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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Boise State is the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff! A historic day for the Broncos. pic.twitter.com/kGNrYP8PuS — B.J. Rains (@BJRains) December 8, 2024 The Boise State football team landed the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff on Sunday morning and earned a first round bye. They’ll play the winner of…
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The Broncos did it! Boise State wins the Mountain West title and clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 21-7 win over UNLV. pic.twitter.com/VK7x3qX58w — B.J. Rains (@BJRains) December 7, 2024 BOISE – Ashton Jeanty rushed for 209 yards and a touchdown and the Boise State football team won the Mountain West…
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Boise State coach Spencer Danielson has had no shortage of things to use this week to fire up and motivate his team ahead of Friday night’s Mountain West Championship Game on The Blue against UNLV. The Broncos have never won back-to-back Mountain West Championships. They haven’t won a title game in front of the home…
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Boise State will be tough to beat if this version of Tyson Degenhart continues to show up. He didn’t miss a shot Tuesday night. The Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year hit all six of his 2-point attempts, his only 3-pointer and all six of his free throws to finish with a game-high 21…
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In a surprise to nobody, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday while coach Spencer Danielson was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year as part of the 2024 All-Mountain West Postseason Awards. Boise State also had seven first-team All-Mountain West selections in…
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Ahmed Hassanein didn’t want to take his pads off after Boise State’s 34-18 win over Oregon State on Friday afternoon. He wanted to play the Mountain West Championship Game right then. “Let’s go. I’m ready to go right now,” Boise State’s senior defensive captain said. “Let’s go play.” Boise State thankfully gets a week to…
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