Idaho Vs. Fresno State
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idaho vandals Game #7• Oct. 11, 2008 • Bulldog Stadium IIDAHODAHO VS.VS. FFRESNORESNO SSTATETATE Go Vandals Radio Network • Go Vandals Television Network • Kickoff: 7 p.m. (PDT) SERIES: Idaho and Fresno State first played in 1946 with games contested intermittently over the decades until they began to meeting annual when the Vandals joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2005. Fresno State leads the series 7-3. RECORDS: Idaho is 1-5 and 0-2 in the WAC after last weekend’s loss to Nevada. The Bulldogs are 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference after opening leage play last weekend with a home overtime loss to Hawai`i. RADIO: Tom Morris continues as the Voice of the Vandals with Evan Ellis as his color commentator. KZFN is the flagship station on the Palouse with Boise’s KGEM serving as UI’s southern Idaho flagship. A complete radio network list is on page 3. TV: The game is on the Go Vandals Network. See page 3 for details. IDAHO COACH ROBB AKEY (2-16 at Idaho, career 2-16 [second season]): Akey came to Idaho in Decem- ber 2007 after spending the past eight seasons as an assistant coach at Washington State University. Akey is a 1988 graduate of Weber State University, which his where his coaching career was launched with an assistantship that ultimately included time as a defensive line coach, special teams coach and recruiting coordinator. In 1995, he was hired as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Northern Arizona, He worked his way up to defensive coordinator and served in that capacity from 1996-98 before joining the Washington State University staff. FRESNO STATE COACH PAT HILL (88-57 at Fresno State, 88-57 career [12th season]): Hill is a 1973 graduate of UC Riverside where he was a three-time all-conference center and an all-American as a senior. His coaching career began in 1974 at LA Valley College. His next two stops were in the collegiate ranks (Utah, 1977-80 and UNLV, 1981-82) before his first professional stop (CFL’s Calgary Stampeders, 1983). He re- turned to college football with assistantships at Fresno State (1984-89) and Arizona (1990-91) before back-to-back NFL stops (Cleveland, 1992-95, and Baltimore, 1996) before taking his first head coaching job with his 1997 return to Fresno State. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO CONTACTING ... FRESNO STATE (1-5 overall, 0-2 WAC) IDAHO MEDIA RELATIONS (3-2 overall, 0-1 WAC) AUGUST Director Becky Paull SEPTEMBER 30 at Arizona L, 0-70 Office 208-885-0245 1 at Rutgers W, 24-7 SEPTEMBER Cell 208-669-0411 13 Wisconsin L, 10-13 6 vs. Idaho State W, 42-27 Fax 208-885-0255 20 at Toledo W, 55-54 (2OT) 13 vs. Western Michigan L, 28-51 e-mail [email protected] 27 at UCLA W, 36-31 20 at Utah State * L, 17-42 Assistants OCTOBER 27 at San Diego State L, 17-45 Ian Klei o, 208-885-0211 4 Hawai`i * L, 29-32 (OT) OCTOBER Spencer Farrin o, 208-885-7065 11 Idaho * 4 vs. Nevada * L, 14-49 Website www.govandals.com 25 at Utah State * 11 at Fresno State * 7 p.m. FRESNO STATE MEDIA RELATIONS NOVEMBER 18 at Louisiana Tech * 4 p.m. Director (football contact) Steve Weakland 1 at Louisiana Tech * 25 vs. New Mexico State * 2 p.m. Office 559-244-5615 7 Nevada * 15 New Mexico State * NOVEMBER Fax 559-244-6032 21 at San Jose State * 1 vs. San Jose State * 2 p.m. E-mail [email protected] 15 vs. Boise State * 2 p.m. 28 at Boise State * Mobile 559-287-3304 * Western Athletic Conference game 22 at Hawai`i * 8 p.m. Press box phone 559-278-5951 * Western Athletic Conference game All times Pacific and subject to change All times Pacific and subject to change Website www.gobulldogs.com football 2008 idaho vandals IDAHO COACHING STAFF ROBB AKEY STEVE AXMAN LUTHER CARR MARK CRINER DAN FINN Head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers Defensive coordinator Offensive line Weber State Tight ends Eastern Washington Boise State Northern Arizona 1988 C.W. Post, 1969; Long 1995 1990 2002 Island ,1972; East Strouds- burg State, 1974 AL GENATONE PATRICK LIBEY JOHNNY NANSEN JONATHAN SMITH JEREMY THIELBAHR Linebackers Secondary Defensive line Quarterbacks Running backs Washington State Idaho Washington State Oregon State Washington State 2004 2004 1997 2001 2001, 2007 GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND SUPPORT STAFF Defensive graduate assistant • Mike Anderson • Idaho (2006) Offensive graduate assistant • David Brunner • North Carolina State (1977) • North Carolina (1994) Defensive administrative assistant • Blake Malsam Offensive administrative assistant • Ryan Lingenfelder • Northern Arizona (1998) Football operations • Mark Vaught • Washington (2007) Head athletic trainer • Barrie Steele • Washington State (1979) Video coordinator • Sam Teevens • New Hampshire (1986) Equipment manager • John Grove (interim) Administrative assistant • Shelley McLam CONTACT INFORMATION Please contact the University of Idaho athletic media relations offi ce to set up interviews with coach Akey or any of his assistants. Coach Akey’s weekly news conference is at noon Tuesdays. Please contact the media relations offi ce for access information. To contact media relations, call Becky Paull at 208-885-0245 or [email protected]. football 2008 idaho vandals NEWS CONFERENCES/ MEDIA POLICIES FLAGSHIPS Robb Akey’s weekly news conferences are at KZFN 106.1 FM Moscow-Pullman 10:10 a.m. on Mondays in the Media Relations KGEM 1140 AM Boise (southern Idaho) Office on the second floor of the Kibbie Dome. Call AFFILIATES UI media relations for teleconference access. KBFI 1450 AM Bonners Ferry Additionally, he is available on the Western Ath- KLER 1300 AM Orofino letic Conference’s weekly call,which is on Mondays KLIX 1310 AM Twin Falls, Jerome, Burley, and available by calling 913-312-6688. The WAC Wendell, Gooding call schedule is: KMAX 840-AM Moscow 9:32 Greg McMackin, Hawai`i KOFE 1240 AM St. Maries 9:39 Derek Dooley, Louisiana Tech KORT 1230 AM Grangeville 9:46 Hal Mumme, New Mexico State KOZE 950 AM Lewiston 9:53 Brent Guy, Utah State KQPI 99.5 FM Idaho Falls, Pocatello 10:00 Robb Akey, Idaho KRPL 1400-AM Moscow 10:07 Dick Tomey, San Jose State KSPT 1400 AM Sandpoint 10:14 Chris Ault, Nevada KVNI 1080 AM Spokane/Coeur d’Alene 10:21 Chris Petersen, Boise State KWAL 620 AM Osburn, Kellogg, Wallace 10:28 Pat Hill, Fresno State 10:35 Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner (ALL TIMES PACIFIC) Idaho Water Center, 322 E. Front Street, G0 VANDALS NETWORK Individual interviews with Akey can be arranged Boise. The University of Idaho has a contract through the athletic media relations office. Football • Canyon County – Every Thursday through with KBCI-TV (Channel 2, Boise) to provide players are available for inteviews Tuesdays and football season beginning Aug. 28; noon-1 television coverage of select Vandal games. Wednesdays after practice. Contact the media rela- p.m.; Traditions Restaurant at Broadmore Live broadcasts tions department for individual player interviews. Country Club, 103 Shannon Drive, Nampa. for the Go Van- Video highlights and interviews also are avail- • Kootenai County – Thursday through dals Network are able. Game highlights, practice footage, interviews football season beginning Aug. 28; 11:45 scheduled for with Akey and selected players are available on a a.m.- 1 p.m. at the Shore Lounge at the Idaho’s games at weekly basis through the athletic media relations Coeur d’Alene Resort. San Diego State, office. • Latah County – Every Monday through Fresno State and Hawai`i. football season beginning August 25; noon- The Go Vandals Network consists of KBCI- ROBB AKEY’S RADIO SHOW 1 p.m.; Best Western University Inn. *Note: TV (Channel 2, Boise), KLEW (Channel 3, Every week during the season, head coach Labor Day weekend luncheon will be Tues- Lewiston), KQUP (Channel 24, Spokane) and Robb Akey and selected players and assistant day, Sept. 2. KTID (Channel 68, Twin Falls). coaches join in a live radio show from the Univer- • Spokane County – Every Wednesday Other games scheduled for broadcast sity Inn-Best Western. The show airs live on KRPL through football season beginning Aug. 27; are Idaho State, Utah State and New Mexico on the Palouse and throughout the Vandal Radio 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.; Heroes and Legends in State on Altitude TV; Nevada on Nevada Network. It also is on the GoVandals.com website downtown Spokane. Sports Network; Louisiana Tech on ESN, and under the multi-media menu. The show airs from • West Ada County – Every Wednesday Boise State on KTVB. 6-7 p.m. (PACIFIC) every Thursday throughout the through football season beginning Aug. football season. 27; noon-1 p.m; Bulls Head Pub, 1441 N. BOOSTER LUNCHEONS Eagle Rd. Meridian. (Above the Blue Ribbon • Ada County – Every Wednesday through football Artisans) season beginning on August 27; noon-1 p.m.; PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Akey ACHE-ee Juratovac JUR-auto-vac Schulte SHOAL-te Amancio ah-MON-cio Keo KAY-oh Shearer Sheer Asuega AH-sue-eng-ah Komar KO-mar Siavii SEE-uh-vee-ee Bjorvik b-yor-VIK Virdell Larkins vir-DELL Sturdivant stur-DI-vant Faraimo FAH-ray-mo Lavea LAH-vey-ah Augusto Sussi Faleaoga Faumui Libey LYE-bee ah-GOOSE-toe SUE-see FAH-lei-ah-onga FAH-ooh-moo-we Isao Puailoa E-sow pa-LOW-a Wieting Wheating Genatone JEN-a-tone Rohn Roan Breyon Williams BREE-on Iupati EYE-u-pah-tee Sataraka SAH-ta-rocka football 2008 idaho vandals QUOTING COACH AKEY Is it harder going down there when they’ve just lost at home? In that game, you I think you’re going to see two teams that are very, very focused on this opened up the re- ballgame.