Northern Iowa visits Roos for first time

There’s nothing to the rumor that Eastern Washington University has moved from the Big Sky to the Missouri Valley Conference.

With the Eagles meeting North Dakota State last Saturday in Fargo, where they lost in overtime to the five-time defending Football Championship Subdivision champion Bison, 50-44, this Saturday’s home opener versus Northern Iowa, marks the second straight time EWU faces a foe from that far-reaching Midwest league.

“It’s exciting to play a tough schedule and put ourselves in some challenging situations,” EWU head coach Beau Baldwin said. “I always wonder if it can get any...