MOSCOW, Idaho – Jeff Cotton continued his strong spring performance Friday, with four touchdown receptions to lead Gold to a 70-20 victory in Idaho's annual Silver & Gold Spring Game.
 
Quarterbacks Mason Petrino and Colton Richardson split reps for the Gold team. Petrino was 17-for-22 for 307 yards and three touchdowns. Richardson was 16-of-18 for 175 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Redshirt freshman quarterback Nikhil Nayar took all of the snaps for Silver, finishing 9-of-19 for 94 yards and a 37-yard scoring toss to Connor Whitney.


 
Cotton hauled in 13 receptions for 217 yards. The redshirt senior caught eight passes from Petrino, including an 80-yard score to make it 21-0. Cotton's final touchdown of the evening came from Colton Richardson, putting the Gold team on top 42-7.
 
Still it was Cutrell Haywood who led the Vandals in receptions, racking up 15 on the day for 195 yards and one score. Haywood caught eight balls from Richardson and seven from Petrino, splitting his yardage nearly equally.
 
Running backs Roshaun Johnson and Aundre Carter led the ground game. Johnson ran 14 times for 139 yards and two scores, playing exclusively for Gold. Carter split time between both teams, totaling 13 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown.


 
Safety D'Andrei Pittman was the leading tackler, tallying nine stops for Silver. Pittman also hauled in an interception.
 
Linebackers Christian Elliss and Tre Walker each racked up seven tackles to lead the Gold squad. Austin Holt contributed to the Gold team's defensive effort with two sacks among his three tackles.


 
Idaho will hold three closed practices next week to finish spring ball.

A touching moment here at halftime of the @VandalFootball Silver & Gold spring game. Head coach Paul Petrino presented the inaugural "Collin Sather Most Inspirational" award to Sather's family after they lost their son to a battle with cancer just two months ago. pic.twitter.com/cO5kk5yFC7

— Femi Abebefe (@FemiAbebefe) April 20, 2019

 
The 2019 season kicks off Aug. 31, at Penn State. The Vandals will open the upcoming home slate Sept. 7, against Central Washington.
 
Season tickets for the 2019 Idaho football campaign are available now! Fans looking to renew their tickets from last season can do so online and over the phone at 208-885-6466, or by returning the paper renewal form they received in the mail. Seat upgrades or changes may be made by calling the ticket office. Fans interested in becoming season ticket holders can get more information and make their purchases online and over the phone at 208-885-6466.