Breaking Down Eastern Washington
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:08 pm
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - It seemed like the most ominous 11 seconds of Eastern Washington's season:
Villanova had rolled into Cheney, Wash., as the defending FCS champion and off three straight impressive victories on the road. EWU All-America running back Taiwan Jones, the Big Sky Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year, was standing on the sideline on crutches because of a broken left foot. And then 'Nova's Angelo Babbaro took the opening kickoff and raced through EWU for an almost-too-easy touchdown to open their FCS semifinal.
If you relied on the glassy-eyed looks throughout the Eastern Washington stands, you might have thought a white flag would soon be going up.
So how did the Eagles react? They marched right down their celebrated red turf on their first drive and calmly tied up the score.
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