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UNIVERSITY OF FOOTBALL IIDAHODAHO VVANDALSANDALS CONTACTING IDAHO MEDIA RELATIONS Becky Paull • Office 208-885-0245 •Cell 208-669-0411 • Fax 208-885-0255 • [email protected] Assistants • Spencer Farrin 208-885-7065 • Nick Heidelberger 208-885-0211 • www.GoVandals.com GAME INFORMATION Sept. 11, 2010 9:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. CT Memorial Stadium 81,091 ~ Fieldturf Lincoln, Neb. Go Vandals Radio Network Fox Sports Net PPV ~ Sirius XM radio UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO SERIES: This is the first game between the Vandals and Cornhuskers. (1-0 overall, 0-0 WAC) SEPTEMBER RECORDS & TIDBITS: Both teams are coming off of convincing home-opening victories with the Van- 2 North Dakota W, 45-0 dals winning 45-0 over North Dakota and the Cornhuskers topping Western Kentucky 49-10. Nebraska COM 11 at Nebraska 9:30 a.m. is ranked eighth in the Associated Press poll and ninth in the coaches’ poll. Saturday’s game marks the 18 UNLV 7:30 p.m. S 306th consecutive shutout at Memorial Stadium. L 25 at Colorado State 1 p.m. OCTOBER A BROADCAST INFORMATION: Tom Morris continues as the Voice of the Vandals with Evan Ellis as his 2 at Western Michigan 11 a.m. D color commentator. KZFN is the flagship radio station on the Palouse with Boise’s KIDO serving as UI’s 9 bye N southern Idaho flagship. Complete radio and TV network lists are on page 4. 16 at Louisiana Tech * 1 p.m. A 23 vs. New Mexico State * 2 p.m. V TELEVISION: The game is on FSN Pay Per View with Dave Armstrong calling the play-by-play, Gary 30 at Hawai`i * 8:30 p.m. O Reasons providing the color commentary, and Brent Stover serving as the sideline reporter. NOVEMBER G IDAHO COACH ROBB AKEY: Akey, Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year by Sporting News 6 vs. Nevada * 2 p.m. and Phil Steele’s College Football in 2009, came to Idaho in December 2007 after spending the previous 12 vs. Boise State * 6 p.m. eight seasons as an assistant coach at Washington State University. Akey is a 1988 graduate of Weber 19 at Utah State * Noon State University, which is where his coaching career was launched with an assistantship that ultimately 26 at Fresno State * 7 p.m. DECEMBER WWW. included time as a defensive line coach, special teams coach and recruiting coordinator. In 1995, he 4 vs. San Jose State * 2 p.m. was hired as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Northern Arizona. He worked his way * Western Athletic Conference game up to defensive coordinator and served in that capacity from 1996-98 before joining the Washington All times Pacifi c and subject to change State University staff. IDAHO’S CAPTAINS: The Vandals voted last spring to have senior quarterback Nathan Enderle serve as UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA their offensive captain, for senior linebacker JoJo Dickson and senior defensive tackle Jonah Sataraka (1-0 overall, 0-0 BIG 12) SEPTEMBER serve as their defensive captains, and for senior safeties Shiloh Keo and Brandon Artz to serve as special 4 Western Kentucky W, 49-10 teams captains. 11 Idaho UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COACH BO PELINI: Pelinim a 1990 Ohio State University graduate, 18 at Washington 25 South Dakota State owns a 21-8 record in his third season. Pelini has guided NU to nine or more wins in each of his first OCTOBER two seasons as head coach, joining Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne and Frank Solich in accomplishing that 7 at Kansas State feat. Pelini is the first coach in Big 12 history to guide his team to at least a share of division titles in 16 Texas each of his first two seasons. 23 at Oklahoma State 30 Missouri NOVEMBER 6 at Iowa State 13 Kansas VVS.S. NNEBRASKAEBRASKA CCORNHUSKERSORNHUSKERS 20 at Texas A&M 26 Colorado CONTACTING UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS DECEMBER Keith Mann • Office (402) 472-2263 •[email protected] 4 Big 12 Championship www.huskers.com 1 2009 UNIVERSITY OF FOOTBALL IDAHO COACHING STAFF ROBB AKEY STEVE AXMAN LUTHER CARR ROB CHRISTOFF MARK CRINER Head coach Offensive coordinator Receivers Linebackers Defensive coordinator Weber State Tight ends Eastern Washington Linfi eld College Boise State 1988 C.W. Post, 1969; Long 1995 1995 1990 Island ,1972; East Strouds- burg State, 1974 COM . S L A D N A V O G ETI ENA DAN FINN PATRICK LIBEY AL PUPUNU JEREMY THIELBAHR THIELBAHR Defensive line Offensive line Secondary Tight ends Running backs Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Idaho Weber State Washington State WWW. 2005 2002 2004 1992 2001, 2007 GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND SUPPORT STAFF Defensive graduate assistant • Blake Malsam • Idaho (2009) Offensive graduate assistant • Matt Troxel • Montana (2008) Defensive administrative assistant • Chris Baltzer Offensive administrative assistant • Kevin Small Football operations • Mark Vaught • Washington (2007) Head athletic trainer • Barrie Steele • Washington State (1979) Video coordinator • Sam Teevens • New Hampshire (1986) Equipment manager • Damien Garnett • Wilmington College (2000) 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 10:10 a.m. Mondays. Please contact the media relations offi ce for access information. To contact media relations, call Becky Paull at 208-885-0245 or [email protected]. 2 2009 UNIVERSITY OF FOOTBALL NEWS CONFERENCES/MEDIA POLICIES Robb Akey’s weekly news conferences are at FLAGSHIP 10:2 a.m. on Mondays in Team Room B on the first KZFN 106.1 FM Moscow-Pullman floor of the Kibbie Dome. Call UI media relations AFFILIATES for teleconference access information. Boise/Nampa/Caldwell KIDO-AM 630 Additionally, he is available on the Western Ath- Bonners Ferry KBFI-AM 1450 letic Conference’s weekly call,which is on Mondays Coeur d’Alene KVNI-AM 1080 and available by calling (877) 812-1320. The WAC Grangeville KORT-AM 1230 call schedule is: Idaho Falls/Pocatello KSPZ-AM 980 9:30 Dave Chaffin, WAC Lewiston KCLK-AM 1430 9:32 Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State Orofino LER-AM 1300 9:39 Greg McMackin, Hawai`i Osburn/Kellogg/Wallace KWAL-AM 620 9:46 Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech Sandpoint KSPT-AM 1400 10:53 DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State Spokane KGA-AM 1510 10:00 Gary Andersen, Utah State St. Maries KOFE-AM 1240 10:07 Robb Akey, Idaho Twin Falls/Sun Valley KLIX-AM 1310 10:14 Chris Ault, Nevada 10:21 Chris Petersen, Boise State 10:28 Pat Hill, Fresno State 1230 (Grangeville), KOZE AM 950 (Lewiston), (208) 651-7992. 10:35 Karl Benson, WAC Commissioner KRPL AM 1400 (Moscow-Pullman), KLER AM • West Ada – TBA. Contact Nat Reynolds (ALL TIMES PACIFIC) 1300 (Orofino), KOFE AM 1240 (St. Maries), (208) 334-2087. Individual interviews with Akey can be arranged KLIX AM 1310 (Twin Falls-Sun Valley) and through the athletic media relations office. Football KQPI FM 99.5 (Idaho Falls-Pocatello). It also TELEVISION COVERAGE COM players are available for inteviews Tuesdays and is on the GoVandals.com website under the The WAC Sports Network is many of the . same stations that previously were the Go S Wednesdays after practice. Contact the media rela- multi-media menu. The show airs from 6-7 L tions department for individual player interviews. p.m. (PACIFIC) every Thursday throughout Vandals Network. In Spokane, SWX (6.2) A Video highlights and interviews also are avail- the football season. carries the games with KLEW in Lewiston, D able. Game highlights, practice footage, interviews KTVB (7.2) in Boise, KTFT (7.2) in Twin BOOSTER LUNCHEONS N with Akey and selected players are available on a Falls and KXPI (21) in Idaho Falls. The WAC • Ada County – TBA. Contact Nat Reynolds A weekly basis through the athletic media relations Sports Network will carry Idaho at Western V (208) 334-2087. office. Michigan, Nevada at Idaho and Idaho at • Canyon County – TBA. Contact Nat Reyn- O Fresno State. Idaho’s home games against olds (208) 334-2087. G ROBB AKEY’S RADIO SHOW New Mexico State and San Jose State will Every week during the season, head coach • Kootenai County – Thursdays; 11:45 be carried by Spokane’s SWX. Three Van- Robb Akey and selected players and assistant a.m. at the Shore Lounge at the Coeur dals games will be carried on ESPN proper- coaches join in a live radio show from the University d’Alene Resort. Contact Shelly Robson (208) ties – at home against UNLV is on ESPNU, Inn-Best Western. The show airs live on KRPL on 651-7992. WWW. at Louisiana Tech is on ESPN Regional and the Palouse and on these Vandal Radio Network • Latah County – Mondays; 11:45 a.m.; at home against Boise State is one ESPN2. stations KTIK AM 1350 (Boise-Nampa-Caldwell), Best Western-University Inn. KVNI AM 1080 (Coeur d’Alene-Spokane), KORT AM • Spokane – TBA. Contact Shelly Robson PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Akey ACHE-ee Libey LYE-bee Asuega AH-sue-eng-ah Mauga MOWN-ga Bediako BEE-dee-ah-co Mayowa MAY-oh-uh Cowan COW-an Novikoff NO-vi-cough Dugan DO-gan Pupunu PAH-pu-nu Eti Ena first name rhymes with Eddie; EN-ah Sataraka SAH-ta-rocka Farquhar FAR-qwar Senescall sen-ES-call Tevita Halaholo TAH-vee-ta HALL-ah-HO-low Siavii SEE-uh-vee-ee Homme HA-me Toomer Tumor Armauni Johnson AR-mon-ee Tupua TAH-puh-uh Karel Kearney ka-REL KUHR-nay Vital VIE-tle Keo KAY-oh Wieting Wheating Lavarias lah-VAR-e-us 3 2009 UNIVERSITY OF FOOTBALL DAVEY O’BRIEN WATCH LIST MANNING AWARD WATCH LIST GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST COM .