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MOSCOW, Idaho – If Ferrari Miller’s middle name isn’t Mack, it ought to be.

MOSCOW, Idaho – Brothers playing on the University of Idaho football team is nothing new.

MOSCOW, Idaho – For diehard Idaho football fans willing to get up with the sun to watch the Vandals go through spring practice and for the slightly less committed who show up for the Saturday mid-morning workouts, the best way to measure the Vandals’ progress is to bring a stop watch.

MOSCOW, Idaho – For athletes in their early 20s, in most cases, playing football since grade school when their helmeted heads looked like an apple on a pencil, the opportunity to continue their craft as professionals comes down to this:

MOSCOW, Idaho – Starting next week, fans can catch a preview of Idaho’s football team as it begins preparations for its second season under coach Thomas Ford Jr.

Rather than join an NFL combine preparation program, offensive lineman Nate Azzopardi, defensive lineman Zach Krotzer, linebacker Isiah King and running back Elisha Cummings chose to remain in Moscow – their home for the past five years – and train together as they look ahead to UI's pro day on March 30.

BOISE – Gem State football fans have been waiting 16 years for Idaho and Boise State to renew their football rivalry. They'll only have to wait five more years.

SAN FRANCISCO – Luther Elliss must have thought his phone was going to burst into flames. Moments after his son delivered one of the signature hits of the NFL season, laying out New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart with a vicious tackle along the sideline, he got texts from all kinds of people: friends, family, reporters, all of whom wanted his thoughts.

As a young Seattle Seahawk, John Yarno recalls lining up on a hash mark before games and rigidly holding his helmet in the crook of his left arm during the national anthem.

At its best, the transfer portal is something like alchemy, turning lead into gold – see Indiana and Heisman Trophy quarterback Fernando Mendoza.

MOSCOW, Idaho – Transfer portal season is about as dynamic as a tornado. However, Idaho’s new offensive and defensive coordinators voiced common themes of needing limited but specific help from the portal and expecting to have those needs addressed in a week or so.