IDAHO VANDALS RUMORS & GOSSIP

IT'S THE INAUGURAL SEASON FOR THE PLAYERS ALL-STAR CLASSIC GAME which will be played at Arkansas' War Memorial Stadium on February 4th, and two Vandals have been invited to participate in the game. Right tackle TYRONE NOVIKOFF (6-7, 314) and linebacker Korey Toomer (6-3, 235) will suit up for the North team coached by Martin Bayless, with athletes who are prospects for the 2012 NFL Draft.

Junior tailback RYAN BASS and the Idaho Vandals will put a cap on what has been a disappointing 2011 season Saturday at Nevada. The Vandals (2-9 overall, 1-5 WAC) will try to beat the Wolf Pack (6-5, 4-2 WAC) for the first time since joining the WAC in 2005. It is the last chance for Idaho to do that since Nevada is heading to the Mountain West Conference next season.

University of Idaho junior punter BOBBY COWAN, a First Team All-WAC selection last year, currently is Idaho's all-time leader in yards-per-punt average, and this week advanced in balloting for the Ray Guy Award, which recognizes the best punter in college football. A native of Vancouvar (Wash.), Cowan is currently No.2 in NCAA rankings in yards per punt average (47.10).

The Bucs used their final pick of the draft to select Idaho TE Daniel Hardy, No. 238 overall. The 6-foot-4, 249-pound Hardy is the second tight end taken Saturday by the Bucs. Hardy had 32 catches despite missing his last five games with a broken arm.

Shiloh Keo S Idaho Ht: 5’11″ Wt: 220 Strengths: Good overall size and strength. Excels in run support; plays like an extra linebacker. Plenty of experience on special teams. Two-time team captain. A hard hitter; makes receivers think twice about going across the middle. Decent ball skills. Weaknesses: Limited athletically; will struggle in coverage at the...

Attending the NFL Scouting Combine Daniel Hardy, Idaho Vandals stand out tight end joins the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show. Hardy was born in Anchorage, Alaska and didn’t the attention coming out of high school like some other players due to the logistics of where he was coming from. Hardy made the most of his time at Idaho earning the invite to the NFL Scouting Combine...

And in a similar but unrelated tale, I heard the Notre Dame football team was accosted by a bunch of surly, Jameson drinkin' red-headed fellows.

Boise State will be bolting the WAC for the Mountain West, leaving rival Idaho behind.  Leave it to BSU's president to get a few parting shots as he's heading out the door by calling Idaho a bunch of drunks.