BIG SKY NOW: Impressive wins and previewing Week 4
HERALD SPORTS STAFF | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — On this week's episodes 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 headline among football teams in the Big Sky.
Topics include impressive performances by Idaho, Montana, Sacramento State and Northern Arizona in Week 3, what went wrong for Weber State in its loss to Lamar and looking at Eastern Washington’s road loss to Southeastern Louisiana.
In the second episode, the panel predicts which Big Sky teams will head into conference play riding a winning streak, discuss is either EWU or Portland State have a shot in taking on FBS teams this weekend and preview Northern Arizona’s upcoming game against Incarnate Word. As always, the panel wraps up with their picks for the weekend.
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