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Around the NFL: Rams intend to trade away WR Cooper Kupp

Around the NFL: Rams intend to trade away WR Cooper Kupp

There truly is no offseason with the NFL, even during Super Bowl Week. On Tuesday, it was announced the Los Angeles Rams have the intention of trading away the MVP of Super Bowl LVI, wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

Who was the one to break this news? Well, Cooper Kupp himself… and he is not thrilled about LA’s intentions. Kupp took to his own personal Twitter account to make his dissatisfaction well known.

Despite the fact the Rams won the NFC West this past season, and are only three years removed from hoisting the Lombardi in their home stadium, they have been in a quasi-rebuild for a while now. Their 2022 season as defined by the fact they went 5-12 and earned the dubious distinction of being literally the worst team in NFL history at defending their title from the previous year. From there, they made the playoffs in both 2023 and 2024, but in each season no one would have considered this LA team good by any reasonable stretch of the imagination.

It is clear the Rams are attempting to find a way to bolster their mediocre roster by trading away arguably the greatest receiver in franchise history. Cooper Kupp – the former Eastern Washington University standout – earned the triple crown of receiving by leading the entire NFL in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards.

In my estimation, especially as a former Eastern Eagle, this is a rotten way of treating a player of Kupp’s caliber.

Of course, potentially shipping Kupp out of the NFC West must be seen as a positive. The Rams have been an absolute terror with him in the lineup. In 12 career games against the Seahawks, Kupp has 70 receptions for 815 yards and five touchdowns against Seattle. In his last game, a 26-20 overtime victory over the Hawks, Kupp had a series-best 11 receptions for 104 yards.

Under Sean McVay, Los Angeles will always be difficult to compete against. They are a perpetual matchup nightmare when it comes to Seattle. But having Kupp out of the lineup will be one less headache to deal with when it comes to the Seahawks’ Achilles Heel.

On a side note… as a former classmate of Cooper Kupp’s, I sure hope Seattle finds a way to bring the former MVP to the Emerald City. It is unlikely, yes, but Kupp would fill a need… especially since it is increasingly doubtful that Tyler Lockett will return for the 2025 season.

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This Division I program is reinstating its men’s golf program after more than 20 years

The band is getting back together.

With all the talk about the future of college golf and programs possibly getting cut, one is being reinstated after more than 20 years of being gone.

Eastern Washington announced its reinstating its men’s golf program for the 2025-26 season.

The Eagles made their debut in the 1960s playing in NAIA before moving to Division II in the 1980s. After a 10-year hiatus from 1982 to 1992, the men’s program returned, with the addition of the women’s team, and played through 2001-02. 

 Now, the men’s team is returning.

“As a regional comprehensive university, we felt it was important to sponsor a sport that strengthens our connection to our community and future prospective students at EWU,” said Tim Collins, the EWU Director of Athletics, in a release. “We have a great opportunity to build a roster featuring student-athletes from the Pacific Northwest and reconnect with our golf alumni as we rebuild the program alongside the women’s team which has been active for 32 years.”

Eastern Washington will compete in regional tournaments that fulfill NCAA Division I sport sponsorship requirements. 

Badgers in contact with Eastern Washington transfer

The Badgers have been on contact with Steele Venters, a 6-foot-7 guard from Eastern Washington after he entered the transfer portal.

The Badgers have been in contact with Steele Venters, a 6-foot-7 guard from Eastern Washington after he entered the transfer portal a few days ago. Venters is looking for a new opportunity after spending the first three years of his collegiate career with the Eagles.

Venters saw his role expand with Eastern Washington over the last two years, most recently averaging 15.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 31.4 minutes per game while playing in 34 contests in 2022-2023.

With the Badgers losing Jordan Davis (transfer portal) and potentially Tyler Wahl ahead of the 2023-2024 campaign, Greg Gard could certainly use a wing option like Venters next season.

Overall, Wisconsin has remained very active on the transfer portal so far this offseason, at least when it comes to contacting available players.

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Florida vs Eastern Washington Prediction, Game Preview

Florida vs Eastern Washington game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Sunday, October 2

Florida vs Eastern Washington prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 5, Sunday, October 2

Florida vs Eastern Washington How To Watch

Date: Sunday, October 2
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL
How To Watch: SEC Network/ESPN+
Record: Florida (2-2), Eastern Washington (1-2)
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Florida vs Eastern Washington Game Preview

Why Eastern Washington Will Win

There were a few problems in the 70-14 loss to Oregon, and 38-35 loss last week to Montana State was tough, but there are positives.

There’s a good pass rush, the offensive line doesn’t allow a slew of things behind the line, and the O does a nice job of scoring when it gets its chances.

More than anything else, the Eagles have to take advantage of the situation and the moment.

The game was moved to Sunday morning – even though it’s supposed to be okay on Saturday afternoon – and the team needs to catch the Gators moping a bit after the loss to Tennessee and with the SEC season up next.

However …

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Why Florida Will Win

Eastern Washington doesn’t have the pop and explosion of past years.

No, the passing game isn’t unstoppable like it used to be, the run defense isn’t even close, and Florida should take advantage of it all.

Anthony Richardson and the passing game went off on Tennessee, but it’s the running attack that should have fun with a good rotation of backs to take over right away and control the tempo and the clock throughout.

The team still has work to do. It hasn’t had any real break so far – the USF game was way too tight – and even though it’s a funky Sunday morning start, this isn’t the time to mail it in because …

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What’s Going To Happen

This is when Florida has to get the overall timing down a bit better.

The passing game was great last week against the Vols, but it needs to click a bit better – Richardson only hit 53% of his passes – the timing of Billy Napier’s rushing attack needs to go off, and the defense needs a day without a lot of stress.

All of that will happen.

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Florida vs Eastern Washington Prediction, Line

Florida 52, Eastern Washington 14
Line: Florida -29.5, o/u: 73
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Florida vs Eastern Washington Must See Rating (out of 5): 1.5

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Report Card: Will the real Oregon Ducks please stand up?

Oregon did what it needed to do and then some against Eastern Washington. This is what this week’s report card looks like:

It’s so hard to judge a team that plays an FCS opponent that clearly is on a different level. But considering how things went around the country with several upsets, Oregon’s 70-14 win over Eastern Washington was a pleasant sight to see.

Bo Nix threw for five touchdowns with no interceptions and looked like the senior quarterback he is. Oregon’s receivers and tight end dominated the smaller and slower Eagles secondary and the running backs, kept plugging along.

On the defensive side of the ball, Oregon forced two turnovers, including a Pick-6. It wasn’t exactly the prettiest of plays, but six points is six points.

But for the second straight game, the linebackers were relatively pedestrian. They weren’t bad, but didn’t do anything special either and that has to be a concern moving forward.

All in all, a win is a win and Dan Lanning and the Ducks will definitely take it. Here’s how the report card looks for everyone involved.

Social media reacts as Ducks bounce back with refreshing rout over Eastern Washington

Duck fans were down bad after last week. Nothing like a 70-14 blowout win to get the positive vibes to return.

Not only did the Oregon Ducks need that, but Oregon fans needed that one in the worst way.

After losing to Georgia 49-3 in the first week of the season, Duck fans were down bad for the past few days. Some were saying that the season was over and that hiring Dan Lanning, a first-time head coach, was a mistake. Others were far more level-headed and preached patience. It’s nice to see that latter group get rewarded after a 70-14 win over Eastern Washington on Saturday night.

The Ducks looked dominant, as they should, against an FCS school, and were able to move the ball at will, scoring 9touchdowns on their first 9 offensive drives in the game. Better than that, the defense that looked abysmal against Georgia held the Eagles to just 187 total yards on the day.

It’s safe to say that Oregon Twitter circles were a bit more upbeat after this game than they were a week ago. Here are some of the best reactions from the game:

5 takeaways from Oregon’s much-needed blowout victory over Eastern Washington

Oregon got rid of the taste left by Georgia in Week 1. They proved they can dismantle a lesser opponent and put points on the board.

The Oregon Ducks did what they needed to do on Saturday night. They obliterated an FCS school, the Eastern Washington Eagles, winning 70-14 when all was said and done.

After the embarrassment that was Week 1 against the Georgia Bulldogs, this performance felt like some aggression was being taken out in the best way for the Ducks. Points were scored, stops were made, and in general, Oregon proved that they are a talented team. Are the capable of hanging with the best teams in the nation when playing to their ceiling? That’s a question we don’t have an answer to. We do know, however, that they can put away inferior talent when asked to.

The Ducks are now 1-1 going into one of their most important games of the year against BYU next week. Here are some of our biggest takeaways from Saturday’s game.

Instant reaction: The Oregon Ducks football season can officially begin after 70-14 blowout

Oregon accomplished everything it needed to against EWU in order to put last week behind it forever.

After the complete debacle of what happened last week, the Oregon Ducks football team needed something like this.

There’s no better way to erase a 49-3 loss and put it in the rearview mirror forever than with a huge 70-14 win over FCS Eastern Washington. The Ducks did everything they need to do against the Eagles to regain confidence in themselves.

They proved that they do have talent and more than enough to have a pretty special season. Oregon’s season officially began Saturday night and now the Ducks have a big game on the horizon with BYU.

Bo Nix was Bo Nix once again as he went 28-of-33 passing for 277 yards and five touchdowns. But maybe more important than any of those numbers was that Nix wasn’t intercepted one time. Oregon scored a touchdown on every drive Nix led.

Some mental healing was also accomplished as tight end Cam McCormick, who is wearing the late Spencer Webb’s No. 18, scored a touchdown for the first time since 2017.

The starting defense also showed out after being steamrolled by Georgia. It was a total team effort, including two interceptions.

In short, this was a complete turnaround from Game 1. Sure, it’s difficult to judge against an FCS team, but considering the amount of upsets from around the country such as Appalachian State defeating Texas A&M and Marshall beating Notre Dame, no win can be undervalued.

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Social media reacts to Terrance Ferguson’s wild second touchdown reception

Terrance Ferguson turned into a pinball as he bounced away and spun into the end zone for another touchdown.

Oregon Ducks football coach Dan Lanning said this week he wanted his team to execute the Xs and Os a lot better than they did against Georgia.

It’s doubtful he drew this one up.

Quarterback Bo Nix threw into coverage and the pass should have been picked off, but the pass was tipped right into tight end Terrance Ferguson’s big mitts and when he turned around with the ball, he had to bounce off a defender, put on a spin move and then score.

It was Ferguson’s second touchdown reception of the night and he’s quickly becoming a go-to target for Nix. Hopefully next time, the tight end is a little more open than he was on this play.

Oregon vs Eastern Washington Prediction, Game Preview

Oregon vs Eastern Washington game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 2 game on Saturday, September 10

Oregon vs Eastern Washington prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 2, Saturday, September 10

Oregon vs Eastern Washington How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 10
Game Time: 8:30 ET
Venue: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
How To Watch: Pac-12 Network
Record: Oregon (0-1), Eastern Washington (1-0)
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Why Eastern Washington Will Win

This isn’t the team you want to face if you’re feeling a little bit down about life, the world, and your place in it.

There’s losing the season opener to the defending national champion, and there’s what Georgia did to Oregon in the 49-3 annihilation.

Georgia certainly has the talent, and a loss is a loss no matter what the score, but Stetson Bennett all of a sudden looked like Patrick Mahomes against an Oregon defense that looked lost, struggled to tackle, and couldn’t come up with a third down stop.

Almost literally, it couldn’t. It allowed Georgia to hit 9-of-10 third down chances.

Eastern Washington rolled up 474 yards in the 36-29 win over Tennessee State. It’s bringing the passing attack to keep pressing an already shaky looking Duck D, and the team will hardly be fazed by the big stage.

However …

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Why Oregon Will Win

The Eastern Washington defense got carved up last week, too.

The team won, but Tennessee Tech was balanced, explosive, and it would’ve made the game even tighter if it wasn’t for a slew of turnovers and penalties.

Oregon was able to get yards on Georgia – at least a few – but there weren’t any big things happening and everything kept stalling. That’s not going to be an issue for the Oregon offense this week, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Oregon is fine.

Really, it is.

There’s still a ton of talent on both sides of the ball, there’s going to be a running game again, and Bo Nix isn’t that awful. Playing against Georgia will make everyone look bad.

Eastern Washington has a good enough offense to get a few shots in, but Oregon will start to look like it’s supposed to.

The Eagles aren’t the Dawgs.

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Oregon vs Eastern Washington Prediction, Line

Oregon 45, Eastern Washington 20
Line: Oregon -21, o/u: 71
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Oregon vs Eastern Washington Must See Rating (out of 5): 2

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