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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Former Boise State wide receiver Eric McAlister told Bronco Nation News in an exclusive interview Thursday that his decision to transfer was in part due to a fractured relationship with coach Andy Avalos. McAlister described “fake energy and fake love” from team “management”, and several times paused before electing not to comment specifically on his…
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Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said his “head, heart and gut” led him to abruptly firing head football coach Andy Avalos on Sunday morning. Dickey didn’t get specific as to what led him to reach that decision, but said “once those things aligned for me and I felt the time was right, it didn’t…
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Wide receiver Eric McAlister, who left the Boise State football team and intended to transfer following a 37-30 loss at Fresno State two weeks ago, apparently could be trying to rejoin the team now that coach Andy Avalos is no longer around. Avalos was fired Sunday in a stunning move by athletic director Jeramiah Dickey.…
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It took Tyson Degenhart a little time to get back in the swing of things in his season debut Sunday after he missed Tuesday’s game due to a broken nose. But once Boise State’s star got going, there was no stopping him – or the Broncos. Degenhart had 17 points, including two key buckets in…
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Boise State has dismissed coach Andy Avalos, athletic director Jeramiah Dickey announced Sunday. The school made the stunning announcement less than 12 hours after a 42-14 win over New Mexico. Defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson will serve as interim head coach the remainder of the season, according to a Boise State release. “I am grateful for…
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Michael Callahan is realistic on Boise State’s situation with three games remaining. “There would have to be a lot of crazy things happen for us to play in the championship game,” Boise State’s fifty-year defensive tackle said. And he’s right. While the Broncos haven’t been officially eliminated from the Mountain West race, they’d need a…
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