Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The 2015 season did not go as planned for head coach Mike Kramer and company. After a successful 2014 season in which the Bengals nearly grabbed a spot in the FCS playoffs with an 8-4 record, ISU won just two games last season. Quarterback, Michael Sanders, […]
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Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Spring time in Pocatello: the snow is melting, the leaves are changing and the Idaho State football team is retooling its offense. The Bengals are making their way through the spring football season without star wide receiver Madison Magnum, quarterback Michael Sanders and three starting offensive […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Head football coach Mike Kramer announced on National Signing Day that 29 players have committed to play football at ISU. Of the 29, two are from junior colleges and the remaining 27 are high schoolers, eleven of which are from Idaho, nine from Washington, seven from […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor ISU head football coach Mike Kramer has promoted Matt Troxel to offensive coordinator. Troxel replaces Sheldon Cross who left the program to coach high school football in Washington. A Washington native, Cross will take over at Kennedy Catholic High School located in St. Burien, just south […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After every football season, the coaching carousel plays its tune forcing NFL coaches into new positions and new cities. This year was no different and when the music stopped, ISU found itself with two alumni in head coaching positions. Marvin Lewis, the head coach for the […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The College Football Playoff, (CFP) has caused what used to be the BCS bowl games like the Fiesta Bowl or the Rose Bowl to become irrelevant. The New Year’s Six feels like consolation games and furthermore, other bowl games feel like the two teams are just […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After just one season in a Bengal uniform, former quarterback Michael Sanders is leaving ISU. Sanders transferred to ISU from Scottsdale Community College where he enjoyed an immense amount of success under head coach Doug Madoski. During his sophomore campaign, Sanders threw for over 3,500 yards, […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Overall record: 2-9 Conference record: 1-7 Finish: Tied last in Big Sky After entering the season ranked in the top 25 in both major preseason polls, there was plenty of promise for the Idaho State football team. Head Coach Mike Kramer had just been named the […]
Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser There was hardly a fan of ISU football that knew who Jakori Ford was until the fifth game of the 2014 season with Simon Fraser. Ford came in after Xavier Finney and Danny McSurdy had carried the ball for 122 and 40 yards respectively. After Ford […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor The beauty of sport is the unpredictability each day brings. This past Friday and Saturday I witnessed three football games for the majority of the action, with a combined final score of 173-27 once the action was complete. While these games are obviously not going to […]
Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser It may seem unusual to compare the game of football to boxing, but that’s what we’ll do in this two part feature of the running backs, zeroing in on two guys who make up a potentially deadly combination for Idaho State University whenever the Bengals take […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor Amidst the sea of blue and orange at the Smurf Turf at Albertsons Stadium, it was obvious the difference for a Boise State team with 85 scholarships, compared to 63 for Idaho State. The extra scholarships allow teams out of the FBS like the Broncos to […]
Sven Alskog Sports Editor With a game already in the rearview mirror for the Idaho State football team, the Bengals head into Big Sky Conference play on Saturday hosting the Portland State Vikings. After a record-setting performance in a 55-0 drubbing of Black Hills State, Head Coach Mike Kramer will […]
Jerry Miller Bengal Adviser It’s customary when writing a story about someone that a writer or reporter talk to that person, but that won’t happen in this story about new Bengal quarterback Michael Sanders. Idaho State Head Coach Mike Kramer has put the quarterbacks off limits to the press, so […]
Terraka Garner Staff Writer Idaho State University graduate, Justin Arias is known to work tirelessly for what he wants to achieve. His hard work and dedication led him to complete a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in physical education, athletic administration within a four-year time-span. Arias completed a little over […]