Big Sky football summer kickoff coverage

The 2014 football season is here.

Or it least it was this past week in Park City, Utah, where the Big Sky Conference hosted its 2014 Big Sky Summer Kickoff. Thirteen coaches and 13 players from around the league were available for interviews on Monday and Tuesday, and Big Sky commissioner Doug Fullerton addressed the media/ADs/SIDs/SWAs ....

Fullerton touched on a few topics, including upcoming rule changes in college football, when the league hopes to add instant replay and the state of the Big Sky Conference.

The Journal covered some of what Fullerton had to say in an article you can find here ...

Other stories stemming from the Big Sky Kickoff ...

Idaho State void from Big Sky preseason all-conference list

A story from the Salt Lake Tribune's Kurt Kragthorpe reviewing Idaho State's first two games of the 2014 schedule (Utah and then Utah State).

And then another story from the Journal. Mike Kramer says improving the Bengals' defense is driving everything they do ... Put up or shut up — Bengals’ success hinges on defense’s growth

Finally, he's a story from the Big Sky on the preseason media and coaches' polls that were released Tuesday morning ... Eastern Washington is a big early favorite.

For reference, he's the preseason poll I submitted ...

1 - Eastern Washington
2 - Montana
3 - Montana State
4 - Cal Poly
5 - Northern Arizona
6 - Southern Utah
7 - Sacramento State
8 - UC Davis
9 - Portland State
10 - Idaho State
11 - North Dakota
12 - Weber State
13 - Northern Colorado