Denim Millward Sports Editor There was apparently no bucket of Gatorade available, so the Idaho State football players improvised. In the waning seconds of the team’s 44-24 homecoming victory over Sacramento State, a handful of Bengals, each armed with a water bottle, snuck up on beaming head coach Mike Kramer […]
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Denim Millward Sports Editor Let’s get one thing clear: Idaho State football is plenty familiar with, and sick of, losing. On Saturday, Sept. 6 the ISU Bengal football team lost to the Utah State Aggies in Logan, Utah extending their road-losing streak to an almost unfathomable 46 consecutive games. Obviously, […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Bengals know what’s in store for them, and they’re ready for it. With the daunting task of battling a PAC-12 opponent looming on the horizon, The Idaho State University football program worked feverishly to wring as much preparation and experience as possible out of both […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Though it may not be reflected in its overall record, the 2013 Idaho State football squad made significant strides in shoring up its glaring defensive deficiencies that plagued the team the year prior. More impressive than the modest two-win improvement from 2012 to 2013 (1-11 in […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor After mother nature interfered with their plans, the Idaho State football team finally took the practice field for the first time to start preparing for the upcoming season April 2. After a marginally-improved 2013 season and some key departures from the team, uncertainty and optimism are […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In collegiate football, the dawn of spring should harbor in a fresh new wave of optimism. For the Idaho State football team, the kickoff of spring practices has produced uncertainty and potential controversy. In the last sentence of a press release from ISU Sports Information on […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor Wednesday, Feb. 5 was to college football fans as Christmas morning is to a young child. Much like Christmas, National Signing Day represents the arrival of many new “toys” fans can’t wait to see in action. Head Coach Mike Kramer announced 17 new ISU Bengal football […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer Throughout the 2013 season for the Idaho State football team, there was a new sense of energy not present in recent years. In Mike Kramer’s third season at the helm, the 3-9 record that will show up in the record books is not the important factor. […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In NCAA athletics, so-called “bodybag” games are as common as the spread formation, painted chests and liquored-up frat boys. These games pit powerhouse teams, usually from a higher division, against a much smaller and weaker opponent. The outcomes of these games are decided long before the […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor As a group, sports fans are not exactly known for their sweet understanding and ample patience. When the often-irrational demand for a team to succeed is mixed with said team being stuck at or near the bottom of its conference, the result is an understandably pessimistic […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer When Idaho State University graduates Ashleigh Vella and John van Vliet exited Pocatello for their futures, each ventured all the way to Durham, England, to further their educations and continue their athletic pursuits. Vella was a member of the 2011-2012 Big Sky conference champion women’s basketball […]
SVEN ALSKOG Staff Writer When fans looked out onto the field this past weekend to watch the Idaho State University Bengals football team there was a rare site: two true-freshman offensive lineman in the starting lineup. Along with freshmen Thomas Vazorka and Skyler Phillips, Bengals head coach Mike Kramer’s other […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor In the realm of sports, there is no buzzword that will instantaneously create more controversy than the word “concussion.” The very utterance of the word conjures images of muscle-bound behemoths annihilating unsuspecting foes with malicious helmet-to-helmet hits, or basketball players crashing to the ground and slamming […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor If you’re reading this article and you attended last week’s homecoming game, you had a marked effect on the game. Maybe your fingerprints weren’t as indelible on the outcome as Mitch Beckstead or Cam Richmond’s were, but you, the fan, made a difference. Too often, the […]
SVEN ALSKOG STAFF WRITER In the age of technology, where we can turn on the television and watch NCAA student athletes competing at a high level, the student aspect of the equation can sometimes be forgotten. At Idaho State University, an increased emphasis has been placed on academics within the […]