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“We have to finish the deal,” Eck said. “It will be a lot better feeling going into Selection Sunday, getting that eighth win, (then) I think we’re for sure in. I don’t want to be on the bubble; I don’t want to be hoping your name pops up, like it was last year. It’s a lot better feeling, trying to figure out where you’re going, or if you’re at home.”

It’s finally rivalry week in FCS football! #6/8 Idaho (7-3, 5-2) will host Idaho State (3-7, 3-4) for the first time in four years in the Battle of the Domes.  Idaho leads the all-time series 31-13, but it’s been much closer since the Vandals returned to the Big Sky. Idaho…

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The #4 Idaho Vandals lost to the Weber State Wildcats 31-29 on Saturday as they fell to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the Big Sky Conference.  Idaho’s offense outgained Weber State’s, gaining 418 total yards of offense, compared to the Wildcat’s 291.  Idaho relied heavily on the passing game, with…

“We were outplayed in all three phases,” Idaho coach Jason Eck said. “We had breakdowns on offense, defense and special teams. I’ve got to do a better job of getting us to play better. Credit to Weber, credit to coach (Mickey) Mental, they’ve had some adversity, but they’ve figured it out.”

“You want to make a struggling team beat you on their own merits, and not help them and assist them,” Idaho football coach Jason Eck said. “When you do some plays that can give them momentum, that can certainly flame their fire.”

The #3/5 Idaho Vandals defeated Northern Colorado 27-13 to advance to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference.   The Idaho offense came out of the gate dominating the time of possession with 12:40 of the first 15 minutes of the first quarter, jumping to an early first quarter lead, 10-0.…

The Vandals maintain a share of first place in the Big Sky standings.

Idaho (7-2, 5-1 Big Sky Conference), ranked third in the STATS Perform poll and fifth in the FCS coaches poll after knocking off then-No. 2 Montana State 24-21 last week, took a 17-7 lead into the fourth quarter.

“We have a little chip on our shoulder,” said first-year Idaho men's basketball coach Alex Pribble, who was head coach at Division II Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Wash., for four seasons (2015-19). “We understand where this program has been, we understand where this team is projected … but we have a strong sense of internal belief.”