Media polls: EWU selected No. 1 in Big Sky

The Eagles proved the prognosticators right in 2018, so they’ll try to do the same thing again in 2019.

For the second-straight year, the Eastern Washington University football team has been picked to win the 2019 league title by both the coaches and media in picks released July 15 at the Big Sky Conference Football Kickoff in Spokane. The Eagles are the defending NCAA Football Championship Subdivision runner-up after sharing the Big Sky Conference title with UC Davis and Weber State.

It’s the third time since 2014 the Eagles have been picked No. 1 in both polls. In 2015 EWU was selected first...