MOSCOW, Idaho - Vandal Football will honor 13 Seniors ahead of Saturday's home finale against Southern Utah in the Kibbie Dome in Moscow. The Vandals enter the game with a 2-6 record while Southern Utah is 1-8. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and on the Vandal Radio Network.
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1. THE GAME: Idaho hopes to get back in the win column Saturday when it hosts Southern Utah in the Kibbie Dome. It is the final home game for the Vandals where it will honor 13 seniors. Idaho is 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Big Sky play while SUU is 1-8 overall and 0-6 in their final season in the Big Sky before departing for the WAC.
2. ABOUT IDAHO: The Vandals are 2-2 in the Kibbie Dome this season and hope to send the seniors out with a win in the final home game of their careers.
Mike Beaudry returned to the lineup at quarterback and threw for a career-high 306 yards. He now has a team-high 1082 on the season.
Zach Borisch leads Idaho with 364 yards rushing on the season.
Terez Traynor has a team-high 550 yards receiving. Running back
Aundre Carter has a team-high seven touchdowns so far this year. All-American linebacker
Tre Walker has a team-high 77 tackles.
3. ABOUT SUU: The Thunderbirds are 0-5 in true road games this season, but they did pick up a 40-35 win over Tarleton State in a neutral-site game at Choctaw Stadium (former home of the Texas Rangers). The T-Birds are 0-6 in Big Sky play but fell by just one point on the road last weekend at Montana, 20-19. Justin Miller leads the Thunderbirds with 2,038 yards passing on the year while Karris Davis has racked up 276 yards on the ground. Ethan Bolingbroke had a team-high 481 yards receiving while Brandon Schenks has 424 yards and a team-high five touchdowns.
4. TRE WALKER: Fourth-year linebacker
Tre Walker continues to prove why he's one of the best in the Big Sky. Walker has tallied double-digit tackles three times this fall. In the spring season, he led the conference with 13.5 tackles per game in his four outings and went on to earn five All-America honors. Walker was also a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the top defensive player in FCS. His preseason accolades got better, as he was named the Big Sky Conference Preseason MVP and has been a consistent First Team Preseason All-America selection.
5. BREAKOUT GAME: Against UC Davis, Freshman running back
Elisha Cummings notched 125 yards receiving on 15 carries, a season-high for any Vandal rusher. He had carries of 19 yards, 32 yards and 24 yards. Transfer receiver
Terez Traynor racked up 131 yards on 10 catches. His catches included a 28-yard reception and a highlight sideline grab for a first down late in the game. Traynor grabbed hit the century mark again with 114 yards on five catches against Portland State and a career-high 167 yards and 12 catches against NAU.
6. SENIOR DAY: Thirteen Vandal seniors will play their last game on Litehouse Field inside the Kibbie Dome. The list includes
Jalen Hoover,
Trase LeTexier,
Tre Walker,
Cameron Townsend,
Kayode Rufai,
Rahsaan Crawford,
Christian Blackburn,
Charles Akanno,
Mike Beaudry,
Jonah Kim,
Mekhi Stevenson,
Caleb Lightbourn and Nikhil Nayer.
