Eagles, Griz primed for playoff rematch

First time Eastern has met regional rival in postseason since 1985

The NCAA likes to seed teams into the initial rounds of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with the geography — and face it, money — in mind.

With the potential of cross-country junkets in the future for teams that advance, college football’s sanctioning body does what they can to cut travel.

Past playoff match-ups in Cheney have prompted a “who’s that,” and “just where the heck are they from,” responses since 2010. So it’s hard to beat how things shook out for this year’s second-round game.

Saturday’s 1:35 p.m. second-round match-up at Roos Field comes between Big Sky Conference h...

 

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