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By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter 

Eagles, Griz primed for playoff rematch

First time Eastern has met regional rival in postseason since 1985

 

Last updated 12/4/2014 at 3:03pm



The NCAA likes to seed teams into the initial rounds of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs with the geography — and face it, money — in mind.

With the potential of cross-country junkets in the future for teams that advance, college football’s sanctioning body does what they can to cut travel.

Past playoff match-ups in Cheney have prompted a “who’s that,” and “just where the heck are they from,” responses since 2010. So it’s hard to beat how things shook out for this year’s second-round game.

Saturday’s 1:35 p.m. second-round match-up at Roos Field comes b...



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