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FCS Playoffs Second RoundThe Matchup -- Central Arkansas (10-2) at No. 2 seed Eastern Washington (10-1)Kickoff -- 4 p.m. ET at Roos Field (8,600) in Cheney, WashingtonCoverage -- ESPN3Series -- First meetingPlayers to Watch -- Central Arkansas: QB Hayden Hildebrand (221 of 364, 2,936 yards, 19 TDs, 9 INTs), WR Desmond Smith (67 receptions, 869 yards, 8 TDs), LB George Odum (79 TT, 8 TFL, 4 FF); Eastern Washington: QB Gage Gubrud (300 of 441, 4,071 yards, 40 TDs, 11 INTs; 107 carries, 463 yards, 4 TDs), WR Cooper Kupp (91 receptions, 1,297 yards, 16 total TDs), LB Miquiyah Zamora (84 TT, 4.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks)The Skinny -- Central Arkansas goes from playing on their gray and purple stripes -- where they beat Illinois State 31-24 in the first round -- to the all-red turf at Eastern Washington, whose Eagles are 5-0 at home this season. Against Illinois State, Hildebrand connected on two touchdown passes with Smith, the Bears all-time leading receiver. Their offense will want to get a run game going with freshman Carlos Blackman to keep Eastern Washingtons high-powered offense of the field. It doesnt help that their defense has surrendered 247.3 passing yards per game. But the second-place finisher in the Southland Conference is dangerous on returns with Tremon Smith handling punts and Jatavious Wilson on kickoffs. Eastern Washington, the Big Sky co-champion, features two of the three players invited to the announcement of the 2016 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, Gubrud and Kupp. Theyve helped lead the No. 1 passing offense (406.8 ypg), No. 2 total offense (541.3 ypg) and No. 3 scoring offense (44.2 ppg) in the FCS. Gubrud is No. 1 in the FCS in total offense (412.2 ypg) and Kupp must be defended against passes on trick plays (5 of 6, 135 yards, 2 TDs). Not to be overlooked is WR Shaq Hill (65 receptions, 1,104 yards, 15 TDs), also the Eagles all-time kick returner. The defense has been much-improved this season and allowed its lowest point totals in the final five regular-season games -- a 19.8-point average thats huge considering their porous defenses in the past.Up Next -- The winner will play either Richmond (9-3) or No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-2) in the quarterfinals Dec. 9 or 10.Prediction -- Coach Beau Baldwins Eagles will come out throwing and keep throwing. Eastern Washington, 35-24.PARIS -- Its been a long wait for Kevin Gameiro.But in the absence of the injured Olivier Giroud and with Karim Benzema still out of the France squad, the Atletico Madrid forward will finally get the opportunity to establish himself for good in Didier Deschamps team.Gameiro, who joined Atletico in the offseason for a reported 30 million euros ($34 million), is expected to start alongside Madrid teammate Antoine Griezmann when France takes on Bulgaria on Friday at the Stade de France in a World Cup qualifier.The European Championship runners-up, who were held to a 0-0 draw by Belarus in their Group A opener, will then travel to Amsterdam to play the Netherlands three days later.Griezmann, the top scorer at Euro 2016, is Deschamps first choice, with Gameiro, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Anthony Martial and Nabil Fekir in competition to replace Giroud.The Arsenal striker, who has not started a game this season with his club, has been hindered by a toe injury while Benzema -- who has not appeared for France since being charged with blackmail over a sex-tape scandal -- still has no place in the plans of Deschamps, at least on a short-term basis.The double absence of Benzema and Giroud is likely to benefit the 29-year-old Gameiro, who has strong credentials for his inclusion. His main asset is the promising relationship he has started to build with Griezmann at Atletico. Despite Fernando Torres competition that has been limiting his playing time, Gameiro has scored three goals and deliivered as many assists in nine appearances.ddddddddddddIndividually, both of them are quality players and the fact that they are playing together with their club is a good thing, Deschamps said. They can improve their chemistry.Gameiro started his international career six years ago and was regularly called by previous France coach Laurent Blanc, until a friendly game against the United States in November 2011. The former Sevilla player then had to wait nearly five years before wearing the France jersey again.Gameiro, who scored the equalizer in the Europa League final as Sevilla came from behind to beat Liverpool 3-1, sometimes felt forgotten after he left Paris Saint-Germain to move abroad. He was selected on a list of reserve players for the European Championship but did not make the final cut, and finally received a proper call-up in September, making his ninth international appearance against Belarus after coming in as a substitute.It was a very long wait. These things happen during a career, but I never gave up, Gameiro said. Sevilla is a big club in Spain, but in France they dont get much exposure. Signing at Atletico Madrid put me one step above.Against a Bulgarian team that conceded three goals in its 4-3 opening win over Luxembourg, Deschamps will field an offensive-minded side, with Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet also expected to start. ' ' '