Eastern Washington burns Cal Poly 62-10 with 5 TD passes

Updated Mar. 27, 2021 7:25 p.m. ET

Associated Press

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Eric Barriere threw three touchdown passes and Gunner Talkington threw for two more in an unexpected start and Eastern Washington rolled to a 62-10 win over Cal Poly on Saturday.

The school never announced why Talkington, a sophomore, stepped in for All-America candidate Barriere.

Barriere took over and

It was a school record for points and yards (447) in a half for the Eagles (3-1, 3-1 Big Sky Conference). They finished with 683 yards, 416 through the air, 284 for Barriere and 132 for Talkington, who closed the scoring with a TD pass. Limu-Jones matched his career high with 147 yards on seven receptions.

Cal Poly got a touchdown pass from Hunter Raquet to Lepi Lataimua in the first quarter. The Mustangs (0-3) had 238 yards.

Two former EWU head coaches and three ex-Eagles player are on the Cal Poly staff, led by head coach Beau Baldwin, who guided Eastern Washington to the 2010 national championship. He is assisted by his former boss at EWU, Paul Wulff, and three standout players, Erik Meyer, J.C. Sherritt and Nicholas Edwards.

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