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MOSCOW, Idaho—Jon Newlee's Idaho Vandals have become accustomed to difficult preseason opponents in preparation for conference play. So it to no one's surprise that the Vandals will face challenges from the Big West, West Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Big 12 opponents, just to name a few, when the team released its 2018-19 non-conference slate on Friday.
The Vandals will play two exhibition games before navigating a nine-game non-conference schedule. Idaho has just two home-dates before the start of conference play.
"I think this is probably our toughest non-conference schedule since I have been here," Newlee noted.