And as the offensive linemen finished their 40-yard dashes Friday morning, three more checked in with a sub-5.0 clocking in the 40-yard dash -- Texas A&M's Erik McCoy (4.82, unofficial), Boston College's Chris Lindstrom (4.88, unofficial) and Weber State's Iosua Opeta (4.94, unofficial). Five linemen ran sub-5.0 Friday.
Idaho State University is investigating allegations of physical abuse and inappropriate communication by its football coaches.
Sacramento State announced Utah offensive coordinator Troy Taylor has been hired as the program's head coach. Taylor spent the last two seasons in Salt Lake City following a year as the OC at Eastern Washington. Taylor is from the Sacramento area, where he famously helped turn Folsom High School into one of the premiere prep football teams in the country.
Northern Arizona has hired Memphis defensive coordinator Chris Ball as its next football coach.
Sacramento State fired Jody Sears on Monday, one year after he was named the Big Sky Conference's co-coach of the year.
Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers is stepping down as head football coach after 21 years of leading the Lumberjacks.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Weber State | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Eastern Washington | 7-1 | 12-3 |
| UC Davis | 7-1 | 10-2 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-5 |
| Montana State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Montana | 4-4 | 6-5 |
| Cal Poly | 4-4 | 5-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-4 | 4-6 |
| Idaho | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Portland State | 3-5 | 4-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 2-9 |
| Southern Utah | 1-7 | 1-10 |
| Sacramento State | 0-7 | 2-8 |
