The Bobcats (6-0, 2-0 Big Sky), ranked No. 3 in the FCS, will take on the No. 7 Vandals (4-2, 1-1) around 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Bobcat Stadium. MSU is an 8 ½-point favorite to win the game, which will be televised on ESPN2.

BOZEMAN — Whenever Montana State and Idaho meet on the football field, there’s a good chance their game will be close. In 2016, the Vandals held off an MSU rally and won 20-17 at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow,

Eck was previously the offensive coordinator at South Dakota State before coming to Idaho in 2022. Earlier in his career he coached at MSU, Minnesota State and Western Illinois. After battling injuries last season,