Murphy: Akey Rebuilding UI By Booting 17 Bad Apples

Next month, Idaho football coach Robb Akey will head to Wallowa Lake in Joseph, Ore., for an annual fly-fishing getaway with friends. If anyone deserves such a vacation, it’s Akey. Hired in December to rebuild the Vandals — and provide stability to a program that has had four head coaches since 2003 — Akey has instead spent more time handing out punishment than scheming Xs and Os. Seventeen players have been removed from the roster in Akey’s short tenure for a variety of reasons — family obligations, academics, stealing textbooks, dealing drugs, violation of team rules and just plain quitting. Some Vandals have a longer rap sheet than Pacman Jones and Lindsay Lohan. Combined — Brian Murphy /Idaho Statesman.

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Question: Is Akey taking the right approach to rebuilding UI football team?