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 […]
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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 […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State football team went into University of Nevada’s Mackay Stadium Saturday night, collected its $300,000 pay check for playing a Mountain West school and promptly left with a two-point victory. Idaho State (2-1) led by as many as 23 following an […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Last week was a money game for the Idaho State football team and was essentially a full-speed scrimmage for Utah State, who paid Idaho State $280,000 for an easy win. From Idaho State’s perspective, these games are not about winning, they are about collecting a paycheck […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor LOGAN, Utah – The Idaho State football team was slaughtered by the fast-paced Utah State offense Thursday night at Maverick Stadium in Logan, Utah, as the Bengals fell to Utah State, 51-13, while surrendering 596 yards of total offense. Utah State (1-1) collected points on its […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Over the next two weeks, the Idaho State football team will play two Mountain West schools, hauling in over $500,000. Idaho State will make $280,000 for playing in Logan Thursday night and will rail in another $300,000 for traveling to Nevada the following week. “I love […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor POCATELLO – The Idaho State football team survived its season-opener, beating Western Oregon, 37-6, after trailing 6-3 at halftime. Idaho State, (1-0) who finished the game by scoring 37 unanswered points, didn’t take the lead on its Division II foe until the 6:19 mark of the […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The $80,000 that members of the Football Alumni Team (FAT) told the Idaho State Journal earlier this month they would withhold from the school until President Author Vailas and Athletic Director Jeff Tingey were removed, was in the form of a fund-raising account that already belonged to the […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Four days before spring football was set to begin, former head coach Mike Kramer was forced into retirement. Current head coach, Rob Phenicie, was brought back to Idaho State after leaving for Northern Iowa and offensive coordinator Matt Troxel was brought back after leaving for Montana. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Idaho State has won four football games in the last two seasons, two of which were to Division II schools, and the team has had two winning seasons since 2003. Stats like that indicate that something needs to change so Idaho State can finally start winning […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Former offensive coordinator and quarterback’s coach, Rob Phenicie, who left briefly to coach receivers at Northern Iowa, was introduced as the Idaho State’s 27th head football coach last week just four days before the start of the spring footbal season. Phenicie started coaching at Northern Iowa […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Former Idaho State head football coach Mike Kramer retired last Thursday following a meeting, which according to Athletic Director Jeff Tingey, was held with intention of improving the football program. Tingey said that if Kramer had not retired, he would no longer be coaching football at […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor One year after signing the biggest recruiting class in this six-year tenure at Idaho State, head football coach Mike Kramer announced last Wednesday the signing of 15 players, the smallest in the Kramer era. Seven of the 15 are from Idaho, four played their […]