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Jermaine Jackson (1) of Idaho returns a second-quarter punt 73 yards to the UAlbany 14 as punter Tyler Pastula (6) of the Great Danes pursues Saturday night in an FCS quarterfinal game at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.
December 10, 2023
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December 10, 2023 1:25 a.m.
FCS playoffs: Vandals come up short ... UAlbany makes big plays in fourth quarter to end Idaho’s season
“Our message to our team — we shouldn’t hang our heads, we took another huge step,” said Idaho coach Jason Eck, whose Vandals last week notched their first FCS playoff win since 1993, and went back-to-back in the playoffs for the first time since 1994-95. “I’m proud of this team. I think we settled for too many long field goals. That’s a really good defense, but I felt we had opportunities to score more.”