EWU picked 3rd, 4th pre-season poll

If last season’s finish was the first indication of football parity in the Big Sky Conference, this year’s preseason polls in the league affirm it.

The Eastern Eagles have been pegged to finish third by the media and fourth by the coaches as the picks were released July 19 at the Big Sky Conference Football Kickoff in Park City, Utah.

Northern Arizona was picked to finish first in both polls, but after that the next four spots were scrambled. Montana was picked second by the media, followed by Eastern, North Dakota and Portland State. The coaches picked Portland State and Montana in a second-p...