This week: North Dakota takes to the skies for its first away game of the 2008 season. The Fighting Sioux head to Pocatello, Idaho to take on Big Sky Conference and fellow NCAA Division I-FCS member, Idaho State. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. at Holt Arena.

multiMedia information: Thursday's game can be heard on 96.1 FM (“TheFox”) in Grand Forks and on stations across the Fighting Sioux Radio Network. Dan Hammer calls the play-by-play with former Grand Forks Central coach Mike Berg as his color analyst. Former UND defensive back Kelly Howe provides sideline reports. The radio broacast is also available via FightingSioux.com by clicking here.

The game will be available on The Bengal Radio Network, which is flagshipped at ESPN Radio 930 AM KSEI in Pocatello and KRXK 1230 AM in Idaho Falls. The Bengal Radio Network also contains stations in Idaho Falls (KGTM 98.1 FM), Twin Falls (KTFI AM 1270 AM), Boise (KCID AM 1490 AM), and the newest member of the network, Soda Springs (KITT FM 100.1). Fans inside Holt Arena can listen to the broadcast on a special house signal of 101.9 FM.

The game is also available via video webcast on Big Sky TV . This year Big Sky TV is a free service, and fans just need to register prior to the game for free. Click here for access.

There will also be live stats available at http://www.isu.edu/athletic/xlive.htm or through FightingSioux.com by clicking here.

Ticket Information: Tickets can be purchased by calling the ISU Ticket Office at 208-282-FANS, or they can be purchased online by clicking the online ticketing site, which features an interactive Holt Arena seating map.

On the Fighting Sioux: North Dakota improved its record to an unblemished 3-0 after handing Wisconsin-LaCrosse a 45-7 loss during Saturday afternoon's 43rd Annual Potato Bowl Game in the Alerus Center. A career day by sophomore running back Josh Murray (Pepin, Wis.) helped propel the Fighting Sioux to victory. On the day, Murray compiled a career-best 180 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries. He is credited with putting UND's first two marks on the board with runs of two and 16 yards during the home teams first two possessions.

The Eagles made it a seven point game late in the first quarter, but it was all they would get as North Dakota continued to pound their way into the end zone.

Four seconds into the second quarter, senior quarterback Danny Freund (Kenosha, Wis.) found senior Alex Nicholas (WR, Franklin, Wis.) on an 11-yard pass touchdown pass. An extra point by junior Brandon Hellevang (Fargo, N.D.) gave UND the 21-7 advantage. Hellavang made another appearance late in the quarter as he punched in a 21-yard field goal.

The Sioux solidified their victory with three more end zone visits. With 2:11 left in the third quarter, Freund found junior wide receiver Ryan Konrath on a 6-yard pass and gave the White Bear Lake, Minn. native the first touchdown reception of his career.

Murray upped the Sioux by six more with a career-high 53 yard run at 12:59 in the fourth quarter.

True freshman Ismael Bamba (Montreal, Quebec) capped the UND scoring drive with 2:44 left in the game. Hometown quarterback Jake Landry nailed Bamba with a pass up the middle and he turned it into a 61-yard touchdown on the first reception of his career.

The series with ISU: It has been 42 years since North Dakota and Idaho State have battled between the uprights. The Fighting Sioux don't just lead the series 2-0, but  they have shutdown the Bengals completely. The two teams have met twice before, once in Pocatello (1965) and once in Grand Forks (1966). In their first game, the Sioux left ISU with the taste of a 27-0 loss on their home turf. The next year, UND pummelled the visiting Bengals, 41-0, in the First Annual Potato Bowl.

On the Bengals: The Bengals were selected to finish seventh in the Big Sky preseason media poll, and eighth in the coaches poll. They return a pair of All-Americans from 2007 in receiver Eddie Thompson and kick returner JD Ponciano, as well as sophomore quarterback Russel Hill. On defense, several stalwarts also return, led by linebackers Ryan Phipps and cornerback D.J. Clark, both seniors. Clark has started for three years, and Phipps for two.

The Bengals are looking for their first victory of the season after starting off with two road losses.

In the opener, Boise State scored 21 second quarter points, aided by an 80-yard touchdown pass and a blocked punt, to defeat ISU, 49-7. ISU's lone touchdown was scored by Clint Knickrehm from two yards out.

In game two, Idaho State fell 42-27 against Arizona. Trevor Messersmith, Thompson, Isaiah Burel, and Jaron Taylor all scored on TD passes by Hill.

Idaho state head coach john zamberlin: John Zamberlin will enter his second season at the helm of the Idaho State program, after an inaugural season that saw Idaho State improve a game in the standings, and by leaps and bounds on the field. This season he will also coach a position, manning the linebackers, a position he knows very well after an NFL career as a linebacker.

Zamberlin was named the 24th head coach in Idaho State University's rich football history on December 15, 2006, coming to Idaho State with 10 years of head coaching experience, and a track record of winning games and graduating student-athletes.

In 2007, the Bengals went 3-8, but the offense improved to the tune of 16 points despite starting a freshman quarterback, and the team had four Honorable Mention Sports Network All-Americans as well. Also in 2007, the Bengals became the first team in FCS history to have a fumble return, an interception return, a kickoff return, a punt return, a rush, and a pass play all go for 65 yards or longer, all for touchdowns, proving the big play was back in the Bengal arsenal.

Overall, Zamberlin has a career coaching record of 66-49, including a 41-24 mark over the past six years. Prior to coming to Idaho State, he spent 10 years as the head coach at Central Washington, where they won back-to-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles in 2004 and 2005, and Zamberlin won GNAC Coach of the Year honors both of those years. All told, Zamberlin was named GNAC Coach of the Year in 1998, 2002, 2004, and 2005. In 2003, the Wildcats were preseason ranked #1, and that came on the heels of an incredible 2002 season.