Idaho’s path to a second consecutive season of bowl eligibility just got a lot tougher.
Head coach Paul Petrino announced Thursday that senior quarterback Matt Linehan won’t play in the Vandals’ home finale Saturday against Coastal Carolina (3 p.m. MT, ESPN3).
Linehan sustained an injury to his throwing arm in the closing minutes of a 24-21 loss to Troy on Nov. 2.
“(Linehan’s) really upbeat. He’s been working hard and it’s good that he’s had the rest, but he’s not going to play this week,” Petrino said at his weekly press conference. “So he won’t play this week and it’ll just be something we continue to monitor.