EWU football camp officially underway

Eastern Washington's 2023 football season is officially underway as the team opened training camp on Aug. 3. Over 100 student-athletes, from returning veterans to walk-on freshmen, took over the EWU Sports & Recreation practice fields west of campus for a two-hour session.

"We went longer than we normally do, and that's because a lot more guys stayed over in the summer," said head coach Aaron Best. "They're ready to go, in better football condition, so we felt like we could extend practice... I thought it was energetic, I thought our (veterans) led."

Quarterback Kekoa Visperas, who started the...