College of Idaho Joins Frontier as an Associate Member in Football

By KFBB News Team

Story Created: Jun 28, 2012 at 10:09 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jun 28, 2012 at 10:09 PM MDT

WHITEFISH, Mont., June 26, 2012 ? By a near unanimous decision, the Frontier
Conference Council of Presidents voted to admit The College of Idaho (C of I) as a
football only member in the fall of 2014 according to conference commissioner Kent
Paulson.
?I am extremely excited to announce this morning that the Council of Presidents of the
Frontier Conference has approved a request by The College of Idaho (Caldwell, Idaho) to
join the league as an ?Associate Member? for football,? Paulson said. ?The ?Yotes? are
resurrecting their program after some 35 years and will begin the process of restoring
football, officially beginning play in the 2014 season.?
The addition of College of Idaho will bring the Frontier Conference to nine football
playing schools. In the fall of 2o12, Dickinson State University officially joins the
conference in all sports while Southern Oregon University enters in football only.
?We are extremely pleased to join the Frontier Conference, which shares The College of
Idaho?s commitment to educating student-athletes who excel in academics and
athletics,? College of Idaho President Marv Henberg said. ?This is an ideal match, and
we look forward to the excitement that Yotes fans will experience as we develop rivalries
with our fellow members of the conference.?
College of Idaho is reviving their football program after a 35-year absence. The school?s
football history is rich in tradition and boasts four players who went on to professional
careers in the National Football League (NFL). The most famous is R.C. Owens, who
played eight years for the San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts and New York Giants.
?Playing football in the Frontier Conference is a great situation for The College of Idaho.
We will be competing against some of the top NAIA football programs in the country,
which is something prospective players strongly desire, and we look forward to that
challenge,? C of I Athletic Director Mary Holly said. ?National champions in football
have come from the Frontier Conference and we like entering that level of competition.
That?s the level of excellence we aspire to achieve.?
During their more than 70-years of football, C of I played games against Frontier
Conference members Carroll College, Eastern Oregon, Montana Tech, Montana
Western, Rocky Mountain and Southern Oregon. College of Idaho was 32-13 against the
Frontier.
?As Commissioner of the Frontier Conference, I couldn?t be happier for the staff,
students and the community of Caldwell,? Paulson added. ?We look for a long and
prosperous relationship with a school known for its high standards of academic
excellence and tremendous athletic programs.?
A national search for a head coach will get underway in September and C of I hopes to
have that individual in place by December.
- Frontier Conference -

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