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This Day In Sports: Broncos put 0-2 in rear view mirror

September 21, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 21, 2005: After an 0-2 start, including a 48-13 loss at Georgia and a 30-27 setback at Oregon State, Boise State goes into its home opener with some concerns. But the Broncos pinned a 48-20 defeat on another highly-touted non-BCS school, Bowling Green.

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This Day In Sports: Boise State’s ‘We wuz robbed’ game

September 18, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 18, 2021, five years ago today: Boise State hosts a Big 12 team during the regular season for the first time, and Oklahoma State takes away a controversial 21-20 nail-biter on the blue turf.

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This Day In Sports: The new Vikings unveil ‘The Scrambler’

September 17, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 17, 1961, 65 years ago today: The expansion Minnesota Vikings make a spectacular entry into the NFL with a 37-13 rout of the Chicago Bears at the old Met in Bloomington.

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Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The real Broncos running game kicks in

September 16, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

I wasn’t one of those concerned about Boise State’s running game after the loss at Oregon. Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines had their moments against the Ducks, but at the end of the day, they averaged a combined 3.2 yards per carry.

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This Day In Sports: Carroll’s count reaches three-quarters of a century

September 15, 2026 / Tom Scott / Scott Slant / No Comments

September 15, 1951: The birthday of a football coach whose inauspicious beginning belied the success he would have later in his career.

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