SPOKANE, Wash. – The annual Big Sky Football Media Days kick off Sunday, in Spokane, Wash., and the University of Idaho will be represented by head coach
Paul Petrino and seniors
Kaden Elliss and
Isaiah Saunders.
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The media-day festivities will include live interviews Monday, streaming on PlutoTV channel 231 and WatchBigSky.com. Petrino will be featured at 10:50 a.m., while Elliss and Saunders will be seen at 1:54 p.m.
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Monday will also mark the release of the preseason coaches' and media polls, as well as preseason all-conference teams. The 2018 season marks Idaho football's return to the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals won eight league titles as a charter member of the Big Sky from 1963-1995. Idaho advanced to the NCAA Playoffs in 11 of their final 14 seasons in the conference.
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Fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at Media Day by following the Vandals on Facebook (VandalAthletics), Twitter (@VandalFootball) and Instagram (VandalsFB). Elliss and Saunders will take over the Instagram account throughout the event, and participate in a Facebook live interview Monday at 1 p.m.
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The schedule for each live interview airing on PlutoTV and WatchBigSky.com Monday is available below.
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Big Sky Head Coach Interviews – Monday, July 16 (All times Pacific)
9:00 a.m. – Dan Hawkins, UC Davis
9:10 a.m. – Jerome Souers, Northern Arizona
9:20 a.m. – Tim Walsh, Cal Poly
9:30 a.m. – Jody Sears, Sacramento State
9:40 a.m. – Bruce Barnum, Portland State
9:50 a.m. – Demario Warren, Southern Utah
10:00 a.m. – Earnest Collins Jr., Northern Colorado
10:10 a.m. – Jeff Choate, Montana State
10:20 a.m. – Rob Phenicie, Idaho State
10:30 a.m. – Jay Hill, Weber State
10:40 a.m.--Â
Bobby Hauck, Montana
10:50 a.m. – Paul Petrino, Idaho
11:00 a.m. – Aaron Best, Eastern Washington
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Big Sky Student-Athlete Interviews – Monday, July 16 (All times Pacific)
11:30 a.m. – Keelan Doss/Jake Maier, UC Davis
11:43 a.m. – Case Cookus/Wes Sutton, Northern Arizona
11:56 a.m. – Joe Protheroe/Khaleel Jenkins, Cal Poly
12:09 p.m. – Immanuel Anderson/Jaelin Ratliff, Sacramento State
12:22 p.m. – Artuz Manning/Charlie Taumoepeau, Portland State
12:36 p.m. – Zach Larsen/Logan Parker, Southern Utah
12:49 p.m. – Keifer Morris/Alex Wesley, Northern Colorado
1:02 p.m. – Zach Wright/Alex Neale, Montana State
1:15 p.m. – Tanner Gueller/Mitch Gueller, Idaho State
1:28 p.m. – LeGrand Toia/Iosua Opeta, Weber State
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Reggie Tilleman/
Keenan Curran, Montana
1:54 p.m. – Kaden Elliss/Isaiah Saunders, Idaho
2:07 p.m. – Gage Gubrud/Mitch Fettig, Eastern Washington
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