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Erickson tries to squelch bowl talk for now

Posted by Vince

Oct. 12, 2006 8:31 a.m. • 0 comments

VANDALS, EAGLES

Idaho Statesman columnist Brian Murphy talked with football coach Dennis Erickson about the Vandals’ success so far this season, and how Erickson is trying to temper fans’ expectations for the remainder of the year.

There’s more information, notes and opinion on Jim Meehan’s blog, including UI’s plans to retire quarterback John Friesz’s number, along with a trivia question that will tease Idaho fans.

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Not much in print about EWU football anywhere, but like always there’s more on Dave Trimmer’s blog. One thing Dave examines is the status of freshman quarterback Matt Nichols.

In a matchup of the two schools in volleyball, EWU prevailed in four games Wednesday night.