Portland State football at Eastern Washington: How to watch; what to watch for

Published 12:00 am Friday, October 28, 2022

By Paul Danzer

: Portland State will look to gang up on Eastern Washington and get back on the winning side of the ledger when the Vikings visit the Eagles on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Portland State and Eastern Washington are both 2-5, and 1-3 against Big Sky opponents entering Saturday’s 1 p.m. game.

HOW TO WATCH

When: 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.

Where: Roos Field, Cheney, Washington.

Streaming: ESPN+.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

This shapes up as a close game, especially compared with PSU’s recent struggled against ranked Big Sky Conference opponents. Portland State and Eastern Washington are tied for eighth-place in the 12-team Big Sky Conference. The Vikings have lost consecutive games to ranked teams Weber State and Idaho. The Eagles are coming off a 17-10 win at Cal Poly that halted a run of five losses.

Portland State averages 21.4 points on offense and is allowing 36.7. Eastern Washington scores 24 points a game and allows a league-worst 42.3 PSU will try to gain some momentum on offense against an opponent allowing 524yards a game (289 on the ground).

Both teams have first-year starters at quarterback. PSU’s Dante Chachere has 1642 yards of net offense and 17 touchdowns. EWU’s Gunner Talkington has 1,698 net yards … and 17 touchdowns.

Playing on the red turf at Roos Field is always interesting. And temperatures in the 40s will be a new experience this season for the Vikings.