Both are still on the rosters I assume they didn’t quit or take a leave due to COVID. Just not on the depth chart.
Maybe means nothing.

Can’t tell if they’re out or beat out, Though one would think a guy nearing the top ten in career tackles would be listed on the depth chart, but who knows?

Considering that Cody Hawkins is QB coach as well as offensive coordinator, and we’re picking a new QB, I think his plate is full. He will put his own spin on play calling, but most importantly, coaching the QBs. I think he’s well qualified for that.

There is no reason Cody Hawkins has to change anything from what they were doing in the fall, and since he was receivers coach he’s intimately familiar with Plough’s offense.
He can evolve things over time.

Bigger changes are in the defense where this is the first game under Coombs and he has moved quite a few people to different positions and we’ve had more turnover of personnel. Freshman Safeties, except for Isaiah Thomas, on the depth chart when we have a number of veterans DBs on the roster. Our two starting returning corners are now listed at the same position. I don’t know if the depth chart is definitive but it’s a little worrisome to have that much inexperience on the D Line and Safety, and to have many returning players in altered positions. Less continuity than on offense.

Surprising that Josiah Suani isn’t listed, after starting six games for us at Nose last year. Also, Bryce Rogers now a nose tackle.
And Safety is so dominated by freshmen, Where is Erron Duncan?

The most notable thing about our defense is the number of freshmen in the DL spots. We had a few defensive linemen who didn’t come back despite having remaining eligibility.

Hawkins even more secretive than usual:
https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggies/ready-or-not-here-comes-aggie-football/
Bunch of new guys traveling because they’ve been with the program for half a year, is about the only info that he provides. But he won’t name anyone. Jeez

I notice on the roster that our 2019 most improved defensive player, Da’Von Frazier has moved back to defensive back from linebacker. He started the last game we played at outside linebacker. This may be an indication the team feels good about their linebackers.

You’re right about the biggest of the four 300lb plus D linemen but one is a senior. I thought two were transfers but just the one.
I can’t see how not playing helps Montana and Montana State. Are they doing spring practices? They likely are. So they’re running COVID risk anyway, what little risk there is.
Teams that play get to see how all their new guys fit in. They’ll be better in the fall because they played in the spring, as long as they don’t get a lot of injuries. I’ve seen on this board that this year spring doesn’t count against eligibility. If so it’s like a no cost redshirt year for young guys. It works out great for us with the coaching and QB transitions as far as preparation for fall is concerned.

On defense I think we are much deeper and more experienced this year assuming the injured guys are healed. Linebacker had a lot of new faces last year and defense got off to a bad start but improved. I think we did a good job replacing the graduated defensive linemen but that remains to be seen. In the defensive backfield, I cannot believe how many proven and experienced guys we have there. It will be interesting how all those pieces fit together.
I notice that Princeton Toki is now listed on defense. He and another big freshman might not play much but the other two probably will. Including Princeton, our four biggest DL additions weigh over 1300lbs.

but since we don’t know the three or four deep even that would be interesting. Usually the opponents game notes come out before ours and often include a depth chart UCD provided. So I would look at Idaho’s website on Wednesday

The game notes usually didn’t appear until Wednesday or Thursday. So maybe that will happen this year. That’s the only place the depth chart appeared.

Maybe this year will be different because nothing is coming out about the team this year, at least so far.

Their coach is likely to be very aggressive in situational play calling, similar to Hawkins. Looking at the stats they were about as bad as you can get in converting on third and fourth down. 3rd down 4 for 14, 4th down 0 for 2. Their go to wide receiver is a sophomore who started three games at tight end last year. Idaho hat a lot of bad snaps from their second string center.

Beside QB the big question for us is what our defense looks like. We’ve got some very big transfer defensive linemen, From JC or small colleges, so unproven. We return our best lineman, I’m guessing we will be improved,
Linebacker has some new faces in transfers from UCLA and Oregon State. The UCLA guy was a reserve for them but saw some action, graduated in three years, must be some kind of a record.

yes, that’s our first game.
They are pretty good judging by yesterday’s game. I’m glad we don’t have their QB because he’s a statue. He can make deep throws though.It was funny when they ran some option plays and Eastern totally knew he wasn’t going to keep the ball or maybe hoped he would.
They have athletic receivers, one is a 6’2 215lb guy Hayden Hatten who can make a great catch and another who is powerfully built 6’0 205lb Cutrell Haywood who is pretty dangerous after the catch. They are tough defensively with a pair of touted linebackers. Stout defensive line. Going to be a good test for whoever we play at QB.
I’m not a fan of all white uniforms but it’s particularly unattractive with mustard helmets. Maybe it’s reminiscent of a potato with butter.

league should make sure none of the officials wear glasses. I typically cannot see through my glasses when wearing a mask
I don’t know if the ref by the goal post wore glasses or not but if not why fiddle with your mask?

The Idaho QB had proclaimed himself the best quarterback in the league before ever playing a down. www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/feb/27/late-touchdown-lifts-idaho-past-eastern-washington/%3famp-content=amp

The field goal call made a huge difference. The touchdown came on a 3rd and 11 play from the 25. With the game tied and in the final minute. There was an element of surprise with the call because the logical play would have been to try to move a little closer and center the ball for a field goal to win . If Eastern had led by 3 they would have been expecting the shot at the end zone as a more likely play.

NAU had no fans in attendance, the broadcast pair wore masks, were separated by plexiglass and at least one of them had already had his two vaccine shots. Either Arizona is way ahead on vaccinations or sportscasters are essential workers there.

Idaho game had a few thousand fans, including cheerleaders who stood in the stand with about five feet separating them, they could easily have spaced out a lot more. Seems like they were isolating the cheerleaders from the fans more than from each other,

. The Idaho / Eastern game was a very even contest, decided in the last few minutes. Idaho looks pretty good. Their QB is so Immobile it’s painful to watch though.
.Both that game and the Northern Arizona game had quality streams.

it’s absurd that after the majority of teams elsewhere have played their season with no notable problems due to COVID that a bureaucrat from a backwater county where Davis is the biggest town can impose arbitrary rules based on nothing but a whim