Dominique Blackman- Football
Blackman turned in one of the best performances in history by an Idaho quarterback despite the Vandals’ inability to score more than one touchdown in Saturday’s 21-13 loss at Bowling Green. The junior made his first start as a Division 1 quarterback and in the process went 30-37 with 352 yards. He threw for Idaho’s first touchdown of the season when he hooked up with Marquan Major in the fourth quarter. Blackman’s only flaw was an interception late in the third quarter.
Jahrie Level- Football
Level was the second junior college transfer wide receiver in two weeks to catch for more than 100 yards. Najee Lovett managed to do the same in the season-opener against Eastern Washington. Level became Dominique Blackman’s go-to man against Bowling Green Saturday and the Miami native finished with a game-high 10 receptions and 119 receiving yards. Level’s long reception went for 23 yards and he averaged almost 12 yards-per-catch.
The opponent- Bowling Green, Miami, Florida International, UCLA, Hawaii, San Diego State
For the second consecutive weekend, Idaho teams went winless. The Vandals went 0-7 last weekend and followed it up with an 0-6 showing this past weekend. After falling to FCS opponent Eastern Washington, Idaho football lost to Bowling Green 21-13 on Saturday. Idaho soccer traveled east of the Mississippi River this weekend, only to go 0-2 and get outscored 9-0 by its Florida opponents. The Vandals played a respectable first half at Miami but the Hurricanes scored three second half goals and extended Idaho’s losing streak to three games. That streak became four on Sunday when Idaho fell to Florida International 6-0. The Vandal volleyball team was swept by the No. 3 and No. 9 teams in the nation, as losses to UCLA and Hawaii were the team’s fifth and sixth consecutive. A five-set loss to San Diego State on Sunday concluded the weekend for Idaho.