Cooper Kupp – The FCS Wedge

Big Sky Conference: Week 2 Review and Power Rankings

September 12, 2016September 30, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet We’re now two weeks into the Big Sky football season. We’re now one week into this column. Sorry, I went on vacation. The college football season is still brand new but there has been plenty of excitement in the league so far this year. The Big Sky started the year off pretty shaky with most of the teams in... Read More

2016 Big Sky Preview: Eastern Washington

August 6, 2016August 7, 2016 Brad Reed

Tweet2015 Record: 6-5 (5-3) Key Returners: Cooper Kupp, Gage Gubrud, Jordan West, Jabari Wilson, Kendrick Bourne Key Losses: Tyler McNannay, Todd Raynes, the offensive line The Eastern Washington Eagles are returning a good amount of talent on offense this year, but much like last year, will it translate to wins? The Eagles finished at 6-5 last year, which did not... Read More

2016 Big Sky Conference Preview

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 Brad Reed

TweetThe fall football season is nearly upon us, and even though it’s still summer and fall camp hasn’t yet begun that doesn’t mean we can’t talk some football! The Big Sky Conference just held their media days in Utah and they released their preseason poll. Here’s what the media had to say about this year’s preseason rankings: Northern Arizona... Read More

ICYMI: Week 12

November 22, 2015November 24, 2015 Brandon Lawrence

TweetIn Case You Missed It: Week 12 By the time this column is published, the 2015 FCS Playoff field will be set. We’ll know which teams made the cut and which teams were left off the exclusive list as the single-elimination fight for the national championship gets underway. What a wild regular season it was. Wild and unpredictable. And, unlike... Read More

ICYMI: Week 10

November 8, 2015November 9, 2015 Brandon Lawrence

TweetIn Case You Missed It – Week 10 First things first: I apologize. For anyone (if, in fact, there was anyone) who was looking forward to this column a week ago and was disappointed by its absence, I’m sorry. I had a prior engagement and was unable to publish. Which means this installment of ICYMI will be extra fascinating. Hold... Read More

ICYMI: Week 8

October 25, 2015October 25, 2015 Brandon Lawrence

TweetIn Case You Missed It – Week 8 Offense sells the tickets, but defense wins championships. That’s how it goes, right? Growing up and playing competitive sports my whole adolescent life, that was the one statement I heard from coaches and teammates more than any other. But does defense even exist anymore? Or have offensive players in FCS football become... Read More

ICYMI: Week 7

October 18, 2015August 15, 2016 Brandon Lawrence

TweetIn Case You Missed It – Week 7 For a while there, Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp had us all convinced. He had convinced us that any offensive award in the FCS come season’s end might as well already be in a trophy case in Cheney. It seemed like a sure thing after the junior pass catcher exploded out... Read More

ICYMI: Week 3

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 Brandon Lawrence

TweetIn Case You Missed It – Week 3 Don’t you just love when a game lives up to its hype? The hype, in this case, was concentrated on Eastern Washington and Montana State – the two Big Sky Conference teams that were interchangeable atop the league’s preseason polls prior to the start of the season – and the potential fireworks their Week... Read More