Both sides of ball have their day in the sun

First EWU football scrimmage lets both defense, offense show off

By PAUL DELANEY

Staff Reporter

It might sometimes be tough to find much of a difference between day-to-day fall practice sessions and scrimmages leading up to the start of the football season.

But for senior defensive lineman Evan Cook, Eastern Washington University's first scrimmage last Saturday at Roos Field was not just knocking heads with friends and teammates.

“We have such a big play offense with great running backs, great quarterback, great receivers obviously,” Cook said. “So going against them that helps us; if we can s...