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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Vandals in and out of portal; Boise State’s big chance

| December 29, 2024 1:30 AM

When he was introduced as Idaho’s 37th head football coach last week, former Vandal assistant Thomas Ford said he was optimistic some of the Idaho players who entered the transfer portal in the wake of head coach Jason Eck leaving to take the New Mexico job would opt to return to Idaho. 

So far, we know of four who have posted they are remaining Vandals — offensive linemen Nathan Knapik, Nate Azzopardi and Layton Vining, and linebacker Isiah King. 

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