Idaho drops 2nd straight

A short but dreary road trip for Idaho ended Saturday afternoon with a 74-63 loss at Louisiana Tech. Mac Hopson poured in 25 points for the Vandals, who were plagued by an assortment of blunders down the stretch and porous defense.

For more, here’s the release from UI about the game, and here’s a recap from La Tech, which halted a three-game losing streak.

Oh, and one football note: Idaho has hired a defensive line coach to replace Johnny Nansen. You can read about Eti Ena here .