Vandals spoke with Big Sky, but only about non-football programs

By Chris Nettleton Published: Jul 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM MDT Last Updated: Jul 17, 2012 at 11:06 PM MDT

MOSCOW, Idaho (KBOI) - We've been talking about the possibility of the Vandals heading to the Big Sky Conference for months, and the Big Sky has made it clear they'd be interested in adding Idaho.

Athletic Director Rob Spear says the Vandals have spoken with the Big Sky, but before things go any further he wanted to clear things up.

Spear made an announcement on his Twitter account that said, "Despite reports at this point in time the only conversations with the Big Sky have centered around a home for our non football sports."

That shouldn't come as a surprise to Idaho sports fans, as the Vandals have been trying to figure out any way to keep their football program at the FBS level ever since it became clear football was not in the Western Athletic Conference's future.

In conversations with KBOI 2 Sports, the Big Sky Conference Assistant Commissioner of Media Relations Jon Kasper said they'd be open to adding Idaho without their pigskin program, if the Vandals were interested in trying to make it as a football independent.

Source: http://www.kboi2.com/sports/college/Idaho-Vandals-Big-Sky-non-football-programs-162817376.html

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