Roddie Anderson became the second starter from the Boise State men’s basketball team to transfer in the last week, announcing his decision on Twitter Tuesday evening. Anderson joins Chibuzo Agbo, who announced he is transferring to USC. The two departures, along with the graduation of Max Rice, suddenly leaves the Broncos searching for replacements for…
Ball Talk, Spring Episode No. 6: Spring Game recap and discussion
No home games until week four, a three-game home stand, another stretch of almost a month without a home game and a non-conference game in the final week of the regular season highlight Boise State’s 2024 football schedule released Thursday. Opponents and locations had previously been announced, but Thursday’s release from the Mountain West included…
Former Boise State head coach and recent offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is returning as offensive coordinator for the 2024 season, sources told Bronco Nation News on Tuesday morning. It’s expected to be a one-year deal for just the upcoming season as the Broncos looked to fill the late void left when Bush Hamdan surprisingly left…
Bush Hamdan’s stay back at his alma mater was a short one. Hamdan, Boise State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the 2023 season, was announced Wednesday to the same positions at Kentucky. The former Boise State quarterback took a pay cut to leave Missouri and return to the Broncos as offensive coordinator and quarterback…
The Boise State football team has added a second former five-star prospect to the roster in less than three weeks. This one comes with a bit of a risk, but the payoff could be tremendous. The Broncos announced the signing of Kilgore Junior College transfer Chris Marshall on Wednesday. Marshall previously was at Texas A&M…
Spencer Danielson’s final assistant coaching hire at Boise State appears to be a big one. Sources tell Bronco Nation News that Penn State special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Stacy Collins is expected to join the Broncos. Collins previously was Boise State’s special teams coordinator and EDGE coach in 2021 before leaving for Penn…
Anybody still doubting Spencer Danielson now? Boise State’s first-year coach continued a strong offseason with his biggest move yet, landing a commitment Saturday from former USC quarterback Malachi Nelson. The former 5-star prospect was the No. 1 overall ranked player in the 2023 class before signing with USC. He originally committed to Oklahoma while Lincoln…
The good news just keeps on coming for Spencer Danielson and the Boise State football program. Kicker Jonah Dalmas announced Friday he has elected to use his COVID season of eligibility and return to Boise State in 2024. Dalmas is one of the most accomplished and accurate kickers in the country and many expected him…
Former five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson, a transfer from USC and one of the most sought-after quarterbacks currently in the transfer portal, will arrive in Boise on Thursday night to begin an official visit at Boise State, sources tell Bronco Nation News. According to a report from ESPN.com, the Broncos are the favorites to land Nelson…
The Boise State football team officially welcomed 18 new members Wednesday as part of the 2024 signing class. And it’s a group that could be remembered for a long time. Not for the talent or star rankings, but for a group that stuck together and stuck with the Broncos – despite a crazy 2023 season…
New Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson is putting his staff together for the 2024 season. We’re keeping track of the announcements, including those remaining on staff from Andy Avalos’ group in 2023. Here’s a current look at the staff… OFFENSE Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Bush Hamdan will return as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Hamdan…
Roddie Anderson became the second starter from the Boise State men’s basketball team to transfer in the last week, announcing his decision on Twitter Tuesday evening. Anderson joins Chibuzo Agbo, who announced he is transferring to USC. The two departures, along with the graduation of Max Rice, suddenly leaves the Broncos searching for replacements for…
Boise State senior guard Chibuzo Agbo is entering the transfer portal. Agbo was Boise State’s second-leading scorer at 13.7 points per game last season. He led the Broncos with 76 made 3-pointers while shooting 40.9 percent. Both ESPN and The Athletic first reported Agbo planned to enter the transfer portal. A source told Bronco Nation…
The Boise State men’s basketball team made its first offseason addition via the transfer portal on Wednesday – and it’s a big one. The Broncos landed a commitment from San Jose State point guard Alvaro Cardenas, who averaged 13.2 points and 5.5 assists per game last season. Cardenas, who shot 38.5 percent from 3-point range…
There was a bus, one of those nice luxury rides, waiting outside in the parking lot, more than ready to take the Boise State basketball team on a two-hour joyride from Dayton to Indianapolis. It never happened. There was a potential meeting, an opportunity to play the biggest game in school history, in Indianapolis on…
DAYTON, Ohio – Boise State missed 21 layups, made just 2 of 18 shots from 3-point range and shot 34.3 percent overall on Wednesday night in their First Four matchup with Colorado at UD Arena. Amazing the Broncos still almost won. Boise State, and in particular three of its stars, picked the worst game for…
DAYTON, Ohio – Tyson Degenhart knows one thing that has to change if Boise State plans to make history Wednesday night with its first NCAA Tournament win in school history. The Broncos have to start faster. In each of Boise State’s NCAA Tournament games the past two seasons the Broncos fell behind early and were…
DAYTON, Ohio – Boise State and Colorado are meeting with the media and holding open practices at UD Arena in Dayton today ahead of Wednesday’s First Four matchup. 📍Dayton, Ohio. pic.twitter.com/70dAnN1pOm — B.J. Rains (@BJRains) March 19, 2024 Greetings from UD Arena in Dayton! Boise State and Colorado will hold open practices and do interviews…
Boise State coach Leon Rice didn’t need to do much research when he saw the Broncos were matched up with Colorado in the First Four in Dayton on Wednesday night. Rice and Colorado coach Tad Boyle have been close friends for two-plus decades and coached together with Team USA in each off the past two…
What was expected to be a celebration on Sunday evening turned into a puzzled, frustrating, stunned moment that none saw coming. No, the Boise State men’s basketball team didn’t get left out of the NCAA Tournament. The Broncos are back in the Big Dance for the third straight season for the first time in program…
LAS VEGAS – The New Mexico Lobos played like a team fighting for its NCAA Tournament lives Thursday night at Thomas and Mack Center. They were hungrier. They had more energy. They seemed to want it more. Boise State, meanwhile, started slow and never really recovered. The Broncos looked out of sync for much of…
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Lithia Ford of Boise Pregame Show: Talking Boise State football and previewing the Spring Game
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B.J. Rains is joined by former coaches Kent Riddle and Brad Bedell and other special guests to talk Boise State football and preview the Spring Game during a...
B.J. RAINS
B.J. Rains is a four-time winner of the NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year Award. He covered Boise State Athletics for the Idaho Press from 2013 to 2021 before leaving to create Bronco Nation News. Rains, who was a voter in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll from 2014-2021, also makes weekly appearances on KTIK 95.3 FM each Friday at 4 p.m.
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