Pictured from left to right holding the NCAA Division I Championship Trophy:  EWU Director of Athletics Bill Chaves, Secretary of State Sam Reed, and EWU head football coach Beau Baldwin.  Photograph courtesy of David Cook of Eastern Washington University.

Last week Sam visited the campus of Eastern Washington University in Cheney to congratulate the Eagles on becoming NCAA Division I football champions.  The Eagles won their championship in Frisco, Texas, on January 7, defeating Delaware in a 20-19, come-from-behind thriller.