Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor In a 56-7 loss to Colorado, Josh Cook hauled in a four-yard pass that launched him into the Idaho State University record books for most career receiving yards by a tight end in school history, a record previously held by current New Orleans Saints tight end, […]
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Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor Rain or shine, tailgating is part of the cultural fabric of college football, drawing fans to brave the elements of Mother Nature to carry on a tradition that those who don’t partake in will never fully understand. For the diehards, it doesn’t matter if there is […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State Athletic Department has pocketed close to $1 million in the last two weeks as the University of Colorado Boulder and Oregon State University paid to play ISU for an almost guaranteed win. Colorado paid ISU $500,000 while Oregon State paid $475,000, bringing the […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The 2015 season ended before it even began for Mario Jenkins and Taison Manu, as two of the team’s top three leading tacklers from 2014 both suffered season-ending injuries during the offseason. Jenkins, a redshirt junior, tore his ACL just four practices into the new campaign. […]
Lucas Gebhart Sports Editor The Idaho State Bengals thumped the Simon Fraser Clan Saturday afternoon by a score of 47-3 at Holt Arena. This is Simon Fraser’s second trip to Pocatello in three years, the Bengals defeated the Clan in 2014 by a score of 66-14. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tanner […]
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, […]
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 […]