Winston Venable spent two years at Boise State during the height of the program’s glory years, from 2009-10. At that time, it was rare for a junior college transfer to step in and start.
Aggies set their sights
Now that Bronco Nation actually has a football game on the horizon, who is that opponent again?
On the Broncos’ 1,000-yard streak
Boise State has the longest streak of 1,000-yard rushers in the nation at 11 seasons. Can the Broncos make it 12? Sure they can, but the math is compressed.
Weirdness in the 2020 polls
When the Mountain West was “allowed” back into eligibility for the rankings last week, not one vote was cast for any conference team. That’s changed a little in the AP Poll and a lot more in the Coaches Poll.
Broncos football: Laramie weather check
Nobody’s going to be totally happy with the Mountain West schedule released yesterday. But everyone’s just happy to be playing fall football.
3 defensive players I’m most anxious to see
There’s an overhaul in progress on the Boise State defense. But all is certainly not lost. The star performers will just be different this year.
Look who’s starting in Denver
Denver was favored to beat the New York Jets this week before this announcement Tuesday. Now, oddsmakers have it as a tossup. But Brett Rypien still has a chance to become the first former Boise State quarterback to win a start in the NFL.
Two offensive players I’m most anxious to see
We can ask questions now, knowing there could be answers in the foreseeable future. Such as, which Boise State players will flirt with newfound star status this season?
Broncos on the preparation scale
In 2020, fall camp is really “fall camp.” And it started Saturday morning at Boise State. On a scale of 1 to 12 (representing the number of teams in the Mountain West), how far along are the Broncos in preparing for the season?
It’s baaaaaaack…
It was on August 10 that hearts sank throughout the Mountain West, as the conference announced the postponement of the entire fall football season. Spirits went the other direction Thursday night when the league confirmed that there will be a season after all, featuring eight-game slates beginning October 24.