Thunderbirds Rally, Fall to No. 14 Idaho State, 28-24

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Southern Utah took No. 14 Idaho State down to the wire in Saturday’s Homecoming matchup, but the Bengals held on to win 28-24. The loss drops the Thunderbirds to 1-4 on the season, with a 0-2 conference record and the Battle for the Ax on the horizon next week. In the back-and-forth battle, Southern Utah took a 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter, but Idaho State answered with a 43-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Cooke to Chedon James with 7:19 remaining and held on for a 28-24 win Saturday at Eccles Coliseum. The T-Birds trailed 21-10…