September 6, 1980: Boise State opens a season of high expectations with a win beyond anybody’s expectations, a dominating 28-7 upset of Utah at Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.
This Day In Sports: The first monumental Broncos upset
This Day In Sports: Yet another Jerry Rice milestone
September 5, 1994, 30 years ago today: During what ends up as their final season in Los Angeles, the visiting Raiders get steamrolled 44-14 by the 49ers and Jerry Rice at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: To be different, a Sire Gaines leadoff
Just to change things up, I’ll start with Sire Gaines today—although the 17-year-old Boise State true freshman has logged plenty of publicity since the 56-45 win at Georgia Southern last Saturday.
This Day In Sports: A rather unforgettable night on the Blue
September 3, 2009, 15 years ago today: In what was billed as the biggest home game in Boise State history, the 14th-ranked Broncos smother 16th-ranked Oregon, 19-8, before a record crowd of 34,127 and a national audience on ESPN.
Scott Slant Friday Special: Tyler Crowe & Boise State’s mystery position
I was waiting to see if the fullback position would be on Boise State’s depth chart. It is not. But hopefully we will see it Saturday when the season opens at Georgia Southern. Tyler Crowe hopes so, too.
Scott Slant Friday Special: Jeanty’s preseason hype is off the charts
(Tom Scott’s column will return Friday, August 29) The buzz for Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty is kind of overwhelming. And a lot of it has to do with what will happen after the season. We’re about eight months away from the NFL Draft, but here we go.
This Day In Sports: And you call tell that record ‘goodbye’…
August 22, 2019, five years ago today: The Baltimore pitching staff throws itself into baseball infamy, allowing its 259th and 260th home runs of the season, the most in big league history, in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay at Camden Yards.
Scott Slant Wednesday Weekly: The keys to the car in Mad Dog’s hands
It may be a tired line, but it rang true in the race for Boise State’s starting quarterback. “Who gives us the best chance to win Game 1?” said coach Spencer Danielson after last Saturday’s second scrimmage of fall camp.
This Day In Sports: Before long he’d simply be known as “Kellen”
On what he said was a “gut feeling,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen names redshirt freshman Kellen Moore as his starting quarterback.
This Day In Sports: Trevino’s final triumphant victory
August 19, 1984, 40 years ago today: Lee Trevino, one of golf’s most popular all-time players, wins his second PGA Championship, the sixth and final major title of his career. In fact, that would be his last PGA Tour victory.