It’s been more than two months since word came out that recently-fired Utah State head coach Tim Duryea would join Leon Rice’s staff at Boise State.
The UI countdown, for better or worse
Technically, we’re into Idaho’s final two days as an FBS football program. Conference changes in college athletics traditionally take place July 1, meaning that on Sunday Vandal football will officially be back in the Big Sky.
Phil Steele’s Mountain Division snippets
So how solid a pick is Boise State atop the Mountain West in Phil Steele’s College Football Preview?
Good Knight—a Group of 5 advocate
I saw this in a Ferd Lewis column in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton (he’s from Hawaii).
Phil Steele’s encyclopedia is out
It’s almost as big as an old phone book (remember those?). It won’t win any awards for graphic design. It’s all about the content—352 pages of it.
Rolling the dice on Hutch facts and figures
Unfortunately, the Scott Slant column is off tomorrow, so here’s a “what if” should Chandler Hutchison indeed go in the first round tonight.
An aging facility with a story or two
It’s time for the 32nd home opener in Boise Hawks history when the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes visit tonight.
Patience should pay off for Hutchison
Chandler Hutchison won’t be in the audience after all at the NBA Draft Thursday evening. He’ll be back in the green room after receiving an official invitation from the league (and will be accompanied by his Boise State coach, Leon Rice).
The shiny object beckons in Stillwater
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.