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Idaho football falls to Cal Poly in overtime

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Idaho's football team lost a 38-34 game to Cal Poly on Friday in San Luis Obispo, ending their season-opening win streak.

Coach Thomas Ford Jr. said the team didn't make enough defensive plays to win, specifically mentioning tackling and coverage issues. The Vandals scored on five consecutive second-half drives, including a 75-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Joshua Wood that briefly put them ahead 31-24.

📄 Source: Moscow-Pullman Daily News — https://www.dnews.com/rss.xml
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    Idaho's football team lost a 38-34 game to Cal Poly“Cal Poly won 38-34 on Friday at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in a season-opening thriller that surely captivated a national audience on ESPN.”
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    The game was in San Luis Obispo“Cal Poly won 38-34 on Friday at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in a season-opening thriller that surely captivated a national audience on ESPN.”
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    Coach Thomas Ford Jr. said the team didn't make enough defensive plays to win“"At the end of the day, we didn’t make enough plays," Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. said of his team in a postgame radio interview.”
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    Coach Thomas Ford Jr. mentioned tackling issues“"At the end of the day, we didn’t make enough plays," Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. said of his team in a postgame radio interview. "There were opportunities to make plays out there, especially defensively, and we didn’t make them. We got to tackle better. We got to stay on top of routes better. And when we play better coverage, we’ve got to be more sticky. "”
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    The Vandals scored a 75-yard touchdown pass“senior quarterback Joshua Wood found junior receiver Tony Harste out running free past his cornerback for a 75-yard touchdown pass.”
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    The touchdown pass was by quarterback Joshua Wood“senior quarterback Joshua Wood found junior receiver Tony Harste out running free past his cornerback for a 75-yard touchdown pass.”
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    The touchdown pass briefly put them ahead 31-24“The TD put Idaho up 31-24.”

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