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Idaho coaches excited about team’s depth as preseason practices roll on
How conference realignment made Big Sky the ‘standard for FCS football,’ and what changes are coming this season
Here are the three top storylines as Idaho enters fall training camp
Idaho enters second season under Thomas Ford with high expectations, lessons learned
At Big Sky media day, Commissioner Tom Wistrcill backs Protect College Sports Act, says college athletics are ‘under attack’
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Idaho ramps up practice with in-team scrimmage, as breakout players emerge on both sides of ball

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

MOSCOW, Idaho – Even through battling dings and nicks, the Idaho football team brought the tempo on Thursday.

Sports > Idaho football

Idaho coaches excited about team’s depth as preseason practices roll on

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 5, 2026

The Vandals plan to go behind closed doors Thursday for a padded-up-tackle-to-the-ground live practice. So, Wednesday was a dress rehearsal.

Sports > Idaho football

Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. reinforces expectations after first practice: ‘We have to work harder’

UPDATED: Wed., July 29, 2026

MOSCOW, Idaho – In addressing his team after practices, Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. frequently emphasizes the positives.

Sports > Idaho football

Here are the three top storylines as Idaho enters fall training camp

UPDATED: Tue., July 28, 2026

Here are three things to watch as Idaho goes through workouts leading to the 2026 season, beginning with the season-opening game at Big Sky opponent Cal Poly Aug. 28.

Sports > NCAA football

At Big Sky media day, Commissioner Tom Wistrcill backs Protect College Sports Act, says college athletics are ‘under attack’

UPDATED: Mon., July 27, 2026

Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill threw his support behind the Protect College Sports Act during his annual remarks on the state of the conference Monday at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights.

Sports > Idaho football

Idaho enters second season under Thomas Ford with high expectations, lessons learned

UPDATED: Mon., July 27, 2026

The Vandals have already been tested.

Sports > EWU football

Eastern Washington defenders Isaiah Perez, Jaylon Jenkins named to All-Big Sky Preseason team

UPDATED: Sun., July 26, 2026

Already recognized at the national level this preseason, Eastern Washington defensive players Jaylon Jenkins and Isaiah Perez were named to the All-Big Sky Conference preseason football team announced on Sunday.

Sports > EWU football

Eastern Washington, Idaho players embrace ‘full-circle moment’ coaching at Big Sky Youth Football Clinic

UPDATED: Sat., July 25, 2026

Wood was one of more than two dozen of the Big Sky Conference's best players to take the field Saturday at North Central High School, leading the 2026 Kickoff Weekend Youth Football Clinic for boys and girls between second and eighth grade.

Sports > Idaho football

Entering Big Sky HoF, Dennis Erickson remembers time in Idaho as ‘most fun I had in coaching’

UPDATED: Thu., July 23, 2026

MOSCOW, Idaho – Being good at football may seem like a decades-old birthright to generations of Idaho fans who have seen the Vandals make 11 FCS Playoff appearances and win three FBS bowl games the past 44 years.

Sports > NCAA football

Where Eastern Washington, Idaho landed in Big Sky preseason polls

UPDATED: Mon., July 20, 2026

Montana State, the reigning FCS national champions, are the clear favorite to at least win the Big Sky Conference again this football season.

Sports > EWU football

Eastern Washington safety Jaylon Jenkins earns preseason distinction | Big Sky football

UPDATED: Thu., July 16, 2026

With college football camps set to open in two weeks and the first games only a month later, preseason awards lists and teams are trickling out – and Jaylon Jenkins keeps appearing on them.

Sports > EWU football

Two Idaho football games to air on ESPN

UPDATED: Wed., May 27, 2026

Idaho's football team will be featured twice on ESPN in 2026, according to a release from the network Wednesday. Previously, only one Vandals regular-season game in program history had aired on ESPN's main channel.

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