POCATELLO — Even with plenty of change, including two new coordinators, Idaho State's first spring practice was mostly stress-free.
Players bounced from drill to drill without missing a beat, while coaches old and new fell into place. Everything was smooth and seamless — according to plan.
Nearly a year ago, Bengals head coach Rob Phenicie was fraught with nerves when he took the field for ISU's spring opener. He had been hired as the head coach a week earlier and had to scramble to get his plan into place.
On what was essentially the first day of year two of the Phenicie era, the feelings weren't hurried and scrambled, but excited and ready.