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 […]
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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 […]
October 10, 2017 Idaho State University Student Body, On behalf of myself, the coaching staff, and the team, THANK YOU! We appreciate your support and spirit for our three home games. We see you, hear you, and feed off of your energy. This last week’s White Out was great. We […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor ASISU President Jessica Sargent and Vice President Dez Ruiz met with university officials last week to discuss the treatment of students by Holt Arena staff members during Idaho State’s home football game against Montana. Both Sargent and Ruiz met with Vice President for University Advancement Kent […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State football team lost its second consecutive game Saturday night in Sacramento by way of a lethal Sacramento State rushing attack that tallied over 300 yards on the ground, as the Hornets churned out a 41-21 homecoming win over Idaho State. Up 13 midway […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Last season, the Idaho State football team ranked dead last in nearly every offensive category as the team rounded out its second consecutive 2-9 season. The 2017 campaign has been a different story. Idaho State is off to its best start since 2005 and ranks fourth […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor We learned from 2014 that 8-4 isn’t good enough to make the playoffs. In 2014, Idaho State’s four losses were to Utah, Utah State, Eastern Washington and Montana State. The wins were over Chadron State, Sacramento State, Simon Fraser, Southern Utah, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Cal […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor POCATELLO – On a day where the Idaho State football team welcomed the Big Sky Conference’s top-ranked scoring offense to Holt Arena, the Bengal’s defense gave up a series of second-half touchdown drives following a series of offensive mistakes that cost ISU its halftime lead, and […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Coming off its second consecutive homecoming win in a game that gave the Idaho State football team more wins this season then it had all of last year, the Bengals welcome Big Sky Conference powerhouse Montana to Holt Arena this Saturday. Montana has scored at least […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Following a game that featured two completely different offensive styles, Idaho State head football coach Rob Phenicie entered his postgame press conference with a gifted Hawaiian charm necklace worn by the heads of warriors draped around his neck. In his pocket was a Native American warrior […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The tradition started around eight years ago. The Idaho State football team was in the midst of another losing season, one of many during the era, but one bright spot stood out in the Bengal’s final home game of the season. That bright spot was a […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State football team overcame a 16-point second half deficit Saturday afternoon in Greeley, Colorado, but the Bengals only came away with six points on their last three touchdowns, as failed point-after-attempts (PATs) opened the door for a last-second field goal that gave Northern Colorado […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Following one of the biggest wins in recent program history, a group of fans met the Idaho State football team with orange juice and doughnuts as the team pulled into the Holt Arena parking lot around 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning. The team was fresh off a […]