Dylon Harrison Staff Writer Anytime there is live production, technical issues are bound to happen. Sports Crew, a group made up of mostly ISU students who are responsible for live-streaming all ISU home football, basketball and volleyball games, face technical issues almost every game. This season is no different, and […]
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Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor Former ISU offensive lineman Skyler Phillips accepted an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine last Friday. The combine takes place in Indianapolis beginning in late February and serves as a chance for potential NFL prospects to showcase their skills in front of NFL […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor in Chief and Sports Editor ISU offensive coordinator Matt Troxel is leaving the program for Oregon State to be an offensive analyst, according to the Idaho State Journal who reported the story last Friday. The Journal also reported that ISU will rehire Mike Ferriter to replace Troxel […]
Lucas Gebhart Co-Editor-in-Chief/Sports Editor The only person in Dan Ryan’s weight room on a mid-afternoon day during finals week last semester was a student intern, one who has high hopes of breaking into the industry the same way Ryan did in the early 2000s. But this intern wasn’t helping or […]
Renee Shaktivel Staff Writer Over winter break, two NFL head coaches with ties to ISU signed extensions with their teams despite recent on-field struggles. Marvin Lewis, head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, agreed to a two-year extension despite finishing under .500 for the second consecutive season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, […]
Record: 4-7 Big Sky Record: 2-6 Place in Big Sky: 9th Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Crazy Offseason It was a year that seemed doomed before the start. Former head football coach Mike Kramer was forced into retirement days before spring football was set to begin. Then, a group of […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Following its best season since 2014, four players on the Idaho State football team, linebacker Mario Jenkins, running back James Madison, wide receiver Mitch Gueller and guard Skyler Phillips, were given First Team All-Conference honors, the most the team has seen since 2003. In 2003, Idaho […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Head football coach Rob Phenicie confirmed during last week’s press conference that starting quarterback Tanner Gueller would play in the team’s season-finale this Saturday at Weber State. Phenicie, who does not disclose injuries to the media, said that Gueller, who missed the second half of Idaho […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Head coach Rob Phenicie devoted countless practice reps towards special teams during Idaho State’s annual summer camp this offseason. It was a clear point of emphasis by the first-year head coach that special teams had to be better than they were in the last couple seasons. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Recruiting is the lifeline of college football. It’s how a program gets, builds and maintains what it has going for it. If recruits go, so does the program. This is why Idaho State was smart to publicly announce that it was planning to keep head football […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Before most fans were even settled in their seats, Idaho State was in a 21-point hole and was without senior defensive lineman JonRhyeem Peoples, who was ejected six plays into the game for targeting. By halftime, a comeback seemed unlikely as Idaho State (4-5, 2-5 BSC) […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State Director of Athletics Jeff Tingey and head football coach Rob Phenicie announced a verbal agreement to a three-year contract extension during last week’s Monday press conference. Tingey and Phenicie have not worked out any of the details on a deal that would keep Phenicie […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor After putting up close to 700 yards of total offense and 59 points last week, the Idaho State football team was shutout in the second half of its 28-14 loss to Montana State Saturday afternoon in Bozeman. Idaho State (4-4, 2-4 BSC) was stopped on fourth […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State redshirt senior linebacker Mario Jenkins is one of two Big Sky Conference players to be named to nationally recognized watch lists. Jenkins, who was named Big Sky Conference Freshmen of the Year after the 2014 season, was named to the Buck Buchanan watch list […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State offense was firing on all cylinders Saturday afternoon at Holt Arena as the Bengals collected points on nine of the team’s 16 drives, routing Portland State for a 59-30 victory. The 59 points is the most Idaho State has scored against a Division […]