POCATELLO -- There wasn't much late-game drama for the Idaho State football team last year. No hail-mary attempts. No game-winning field goals or last-minute defensive stands. No, the Bengals didn't deal with any of that. But they hope to this year,… more »

Two plays during the Idaho State football team's first scrimmage Sunday demonstrated what anyone who follows the program already knows: Eddie Thompson is the team's unquestioned No. 1 receiver. On the first-team offense's first drive, Russel Hill and… more »

POCATELLO -- After being behind the offense during last season's scrimmages, it seems the Idaho State defense has caught up to its counterpart. Against a cautious, run-first offense, the Bengals' revamped defense controlled the secondary and allowed… more »

Not even a game-winning field goal could keep Eddie Johnson with the Detroit Lions any longer. Two days after his 41-yard field goal proved the winning points in a 13-10 preseason victory, Detroit released the former Idaho State punter on Saturday.… more »

Nobody who follows NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools should be surprised to learn that Appalachian State is the odds-on favorite to win another national championship. All three major preseason polls listed the Mountaineers as the team to… more »

Other Big Sky teams with pros Name Pos. NFL team NFL exp. Montana Cory Procter C Dallas 4 Jimmy Farris WR Washington 5 Kroy Biermann DE Atlanta R Tuff Harris CB New Orleans 2 Lex Hilliard RB Miami R Justin Green RB Baltimore 4 Montana Sta… more »

Packed for a day at the beach, Eddie Johnson answered his phone and almost instantly headed to Los Angeles International Airport. Cleats and beachwear were about all the former Idaho State punter had with him, but there was no time to go home for mor… more »

POCATELLO -- The calls for a haircut come at JD Ponciano from seemingly everyone he knows. Whenever he goes home to Vancouver, Wash., his father tells him he looks like his sister. In positional meetings, wide receivers coach Drew Miller comments on… more »

POCATELLO - The weather was hot, there was little shade in sight and the realization that college football was here struck everyone like a blast of the summer sun. Year 2 of the John Zamberlin era at Idaho State kicked off with full-squad workouts on… more »

POCATELLO -- Idaho State's offensive linemen gathered before practice on Tuesday and watched snips of film from the 2007 season. Much of it -- the early part, especially -- wasn't pretty. "We were watching a five-man protection," said Mike Orthman… more »

POCATELLO -- The Idaho State football team returned to the field Monday, and coach John Zamberlin was more entrenched in the practice than ever. No longer did he roam the periphery. With his black hat turned backward just over his sunglasses, the sec… more »

Today is the dawn of the second season under John Zamberlin for the Idaho State football team. After an offseason of arduous training, the Bengals finally will have the chance to practice with coaches present and all the incoming freshmen and transfe… more »

POCATELLO -- It is unfair, really, the standard set by Jeff Charleston, Jared Allen and Josh Hays. Those three J's, sack masters all, spoiled Idaho State football fans. Spoiled them with gaudy totals and personalities to match. Start with Charlest… more »

Put nine football coaches, nine football players and more than a dozen media members in a cramped hotel room and what do you get? A few good quotes. If you’re lucky, sometimes they can all pump out one of those perfect novels 100 monkeys with 100 typ… more »

MANKATO, Minn. -- Jared Allen looked out the window Friday morning, saw the rain pouring down and one thought came immediately to mind: I'm about to lose valuable nap time. "It sucks when you have to wait around," Allen said following a practice that… more »