Eck had revived an Idaho program mired in mediocrity with no winning season since 2016 with three consecutive playoff appearances. But his departure was sudden and he took most of his coaching staff with him to the Lobos. More than two dozen Idaho players also flooded the transfer portal following his announcement.

New Mexico plays the Boise State Broncos after Nelly Junior Joseph scored 20 points in New Mexico's 71-70 loss to the San Jose State Spartans.

Jared Elliott is joining Eck's staff as the program's tight ends coach, multiple sources tell FootballScoop. He's a former co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Ball State, where he also previously had the passing game coordinator title.

The Idaho State Bengals have released their 2025 football schedule, which includes five home games and seven road tilts.

The Vandal football program has changed quite a bit with new coaches, new players and even a scheduling change in the weeks since new coach Thomas Ford Jr. returned to Moscow as Idaho’s next football coach after former coach Jason Eck took the helm at New Mexico.

New Mexico is a 3.5-point favorite against Boise State, according to the latest college basketball odds. The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 3.5-point spread, and stayed right there. The over/under is 152.5 points.