The Idaho Vandals look for the upset of North Texas in the season opener.
The Idaho Vandals and North Texas Mean Green open the season at Apogee Stadium.
The Vandals return seven players on offense and three on defense so logic dictates the team will probably rely on the more experienced group to carry the load. That could be true but Idaho averaged only 315 yards and less than 16 points which were near the bottom of the college ranks. The offense wasn't completely helpless in the air at around 225 yards but experience under center is the question with freshman Chad Chalich the likely starter who obviously is an unknown. Chalich does have an experienced receiving corps to throw to with three of the top four pass catchers back, while second leading rusher James Baker (95-395) also returns. The Vandals need points because the defense allowed over 42 on 473 yards and is inexperienced so improvement of any kind is the key on this unit.
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