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No. 3 Montana State aced first test of the season in beating No. 7 Idaho 38-7
BOZEMAN — Since their impressive victory over FBS New Mexico in Week 0, No. 3 Montana State defeated five unranked FCS opponents to garner a 6-0 start to the season.
That was until Saturday night, when the Bobcats had what many considered their first true FCS test of the season. They faced their first ranked opponent in No. 7 Idaho and dominated in a 38-7 win over the Vandals.
A top-10 matchup is definitely a test, one the Bobcats absolutely aced.
“It means a lot. I mean, we answered questions — like, we had questions about ourselves and we answered them,” Montana State defensive lineman Paul Brott said. “I think that was our best performance yet, to be able to go out there and do that.”
Idaho’s defense came into this game holding opposing rushing attacks to an average of under 100 yards per game.
It seemed no problem for Montana State, which ran for 361 yards and three touchdowns as a team. Two of those scores came from quarterback Tommy Mellott. He led the Bobcats’ rushing attack with 140 yards on the ground in the win on Saturday night.
“We’ve purposely tried to limit those opportunities, and we didn’t necessarily do that (Saturday),” Montana State coach Brent Vigen explained. “And, you know, he’s going to get into open space. He’s really tough to deal with. I thought he played excellent.”
“I enjoy to run,” Mellott said. “That’s part of my skill set. That’s part of what makes me different, so I loved it. We didn’t know what they were going to do — last year they went super wide and wouldn’t let me pull it. You know, we just ran between the tackles. This year they got back and forth because this year we just got after them.”
MSU looked complete on both sides of the ball, as the defense didn’t let up a score until the final minute of the game. The Bobcats forced two turnovers on an interception from linebacker Danny Uluilakepa and fumble recovery from defensive back Rylan Ortt. Defensive back Dru Polidore recorded five tackles in his first game back from injury this season. Defensive end Brody Grebe and Brott each finished with a sack.
“You know, we got a really good group of leaders, and they all do it the right way, and Danny and Rylan are perfect examples of that,” Vigen said.
“I thought that was our best performance yet,” Brott said about the defense. “I mean, each day this week, we were going out there with the emphasis on knock back and hustle. And they’re a really good O-line, and I think we did a great job (Saturday).”
The team motto of “going 1-0 every day” seems to be more than just that this season. The team has truly adopted the way of going about their business, and it’s paid off.
“We are just playing the next team in front of us, so to be able to continue to really, truly live in the one day at a time, but one week at a time, one opponent at a time, not get ahead of ourselves, has served us really well,” Vigen explained.
“You know, no one’s looking ahead to a different game,” Mellott said. “They know the present is the most important thing, so we might have a different perspective relative to last year, that we just cherish these a little bit more. … I just love our team.”
Montana State continues conference play at Portland State this Saturday.
We’re lucky to live in a place as safe as the Treasure Valley. Despite our growth, one of the things that makes our area so special is the way that we look out for one another–for our neighbors! That’s a principle that seems to have held on as Boise has boomed.
Despite low crime rates, there seems to always be one incident or so that makes us scratch our heads.
A recent string of fraud incidents in the Treasure Valley area is one of those.
Nampa Police initially warned the public of this because cases of fraud began to ‘mushroom’. Then, it took an interesting turn–people that HAD their credit cards were being ‘taken to the bank’, so to speak.
In a statement originally released on April 30th by the Nampa Police Department, officials advised the following:
We are not sure how the suspects are gaining access to the victim’s credit cards. There is a growing fraud scheme, “ghost tapping”, that scammers are using to access victims’ credit cards. This is possibly occurring in these instances. “Ghost tapping” uses stolen credit card details in Apple Pay or Google Pay, then remotely relays the tap signal over the internet to a ‘mule’ at a store, allowing them to make high-value purchases that appear completely legitimate. (We’ll share more information on ghost tapping in a later public service announcement that will also suggest ways to protect yourself.) The app used by these criminals obscures the actual credit card number, making it harder for investigators to link a victim to a particular crime. Keep in mind that victims still have their physical credit cards while suspects use the stolen card information to make purchases, which also affects how victims are alerted. So far, local investigators have not been able to identify a common theme among the victims (e.g., a specific bank, a website they visited, a gas pump they used, etc.) in the fraud cases we are investigating.
The investigation spans far and wide.
Authorities say that some suspects are in custody, others are being contacted, and others are still at large.
Now, a week later, the police are back to reaching out to the public–this time, urging people to check their bank accounts.
Nampa Police say that they have caught onto a pattern– there are fraudulent charges at Albertson’s to purchase gift cards, at Costco to purchase Apple products, and at Best Buy, also for Apple products.
Check those bank statements!
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The USDA has issued a public health alert for various meat and poultry products containing FDA-regulated dairy that may have been contaminated with salmonella. The recall was originally issued on April 30th, but the contaminated product list could continue to grow as more products are identified.
The Food Safety and Inspection arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the public health alert and there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of the products listed below, consumers are still advised to dispose of the items or return them to the place of purchase. Great Value and Pork King Good products sold at Idaho Walmart stores are included in the alert and recall.
Public Health Alert and Food Recall Issued For Pizza and Pork Rinds Sold in Idaho
As of right now, the food list includes pork rinds, breakfast pizzas, and chicken bacon ranch pizzas. The list could grow and the USDA advises consumers to check the list frequently. We will also update the list here when possible. The contaminated products carry a variety of ‘Best By’ and ‘Produced On’ dates, so check the lists carefully to make sure you don’t consume a contaminated product.
The nationwide brands to look for are Mama Cozzi’s from Aldi stores, Pork King Good, and Great Value at Walmart Stores.
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You can also look through these label photos to see if you have the product in your freezer.
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If you feel sick and have consumed a contaminated product, the USDA advise you to contact your health care provider.
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