What does leadership look like inside the Boise State locker room? Is it raw emotion? Is it quiet encouragement? Is it holding every teammate accountable? The latter would seem to be as important as anything right now after the wheels fell off against Fresno State last Saturday.
November 3, 2007: Boise State, still on the rebound from a September loss at Washington, remains on a collision course with Hawaii for a WAC championship showdown on ESPN later in the month.
October 31, 2020, five years ago today: With starter Hank Bachmeier left home, possibly due to the coronavirus, USC graduate transfer Jack Sears makes his first start at quarterback for Boise State. And on his first snap at Air Force, Sears uncorked a 75-yard touchdown pass to CT Thomas.
October 30, 2013: The Boston Red Sox, who had clinched World Series titles in 2004 and 2007 on the diamonds of their opponents, finish a world championship at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918—the Series that triggered ‘The Curse of the Bambino’—with a 6-1 victory over St. Louis.
Interceptions remain in the forefront at Boise State as we wrap up October. Jeremiah Earby became the first Bronco in three years—since J.L. Skinner at Wyoming in 2022—to haul in two interceptions in one game in the win at Nevada.
October 28, 1981: Once down two games-to-none to the New York Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers storm back to win their fourth straight game and claim the World Series.
October 27, 2018: Boise State finally breaks through at the Air Force Academy, taking a wild 48-38 victory after losing to the Falcons there in 2014 and 2016. Brett Rypien righted the ship with 399 yards passing and five touchdowns.
October 24, 2020, five years ago today: For obvious reasons, it’s the latest opener in Boise State football history. The COVID-delayed 2020 season kicked off in empty Albertsons Stadium, save for almost 700 cardboard cutouts, with a 42-13 rout of Utah State.
October 23, 1988: Dan Marino has the biggest day of his NFL career, but it comes in a loss for the Miami Dolphins. When the New York Jets went up 30-10 at halftime, the Dolphins were forced to go to the air.
Talk about throwing August narratives out the window. At the outset of fall camp, the consensus had Boise State’s room as a three-headed monster: Sire Gaines, Malik Sherrod and Breezy Dubar. Where would Dylan Riley fit in?