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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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…
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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…
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Erik Chinander was pleased to see Boise State win the only real stat that mattered last Saturday in Statesboro: the final score. That was one of the few things he was happy with. The Broncos won 56-45 at Georgia Southern but Boise State’s defensive coordinator knows his group has plenty to improve upon heading into…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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