POCATELLO — At the midway point of the season, the Idaho State Bengals have shown that they are ready to be taken seriously by the Big Sky Conference and FCS.

The Bengals (2-4, 1-1) have battled to a pair of hard-fought losses against FBS opponents and suffered an agonizing come-from-behind loss at the hands of the No. 4-ranked Montana Grizzlies. A 46-24 drumming at Southern Utah by the 1-5 Thunderbirds was perhaps a one-off, leaving much to look upon positively for head coach Cody Hawkins, the team and the entire university.

Idaho State’s most prominent bright spot thus far has been the offensive line play.

Despite attempting roughly 43 pass attempts per game, ISU quarterbacks have suffered only one recorded sack. And even that one, Hawkins said after his team’s difficult defeat Saturd

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