Friesz spent two seasons as a back-up; as a sophomore, he was third-string behind senior Steve Halliday and junior Scott Wellman as the Vikings won their first state title in 1982.
[7] The game was played at a neutral site, the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Friesz's future home field.
[10] In his senior season in 1989, Freisz threw 31 touchdowns and for over 4,000 yards in guiding the Vandals to their third consecutive conference championship.
In August 2006, Friesz was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana.
[14] In the 1990 NFL draft, Friesz was the tenth quarterback selected, taken in the sixth round (138th overall) by the San Diego Chargers.
[16][17][18][19][20][21] Other quarterbacks in this draft were Jeff George (#1 overall pick), Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware, future Super Bowl starter Neil O'Donnell, and Scott Mitchell.
Humphries became the starting QB and led the Chargers, who were winless in their first four games, to an 11–5 record, ending a ten-year playoff drought and winning their first AFC West Division title since 1981 under rookie coach Bobby Ross.