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’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…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It wasn’t the best game of Hank Bachmeier’s career. Not even close. But given the circumstances and what the four-year starter has endured the past week, it certainly seemed like a step in the right direction. After being benched last week in a season-opening loss to Oregon State, Bachmeier responded by throwing…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. – Quarterback Hank Bachmeier rebounded from a poor performance in last week’s season opener, throwing three touchdown passes to help Boise State top New Mexico 31-14 at University Stadium. Boise State (1-1) won its conference opener for a 23rd straight year and will now get set for the home opener at Albertsons Stadium…
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM. – Tyreque Jones didn’t want to wait until Friday. Many of his teammates agreed. So eager to move on from a disappointing 34-17 loss at Oregon State in the season opener last season, Jones said earlier this week he was ready to play New Mexico right then and there. “If we could play…
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The Boise State football team hasn’t given up on Hank Bachmeier. Whether that means he’ll start Friday night at New Mexico is a different story. After being benched in the second quarter of a 34-17 loss to Oregon State last week due after committing three turnovers in the first six possessions, Bachmeier was back taking…
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This probably won’t be a popular opinion amongst Bronco Nation, and that’s fine. I get it. But I’ll say it anyway: Hank Bachmeier deserves another chance. Was Bachmeier bad in the season opener at Oregon State? Yes. Was he a huge reason the Broncos fell into an early three-score hole and couldn’t recover? Yes. Did…
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