Idaho Vandals open season on ESPN

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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play their first game of the 2026 season“It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play against Cal Poly“It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play their first game of the 2026 season at 7 p.m. today“It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play their first game of the 2026 season at Mustang Memorial Field“Idaho Vandals finally set to open season against Cal Poly on national television — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:30:00 GMT It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play their first game of the 2026 season in San Luis Obispo“It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The Idaho Vandals football team will play their first game of the 2026 season in California“It’s been 279 days since the Idaho football team last saw a live snap against an opponent. That changes today as the Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif.”
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  The game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN“The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The game will be the first time the team has played a live game since last seasonNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Head coach Thomas Ford Jr. stated the team completed a successful fall camp“"Obviously, fall season kind of signifies a lot of things — start of the school year, start of the athletic season, and just really excited to be back in regular football mode," Ford said. "Fall camp was very successful for us, getting a chance to really install more in depth our offense, defense, and special teams. Having all three kind of new systems with new coordinators in all three phases, (I'm) very excited about the way the group worked."”
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  New coordinators are in all three phases of the game“The start of the season marks new beginnings for three new coordinators: offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker, defensive coordinator Lee Stalker and special teams coordinator Joe Begnal.”
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  Offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker has nearly 30 years of coaching experience“Previewing the Vandals’ offensive attack Shoemaker has nearly 30 years of coaching experience at the FBS, FCS and Division II levels.”
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  Offensive coordinator Ian Shoemaker most recently coached at Eastern Washington“Most recently in the Big Sky, Shoemaker was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Eastern Washington in 2019-21.”
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  The Vandals will face Cal Poly in a Big Sky Conference matchup“The Big Sky Conference clash will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.”
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  The game is set to begin at 7 p.m. today“The Vandals gear up for their first contest of the year against the Cal Poly Mustangs at 7 p.m. today at Mustang Memorial Field in San Luis Obispo, Calif.”
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  No further details on future games are provided in the sourceNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.