Flowers sharp in Idaho scrimmage

MOSCOW, Idaho – Senior Brian Flowers ran for 36 yards on five carries and scored twice to highlight the Idaho Vandals’ third football scrimmage of the fall.

Fellow senior Jayson Bird ran for 30 yards on seven carries and one score.

These highlights and others led first-year Vandals coach Robb Akey to say he was pleased following the 90-minute outing.

“I like the progress very much that we’ve made,” Akey said. “There are some things we can clean up but we’re making strides.”

Redshirt freshman Nathan Enderle completed 4 of 8 passes for 38 yards, while junior Chris Joseph threw for 61 yards but completed just 6 of his 15 passes. On the receiving end, seven different receivers caught passes with freshman tight end Eric Greenwood leading the way with three catches for 26 yards.

Defensively, there were inspired efforts all around with senior Stanley Franks grabbing a fumble midair and junior college transfer Breyon Williams nabbing an interception.

Senior Brandon Ogletree had a sack, as did redshirt freshman Jonathan Faraimo and true freshman Isaac Butts.

“Our defense did a good job of flying around,” Akey said. “I like the progress we’ve made. We certainly still need more but I do like where we are.”

Junior kicker Tino Amancio was successful on field goals of 54 and 19 yards, but fell short from 52 yards out. He was successful on three extra point attempts.

One place Akey would like to see his team improve is penalties. There were six infractions called during the scrimmage.

“There were a lot more yellow flags out there,” he said. “But, a lot of those things can be taken care of before the snap.”

The Vandals open the season at top-ranked USC on Sept. 1.