▁in ▁a ▁shut out ▁ 3 4 – 0 ▁and ▁San ▁Jose ▁State ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 8 – 1 3 . ▁Er ick son ▁did ▁not ▁stay ▁true ▁to ▁his ▁word , ▁as ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁V and als ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Arizona ▁State ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁returning ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Rob b ▁A key ▁era ▁( 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Washington ▁State ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Rob b ▁A key ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁replace ▁Er ick son , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Id aho ▁head ▁coach ▁since ▁Jerry ▁Dav itch ▁without ▁previous ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁V and als ▁football ▁program , ▁either ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁player ▁or ▁coach . ▁However , ▁A key ▁had ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁the ▁program , ▁as ▁he ▁lived ▁eight ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Id aho ▁campus ▁for ▁eight ▁seasons , ▁with ▁Id aho ▁as ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁those ▁seasons . ▁In ▁addition , ▁A key ▁either ▁played ▁or ▁co ached ▁against ▁the ▁V and als ▁for ▁a ▁dozen ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 5 ), ▁while ▁a ▁player ▁and ▁assistant ▁coach ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Sky ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁went ▁ 1 – 1 1 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁A key ' s ▁team ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁# 1 ▁US C , ▁losing ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 8 – 1