 Cable played on the offensive line for the Idaho Vandals for head coaches Dennis Erickson and Keith Gilbertson, blocking for quarterback Scott Linehan.Idaho won the Big Sky title in 1985 and advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs in 1985 and 1986.He was a member of the 1987 Indianapolis Colts strike replacement team, but did not play in the two games he was on the team's active roster.