Eastern Washington’s offense thrived this season while rotating two – and sometimes even three – quarterbacks, as the Eagles were one of the most effective groups in the FCS.
Eastern Washington’s early signing class is largely composed of incoming freshmen, with 19 of the 22 football signees doing so as high school seniors on Wednesday.
Over the last three seasons, EWU has won fewer Big Sky games than it has during any stretch since going 7-15 from 1994 to 1996. Still, the 2024 Eagles were more competitive that previous years and boasted one of the best offenses – and in some aspects, special teams – in the FCS while again fielding one of the subdivision’s worst defenses.
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – Special teams ended up as a moot point in Saturday’s game at Walkup Skydome, but it got to that point of equilibrium in an interesting way.
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – Aaron Best stood near the 30-yard line of Findlay Toyota Field after Eastern Washington’s season-ending 30-18 loss to Northern Arizona on Saturday and took turns hugging the seniors who walked up to him at Walkup Skydome.
Following its victory last weekend, in which Eastern Washington set a single-game record for rushing carries, head coach Aaron Best suggested to his team that perhaps it should pull out some game tape from 25 years ago, just to get a few pointers.