BIG SKY NOW: MSU’s big win over Idaho, EWU’s upset of Sacramento State
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MOSES LAKE -- On Tuesday’s episode of the Big Sky Now podcast, the panel of Josh Amick, Fritz Neighbor and Jon Allen of the Daily Inter Lake, Mark Nelke of the Coeur d’Alene Press and Ian Bivona of the Columbia Basin Herald break down recent headlines among football teams in the Big Sky.
Topics in Tuesday’s episode include Northern Colorado and Portland State getting their first conference wins of the season, what went wrong for Idaho in its road loss against Montana State and Eastern Washington snapping its four-game losing skid with a ranked win over Sacramento State.
In Thursday’s episode, the panel will preview Week 8 of the season which includes Eastern Washington hosting UC Davis, Weber State taking Sacramento State and NAU and Idaho State both looking to get back in the win column Saturday.
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