MOSCOW, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Less than 24 hours after a season-ending 52-19 loss to the Montana State Bobcats, the Idaho Vandals are searching for a new head coach as Jason Eck agreed to a five-year deal with the University of New Mexico to become the next head coach of the Lobos. Eck joined the Vandals in 2022 and immediately turned the program around going 7-5 in his first year and getting the Vandals into the FCS Playoffs. The following season Eck went 9-4 and once again returned to the FCS...

LATAH COUNTY, Idaho — Jason Eck has been named head coach at the University of New Mexico after stepping down from his role at the University of Idaho following a 52-19 quarterfinal loss to Montana State. Less than 24 hours after the defeat, Eck signed a five-year deal with New Mexico. Eck, who took over Idaho’s football program in December 2021, led the Vandals to a 26-13 record over three seasons. Under his leadership, the team made three FCS playoff appearances, reached back-to-back quarterfinals, defeated two FBS opponents, and celebrated...

Jason Eck, who led Idaho football to FCS playoff appearances in each of his three seasons, was hired as head coach at New Mexico on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. A day after the Vandals were eliminated by Montana State in a 52-19 quarterfinal loss in Bozeman, Eck agreed to a five-year deal to take over the Lobos, according to the report. In his three seasons at Idaho, Eck went 26-13. The Vandals had just two winning seasons in the 22 years prior to his hiring. Eck replaces Bronco...

New Mexico has agreed to a five-year deal to hire Idaho coach Jason Eck, sources told ESPN. Eck has been a successful FCS head coach, as he's 26-13 in three years at Idaho. He reached the FCS playoffs all three years there, including reaching the quarterfinals the last two years. It marked a distinct turnaround at Idaho, as they'd had just two winning seasons in the 22 years prior to Eck's arrival. His work there at a place that doesn't traditionally win appealed to New Mexico officials, according to sources....

Idaho’s Jason Eck has agreed to become the head coach at New Mexico, a person close to the negotiations told The Athletic on Saturday. The 47-year-old led Idaho to three consecutive FCS playoff berths in three seasons in which he went 26-13. Idaho went 10-4 this season and was eliminated from the playoffs on Friday night against No. 1 seed Montana State, 52-19. The Vandals, which dropped from the FBS to the FCS in 2018, had five consecutive losing seasons before he took over. Eck is a former Wisconsin offensive...