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Barriere earns third POW award

DAVIS, Calif. – For the third time in six weeks of Big Sky Conference football, Eric Barriere, Eastern Washington’s All-America quarterback has been selected by the league office as the ROOT Sports Offensive Player of the Week.

He helped lead Eastern to a 32-22 victory April 3 over 11th-ranked University of California -Davis in Davis, Calif.

It was the sixth honor of his 36-game career.

Eastern out-gained the Aggies, 563-397, in the game as the Walter Payton Award candidate passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns on his way to finishing with 435 yards of total...

 

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