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(STATS) -- Just like the offense, the red carpet is rolled out at Eastern Washington for the defense this season. Discount Jordans From China .Oh, the high-powered offense is still rolling, but the Eagles dont necessarily have to overcome their defense by winning shootouts.They posted their first shutout since 2009 in eliminating Richmond 38-0 in the FCS playoff quarterfinals Saturday on the red turf at Roos Field.Eastern Washington (12-1), a Big Sky Conference co-champion, will host Youngstown State (11-3) from the Missouri Valley Football Conference in an FCS semifinal next Saturday. Its a matchup of past FCS national champs as YSU won four titles in the 1990s and EWU captured its only one in 2010.Richmond (10-4) didnt challenge against the Eagles after the CAA Football squad made its second straight cross-country trip following a second-round win at North Dakota last Saturday. Roos Field was slick from snow in Cheney this week, but the Samson Ebukam-led defense had more to do with the Spiders offensive woes. The visitors committed five turnovers, quarterback Kevin Johnson was sacked six times and they finished with just 205 yards of offense. Their turnovers led to 17 Eagles points.Ebukam, a senior defensive end, had eight tackles, two sacks, two other tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception. Linebacker Miquiyah Zamora also had eight stops and a fumble recovery.Im so happy for what those guys (have done), theyve earned that, EWU coach Beau Baldwin said of the defense. It didnt just happen out there today, it goes way back.The Eagles, whose defense has improved under coordinator Jeff Schmedding, shut out Central Arkansas in the second half a week ago, so their streak rose to six quarters after they posted their first shutout since a 16-0 win over Northern Colorado on Sept. 19, 2009.They combined the big defensive effort with Gage Gubruds three first-half touchdown passes to dominate the first-ever meeting between the two programs.Gubrud finished 21 of 32 for 287 yards, raising his season total to an FCS-leading 4,807 yards. Senior wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown, extending his career receiving yards to 6,284 -- a record for all divisions of college football.Nsimba Webster and Shaq Hill also caught touchdowns, while Jabari Wilson and Antoine Custer both rushed for scores.We just played together as a team the whole game, Baldwin said. Thats what I loved about it.Eastern Washington announced on Friday it is finalizing a five-year contract with Baldwin, its ninth-year head coach. He improved to 85-31 with the Eagles with Saturdays win. Cheap Air Jordans Free Shipping . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Discount Air Jordans Free Shipping . Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. http://www.discountairjordan.com/ . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. The Houston Texans are still unsure if defensive end J.J. Watt will play in the first two regular-season games, coach Bill OBrien told ESPNs Ed Werder on Friday.Watt has been on the physically able to perform list since July 25, after he had surgery on a herniated disk in his back.OBrien said he is encouraged by Watts recovery and that everything is going in the right direction.I dont think we can predict whether hell be ready for Week 1 or Week 2, but hes going to be ready sooner rather than later, OBrien told Werder.Watt wass originally reported to miss 6-10 weeks after the surgery, with the 6-week mark meaning a return in the beginning of September. Wholesale Jordan Shoes From China. The Texans open the season at home against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 11.Watt has never missed a regular-season game in his five seasons in the NFL. He finished last season with 17.5 sacks while playing with a broken hand and five torn muscles in his core area. ' ' '