ESPN.com’s angle this week in its ramp-up to college football is “The most important game for each Top 25 team.” It will not surprise you that for No. 21 Boise State, the choice is Oklahoma State.
Prepping for some player pandemonium
The NCAA Division I Council has approved what amounts to a tectonic shift in athletics eligibility.
Hutch has something (maybe) nobody else does
ESPN is on board with the consensus out there—Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison will be selected by the Chicago Bulls with the No. 22 overall pick next week.
Yes, they will play the MW schedule
With all the hype surrounding Nevada basketball for next season (top 5…national champion?), why would the Mountain West even need to play its conference schedule?
The inevitable demise of a coveted tie-in
As feared, the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl will apparently be the last for the Mountain West.
Allie O is ready to go
The most difficult thing local fans have to deal with in following Boise State distance-running superstar Allie Ostrander is the inability to see her.
Tank climbs the ranks in the NFL
NFL Network is counting down the top 100 players of 2018, and former Boise State star DeMarcus Lawrence of Dallas checks in at No. 34.
Will the third time be a Snake charmer?
One of Idaho’s favorite football sons is on the ballot for the 2019 class in the College Football Hall of Fame again.
Will an afternoon bone be thrown?
Kickoff times have now been set for Boise State’s first three games of the season in September, including the home opener versus Connecticut. The Broncos’ 2018 debut on the blue on September 8 will have the dreaded 8:15 p.m. start time.
Chandler’s intangibles
The fan site MidMajorMadness.com has some interesting observations on Chandler Hutchison as we sit exactly three weeks from the NBA Draft.