Coaching Career of Mitch Collins (NCAA 13)

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Vitals

Name: Mitch Collins
Alma Mater: North Carolina State
Age: 24
Specialty: Defense
Offensive Playbook: Northwestern
Defensive Playbook: 3-4

Coaching Info

Prestige: D-
Offensive Coordinator: Jasson Gessner (D- Prestige)
Defensive Coordinator: Mark Criner (D Prestige)
Job Secruity: 56%

Contract Info

Current Contract: Year 1 of 1
Goals: 8

Goals:

• Win 8 games in one season (-0/+6)
• Win 50% of your games in one season (-2/+4)
• Finish 4th or better in the WAC in one season (-2/+4)
• Win 6 games in one season (-4/+4)
• Beat a rival opponent (-4/+2)
• Finish a season ranked in the BCS Top 100 (-6/+2)
• Win 4 games in one season (-6/+0)
• Win 25% of your games in one season (-4/+0)

Career Accomplishments

Career Record: 0-0
Career Conference Record: 0-0
Career Record vs. Top 25: 0-0
Career Record at Home: 0-0
Career Record on the Road: 0-0
Career Record in Bowl Games: 0-0

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Coach Information

Vitals

Name: Mitch Collins
Alma Mater: North Carolina State
Age: 24
Specialty: Defense
Offensive Playbook: Northwestern
Defensive Playbook: 3-4

Coaching Info

Prestige: D-
Offensive Coordinator: Jasson Gessner (D- Prestige)
Defensive Coordinator: Mark Criner (D Prestige)
Job Secruity: 56%

Contract Info

Current Contract: Year 1 of 1
Goals: 8

Goals:

• Win 8 games in one season (-0/+6)
• Win 50% of your games in one season (-2/+4)
• Finish 4th or better in the WAC in one season (-2/+4)
• Win 6 games in one season (-4/+4)
• Beat a rival opponent (-4/+2)
• Finish a season ranked in the BCS Top 100 (-6/+2)
• Win 4 games in one season (-6/+0)
• Win 25% of your games in one season (-4/+0)

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Idaho Vandals 2012-13 Roster/Depth Chart

Redshirts

QB Chad Chalich
HB Trae Armstrong

Roster

2012-13 Idaho Vandals Roster
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
12	Taylor Davis	QB	6'3"	232	RS JR	Eloy, Arizona
3	Dominique Blackman	QB	6'4"	254	RS JR	Bakersfield, California
5	Ryan Bass	HB	5'9"	213	RS SR	Redondo Beach, California
2	James Baker	HB	5'10"	216	JR	University Place, WA
27	Todd Handley	HB	5'9"	175	RS FR	Riverside, California
23	Justin Parkins	HB	5'9"	196	FR	Moscow, Idaho
24	Trae Armstrong	HB	5'7"	180	FR	Glendale, Arizona
43	Henry Asuega	FB	6'0"	273	SR	Boise, Idaho
18	Mike Scott	WR	5'10"	196	SR	San Luis Obispo, California
1	Justin Veltung	WR	5'11"	183	SR	Kennewick, Washington
87	Daniel Micheletti	WR	6'3"	210	RS JR	Payette, Idaho
86	Maurice Trotter	WR	5'10"	180	RS JR	Winnsoboro, Louisiana
17	Mike Scott	WR	5'10"	196	RS SR	Huntington Beach, CA
82	Kyren Watts	WR	6'2"	188	JR	Powellhurst, Oregon
15	Marquan Major	WR	6'2"	183	RS FR	Hawthorne, Nevada
19	Najee Lovett	WR	5'8"	168	JR	Eagle, Idaho
89	Camryn Harris	WR	5'11"	189	RS FR	Santa Barbara, California
81	Taylor Elmo	TE	6'4"	257	RS JR	Lakeland South, WA
85	Clayton Homme	TE	6'5"	244	FR	Ellensburg, Washington
80	Mike LaGrone	TE	6'1"	273	RS JR	Sparks, Nevada
56	Dallas Sandberg	LT	6'5"	311	RS FR	Jerome, Idaho
75	Kyle Salm	LT	6'6"	293	RS SO	El Toro, California
66	Cody Elenz	LT	6'3"	287	SO	Longview, Washington
52	AJ Jones	LG	6'1"	283	SR	Santa Clara, California
60	Spencer Beale	LG	6'4"	319	SO	Mercedes, Texas
74	Mike Marboe	C	6'2"	296	RS SO	Oak Harbor, Washington
68	Guy Reynolds	C	6'1"	311	RS SR	San Luis, Arizona
77	Jordan Johnson	RG	6'5"	323	JR	Los Angeles, California
72	Larry Dugan	RG	6'2"	360	RS JR	Silver Lake-Fircrest, WA
55	Semisi Tupou	RG	6'4"	380	RS SO	Apache Junction, Arizona
63	Brady Lisoski	RT	6'4"	320	SR	Sahalee, Washington
70	Nick Van Rotz	RT	6'5"	292	RS JR	Claremont, California
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
92	Maxx Forde	LE	6'3"	261	RS SO	West Lake Stevens, WA
59	Jacob Pellerin	LE	6'2"	215	RS JR	Bell Gardens, California
94	Marius Burgsmueller	LE	6'5"	272	SO	Hayden, Idaho
10	Benson Mayowa	RE	6'3"	253	SR	Redondo Beach, California
91	Vincent Keener	RE	6'4"	263	RS JR	Picture Rocks, Arizona
98	Quinton Bradley	RE	6'3"	239	RS FR	Arlington, Texas
90	Karel Kearney	DT	6'1"	301	RS SO	Palestine, Texas
88	Dontae Scott	DT	6'3"	301	SR	Universal City, Texas
99	Jesse Davis	DT	6'6"	286	RS SO	Bellevue, Washington
57	Quayshawne Buckley	DT	6'3"	303	JR	Pacifica, California
95	Ryan Edwards	DT	6'2"	291	RS FR	Stanford, California
33	Conrad Scheidt	LOLB	6'0"	234	SR	Honolulu, Hawaii
45	Robert Siavii	LOLB	6'1"	225	SR	Safford, Arizona
37	Elan Richard	LOLB	6'0"	200	RS FR	Martinez, California
35	Su'a Tuala	MLB	5'10"	225	SR	Bell Gardens, California
31	Jeffrey Bediako	MLB	6'3"	239	RS JR	Heyburn, Idaho
34	Jeremiah Walters	MLB	6'2"	227	RS FR	Colton, California
22	James Randall	ROLB	6'0"	222	RS SO	Victorville, California
51	Homer Mauga	ROLB	6'0"	234	SR	Sandpoint, Idaho
44	Nik Landdeck	ROLB	6'0"	200	RS FR	Esperance, Washington
6	Aaron Grymes	CB	5'11"	183	SR	East Hill-Meridian, WA
3	Dion Bass	CB	5'11"	193	SO	Hacienda Heights, CA
14	Tracy Carter	CB	5'10"	179	JR	Santa Fe, Texas
4	AJ Annelus	CB	5'10"	196	SR	Blue Springs, Missouri
28	Solomon Dixon	CB	5'9"	164	RS FR	Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii
20	Christian Whitehead	CB	5'9"	173	JR	Orange, California
8	Gary Walker	FS	5'11"	199	SR	Oceanside, California
11	Bradley Njoku	FS	6'0"	202	SO	North Richland Hills, Texas
25	Thaad Thompson	FS	5'10"	166	SO	Kirkland, Washington
7	Trey Williams	SS	6'1"	206	JR	Ocean Springs, Mississippi
26	D'Mario Carter	SS	5'10"	215	JR	Issaquah, Washington
30	Tom Hennessey	SS	5'10"	191	RS SO	Saint Anthony, Idaho
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
21	Trey Farquhar	K	6'0"	191	SR	Hawthorne, California
13	Bobby Cowan	P	6'5"	229	RS SR	Edmonds, Washington

Depth Chart

2012-13 Idaho Vandals Depth Chart Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Mike Scott	Justin Veltung	Daniel Micheletti	Maurice Trotter
TE	Taylor Elmo	Clayton Homme	Mike LaGrone
LT	Dallas Sandberg	Kyle Salm	Cody Elenz
LG	AJ Jones	Spencer Beale
C	Mike Marboe	Guy Reynolds
RG	Jordan Johnson	Larry Dugan	Semisi Tupou
RT	Brady Lisoski	Nick Van Rotz
QB	Taylor Davis	Dominique Blackman	Austin DeCoud
FB	Henry Asuega
HB	Ryan Bass	James Baker	Todd Handley	Justin Parkins
Base 3-4 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Maxx Forde	Jacob Pellerin	Marius Burgsmueller
NT	Karel Kearney	Dontae Scott	Jesse Davis	Quayshawne Buckley
RDE	Benson Mayowa	Vincent Keener	Quinton Bradley
LOLB	Conrad Scheidt	Robert Siavii	Elan Richard
LILB	Su'a Tuala	Jeremiah Walters
RILB	Jeffrey Bediako	Jeremiah Walters
ROLB	James Randall	Homer Mauga	Nik Landdeck
CB	Aaron Grymes	Dion Bass	Tracy Carter	AJ Annelus
SS	Trey Williams	D'Mario Carter	Tom Hennessey
FS	Gary Walker	Bradley Njoku	Thaad Thompson
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Trey Farquhar
P	Bobby Cowan
PR	Mike Scott	Aaron Grymes
KR	Mike Scott	Aaron Grymes
LS	Mike Marboe

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Pre-Season Recruiting Targets

Here are the list of the Idaho Vandals' pre-season recruiting targets. With 13 seniors leaving the team after this season, a maximum of 18 of Coach Collins' 25 available scholarships will be used.

2012-2013 Idaho Vandals Recuiting Targets Recruiting - 2012-13
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Jon Finley	G	HS	Orofino, Idaho	6'1"	295
Robert Cook	ATH	HS	Great Falls, Montana	6'4"	269
Patrick Miller	ATH	HS	Spring Valley, Nevada	6'0"	205
Leroy Smith	C	HS	Casper, Wyoming	6'4"	325
Jerry Young	P	HS	East Naples, Florida	6'3"	232
Chad Johnson	CB	HS	Evanston, Wyoming	6'0"	172
Josh Woods	T	HS	Vancouver, Washington	6'5"	309
Jordan Landry	OLB	HS	Crystal Bay, Nevada	6'1"	198
Kyle Bowling	WR	JUCO Jr	Lakeland South, WA	6'3"	200
Theo Smith	MLB	HS	East Millcreek, Utah	5'11"	252
Bill Matthews	WR	JUCO So	Esperance, Washington	6'1"	188
Melvin Brown	MLB	HS	Rock Springs, Wyoming	6'2"	232
Travis Muhammad	CB	HS	Weiser, Idaho	6'0"	222
Eric Rhodes	P	HS	Soda Springs, Idaho	6'1"	221
Erick Thomas	MLB	JUCO So	Orofino, Idaho	6'3"	238
Aaron Clemens	MLB	HS	Spring Creek, Nevada	6'2"	242
Preston Benjamin	SS	HS	West Slope, Oregon	6'4"	205
Gerry Branch	HB	HS	Spanaway, Washington	6'0"	198
Ricky Fox	DE	HS	North Creek, Washington	6'4"	259
Chris Scott	DT	HS	Great Falls, Montana	6'3"	270
John Rogers	OLB	HS	Cedar City, Utah	6'2"	238
Rodney Moore	CB	HS	Post Falls, Idaho	6'1"	176
Jared Anderson	CB	HS	Pocatello, Idaho	6'0"	180
Justin Fontaine	G	JUCO Jr	Federal Way, WA	6'2"	265
Brandon Bryant	G	HS	Eugene, Oregon	6'4"	307

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Good luck, a tough team to start out with.

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2012-2013 Idaho Vandals Schedule

Week 1: BYE
Week 2: August 30 vs. North Texas
Week 3: September 8th @ Bowling Green
Week 4: September 15th @ #3 LSU
Week 5: September 22nd vs. Wyoming
Week 6: September 29th @ North Carolina
Week 7: October 6th vs. New Mexico State
Week 8: October 13th @ Texas State
Week 9: October 20th @ Louisiana Tech
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: November 3rd vs. San Jose State
Week 12: November 10th @ BYU
Week 13: November 17th vs. UTSA
Week 14: November 24th @ Utah State
Week 15: BYE

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2012-13 NCAA FBS Season Week One Outlook

Top Stories

• Alabama top title contender in '12-'13
• Barkley hopes to lead USC to title
• Longhorns hope D can guide them to big year

Alabama Pre-Season 1st-team All-American CB Dee Milliner on the upcoming season: "[It] means a lot to us. We wanna go out with a bang. I wanna make this year special. We got the great fans back in Tuscaloosa, we got a great fan-base, and I think that helps a ton. I mean, we gotta tough schedule, but we're a good team, and I think Coach [Nick Saban] can help us to another title."

ESPN Analysts Make their Championship Predictions

Mike Bellotti: Alabama over USC
Ray Bentley: Alabama over LSU
Ed Cunningham: Alabama over LSU
Brian Griese: LSU over Alabama
Lou Holtz: USC over Alabama
Brock Huard: Alabama over Oregon
Mark May: Alabama over Georgia
Trevor Matich: USC over Oregon
Kirk Herbstreit: Alabama over USC

Pre-Season Top 25 Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 20, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	--	Alabama Crimson Tide (38)	0	0	1,502
2	--	USC Trojans (22)	0	0	1,429
3	--	LSU Tigers (1)	0	0	1,358
4	--	Oregon Ducks	0	0	1,289
5	--	Oklahoma Sooners	0	0	1,221
6	--	Georgia Bulldogs	0	0	1,155
7	--	Arkansas Razorbacks	0	0	1,090
8	--	Florida State Seminoles	0	0	1,027
9	--	Michigan Wolverines	0	0	966
10	--	West Virginia Mountaineers	0	0	906
11	--	South Carolina Gamecocks	0	0	847
12	--	Michigan State Spartans	0	0	790
13	--	Kansas State Wildcats	0	0	735
14	--	Clemson Tigers	0	0	681
15	--	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	0	628
16	--	Wisconsin Badgers	0	0	578
17	--	TCU Horned Frogs	0	0	528
18	--	Ohio State Buckeyes	0	0	480
19	--	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0	0	434
20	--	Stanford Cardinal	0	0	390
21	--	Boise State Broncos	0	0	346
22	--	Texas Longhorns	0	0	305
23	--	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0	0	265
24	--	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	0	226
25	--	Florida Gators	0	0	189

Others receiving votes: Auburn (154), Washington (120), NC State (87), Miami (FL) (57), Baylor (27)

Dropped out:

NONE

Week 1 Game of the Week

Cincinnati @ #15 Virginia Tech
Kirk Herbstreit's pick: Virginia Tech

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NCAA Week 1 Wrap-Up/Week 2 Preview

Top Stories

• Alabama-Michigan leads big first slate of games
• Cincinnati Upsets Hokies 10-0
• Virginia Tech looks to rebound against Yellow Jackets
• Can Auburn pull off the upset against Clemson? Herbstreit says yes

Week 1 Top 25 Poll

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Aug 30, 2012
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide (35)	0	0	1,499
2	2	USC Trojans (21)	0	0	1,427
3	3	LSU Tigers (3)	0	0	1,356
4	4	Oregon Ducks (1)	0	0	1,288
5	5	Oklahoma Sooners (1)	0	0	1,220
6	6	Georgia Bulldogs	0	0	1,155
7	7	Arkansas Razorbacks	0	0	1,090
8	8	Florida State Seminoles	0	0	1,028
9	9	Michigan Wolverines	0	0	967
10	10	West Virginia Mountaineers	0	0	907
11	11	South Carolina Gamecocks	0	0	849
12	12	Michigan State Spartans	0	0	793
13	13	Kansas State Wildcats	0	0	738
14	14	Clemson Tigers	0	0	684
15	16	Wisconsin Badgers	0	0	582
16	17	TCU Horned Frogs	0	0	533
17	18	Ohio State Buckeyes	0	0	486
18	19	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0	0	441
19	20	Stanford Cardinal	0	0	396
20	21	Boise State Broncos	0	0	354
21	22	Texas Longhorns	0	0	313
22	NR	Cincinnati Bearcats	1	0	279
23	23	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0	0	273
24	24	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	0	235
25	15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0	1	203

Others receiving votes: Florida (199), Auburn (164), Washington (131), NC State (99), Miami (FL) (68), Baylor (40), Georgia Tech (13)

Dropped out:

Florida (#25)

Week One Recap

Cincinnati 10, #15 Virginia Tech 0

Players of the Week

Offense: HB Jameel Potert (Cincinnati, Sophomore): 4 carries, 19 yards, 0 TD
Defense: FS Arryn Chenault (Cincinnati, Junior): 1 INT

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 30, 2012
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Matt Barkley	QB	USC		N/A
Montee Ball	HB	Wisconsin		N/A
Jalen Mills	CB	LSU		N/A
Denard Robinson	QB	Michigan		N/A
Landry Jones	QB	Oklahoma		N/A

Week 2 Outlook

Top 25 Games (Bold = Kirk Herbstreit's pick)

#20 Boise State @ #12 Michigan State
FCS Midwest @ #15 Wisconsin
FCS Southeast @ #23 Oklahoma State
Southern Miss @ #18 Nebraska
FCS Midwest @ #13 Kansas State
FCS Southeast @ #7 Arkansas
#24 Notre Dame @ Navy
FCS East @ #8 Florida State
Buffalo @ #6 Georgia
Marshall @ #10 West Virginia
San Jose State @ #19 Stanford
Miami (OH) @ #17 Ohio State
Arkansas State @ #4 Oregon
#11 South Carolina @ Vanderbilt
Wyoming @ #21 Texas
FCS Northwest @ #3 LSU
#14 Clemson @ Auburn
#5 Oklahoma @ UTEP
#1 Alabama @ #9 Michigan
#25 Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech
Hawaii @ #2 USC

Off: #16 TCU, #22 Cincinnati

WAC Games

North Texas @ Idaho
Texas A&M @ Louisiana Tech
FCS Southeast @ UTSA
FCS West @ Utah State
FCS West @ New Mexico State
San Jose State @ #19 Stanford
Texas State @ Houston

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Matchup Preview *|* August 30, 2012
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North Texas Mean Green (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Idaho Vandals (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 0.0 Points Per Game 0.0 0.0 Total Yards 0.0 0.0 Passing Yards 0.0 0.0 Rushing Yards 0.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 0.0 Points Allowed 0.0 0.0 Passing Yards Allowed 0.0 0.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 0.0 0.0 Total Yards Allowed 0.0 Injury Report Game Notes The Idaho Vandals open up the Mitch Collins era with a match-up against fellow bottom feeder North Texas. Texas State will start senior Shaun Rutherford at quarterback, while the Vandals will go with junior Taylor Davis.

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Idaho Escapes Scare for Collins' First Career Win

North Texas Mean Green at Idaho Vandals
Aug 30, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
North Texas Mean Green (0-1)	7	6	6	14	33
Idaho Vandals (1-0)	7	7	14	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
	UNT	IDHO
Total Offense	479	440
Rushing Yards	174	155
Passing Yards	305	285
First Downs	21	15
Punt Return Yards	17	8
Kick Return Yards	90	179
Total Yards	586	627
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	6-13	7-14
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3 TD/1 FG	3 TD
Penalties	3	2
Posession Time	12:41	19:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNT	IDHO
6:02	(IDHO) T. Davis 8-yard TD pass to J. Veltung (T. Farquhar kick)	0	7
4:32	(UNT) D. Thompson 11-yard TD pass to C. Bynes (Z. Olen kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNT	IDHO
7:36	(UNT) Z. Olen 37-yard FG	10	7
4:12	(IDHO) T. Davis 20-yard TD pass to M. Trotter (T. Farquhar kick)	10	14
0:45	(UNT) Z. Olen 26-yard FG	13	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNT	IDHO
5:40	(IDHO) T. Davis 23-yard TD pass to M. Major (T. Farquhar kick)	13	21
2:18	(UNT) D. Thompson 11-yard TD pass to L. Pleasant (2PT failed)	19	21
0:40	(IDHO) R. Bass 58-yard TD run (T. Farquhar kick)	19	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNT	IDHO
5:56	(UNT) D. Thompson 6-yard TD pass to D. Teegarden (Z. Olen kick)	26	28
1:49	(IDHO) R. Bass 4-yard TD run (T. Farquhar kick)	26	35
1:22	(UNT) D. Thompson 63-yard TD pass to B. Chancellor (Z. Olen kick)	33	35

MOSCOW, IDAHO -- The Idaho Vandals held off the North Texas Mean Green Saturday at home in Moscow to open their season on the right foot and get new head coach Mitch Collins his first career NCAA Division I win.

"Feels great!" said Collins. "We played really well today. Run game going smoothly, people getting open. Defense could have been better but I can't complain after holding on to a close win. I was really impressed with Taylor [Davis, QB] today. I mean, coming in to a big home crowd after an off-season with a slow training routine for him, and he had a big game. Now we're looking at next week."

Collins gave junior Taylor Davis the ball in the opener, and he did not fail to impress, completing 21 of his 30 pass attempts for a 70% completion percentage. Davis threw for 262 yards total and had 3 touchdown passes and no interceptions.

Davis' shining moment came in the third quarter with Idaho up just one. He connected with freshman Marquan Major just in-bounds in the corner of the end-zone over two defenders to put the Vandals up eight. "It was a great pass," said Major, for whom it was his first career touchdown reception. "I gotta give it to him, he played a great game tonight and helped us win."

However, it was the Vandals' running game that stepped up and help them win. Senior halfback Ryan Bass made the big runs when it counted, turning a 2 point lead in an 11 point lead with a 58-yard TD run at the end of the third quarter. He dashed through defenders as Idaho's offensive line made its shining moment of the day (there weren't many, as Davis was sacked six times). Bass finished the night with 156 yards and 2 touchdown runs on 17 attempts.

While the run put the Vandals two possessions ahead, the game was far from over. A 2:04 drive spanning 80 yards ended in a touchdown for the Mean Green when quarterback Derek Thompson found Derrick Teegarden in the end-zone to bring it back within 2.

Idaho ran the clock on the next possession, and wasted little time running down North Texas' timeouts, as all three were used with more than 2 minutes left. Bass pummeled through the defense when it mattered most, running thirty yards on 6 plays after reaching the 50 yard line and punching a 4-yard run into the end-zone.

North Texas wasn't about to just back out however. Brelan Chancellor found a hole in the defense and turned it into a 63-yard touchdown reception. Unfortunately, it was too late as the onside kick went to the Vandals.

Thompson, who finished 15-30 in pass attempts with 254 yards, 4 TDs and one interceptions, had this to say: "It was a great game. They played really well, and were the better team tonight. My receivers and my o-line were great. I owe a lot of what I do to them. I can't do half of my work without them. They played great. Looking forward to next week."

Idaho takes on Bowling Green (0-1) next week on the road. The Falcons lost 28-10 to Florida this week.