Ryan W. Collingwood
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Public safety and features writer for @SpringfieldNL and @USAToday Network | Pacific Northwest native | Geriatric millennial | Ex-sportswriter | #Believer
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@NicoleAuerbach
What have you done, Gio, to earn the respect and attention of these newsmakers? You're lucky to be in the same room, so act accordingly.
😑 So many reporters have convinced themselves into thinking they're the gatekeepers of relevance. It's not a good look.
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I asked Rams coach Sean McVay about EWU football.
Here’s what he had to say.
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"Gonzaga is in the middle of nowhere...."
Isn't there about 725,000 people in the Spokane-CdA metro area, which is also one of the most scenic areas in the country?
Not one of the major cities, obviously, but let's quit pretending this is Mayberry.
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Rams linebacker Samson Ebukam will be the first EWU alum to start in a Super Bowl.
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@barstoolsports
🎶Carry on my wayward son, there’ll be peace when you are done…
*click-click-click*
That’s pretty damn good. Is this you boys?
No. That’s Kansas.
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All four Washington college football teams east of the Cascades - WSU, EWU, CWU and Whitworth - are ranked in the top 25 of their respective divisions.
The western programs - Washington, Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound - are not ranked.
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@kayvont
When Goldilocks didn’t like the first two bowls of porridge, she transferred to a G5 school for the third.
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There are nine starting quarterbacks in the
@CFL
.
Four of them - Mike Reilly, Matt Nichols, Bo Levi Mitchell and Vernon Adams - were coached by
@CoachBBaldwin
.
Quite the stat.
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Fourteen years. Five states.
In all of my professional journalism experience, this was the funnest and kindest team I ever covered.
Thanks for letting me tell your stories,
@EWUMBB
. You made it easy.
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Wow.
5 of Washington's 7 college football programs are ranked in Top 20 of their respective polls.
UW 6
WSU 18
EWU 11
CWU 20
Whitworth 15
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Met up with Colin Cowherd today for a beer and a bite near the beach to talk EWU. He’s got great memories of his college days in Cheney.
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BREAKING: Eastern Washington to promote David Riley to head men's basketball coach, according to multiple sources close to the situation.
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Here's a look at the Cheney/EWU skyline jerseys the Eagles wore against Gonzaga.
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The Kupp brothers have been relishing their Rams reunion.
Ketner has his own hotel but has been crashing on Cooper’s couch a lot.
“He eats a lot of my food,” Cooper joked.
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A Washington football frenzy in Dallas on Saturday.
EWU vs. NDSU in FCS title game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, 9 a.m. PT.
Seahawks vs. Cowboys, NFC Wild Card game at AT&T STadium, 5:15 p.m.
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I spy ex-
@EWUFootball
dudes Josh Lewis and Jay-Tee Tiuli at rookie camp.
📸:
@Seahawks
.com
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FINAL: EWU 65, Montana State 55
The Eagles are headed back to the NCAA Tournament.
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@mezdispenser
@NicoleAuerbach
The fact that I have a blue checkmark (everyone in our company gets one) should be enough to tell you that it lost its cachet well before the $8 thing.
I am amused by the hubris it gives certain people.
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Former
@EWUFootball
players' rankings on
@EAMaddenNFL
'19.
Kupp (Rams) - 80
Ebukam (Rams) - 75
T. Jones (Bills) - 74
Bourne (49ers) - 70
Havili (Chargers) - 64
Neary (Rams) - 59
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@SamuelSaulsbury
*Guy eavesdropping your order from his table*
I don’t think you can do that.
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Badass 📸
The Mullan, Idaho and St. Regis, Montana
@Idaho_8_Man
football co-op struts down the street on its way to John Drager Field for a snowy playoff game.
Mullan flag on left, St. Regis flag on right, representing two towns and states
I hope they win it all
#idpreps
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@Super70sSports
🙏 He is — and has been — my favorite Power 5 head football coach since his days in Lubbock.
Sure, he helped revolutionize the modern throw-it-all-day offense, but what I appreciate most about this eclectic and eccentric man is his candor.
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Cal Poly football's new coaching staff is very EWU.
HC: Beau Baldwin
OC: Nick Edwards
QBs: Erik Meyer
OL: Paul Wulff
ST/LBs: J.C. Sherritt
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FCS SEMIFINAL: Eastern Washington 50, Maine 19.
Here's a look of the coverage in Sunday's paper.
Wake up and read it!
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The Big Sky Conference Tournament has been canceled amid
#COVID19
concerns.
No. 1 seed EWU will represent the Big Sky at the NCAA Tournament, the program’s third berth.
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C'mon, Zips.
Sponsor some EWU stars already.
The Barriere Belly Buster and/or strawbarriere milkshake would sell on Saturdays!
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When you're a journalist, you point out the good and the bad. We're in the truth business.
Here's a truth: This
@EWUFootball
team was great to deal with this season. Polite, approachable and engaging young men who made my job pretty easy.
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BREAKING:
@NorthIdaho
men's basketball must vacate its back-to-back
@NWACsports
tournament championships, is banned for the next three years of postseason play for league violations (extra benefits with student-athlete housing), and many other sanctions.
Story to come.
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Idaho State swept Idaho in football and men's basketball for the first time since 1995-1996.
Rough year in Moscow.
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A BROTHER’S BOND: Competition fuels Eastern Washington football twins Nsimba Webster, Nzuzi Webster
@NsW_5
@KillaZeus
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BREAKING: North Dakota State to host EWU in first round of FCS playoffs, a rematch of the 2018 national title game.
This is EWU's first road playoff game since 2009.
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BREAKING: Jack Gillingham, a Cheney resident who owns several businesses on the West Plains and in Spokane, has donated $5 million to this project.
Sources tell me EWU will announce a major $$$ gift today toward its football field renovation.
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@MKBHD
4. They say thank you when someone holds the door open for them, even if it was a little bit awkward.
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@barstoolsports
Winning 59.6 % of your collective games in Lubbock, Pullman and Starkville is basically a 74.6 %.
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@JamesL1927
I’ve been misty-eyed during several movies, but I’ve legitimately cried twice.
1. When Ricky got killed in “Boyz in the Hood”
2. The “Up” montage.
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At Katy High, he won a Texas state championship.
At Eastern Washington, he won a FCS national championship.
At Calgary, he's now led the Stampeders to two Grey Cup championships.
Bo Levi Mitchell is a winner.
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U-Hi grad, former EWU and BSU defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding has been named linebackers coach at Auburn.
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Sources have told me that Baylor GA and former GU bench star Rem Bakamus will likely be on Lloyd's staff at Arizona in some capacity, too.
#ZonaZags
Wow.
I thought the Wildcats were going to make a dumb hire but surprised me with the obvious home run.
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Eastern Washington is ranked No. 1 in the FCS in defensive touchdowns (6).
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.
@k24aiken
wants to one day be the mayor of
@CityofRedlands
and make an eventual run at California State Senate.
Until then, the double-double machine will boost
@EWUMBB
, where he ranks fourth in the country in defensive rebounds.
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Sam McPherson is EWU's first 1,000-yard rusher since Quincy Forte in 2013.
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Nsimba Webster after his two touchdown performance and joining the 1,000-yard receiving club this season.
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.
@MomsDemand
doesn't want guns to go away, members of the Spokane Chapter said. They want "commonsense gun laws".
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The Board of Trustees has approved the proposal.
“Go Eags!” followed by an applause
EWU athletics currently proposing $25 million Roos Field upgrade to Board of Trustees.
Here’s the first slide.
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EWU athletics currently proposing $25 million Roos Field upgrade to Board of Trustees.
Here’s the first slide.
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Two-time All-Big Sky Conference pick
@k24aiken
has informed me that he will be playing at Washington State next season.
Aiken had previously committed to Arizona before the staff change.
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Eric Barriere on reaching the national title game after filling in midseason against for injured All-American Gage Gubrud.
“I kind of feel like Nick Foles...”
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.
@EWUEagles
alum
@ColinCowherd
recently spoke with the
@SpokesmanReview
about his time in Cheney,
@EWUfootball
, Cooper Kupp, the scenic Spokane-CdA area and his career.
He even name-dropped some current and former
@SpokesmanSports
staffers.
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When Barriere is taking snaps Saturday at Northern Colorado (2-7, 2-2), he’ll no longer be the temporary solution.
This is his offense now, and likely the next two seasons.
Welcome to the EB3 era.
@EB3__
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Just realized I've been covering EWU's football season for five months.
Quite a ride. Thanks for reading.
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"We have fun and don't take ourselves too seriously."
.
@EWUMBB
's young, lively coaching staff getting the most out of Big Sky-leading Eagles.
Average age of staff: 33
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Former Washington tight and linebacker Jusstis Warren transfers to
@EWUFootball
, per his Instagram account.
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EWU will face Ronald Ollie on Saturday, a Nicholls State defensive tackle who was one of the main subjects on the first season "Last Chance U."
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“I’m still proud to this day to be an Eastern Washington Eagle,” said Taiwan Jones, Mr. Special Teams for the Houston Texans.
I talked to Jones earlier this week.
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@CNN
When a devout racist finds out his 12th-great grandmother is Pocahontas, it sets him on a life-changing course.
Starring Edward Norton: Native American History X
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@Himbo_Suave
*Greenman-clad Charlie frantically making his case to a shocked Dennis with little Mahomes passed out in the back of a van, Frank driving*
You said get Mahomes! The bellman said this was Mahomes! I did what you told me to do! I don’t even watch football!
*Stress-eats cat food*
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.
@EWUfootball
defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding and SP teams coach Heath Pulver -- both U-Hi graduates -- share many common threads. .
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Looks like Patrick Ewing is in on the RayQuan Evans (North Idaho College) sweepstakes. The kid from Billings is getting some high-major offers.
📷:
@ITANativeSports
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Ex-EWU studs Erik Meyer, Matt Johnson and Greg Herd told me a ton of former Eagles will in Frisco this week. An all-class EWU football reunion, basically.
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His senior year at Bothell, and true freshman and junior seasons at EWU were affected by serious injuries.
A healthy
@SamMcPherson17
is now on his way to being EWU’s first 1,000-yard rusher since 2013.
Coach
@kevphx83
has been big in his development.
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Vernon Adams and EWU upset No. 25 Oregon State in 2013.
Gage Gubrud and crew upset Wazzu in 2016.
Now the latest great EWU QB’ Eric Barriere, ‘can’t wait’ to face his first Pac-12 school as a starter.
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FEATURE: Former Eastern Washington star
@NsimbaWebster
has become Mr. Special Teams for Los Angeles Rams.
EWU alums Webster, Cooper Kupp, Samson Ebukam and the
#LARams
host the
#Seahawks
today at 1:30.
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Cooper Kupp on QB Eric Barriere.
"I remember the first time watching his high school film, and I remember thinking "How is this guy coming to EWU?' Incredible athlete with an insane arm."
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All Rez - featuring ex-EWU hoopers Ashli Payne/Tisha Phillips, former New Mexico State former Abby Scott and former WNBA All-Star Shoni Schimmel - wins
@SpokaneHoopfest
women’s title.
They knocked off ex-Zag stud Janelle Bekkering’s YCC Canada in it’s third straight title game.
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“We are extremely saddened by the loss of a great person, family member, teammate and friend,” EWU head coach Aaron Best said. “George touched many along his journey and he was loved by them all. Rest in Peace George, we love you.”
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Maine, which was second in the country in sacks (47), didn't have a single sack today.
Its rushing defense, No. 1 in the FCS, also yielded a season-high 216 rushing yards.
Huge for EWU.
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Former EWU linebacker Ketner Kupp - who had a brief stint alongside his brother, Cooper, with the Rams last season - has returned to the Eags as defensive analyst.
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.
@EWUMBB
Groves brothers have developed mightily since starring Shadle Park.
Their long basketball bloodline may have something to do with that.
@tannergroves
@TaraGroves12
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Arizona coach Sean Miller had a glowing review of EWU today, referenced Davison, Perry and Aiken and coach Legans.
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Ex-EWU linebacker Ketner Kupp has signed a rookie free-agent contract with the 49ers.
If he makes the roster, he'll have a chance to stick his brother, former EWU star and Rams receiver Cooper Kupp.
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Eags fans trickling into Indiana Farmers Coliseum. Tip-off in one hour
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🦅🏀 Spokane's Groves (and Flugel!) family enjoying Eastern Washington's run to the NCAA Tournament led by brothers Tanner and Jacob Groves
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I went deep into the forest for a lil’ North Idaho ⛺️ to unplug from the work/sportszball.
Then I wake up to this...
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Jim Townsend with the strip sack and Chris Ojah recovers. Game over.
Eastern Washington 34, UC Davis 29
The Eagles are headed back to the FCS semifinals
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.
@EWUTFXC
record-breaking jumper, Big Sky Conference star and NCAA championships hopeful Keshun McGee (
@NGodzHands
) continues his ascent.
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EWU (11-2) will face Maine (10-3) Saturday at 11 a.m. at Roos Field in the FCS semifinals.
The game is on ESPN2.
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Dre Dorton wears Cooper Kupp's No. 10 jersey.
So it's only fitting that he breaks Kupp's single-game EWU receiving yards record.
Dorton: 14 catches, 284 yards, 3 TDs
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@Super70sSports
My psychiatrist told me I’m going crazy. I told him, “If you don’t mind, I’d like a second opinion.” He said, “All right. You’re ugly too."
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EWU NOTEBOOK: A day after his mother’s death, Shantay Legans clinches first Big Sky title as
@EWUMBB
head coach.
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EWU starting safety Dehonta Hayes, who was shot in a downtown Spokane shooting last month, is already back at camp happy and healthy.
Returning DT Keith Moore, who was also struck in the shooting with a non-life threatening injury, is not at practice.
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Oh hey, Townsend siblings.
EWU defensive end Jim Townsend and his sister, Gonzaga hooper Jill Townsend.
Okanogan’s finest ranch hands.
Check out my feature in Friday’s
@SpokesmanReview
.
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Say hello to the Big Sky Conference champion
@EWUMBB
Eagles.
The ladder is out. Net-cutting time in Cheney.
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Very sad deal for Odessa High two-year starter Dayton Dennard. RT
@_TheKrisFox
Pray for this young man 🙏
http://t.co/IXE5GP6mBo
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