Since the installation of “The Inferno,” as the red turf at Roos Field in Cheney is called, Eastern Washington has been one of the best FCS teams in the country.

Lucas started all 12 games on WSU’s offensive line during the regular season and helped the Cougars reduce their sacks total from 44 in 2017 to just 11 in 2018. The Everett native and Archbishop Murray product anchored the right side of an offensive line that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award – given to the nation’s top O-line – and he was integral in WSU’s FBS-leading passing totals.

Seattle will be without linebacker Mychal Kendricks for the rest of the season after he suffered a knee and lower leg injury in the Seahawks’ win over Minnesota. Coach Pete Carroll says Kendricks will need surgery for a couple of different issues, including the knee and “a little nick” to his lower leg. Carroll says Kendricks would need at least six to eight weeks of recovery.

Gonzaga is only one-third of the way through the regular season, but it has been involved in several of college basketball’s most entertaining games.

The third-seeded Eagles, playing in their fifth FCS semifinal since 2010, have to get past a staunch Maine defensive unit that upset second-seeded Weber State 23-18 on the road last week.