Eagles head for unfamiliar territory, turf

It's back to the Mountain Time Zone for the second straight week, but this time a place that to many Eastern Washington University football players is a complete mystery.

The No. 7 ranked Eagles return to Nottingham Field in Greeley, Colo. Saturday for a Big Sky Conference for the first time since 2010, and play on old-fashioned grass. Not one member of the current EWU team has played the Bears before on the road.

Eastern is fresh off a 45-28 win at Idaho State last Saturday where for a change the Eagle defense had its day in the dome at Holt Arena. Eastern improved to 3-0 in conference play a...

 

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