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1 month ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
April is April. September is September.
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1 month ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
MOSCOW, Idaho – With only seven healthy offensive linemen, which caused the second half to be shortened, an offense versus defense format and a novel scoring system that allowed the defense to score points by compiling 3-and-outs and forcing punts, it is impossible to get a totally accurate picture of where Idaho is following its spring game. “I figured it was good if we were getting stops,” senior defensive tackle Sam Brown acknowledged of trying to keep up with scoring.
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1 month ago | 
thenewstribune.com | Peter Harriman
MOSCOW, Idaho - Based on its two spring scrimmages, the calling card of Idaho's offense this season might be Emmerson Cortez-Menjivar deep. In the first scrimmage quarterback Jack Wagner launched a 60-yard bomb to Cortez-Menjivar that he took to the 10-yard line. Wagner said he saw the safety come off Cortez-Menjivar, and he let it fly. A week, later, with Nick Josifek running the first series, Cortez-Menjivar was the target again, this time on the first play. It went for 20 yards, and "same thing.
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1 month ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
MOSCOW, Idaho – Based on its two spring scrimmages, the calling card of Idaho’s offense this season might be Emmerson Cortez-Menjivarr deep. In the first scrimmage quarterback Jack Wagner launched a 60-yard bomb to Cortez-Menjivarr that he took to the 10-yard line. Wagner said he saw the safety come off Cortez-Menjivarr, and he let it fly. A week, later, with Nick Josifek running the first series, Cortez-Menjivarr was the target again, this time on the first play.
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1 month ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
MOSCOW, Idaho – After being held scoreless by the defense in a scrimmage last week, Idaho’s offense, with redshirt sophomore quarterback Nick Josifek running it, looked notably more competent Saturday. But that didn’t mean the defense was slacking. “It was a great day for the defense,” said graduate transfer defensive end Donovan Parham, formerly of Mississippi Valley State. (Giving up) one touchdown in 60 plays was great.”Actually, it was two.
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2 months ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
After holding the offense scoreless in 65-plays, the obvious call is to say the defense won in Idaho’s first spring scrimmage Saturday. But it begs the question. Won what? Vandals’ coach Thomas Ford said the team has not yet installed a red zone offense, which might have made a difference both times Idaho got near the goal line, and there are a multitude of new faces on each side of the ball.
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2 months ago | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss – which in Idaho’s case might very well be a good thing. Two years ago, Thomas Ford was the Vandals’ running back coach. Tuesday marked his first day on a practice field as Idaho’s head coach after being summoned from Oregon State, where he was an assistant last year, after Jason Eck departed to New Mexico following last season.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
If Idaho’s five seniors on senior day were reflecting that it all went by so quickly, well Montana State had something to do with it. In spoiling Idaho’s final regular season game, 67-54, the Bobcats did everything possible to speed up the Vandals, from an aggressive press beginning on the opening possession, to physical in-your-face defense throughout, to making Idaho defend all 94 feet of court by frenetically forcing the pace on offense themselves. “That’s their style.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
His body held out, just barely. Idaho senior Julius Mims, playing with sleeves on both knees, a back support belt and fighting quadriceps cramps, grabbed 13 rebounds, blocked two shots and made a steal in his final home game. Even more valuable, according to coach Alex Pribble, Idaho’s standout forward drew enough defensive attention to allow his teammates to get free as Idaho turned back Weber State 81-79 in overtime at ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho. “(Mims) played 38 minutes.
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Feb 28, 2025 | 
spokesman.com | Peter Harriman
Idaho State’s four-point lead at halftime, 36-32, was the measure of the game as the Bengals and Idaho battled to a 33-33 stalemate in the second half of ISU’s 69-65 win over the Vandals. But there was considerably more drama involved in the final frame than just trading buckets. The Vandals came out strong in the second half to quickly seize the lead and run it to 45-39 on Tyler Mrus’ corner three-pointer with little more than three minutes gone.
