EUGENE, Ore. – A 37-34 loss at No. 7 Oregon late Saturday night did nothing to discourage the Boise State football team or derail their goals for the rest of the season. It did the opposite. Acknowledging there’s no such thing as a moral victory, the Broncos left Autzen Stadium feeling even more encouraged about…
BNN LIVE: A look back at the good, bad and ugly from Boise State's 37-34 loss at No. 7 Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – A 37-34 loss at No. 7 Oregon late Saturday night did nothing to discourage the Boise State football team or derail their goals for the rest of the season. It did the opposite. Acknowledging there’s no such thing as a moral victory, the Broncos left Autzen Stadium feeling even more encouraged about…
EUGEGE, Ore. – Boise State coach Spencer Danielson is not even trying to downplay the difficulty of going to Autzen Stadium Saturday to face No. 7 Oregon. “They are going to be one of the most talented teams we’ve faced here in a while,” Danielson said. “It’s a tall task.” But it’s one the Broncos…
How it started: Lose coin toss, lose two yards on opening play, personal foul, punt. ESPNU not showing the start because of technical difficulties – probably a good thing. How it ended: Watch out third-ranked Oregon – Boise State is coming for you. Welcome to a new season of college football, a sport that has…
STATESBORO, GA. – Memo to opposing fans when facing Ashton Jeanty the rest of the season: it might not be the best idea to talk trash to him before the game. Jeanty, fueled by some pregame talk from the Georgia Southern student section, went out and had literally the best game by a running back…
The standard slipped under coach Andy Avalos. There’s no way to deny it. Three straight home losses on The Blue in 2021. A horrible road loss at UTEP in 2022. A 4-5 start last season. Boise State lost more than three games in a season just four times in 22 seasons from 1999 to 2020.…
Chris Marshall was once a five-star receiver with offers from every school in the country. He was one of the top recruits in the entire 2022 class and seemed destined for immediate stardom. Then he got into some trouble and was booted from two SEC schools in a span of six months. His only option…
It was before 7 a.m. and the sun was barely rising a few weeks ago when Boise State wide receiver Austin Bolt walked outside his girlfriends house to leave for practice. One problem? His truck wasn’t there. A day after losing his keys, Bolt’s truck – a black 2007 Ford Sport Trac – was stolen…
Boise State and athletic director Jeramiah Dickey have agreed to a contract extension, a source confirmed to Bronco Nation News on Tuesday. Pete Thamel of ESPN was first to report the deal. Dickey, who has been at Boise State since January 2nd, 2021, was in the mix for the vacant athletic director position at Houston…
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LAS VEGAS – Boise State showed up at Media Days as the biggest story of a fast-approaching Mountain West football season. The story, suddenly, as things tend to happen in Vegas, got bigger overnight. More brash. More bold. More bravado. Boise State football is doing everything right these days, continuing to win the offseason and…
Boise State and athletic director Jeramiah Dickey have agreed to a contract extension, a source confirmed to Bronco Nation News on Tuesday. Pete Thamel of ESPN was first to report the deal. Dickey, who has been at Boise State since January 2nd, 2021, was in the mix for the vacant athletic director position at Houston…
Boise State made another big splash in the transfer portal Wednesday, landing a commitment from 7-foot Arizona transfer Dylan Anderson. The Broncos beat out several big-time programs for Anderson including Washington, Creighton and Texas. He’s expected to immediately be in the mix for the starting spot at center, which could slide O’Mar Stanley to the…
Boise State continued to reload its roster Wednesday with a commitment from NAIA star Javan Buchanan, winning a competitive recruiting battle that included Texas Tech and others. Sources confirmed the commitment to Bronco Nation News on Wednesday. Buchanan was a first-team NAIA All-American after averaging 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 blocks and 1.1…
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…
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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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