Boise State’s offense had been handed plenty of short fields last night—it seemed like more than all of last year combined—but had cashed in on only one by the time the fourth quarter began.
Tonight’s game kind of counts double
It doesn’t take much drilling down to figure out how important tonight’s game is for Boise State. It’s a divisional game in the Mountain West.
From rafting the Salmon to wreaking havoc
Leighton Vander Esch had to be runnerup to San Diego State’s Noble Hall for Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week, didn’t he?
Quick turnaround? Both sides may want it
The month of September had twists and turns for Boise State even before this season began.
A Bronco implosion negates a gutty effort
You couldn’t have asked for any more from the Boise State defense. The Broncos stymied one of the best quarterbacks in the country, didn’t allow an offensive touchdown until eight minutes remained in the game, and held Washington State to 22 rushing yards.
What’ll this homecoming be like?
The smoke enveloping the Northwest right now is symbolic of the overcast skies surrounding Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien.
That other No. 4 is really, really good
How did Luke Falk ever get out of Logan, UT, as a walk-on quarterback in 2013? He was 6-4 back then, too, wasn’t he?
A stand-up guy For Coug Week
There was a time not so long ago that Boise State would have built a wall around Brett Rypien on a week like this.
And suddenly, everybody knows his name
We knew Montell Cozart would get into the game for Boise State Saturday against Troy. We did not know that Cozart would take 35 snaps, including the Broncos’ final 23 snaps of the game.
Whatcha doin’ for Labor Day weekend?
KTIK’s John Patrick has dusted off a legendary old Dirk Koetter soundbite this week as ticket sales have lagged for tomorrow’s Boise State opener against Troy. We harken back to November of 2000, when the Broncos were rolling, but attendance had not quite caught fire.