Get used to all that Jordan Love hype out there. Utah State’s junior quarterback is already anointed as the top QB in the Mountain West for 2019.
MW new year arrives early – very early
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY.) Whoever is in first place after the first week of conference play in Mountain West men’s basketball next season will stay there for almost four weeks. Guaranteed.
The L.A. Bowl is a lateral goal
The piecemeal announcements of bowl changes and affiliation switches this week leave the Mountain West mostly in the same boat. It’s a Group of 5 thing.
Into the Blue Turf history book
Boise State’s iconic blue turf, 2019 style, is ready for prime time. The new carpet will be introduced to the public this evening during an Open House at Albertsons Stadium.
Idaho basketball: The arena is finally on the horizon
In a February, 2015, interview at Idaho’s Scout.com fan site, former Vandals athletic director Rob Spear envisioned a four or five-year timeline for the opening of the long-awaited and anticipated new arena adjacent to the Kibbie Dome.
More Bronco TV details, generally good
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Consider this a win for Boise State as the Broncos face an FCS team this season for the first time since Tennessee-Martin in 2013.
Broncos’ present and past on stage
Chantel Jennings of The Athletic was asked about “the five biggest West Coast college football games of the 2019 season” in her “Best Coast Mailbag.”
Stefan Cobbs in the Bronco conversation
John Hightower is the Boise State wide receiver on Athlon’s Preseason All-Mountain West first-team. Khalil Shakir is the underrated one on Athlon’s fourth-team. But Stefan Cobbs is generating more buzz all the time.
Bill Buckner, Boisean
Sadly, the video accompanying national stories on Bill Buckner’s passing Monday in Boise went right to the lowest common denominator. ESPN and NBC Nightly News, for example.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Happy New Year
We had become accustomed to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl being held close to the beginning of the postseason. Now, for only the second time in 23 editions, Boise’s bowl game will be played in January.