Bengals get first win of 2024 in dominant fashion

POCATELLO — The Idaho State Bengals enjoyed a one-sided triumph successful nan first crippled of nan Kobe Tracy era Saturday.

Tracy was named nan full-time starting backmost earlier this week by caput coach Cody Hawkins, who has, successful nan past, gone pinch a rotation nether center.

The Chubbuck autochthonal and Highland High School grad completed 28-of-42 attempts for 343 yards and 4 touchdowns, starring nan Bengals (1-1) to a 50-10 triumph complete DII Western Oregon (0-1) astatine nan ICCU Dome.

The Bengals sewage nan discourtesy started early, scoring a touchdown connected their 2nd possession of nan time — connected a 41-yard walk from Tracy to Ian Duarte.

KOBE TRACY ➡ IAN DUARTE OH MY GOODNESS?#ROAR // #BengalTouchdown pic.twitter.com/NsSu631EYe

— Idaho State Football (@BengalGridiron) September 7, 2024

The duo — and Bengal discourtesy — was conscionable getting started. ISU scored 10 much successful nan first quarter, including a 2nd touchdown walk from Tracy to Duarte.

Duarte vanished nan day pinch game-highs successful receptions (9), yards (123) and touchdowns (2).

While nan discourtesy was engaged moving and scoring, nan Bengal defense and typical teams units were doing nan the same.

ISU scored connected a blocked punt successful nan 2nd 4th and a fumble return successful nan third.

BLOCKED!!!! Jayden Bell Blocks nan first Bengal TD since 2007! pic.twitter.com/Dp3YFHaGRl

— Idaho State Football (@BengalGridiron) September 7, 2024

BOOOOOM!! Cort pinch nan Hit! Boone pinch nan TD

First Fumble scoop and people since 2018#RoarBengalsRoar pic.twitter.com/8ZIobqZkAs

— Idaho State Football (@BengalGridiron) September 8, 2024

The Western Oregon Wolves put 3 points connected nan committee successful nan closing seconds of nan first half — to caput into nan break down 34-3. They sewage into nan endzone for nan first clip pinch 4:23 near successful nan game.

ISU’s typical teams besides sewage a boost from placekicker Gabe Panikowski, who made each 3 of his section extremity attempts, including a 51-yarder. In what was a very engaged time for him, though, nan inferior kickers missed an other constituent early successful nan 4th quarter.

Hawkins will nary uncertainty for illustration to spot Tracy beryllium much protective of nan ball. The elder threw a brace of interceptions, including a third-quarter back-shoulder slice to nan beforehand pylon that was some precocious and off-target. Those mistakes will loom overmuch larger against a tougher opponent, but for Tracy and nan Bengals Saturday, moreover against nan DII opponent, nan positives acold outweighed nan negatives.

The Bengals will beryllium backmost astatine it adjacent week erstwhile they spell to North Dakota to look nan Fighting Hawks (1-1).