"Proud to say I played five years of eligibility at the University of Idaho, and truly have found a second home outside of Phoenix, Ariz., where I grew up and lived my entire life," star Idaho wide receiver Hayden Hatten said. "I came in to this university with 45 kids, and there’s six of us still here that stayed all five years, my twin brother (Hogan, Idaho’s long snapper) being one of them."
The “Hawk Bowl” was Saturday, with UC Davis, coached by Dan Hawkins, beating Idaho State, coached by Dan's son Cody Hawkins, 21-14 at Holt Arena in Pocatello. This Saturday, the younger “Hawk” brings his ISU team to the Kibbie Dome, trying to continue an alternately promising and challenging season in Pocatello.
Before all hell broke loose in college sports, Big Sky Conference commissioner Tom Wistrcill stood in the hallway of a casino in Airway Heights, Wash., in mid-July and provided a “state of the conference” of sorts to a handful of reporters.