On Monday this week, the Big Sky Conference announced that the October 2 game between the Eastern Washington Eagles and the Montana Grizzlies has been moved to ESPN2. The contest, which was originally scheduled to be aired on ESPNU, will mark the first time ever that a regular season Big Sky game airs on the network and, while outwardly this doesn’t seem like a big deal, this is a huge milestone for FCS football.
Let’s start with the television side of things. ESPN absolutely nailed this move because, as it stands currently, the Eagles and the Griz rank No.