It's back to WSU football again this gorgeous Saturday afternoon, as WSU hosts its second home game in a row. The Standard-Examiner has the story in the morning edition, from which we provide the tantalizing lead paragraphs:
OGDEN -- Weber State is worried about Taiwan, but the Wildcats have no time for international politics or diplomacy.Read Roy Burton's full writeup here:
The 'Cats are concerned with keeping up with Jones -- Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington's electric all-purpose yards machine.
Jones, a Walter Payton Award candidate, is a dynamic junior running back/kick returner with NFL potential. He leads the nation in all-purpose yards at 238.7 yards per game and leads the Big Sky with 129.5 rushing yards per game (fifth in the FCS).
To describe Jones' abilities, Weber State coach Ron McBride has to turn to the superpowered -- or the supernatural.
"He's a Superman," McBride said. "That guy's a heck of a football player. He's got a lot of great speed; you might think you have him and then you don't. He's kind of like a phantom."
• Wildcats Jones'n for key win: EWU's ground game on WSU's radarThe Salt Lake Tribune carries a pretty good pregame story too:
• Weber State to keep things ‘simple’ against Eastern WashingtonKickoff's set for 1:30 p.m. at Stewart Stadium.
For those Wildcat fans who can't make it to the stadium, catch the audio broadcasts on WSU's flagship KLO Radio. Surprise of surprises, a live video broadcast will be available on the Altitude cable channel (Comcast channel 61).
WSU fans are invited to post their comments here, before, during and after the game, as per usual.
Best of luck to our highly athleticly-talented home town team, the Wildcats, and to their Yoda-style head coach Mac, of course .
Update 10/3/10 9:00 a.m.: A misfiring Wildcats squad falls by a final score of 35-24:
• Wildcats fall short vs. EWUA frustrated Coach Mac definitely has his work cut out for him as the Wildcats approach a bye week.
Update 10/4/10 5:30 a.m.: The Standard-Examiner carries some more post game commentary this morning. Check out Roy Burton's latest WSU Notes column here:
• 'No excuses' for Wildcats' mental errors in crucial loss
