It’s a tricky thing trying to predict the future. That’s why Las Vegas exists, right? Yesterday afternoon’s breaking news only magnified that.
From captaining rafts to captaining the D
A little more than three years after his all-everything career ended at Salmon River High in Riggins, Leighton Vander Esch steps into his first public appearance as a Boise State captain tonight.
Beware Hawk when he carries that chip
There are 13 schools in the Big Sky Conference in football this year. The one picked to finish 11th in the preseason coaches and media polls at Big Sky Media Days in Park City is UC Davis. What’s significant about that is its head coach.
The multi-tasking Cedrick Wilson
What did we say about Cedrick Wilson at the outset? After the Blue & Orange spring game in 2016, there was this: “What you have to like about Wilson is what he does on third down.”
Birthday numbers for Kellen Moore
Yesterday was Kellen Moore’s 28th birthday. So how is it that he still looks 12?
Jake Roh’s aberration season is past
The panel that compiles the watch list for the Mackey Award gave Boise State senior tight end Jake Roh a mulligan for his injury-riddled 2016 season.
On the “watch list watch”
It’s the peak of prep for the 2017 college football season, and that means watch lists at every position.
“Safe and secure”…
Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.com has come out with his “2017 Hot Seat Rankings” for college football coaches, ranging from 5, “win or be fired,” to 0, “untouchable.”
Nevada’s Kelton Moore—um, no relation
I hope everybody gets this guy’s name right when Nevada returns to the blue turf to face Boise State on November 4.
On the way to season No. 50
Tomorrow is July 1, which is the unofficial start of the 2017-18 athletic year for college sports. It’s a good time to point out that this will be the 50th season of Boise State football.