Eagles turn five turnovers into four scores in Big Sky title-clinching victory
Jabari Wilson of Eastern Washington prepares to deliver a stiff-arm to a Portland State defender in last Friday's 56-34 Eagle win over the Vikings. Wilson rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns in the game that earned Eastern its third straight Big Sky Conference title in a row, a first-round bye and a second-round playoff game at Roos Field, Dec. 6 versus either Montana or the University of San Diego.
Start strong, finish fast.
That's the motto by which the Eastern Washington University football team lives. And it's exactly what they did last Friday night in a 56-34 Big Sky Conference football win over Portland State at soggy Providence Park in Portland.
No. 5-ranked Eastern dashed to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, then watched as PSU tied it with touchdowns 47 seconds apart going into halftime. They outscored the Vikings 42-20 in the second half to earn their school-record third straight conference championship.
The Eagles (7-1 Big Sky, 10-2 overall) earned a No. 4 seed in the up...
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