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Dec. 7—When Idaho quarterback Jack Layne runs out of the tunnel tonight in front of thousands of Vandal football fans, he will feel grateful.
“That’s kind of the word, the theme for me for this season,” Layne said. “Just grateful every time I get to step out here, especially in front of these fans. I mean, it’s special.”
Layne will be making just his seventh career start and fifth of the year today after suffering a collarbone injury in Idaho’s season opener and dealing with another injury midseason.
Having led the Vandals (9-3) to victory three times in 2024, Layne will take the field at 6 p.m. today for No. 8 Idaho’s second-round home playoff game against Lehigh (9-3) at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow. ESPN+ will broadcast the game.
Several members of the Idaho football team will graduate from the University of Idaho in the morning and then play a football game in the evening.
“December in Moscow, Idaho, is about playoff football,” Vandals coach Jason Eck said. “So excited for our third December home game here in the last two years.”
One more in the Dome
Given Idaho’s No. 8 seed in the FCS playoffs, this second-round playoff game is likely the final Vandal home game in the Kibbie Dome of the year, whether the Vandals win or lose.
A win for the Vandals would most likely send them back to Bozeman to face the undefeated No. 1-seeded Montana State Bobcats. MSU hosts UT Martin today in a matchup they are favored to win by 17.5 points.
Montana State beat Idaho 38-7 on Oct. 12.
It would take an “After Dark” brand of chaos for the Vandals to earn another home playoff game, but before Vandal fans can dream up those scenarios, Idaho must first take care of business today.
“The margin of error is very small,” All-Big Sky wide receiver Jordan Dwyer said. “There’s only 16 teams left in the country, so everybody who’s playing right…
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Author : Lewiston Tribune, Idaho
Publish date : 2024-12-07 13:16:00
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