Idaho eligible for postseason play in 2015
Idaho says the bowl ban imposed on the football team because of poor APR scores has been lifted.
The Vandals were inelgibile for postseason play in 2014 as a penalty for poor academic performance from 2009-2012. Both Idaho and UNLV were banned because of their low scores.
In a revealing quote on Idaho's website, coach Paul Petrino had this to say:
“It was a group effort,” Petrino said. “Everybody worked really hard.”
The Idaho football website was also quick to point out that the team has accumulated a 2.55 GPA in Petrino's "four semesters" as head coach. According to the school the APR for the team is expected to be in the 960s this season. In 2011 and 2012, the team's score was below 900.
The school will also receive the restoration of four hours a week in practice time if its APR scores are above 940.
Restoring Idaho's bowl eligibility may be like removing a roadblock a car can't access in the first place, however. The Vandals have won three games in the past three years. The team was 1-11 in 2012 and 2013 and 1-10 in 2014. If you're a casual fan, the only thing you remember about Idaho's season may be their involvement in the game at Florida on Aug. 30 that was canceled and never made up because of a thunderstorm.
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