CHENEY — A pair of Eastern Washington University football seniors have been named to the Stats Perform Preseason All-America Team, as announced on Aug. 2. 

Eric Barriere represents Eastern as a first team quarterback and Tristen Taylor is a second team offensive lineman. The duo is among 21 other Big Sky Conference student-athletes to make the team, the most among FCS conferences selections. In total, there are 120 preseason All-Americans from 60 schools and 15 conferences split into three 40-player teams. 

Barriere, from Inglewood, Calif., and a 2016 graduate from La Habra High School,...