Big Sky CFB coaches put emphasis on player development in modern landscape

August 18, 2025

By Dan Thompson, The Spokesman-Review via Yahoo Sports: Aug. 18—With some college football teams less than a week away from their first game — most, like Eastern Washington — are still 11 days from their first contest of the 2025 season — hope generally abounds.

So does pressure.

Among the Big Sky’s 12 football programs, just two are heading into this season with a new head coach. Thomas Ford Jr. took over for Jason Eck at Idaho, while Brennan Marion is now in charge at Sacramento State after Andy Thompson led it the previous two years.

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'Old-school mentality': Big Sky coaches put emphasis on player development in modern college landscape

Aug. 18—With some college football teams less than a week away from their first game — most, like Eastern Washington — are still 11 days from their first contest of the 2025 season — hope generally abounds. So does pressure. Among the Big Sky's 12 football programs, just two are heading into this season with a new head coach. Thomas Ford Jr. took over for Jason Eck at Idaho, while Brennan ...

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