It’s been bad. Really bad. But for the Boise State football team, four subpar games could be forgotten with a strong eight-game finish. And that’s made it easier to push on this week. First came an ugly 27-10 loss to UTEP last Friday night. A day later offensive coordinator Tim Plough was fired. Two days…
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It’s been bad. Really bad. But for the Boise State football team, four subpar games could be forgotten with a strong eight-game finish. And that’s made it easier to push on this week. First came an ugly 27-10 loss to UTEP last Friday night. A day later offensive coordinator Tim Plough was fired. Two days…
The Boise State football team officially moved on from the Hank Bachmeier era on Tuesday when coach Andy Avalos, through a team spokesman, announced that Taylen Green would start at quarterback on Friday night against San Diego State. Green was one of four quarterbacks participating in practice Tuesday. Bachmeier, as expected, was not one of…
Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier intends to enter the transfer portal, sources confirmed to Bronco Nation News early Monday morning. The news comes two days after Boise State fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough and replaced him with former Boise State head coach and longtime NFL offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Since Bachmeier only played in four…
Boise State football coach Andy Avalos has fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough and replaced him with former Boise State and NFL head coach Dirk Koetter for the remainder of the season. It was a move fans were calling for, but it didn’t make the announcement on Saturday afternoon any less stunning. Plough was under heavy…
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP fans didn’t rush the field following a stunning 27-10 upset of Boise State on Friday night at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. And that may have said it all about the current state of Boise State’s program. It was the worst loss in two years under coach Andy…
EL PASO, Texas – The Boise State football team and it’s much-maligned offense will be back in action tonight when the Broncos face UTEP at 7 p.m. at Sun Bowl Stadium on CBS Sports Network. Boise State currently ranks No. 91 nationally in scoring offense at 26.0 points per game, and 107th in total offense…
The Boise State football team will play its first regular season game in Texas since 2004 on Friday night when the Broncos play at UTEP. And coach Andy Avalos hopes that will soon change. “I would like to play more games in Texas and I know Jeramiah would as well,” Avalos said of athletic director…
It’s hard to figure out who has more detractors these days, Tim Plough or Hank Bachmeier? And neither may actually be the biggest area of concern for the Broncos. Both have been getting crushed of late for Boise State’s lack of explosion on offense despite the Broncos being 2-1 and Bachmeier improving in each of…
Just before kickoff on Saturday afternoon against UT Martin maybe the coolest of Boise State’s game day changes will take center stage. Sure, the pregame light show will eventually be a big hit – but not Saturday with game coming at 2 p.m. The highlight Saturday might be when former Bronco Quintin Mikell gets the…
Boise State’s offense showed improvement against New Mexico but is still focused on making strides in one key area – starting faster. The Broncos went 3-and-out on each of the first two drives against New Mexico and had just one yard on six plays before eventually putting a touchdown drive together late in the first…
The Boise State men’s basketball team doesn’t have much interest in revisiting the historic, record-breaking season from a year ago. A new one has officially started. The defending Mountain West regular season and tournament champions took to the court Wednesday for the first official practice of the 2022-23 season. And they did so with a…
Boise State unveiled updated plans and a projected cost Thursday for the ‘Athletics Master Village’ plan originally released in April. The total cost will be just over $300 million. An updated north end zone plan featuring 10 field level suites, club seating and connecting seats to the East and West side of the stadium will…
Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice has agreed to a five-year, $5 million extension through the 2026-2027 season, the school announced Wednesday. Rice, who made $750,000 last season, will make $900,000 this season and have his salary increase by $50,000 each season. He’ll make $1.1 million in the final year of the deal during the…
Max Rice won’t be the only Rice hearing it from opposing fans when the Boise State men’s basketball team goes on the road next season. He’ll have his brother to help take some of the heat. Kade Rice, the youngest son of coach Leon Rice, told BroncoNationNews.com he has committed to join the Broncos as…
The Boise State men’s basketball team got some good news Wednesday: Marcus Shaver Jr. is coming back. Shaver Jr., who was second on the Broncos last season with 13.3 points per game, announced on social media that he was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Boise State. Included in the announcement were the…
Former Boise State center Mladen Armus told Bronco Nation News his decision not to return for a final season with the Broncos was a simple one. “I want to play in Europe,” Armus said. “I am 25 years old, it’s time to play professional basketball. I earned my diploma, and I want to be closer…
Boise State center Mladen Armus has elected not to use a final year of eligibility and won’t return to the Broncos next season, sources told Bronco Nation News on Monday. Armus, who started all 35 games for the Broncos as a senior, averaged 7.1 points per game and a team-high 8.0 rebounds. He was the…
Boise State Hall of Fame basketball player Roberto Bergersen is returning home to join the program as an assistant coach, Bronco Nation News first reported on Monday. Bergersen, who was a second-round pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA Draft, played at Boise State from 1996-1999 and was the Big West Conference Player…
A historic year for the Boise State men’s basketball team continued Thursday with the signing of the highest-ranked high school prospect in program history. Boise State announced the signing of 6-foot-10 forward Sadraque Nganga, a four-star prospect ranked in the top 100 in the 2022 class by both 247Sports and ESPN. Nganga had offers from…
The Boise State Athletics Department unveiled an impressive, comprehensive ‘vision’ for the future Thursday afternoon which includes major upgrades and renovations to both Albertsons Stadium and ExtraMile Arena, a new 5,000-seat arena for the volleyball and gymnastics teams and improvements for all sports as part of a new Athletics Village. Boise State was light on…
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It’s been bad. Really bad. But for the Boise State football team, four subpar games could be forgotten with a strong eight-game finish. And that’s made it easier to push on this week. First came a...
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The Boise State men’s basketball team doesn’t have much interest in revisiting the historic, record-breaking season from a year ago. A new one has officially started. The defending Mountain West r...
Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice on the first official day of practice of the 2022-23 season
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Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice meets with the media on the first official day of practice of the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, Sept. 28th, 2022.
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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