http://footballscoop.com/news/source-idaho-to-drop-to-fcs/
This is a good move for them. They had been in the WAC, which got squeezed out in the last realignment and Idaho and New Mexico State did not get picked up by anyone. They had been in the Sun Belt for football only, but that was not feasible in the long run due to them being so far away. They are in the Big Sky for everything else and playing in a league with schools you can drive to will help build the program.
I'm sure the Boise State version of Krazy will approve this message.Tomorrow, University of Idaho President Chuck Staben will make an announcement regarding the future of Vandal football.
On March 1st, the Sunbelt announced that following the 2017 season, the conference would not be renewing Idaho’s football only membership (New Mexico State was voted out as well). Given the lack of a future conference affiliation, speculation grew that Idaho would seek to find a more local schedule, likely by dropping down to FCS play.
FCS sources tell FootballScoop this is the route Idaho intends to move and the official conference affiliation will be announced tomorrow.
This is a good move for them. They had been in the WAC, which got squeezed out in the last realignment and Idaho and New Mexico State did not get picked up by anyone. They had been in the Sun Belt for football only, but that was not feasible in the long run due to them being so far away. They are in the Big Sky for everything else and playing in a league with schools you can drive to will help build the program.