The Vandals made plenty of mistakes in their 79-13 loss to Fresno State to open the season — that much is undeniable, but there are a few silver linings to glean from Idaho’s first game.
Idaho Head Coach Paul Petrino would be the first to tell anyone that the team made far too many mistakes, and that is partially true. The Vandals gave up seven turnovers and had two field goals blocked, including a brutal stretch in the second quarter that featured an interception returned for a touchdown and two blocked field goals run back for scores by the same player.