(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) This weekend Leighton Vander Esch dons his No. 55 NFL jersey for real, as Dallas Cowboys rookie minicamp convenes in Frisco, TX. It’ll look very snazzy on the former Boise State star.
Get to know this name: Hank Bachmeier
It’s May 10, and Boise State already has its quarterback for the 2019 recruiting class. Four-star prospect Hank Bachmeier, who had multiple Pac-12, SEC and Big Ten offers, committed to the Broncos last night.
Trying to grow the blue turf throng
The “Select Your Seat Open House” today at Albertsons Stadium is the first step toward what Boise State hopes is an attendance renaissance.
WSU athletics swimming in crimson
Before Bronco Nation gets envious of Washington State upon hearing that Pac-12 revenues have topped $500 million for the first time—and that the payout to each conference school will be $30.9 million—check this out.
From mock drafts to mock Top 25’s
(TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) Catching up on college football: first, Paul Myerberg’s re-rank of his way-too-early Top 25 in USA Today. There’s no re-rank of Boise State, which stays at No. 14.
The next wave of mock drafts
NBA mock drafts are getting a little more precise now that all the early entries are aboard. Sporting News still has Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison sneaking into the first round as the No. 27 overall choice by the Boston Celtics.
Amazing but true—Lashley to the blue
I had been saving these Tony Lashley superlatives for the opening of Idaho’s fall camp in August. Wow, talk about a shift in gears.
Draftable Broncos in 2019? You never know…
We turn the page now on the NFL Draft, just like we did a year ago. Who out of Boise State might go in 2019? Will somebody come out of nowhere?
Picking up where they left off
There would have been a certain slice of irony had Dallas drafted Cedrick Wilson with the No. 19 pick of the sixth round after choosing Leighton Vander Esch No. 19 overall. That crossed my mind as the agonizing wait for Wilson continued Saturday.
Baby Giraffe is now a grown-up Cowboy
There were seeds of doubt planted among us the past couple of weeks when the baloney blogs raised questions about Leighton Vander Esch’s neck and supposed lack of experience. Maybe he wouldn’t go in the first round of the NFL Draft last night.