UNLV had wanted to make a statement as it opened Mountain West play Saturday night at Thomas & Mack Center. And the Rebels appeared to be on the way when they stretched their lead to six points early in the second half.
Say it ain’t so, Steve
One of the most important figures on Bryan Harsin’s coaching staff at Boise State will have to be replaced, if—that’s if—a Little Rock sports-talk radio report (KABZ 103.7 “The Buzz”) that Steve Caldwell is headed for Arkansas is true.
Role players roll, then Hutch goes clutch
Calling Marcus Dickinson and Alex Hobbs role players does the Boise State sophomores a disservice, because we’re talkin’ big roles this season.
Mountain West is better – Broncos have contributed
Mountain West play is here. And if Boise State is going to be a conference champion, it has to regain its mojo, beginning tonight against Colorado State in Taco Bell Arena.
Vander Esch bus set to put on more miles
Leighton Vander Esch’s “Baby Giraffe” nickname all but disappeared once Boise State’s 2017 football season started. Maybe somebody around the NFL will resurrect it next summer, as he has decided to forego his senior year with the Broncos and enter the draft.
No Power 5 raids—and lots of ink
Early in the afternoon, Boise State was 17-for-17 in signing its current list of known commitments for the 2018 recruiting class. Then it became 19-for-19 when two unknowns materialized.
What are the early-signing expectations today?
With the dawn of NCAA Football’s first-ever early-signing day, we go into the great unknown. What’s going to be a good batting average? Will it be 50 percent…75 percent?
Will LVE now take his TFL’s to the NFL?
Leighton Vander Esch is just relentless, and that trait has caused a paradigm shift in speculation over whether the Boise State star linebacker will enter the NFL Draft as a junior.
Boise State was flat-out ready to play
I had a lot of time to think about what to lead with after Boise State destroyed Oregon 38-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl Saturday (the score, of course, doesn’t represent the Broncos’ dominance).
Some supporting actors need to earn Oscars
Okay, I’m just makin’ this up, but based on NFL terminology for injury reports, I’d say Boise State’s Alexander Mattison is doubtful for the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon tomorrow, and Jake Roh is questionable.