Leighton Vander Esch lasted one quarter before another injury—this one a fractured collarbone—shelved him in Dallas’ first game of the season.
Road Warriors, Part II
It’s Friday, and time for the second installment of my Road Warriors series marking the best road wins in Boise State history. This one from November, 1974, is noteworthy for a single-game record that has lasted 46 years.
Participation trophies for all?
One year ago, it would have been a preposterous idea. In 2020, what the heck. ACC men’s basketball coaches have proposed that every single Division I team should make the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Go ahead, pick three receivers
In conjunction with the “Decade of Dominance” series, Boise State is choosing the All-Decade team covering the 2010-19 seasons. I’m on the media panel, and you and I and all of us are tasked in Week 1 with choosing the wide receivers.
Boise State football: Road Warriors, Part I
(Tom’s column will return Wednesday.) From March through August, I ran a 20-part series celebrating Albertsons Stadium’s 50th anniversary. Since there’s no football this fall, it won’t be formally celebrated.
CT Thomas plays first fiddle
CT Thomas isn’t taking a back seat to anybody going into his final season (whenever that may be). Boise State’s senior sparkplug made his own watch list Wednesday—this one for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award.
Cinderella of Cowboys camp
This might not be the Cinderella you’re expecting out of Dallas. (With that said, more on Cedrick Wilson in a moment).
McNichols resurfaces in Nashville
Jeremy McNichols is trending upward in Tennessee Titans camp. Will the former Boise State star finally break through this season?
Broncos football: Taking what we can get
Did you watch the Central Arkansas-Austin Peay game Saturday night? I did, and it was tough. Meaning, it was football, and I liked it.
Albertsons Stadium 50th anniversary, Part XX
Friday’s feature: the 20th and final chapter in my 50th anniversary celebration of Albertsons Stadium.