Zach Wilson gets juices flowing around here, and why wouldn’t he? It goes beyond the BYU quarterback’s exceptional skills on the field, qualities that have him in the Heisman Trophy conversation.
Deciphering the QB situation
Coach Bryan Harsin’s unusual 7 a.m. press conference Tuesday didn’t reveal anything unusual about Boise State’s quarterback outlook for Friday’s game versus BYU.
Boise State-BYU: Perusing the polls
The game against BYU this Friday night on the blue turf is the biggest of the year for Boise State. That’s pretty easy to say for a team that’s played only two games. But it’s also the biggest for 7-0 BYU.
Definition of ‘next man up’
Coach Bryan Harsin has preached it ever since the Mountain West announced a salvaged football season this year. Every Boise State Bronco had be better ready to turn on a dime and enter the lineup with all the unknowns of a pandemic-altered fall.
Bronco defense: Stay in your lane
This might be Boise State’s best corps of linebackers in recent memory, and there’s no better time to prove it than at Air Force Saturday night.
Turning the corner vs. Air Force?
The playing field seems to have leveled between Boise State and Air Force, because it sure wasn’t that way five years ago.
Wideout depth still to be tapped
The top of the Boise State food chain at wide receiver devoured Utah State last Saturday, as Khalil Shakir was as advertised.
Tight ends: Always on the wish list
It’s a familiar refrain from Bronco Nation armchair quarterbacks: “We need to throw to the tight ends more.” Their yearnings were answered Saturday night in Boise State’s rout of Utah State.
The Bach is back
Late October normally means midseason for Boise State football. Instead, Saturday night marked the season opener for the Broncos. But they looked to be in midseason form in a 42-13 rout of Utah State in empty Albertsons Stadium.
Time for Bachmeier 2.0
Two years ago it was Brett Rypien, followed by Chase Cord. Last season, it was Hank Bachmeier, followed by Cord, followed by Jaylon Henderson. This year it’s Bachmeier, followed by Jack Sears (Cord may or may not suit up this fall as he rehabs injuries).