Idaho's athletic director Rob Spear made news last year when he refused to fly a Horizon Air flight, as the plane he was about to board was painted in rival Boise State's colors.

At the time, he stated that he would not fly Horizon Air, sister-company to Alaska Airlines, until they had a plane in Idaho colors.

Horizon Air announced yesterday that they would paint three Bombardier Q400 turboprops in three new liveries. They are for University of Idaho, University of Montana, and Montana State University.

In a prepared statement, Spear called the action a "bold recognition of Idaho's flagship university."

The rendition of the Idaho-themed plane is below.

(Image courtesy of Horizon Air/Alaska Air Group)

Here are renditions of the Montana and Montana State-theme airplanes. The three new liveries join five other University-themed planes, Boise State, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and Washington State.

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Ohio State senior safety-linebacker Tyler Moeller will have season-ending surgery this week to repair a torn pectoral muscle suffered in last week's game at Illinois.

Moeller was already in the process of applying for a sixth-year of NCAA eligibility after sitting out all of last season due to a head injury. He was a victim of an assault in a Florida bar in July 2009.

- Fred Sakai