Idaho State fall practice day 1

Early observation: Quarterback Tanner Gueller looks good. The Chehalis, Wash., freshman is listed at 6-foot-2 and 227 pounds and he looks every bit of it. Haven't had the chance to see Gueller take any live snaps yet, but he fits the mold of a "prototypical" quarterback. It's probably worth noting, though, that redshirt freshman James Delacenserie took all the second-team snaps that I watched in the first hour of practice.

Quotable quote: From head coach Mike Kramer ...

“I’m relatively confident that (we) finally have arrived. First time in four years that we’ve got a Big Sky caliber team comprised of Big Sky caliber athletes top to bottom. I’m excited about seeing some of the new guys, the freshmen, move themselves around knowing that they don’t have to play. That’s kind of what’s building a program is all about. It’s going to be fun to see.”

Coach Kramer on how Idaho State picked up graduate student Daniel Roundtree, who graduated from SMU last year and will play safety ...

"He was looking for an opportunity. Some of his coaches knew some of my coaches. Of course the defensive coordinator at SMU, Tom Mason, (and I) go way back to our early days at Idaho. It’s a good fit for us and hopefully he’ll be able to come in and help because that safety position, whether it’s Taison Manu, Cody Sorensen or anybody else, we have not played safety here the way we’re capable of playing safety since I’ve been here. That’s going to be the barometer of our success, how well we play safety.”

Idaho State senior Jim Bagley on whether Idaho State will run the ball more to take advantage of an experienced offensive line and talented running backs ...

“A bigger part, I couldn’t speak to that. A more effective part? Probably.”

Some additional notes: Idaho State announced that all three spring scrimmages will be open to the public. The first is Aug. 11 at 3:30 p.m. ... JonRyheem Peoples, a Rigby native, was rumored to be headed to Idaho State to play football but is not on the 2014 roster ISU released on Monday. ... Idaho State has 25 total newcomers, including former Blackfoot quarterback Trae Pilster.