Maybe it was the cobwebs still straggling from the offseason, or maybe it was the row of NFL scouts watching closely from the press box, but Idaho’s season opener against Sacramento State was not the show that many fans expected to see from the Potato Bowl champs.
A shaky offense managed to put up 28 points on the board in the win, but it wasn’t a pretty show getting there. By the end of the game the Vandals gave up three turnovers, one fumble and two interceptions.
The Sacramento State defense continually pounded senior quarterback Matt Linehan, leaving fans on the edge of their seats more than once as the whole Dome watched and hoped he would get up and walk off uninjured after each hit.