After committing two fourth quarter turnovers, freshman quarterback Vernon Adams led Eastern to a pair of touchdowns in the final minutes of the Eagles win over Montana. But Adams knows how to 'shake it off' in more ways than one.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Vernon Adams certainly has a flair for dramatics, and as a result, was selected Monday as The Sports Network co-Freshman of the Week in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, as well as the Root Sports Offensive Player of the Week awarded by the Big Sky Conference.
Scoring two touchdowns in the final 2:19, the No. 7 Eagles rallied for a 32-26 victory over 21st-ranked Montana Grizzlies Saturday at Roos Field.
Since 1995, either Eastern Washington or Montana have held at least a share of the Big Sky Conference Championship. This Saturday, the two schools go head to head at Roos Field in the Eags 2012 home opener.
Eastern Washington head coach Beau Baldwin talked about the Eagles quarterback situation, and also looked ahead to EWU's match-up with No. 21 Montana.
Vernon Adams led the ninth-ranked Eagles to a 20-3 halftime lead and helping EWU open the 50th season of Big Sky Conference football with a 32-26 squeaker over Weber State.
Jeff Tuel threw a pair of touchdown passes to Isiah Myers as Washington State hung on to beat Eastern Washington 24-20 on Saturday in the home debut of Cougars coach Mike Leach.
Eastern Washington will face Washington State this weekend, coming off that impressive win over Idaho. The Eags hope to lean on a 'now' healthy offensive line... bolstered by the return of it's center Ashton Miller, who was lost to injury in 2011.
Eastern Washington University linebacker Ronnie Hamlin and kicker Jimmy Pavel have been honored as the Root Sports Big Sky Conference Players of the Week, with Pavel and wide receiver Brandon Kaufman also earning national accolades.
Kyle Padron passed for 260 yards and a touchdown to lead Eastern Washington to a 20-3 victory against Idaho in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night.
Eastern Washington University has announced the resignation of head volleyball coach Miles Kydd, effective Tuesday. Kydd tendered his resignation for personal reasons.
It's no secret that Eastern Washington has one of the best receiving corps in the country, that only gets better every time they go head-to-head with cornerback TJ Lee.
The Eastern Washington University men's basketball team will play its first six games away from home, but then will play five of six in an improved Reese Court setting, as the Eagles announced recently their 2012-13 schedule.
It was easy to see that Eastern Washington University's quarterbacks were the focal point Thursday in the final preseason scrimmage before the Eagles open the 2012 season.
The quarterback competition took a backseat in the Eagles first scrimmage of fall camp as the defense stole the show, coming up with four interceptions and delivering big hit after big hit on Saturday.
Eastern Washington University was selected 12th in The Sports Network NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 football poll released Monday
The Eastern Washngton University football team opened fall football camp on Wednesday in Cheney.
What J.C. Sherritt accomplished at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level is happening again with the Edmonton Eskimos in the Canadian Football League.
Eastern Washington University football fans have until 5 p.m. on Friday (July 27) to purchase EWU-Washington State football tickets from the EWU Alumni Office.
Eastern Washington University, led by second-year head coach Jim Hayford, is among the 12 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams participating in the 2012 CBE Hall of Fame Classic.
The Eastern Washington football team will be without junior defensive end Anthony Larry for the entire 2012 season as he was declared academically ineligible, according to Eastern's athletic department.
Despite coming off a 6-5 season, the Eastern Washington University football team has been picked to finish second in the Big Sky Conference, the league announced Tuesday.
The Big Sky Conference unveiled its new logo and branding campaign Monday as part of the league's Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah.
Eastern Washington University junior cornerback T.J. Lee III was a unanimous selection as the Eagles placed four players on the preseason All-Big Sky Conference team.
