so handily,” SIU Sports Information Director Tom Weber said. “There was one game, against Northern Iowa, that Sept. 25, 2004 game, where we had just been pounding everybody. We beat SEMO by 39, we beat William Penn by 50, then we played Northern Iowa, which was tough. I believe we won 40-36, and I want to say we had an interception late in the game. We stopped them on our 2-yard line.
“That was as close as any team came to beating us in 2004, other than the game against Northern Illinois.”
EWU Prepares for Practices
With 90 players expected for practices, the first session in pads is Aug. 17 in preparation for Sept. 5 opener
Weber State Dominates Preseason All-Conference Team
GDEN, UTAH (July 22, 2009) – Four players were unanimous selections to the 2009 Big Sky Preseason All-Conference team, which was released Wednesday.
The team was picked by select media and sports information directors.
- 939 words - Big Sky Conference, Montana Grizzlies, Montana State Bobcats, Sacramento State Hornets, Portland State Vikings, Northern Colorado Bears, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, Weber State Wildcats, Eastern Washington Eagles, Idaho State Bengals Nichols among those added to Payton Award watch list
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Record-setting Eastern Washington quarterback Matt Nichols is one of four players added to the updated watch list for the Walter Payton Award, bestowed annually upon the top player in FCS.
This marks the second straight year that Nichols, who has piled up 9,376 yards of total offense in his previous three seasons, was named to the preseason watch list for the honor.
Also added were Massachusetts running back Tony Nelson, McNeese State running back Todd Pendland and Jacksonville State quarterback Ryan Perrilloux.
- 830 words - FCS News Articles, Southland Conference, Big Sky Conference, CAA, Eastern Washington Eagles, Massachusetts Minutemen, Ohio Valley Conference, Jacksonville State Gamecocks, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Big Sky: Coaches, Media Like Montana
OGDEN, Utah (July 21, 2009) - The Montana Grizzlies, whose 2008 season ended with a loss in the Division I Football Championship, have once again been selected by the media and coaches to capture the Big Sky Conference football championship.
The 2009 preseason polls were released by the conference on Tuesday, with Montana selected first in both polls, and 2008 co-conference champion Weber State picked second.
- 663 words - Big Sky Conference, Montana Grizzlies, Montana State Bobcats, Sacramento State Hornets, Portland State Vikings, Northern Colorado Bears, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, Weber State Wildcats, Eastern Washington Eagles, Idaho State Bengals Big Sky Announces 2009 Scholar Athlete Award Winners
The Big Sky Conference announced the 2009 Scholar Athlete Award winners today. The following student athletes were selected by their respective institutions based upon football athletic and academic performance during the 2008-09 school year.
- 129 words - Big Sky Conference, Montana State Bobcats, Sacramento State Hornets, Weber State Wildcats, Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Athletics Honored And Entertained On Historic Evening
The Eastern Washington University athletics department held its inaugural EeeWoos event on Tuesday evening (May 26), as several student-athletes, coaches and other notables were honored on this historic evening.
EWU Eagles to Retire Michael Roos Jersey
Tennessee Titans All-Pro will return to Eastern on Oct. 24 to have his No. 71 jersey retired
Former Eastern Washington University All-American and current Tennessee Titans All-Pro offensive tackle Michael Roos will have his jersey retired this fall, Eastern athletic director Bill Chaves announced Saturday (April 25) evening at the Killin Dinner, Dance and Auction. Roos was on hand for the event, which took place in partnership with the Michael Roos Foundation.
Six EWU Eagles Honored at Red-White Game
Seniors Tony Davis and Kevin Hatch are among the spring award winners announced by Beau Baldwin
Senior wide receiver Tony Davis and senior free safety Kevin Hatch have been presented “Iron Eagle” Awards for their off-season academic and athletic achievements for the Eastern Washington University football team. Those accolades, as well as four most improved awards, were handed out by head coach Beau Baldwin at Saturday’s (April 25) Red-White Game at Woodward Field.
Nichols on-target in EWU Red-White Game
At the start of spring practice, Beau Baldwin claimed every position on his Eastern Washington University football team was competitive and wide open.
Hey, people, it’s called coach-speak.
But a couple of days later, even Baldwin couldn’t live with the generous, and misleading, nature of his comment, and confessed that, yes, “Matt Nichols is our quarterback.”
Seeing red? Does it make sense to field football at EWU?
Football has never been easy at Eastern Washington University.
But it has seldom, if ever, been this difficult
Nichols and Overbay Highlight Eastern Washington’s Red-White Game
With Nichols passing for 221 yards, seniors help offensive squads finish with 361 yards of offense and four touchdowns
There were not any points on the scoreboard, but there was no doubt that senior quarterback Matt Nichols was the MVP and senior tight end Nathan Overbay was a close runner-up as a healthy offense took on an injury-depleted defense in Eastern Washington University’s annual Red-White Spring Football Game Saturday (April 25) at Woodward Field in Cheney, Wash.
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