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Athletes of the Week
Leilanie Kim — women’s golf
Idaho women’s golf concluded the Fresno State Lexus Classic this week fifth overall with three players finishing in the top twelve. Kim topped the Idaho team clinching 11th place overall …
Football assistants leave program
The University of Idaho confirmed Monday afternoon that linebackers coach Mike Anderson and defensive line coach Patrick Libey have left the football program.
Option thrives — Redshirt freshman quarterback rips No. 2 defense in spring finale
Whatever the 2013 version of Idaho football will look like in the fall, it started to come to fruition Friday evening at the Kibbie Dome when the Vandals concluded spring practices with the annual 2013 …
Wide-out, wide depth — Petrino specializes in wide receivers, arrived in Moscow with plenty of depth to go around for 2013 season
If there is anything new Idaho coach Paul Petrino knows a thing or two about its wide receivers. Prior to coming to Idaho he spent the better part of his coaching career working closely with …
Same name, younger face
First there were four. Now a few weeks into spring practices, two starting candidates have emerged at the quarterback position. Redshirt freshman Chad Chalich and senior Taylor Davis have been splitting first team reps as …
Athletes of the week
Chad Chalich — footballAfter accounting for six turnovers in Idaho’s second spring scrimmage, Chalich turned in an improved effort Saturday in the team’s third scrimmage at the Kibbie Dome. Chalich threw the game’s first touchdown …
Offense reaches 10 early
Kris Olugbode smashed his way into the end zone for the offense’s 10th touchdown and coach Paul Petrino blew his whistle, signaling the conclusion of Idaho’s third spring scrimmage.
Anderson faces challenge – Former Idaho player now in charge of Vandal linebackers
When Idaho coach Paul Petrino assembled his staff in December, he assembled one that had experience, youthful energy and familiarity with Moscow and the Pacific Northwest. Mike Anderson might be a check in all three of …
Athletes of the week
Matt Sullivan — outdoor track and field
Saturday at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz., Sullivan broke Idaho’s first outdoor record of the season, becoming the fourth Vandal ever to clear the 17-foot mark in …
Four’s company — Midway through spring practice, four-man race heats up as Idaho’s quarterbacks strut their stuff, all striving for starting position
In the Moscow rain on the SprinTurf, two weeks into spring football practice, the quarterback picture is becoming clearer for the Idaho Vandals.
UI, WSU player claim self-defense
Following interviews with both parties, Pullman police are reporting that Washington State football player Mansel Simmons and an unnamed Idaho football player are both claiming self-defense after engaging in a fistfight during a party that …
Future bright – Idaho joins Sun Belt Conference as football-only member for 2014 season
Just a year after the crumbling of the Western Athletic Conference, the University of Idaho has found a new football home.
New faces, harder hits —Linebackers lose 9 players
One of the first things Paul Petrino said he would do when he was introduced as the new coach in December is immediately break down film from 2012 to better understand where the strengths and …
Once again, QB battle highlights spring ball
It’s not Paul Petrino’s first go at spring football, but the first-year Idaho coach looks to have his hands full as the Vandals jump into spring practice Friday at 4 p.m. on the SprinTurf.
Idaho football spring primer — Looking at the defensive backs
In the weeks leading up to spring football practice we’re going to be examining each position group and size up the competition for starting spots. For the full recaps, including analysis of the incoming freshman …
Buckley dismissed – Idaho defensive tackle arrested with DUI
Expecting to return the majority of its starting defensive line, one of Idaho’s most experienced position groups got a little thinner Monday, when starting defensive tackle QuayShawne Buckley was dismissed from the team, the Lewiston …
Petrino’s new Vandals arrive Wednesday
With National Letter of Intent Day just five days away, coach Paul Petrino is putting the finishing touches on his first recruiting class — one that could see as many as 30 players sign on …
NFL needs to make Pro Bowl changes
The NFL Pro Bowl took place this past Sunday, and for those who didn’t watch it or were utterly unentertained, it’s not abnormal. Out of the major sports’ all-star games, the Pro Bowl has to …
Lineman faces charges
Vandal offensive lineman Jordan Johnson appeared in front of a judge at the Latah County Courthouse Tuesday for a DUI charge, among other offenses, which arose from an early morning citation the morning after Idaho’s …
Trojan turned Vandal — Idaho’s newest quarterback has found the FBS opportunity he was looking for at Idaho
For quarterbacks looking for an opportunity to start at the FBS level, Idaho has recently granted those opportunities.
Sports Brief
Cowan invited to NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Idaho’s most prolific punter is headed to the 2013 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The college all-star game kicks off at 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 19, at California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, …
Recruiting update: Just under a month until college football ‘Christmas’
National Letter of Intent day is right around the corner. On Feb. 6, Paul Petrino will officially ink most, if not all, of his first recruiting class as head coach of the Vandals.
The combination of …
Utterly unattractive — Media market, demographics mean no FBS conference invite
Idaho’s administrators have known for nearly two years that the Western Athletic Conference was slowly dying, and if it were to exist in the future at all would likely continue without football. Finding a new …
Athletes of the semester
Hannah Kiser- Cross- country
One of four juniors on the cross- country team that has never lost a WAC Championship meet, it still seems surreal that Kiser has another season to improve on an already remarkable …
