Idaho at Georgia State
Saturday, Dec. 2 | 2:05 p.m. ET
Atlanta, Ga. | Georgia State Stadium
TV: ESPN3
Radio: Vandal Radio Network / GoVandals.com
 
THE GAME: Idaho football closes the 2017 season Saturday, at Georgia State. The Vandals (3-8, 2-5 Sun Belt) will take on the Panthers (6-4, 5-2 Sun Belt) at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be available on ESPN3.
 
WATCH LIVE: The game will be available on ESPN3. Jordan Bernfield will handle play-by-play with Wayne Gandy providing analysis.
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LISTEN: Dennis Patchin is in his third season as the radio voice of the Vandals. Patchin will call play-by-play alongside Vandal legend Ryan Phillips, who will provide color commentary. The game can be heard on the Vandal Radio Network and online at GoVandals.com. Find stations on the network HERE.
 
ABOUT GEORGIA STATE: The Panthers are bowl eligible for the second time in three years at 6-4, including five road wins, under first-year head coach Shawn Elliott. Georgia State will look to close the regular season with its second home win at the new Georgia State Stadium. The Panthers boast the Sun Belt's leading receiver in Penny Hart (7.0 receptions and 102.2 yards per game).
 
QUARTERBACK SITUATION: Idaho has played three quarterbacks in its last three games. Sophomore Mason Petrino made his first-career start at quarterback against Coastal Carolina (Nov. 18), filling in for injured four-year starter Matt Linehan. Petrino, whose one previous start came at wide receiver, finished 18-of-26 for 177 yards with one touchdown and one interception. In his second start at New Mexico State (Nov. 25), Petrino was injured on Idaho's second offensive possession. True freshman Colton Richardson was called upon to make his collegiate debut. Richardson finished 18-of-33 for 167 yards and a touchdown. Linehan had appeared in 44 of Idaho's 45 games prior to missing the game against Coastal Carolina (Nov. 18), starting 43 of them. He is 52 yards shy of becoming the program's all-time passing yards leader. Linehan is doubtful this week and Petrino has been ruled out.
 
CLOSE ONLY COUNTS IN...: The Vandals have played a school-record seven games decided by one possession this season. All seven have come in Sun Belt play. Idaho is 2-5 in those contests, suffering its five conference losses by a combined 24 points. The last time Idaho played an entire conference season with every game decided by one possession was 1939. The Vandals went 0-3 in the Pacific Coast Conference that season.
 
ONE OF A KIND: Junior linebacker Kaden Elliss is establishing himself as one of the best two-way players in the country. Elliss, primarily a linebacker, has also lined up at full back and tight end on a handful of snaps in each of the last eight games. Against Missouri (Oct. 21), Elliss became the first FBS player record a sack and a touchdown reception in the same game since 2013. He repeated the feat against ULM (Oct. 28). Elliss also plays on special teams and blocked an extra point against Appalachian State (Oct. 14).
 
COFFEY COMING THROUGH: Freshman kicker Cade Coffey has earned Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice and is establishing himself as one of the top kickers and punters in the conference. Coffey is 11-for-16 on field goal attempts this season. He is among the Sun Belt leaders in punt average (second; 44.7 yards), field goals per game (fourth; 1.0) and field goal percentage (sixth; .688). His punt average ranks No. 9 nationally.
 
1,000 YARDS: Aaron Duckworth needs 88 rushing yards to reach 1,000 for the season. Duckworth is looking to secure the 14th 1,000-yard season in program history and the first since Elijhaa Penny in 2015. Duckworth has reached 912 yards on 174 carries. Only one Vandal has rushed for 1,000 yards on fewer than 200 attempts (Russell Davis, 1981; 1,117 yards on 140 carries).