Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State Bengal football team rode a balanced offensive attack and a gritty performance by the Bengal defense to down the Cal Poly Mustangs 30-28 Saturday, Nov. 8 at Holt Arena. In front of a season-high crowd of 9,323, the Bengal defense came up big […]
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Sven Alskog News Editor After a 46-12 victory over Northern Colorado last Saturday in Greeley, Colorado, the Idaho State University football team is out to prove they are the real deal this season in the Big Sky Conference. The win was especially sweet for the Bengals as it broke a […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The man whom many credit for Idaho State football’s resurgent season will be sticking around for a while. Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey, alongside Bengal head football coach Mike Kramer, announced during a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 15 that Kramer had been signed to a three-year […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor As a non-traditional student (a nice way of saying “a lot older than most of you”) and Pocatello native, I’ve experienced considerably more disappointment and heartache at the hands of ISU athletics than the average traditional college student. Though I attended my fair share of Bengal […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The Idaho State University football team continued to show its improved offensive efficiency and production, keeping pace with the second-ranked Eastern Washington Eagles last Saturday, Oct. 4 ultimately falling just short with a score of 56-53 at Roos Field in Cheney, Washington. The Bengals twice faced […]
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 […]
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 […]