Sports Brief 8/28/17
Award watch lists grows Senior defensive lineman Aikeem Coleman is the most recent athlete to be named to a preseason award watch list. Coleman was one of 34 athletes named […]
Tag: Rob Spear
Fumbling the budget — Majority of UI students believe athletics is profitable when it’s at a $1 million deficit
If you ask most University of Idaho students if the athletics department is profitable, they would probably say “yes.” They would be wrong.
All the right reasons — The Idaho Arena project fills the need for a medium-sized venue at UI
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben, Athletic Director Rob Spear and Special Adviser to the President Michael Perry have worked quietly since summer 2015 on a 50-year-old idea. The idea […]
Football: WAC Takes Interest
A report from the Lewiston Tribune Thursday suggests Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear did not favor moving Idaho football to the Big Sky Conference in 2018. A week before the […]
Sports Briefs 5/3/16
Pittman signs contract extension The University of Idaho announced Wednesday that soccer coach Derek Pittman had accepted a contract extension to remain with the program through 2020. “We are fortunate […]
Listen: Big Sky Tournament Updates – Men’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Tennis
May 1 radio broadcast of 4th and Downtown on KUOI 89.3 FM Moscow. Topics include reaction to UI President Chuck Staben’s announcement for Vandal football to join the Big Sky […]
Listen: Idaho to Join Big Sky Conference in 2018
Radio broadcast of 4th and Downtown on KUOI 89.3 FM Moscow. Topics include University of Idaho President Chuck Staben’s conference affiliation announcement and a preview of the men’s and women’s […]
Video: Staben Announces Move to Big Sky
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben, Athletic Director Rob Spear and football coach Paul Petrino discuss Idaho’s future transition to the Big Sky Conference with the media during a press […]
Football: Idaho to Join Big Sky in 2018
University of Idaho President Chuck Staben announced the decision for the Vandal football program to join the Big Sky Conference in 2018 during a press conference Thursday at the Kibbie […]
Football: Looming Deadline
The University of Idaho has yet to announce a decision regarding the status and conference affiliation of its football program, as an impending May 4 deadline looms. With the Sun […]