Keo, Korby chosen as team captains

It was Vandals against Vandals Friday night during the University of Idaho football team’s Silver and Gold game. The game was the zenith of the team’s spring training.
“We have come a million miles and I am very happy about that,” said Idaho coach Robb Akey. “It’s all in bits and pieces, but we have gained monumental ground in the things that determine the program.”
The Silver team, which was composed of the No. 1 defense and the No. 2 offense, took the game at 31-17. However, the score is of little concern, as many players were moved from team to team.

Junior wide receiver Max Komar said this spring’s training had been more natural for the players as the team wasn’t trying to learn a new offense. This is the first season in the last five that Idaho has not had a new coach.
“We are able to get better at things over the course of the spring instead of trying to figure each other out like we were last spring,” Akey said. “We’ve got a family here and that is a great thing.”
One member of the football family, freshman running back Princeton McCarty, did better than expected. McCarty scored a total of four touchdowns. The longest of McCarty’s touchdown runs was 46 yards, and ended with a flip into the end zone.

“I don’t know what I was trying to do, just wanted to end up facing the other way,” McCarty said. “That will probably be the last of those.”
Though the end zone stunt resulted in an immanent unsportsmanlike conduct call, Akey was still impressed with the youngster’s performance.
“Princeton McCarty had a great night tonight,” Akey said. “He made some big plays and we have seen him make some big plays like that this spring.”
Akey also hinted that a decision on who would hold the No. 1 quarterback position had been made, and that the decision would be made public early next week.
“You saw Nathan (Enderle) running a majority with the No. 1 offense, but Quin (Ashley) came in and got his chance with the ones also. I see both of those kids executing the offense very well and I want to sit down and talk with both of them before making a decision.”

Before the game, Akey announced the team captains for the 2008 season. Adam Korby will represent the offense for the second year in a row, while Shiloh Keo will represent the defense.
“The last defensive captain was David Vobora,” Keo said. “Those are some pretty big shoes to fill. It brought a tear to my eye that my teammates chose me. It’s a big honor.”
A crowd of 5,100 people was in attendance for the game.
The Vandal football team will remain dormant for the remainder of the spring, and will begin its regular season on Aug. 30 away at Arizona.

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