Sports Briefs: Back in action

Football

Last time the Idaho football players took the field in opposing competition, it ended in celebration.

If the goal was to win the final game of the year, then the team did exactly that when it became the 2016 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champions. It was Idaho’s first bowl appearance and win since 2009. Now, the trophy is enshrined, a commemorative banner hangs in the Kibbie Dome and the 2016 season is merely a footnote in the program’s rich history.

The 2017 season will be Idaho’s final one in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) before joining the Big Sky Conference.

Returning reliable players from last season’s bowl-bound team provides Idaho with some well-needed experience going forward.

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