For the seventh time in his illustrious career, Eastern Washington University quarterback Eric Barriere has earned the ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week award. The conference announced the honor this morning (Sept. 6) and he shares the offensive nod with UC Davis quarterback, Hunter Rodrigues.
 
Barriere helped the Eagles win their 11^th-ever victory over a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent in a 35-33 double-overtime win against UNLV at Allegiant Stadium on Sept. 2. In the win, Barriere was 29-of-39 with 374 passing yards and threw for three touchdowns. He also added 32 yards on the ground for his 11th career game of over 400 yards of total offense.
 
The Inglewood, Calif., native shined the most when the lights were the brightest, orchestrating two game-winning drives in the overtime periods. On EWU's first possession, he found Dylan Ingram for 25-yards on the first play of the drive. On the ensuing possession he found another tight end in Blake Gobel for another 25-yard touchdown and then connected with Talolo Limu-Jones for the two-point conversion.
 
His first touchdown of the day was a 31-yard connection to Efton Chism III to give Eastern Washington a 10-6 lead in the third quarter.
 
Now 21-9 as a starter, the honor is the seventh of his career. Barriere is the preseason Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year after taking home the accolade last season and is also on the Walter Payton Award watchlist after finishing runner-up at the end of the season.
 
He has a career total of 78 TD passes which is fifth in school history. He is fourth with 96 total touchdowns responsible for. Barriere has completed 60.8 percent of his passes in his career (675-of-1110), good for 9,113 yards, 78 touchdowns and 23 interceptions, and has rushed 296 times for 1,395 net yards and 18 more TDs.
 
Barriere and the rest of the Eagles are preparing for their home opener this Saturday, Sept. 11, at Roos Field against Central Washington. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Pacific time and can be watched regionally on SWX or ESPN+.