Less than five minutes into the first quarter of Idaho’s game against Western New Mexico, it appeared as if the young season had already reached rock bottom. The Mustangs took a 10-7 lead after a rushing touchdown, meaning Idaho was losing to a team that had not finished a season at .500 in the last 10 years playing in Division II.
Then, thankfully, came the turning point.
The kind of dramatic swing in fortunes that Vandal fans saw on Saturday could very well become the norm.
Over the course of last season and through two games of the 2018 season, it would be blatantly false to say that Idaho dominated a game from the opening kickoff.