Eastern Washington's head football coach Aaron Best discusses with broadcaster Larry Weir the recruits his team inked. The Eagles announced the names of 19 players on Dec. 21 in the early signing period.
From staff and news service sources
Following the first losing season since 2006, there seems to be a different level of urgency for the Eastern Washington University football team heading into 2023.
Hence, the 19 athletes that were signed and announced Dec. 21 on National Letter of Intent Day, seem to have a different look than in the past with more from junior college than in the past.
"We have open spots in spring, and we needed to bring guys in to challenge for those spots right out of the gate," head coach Aaron Best said during the early signing period. The Eagles, who finished 3-8, will possibly announce further signees on Feb. 1, 2023.
And while the focus is always on the future with 14 signed out of high school, the remainder are either out of junior college or transfers. Best and his staff have brought in talent that will be able to make an impact on the field next fall.
"We have plan A, B, C and D," Best said. (But) sometimes we have to skip to plan E."
The group includes four quarterbacks, two wide receivers, three offensive linemen, two defensive ends, two linebackers, two cornerbacks, two safeties, one defensive tackle and one tight end.
The Washington connection is strong with seven signees from the state. EWU also focused on the California pipeline with eight players. The class rounds out with one signee from Colorado, one from Hawaii and another from Utah.
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