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 – The Boise State football team appears to be nearing the end of its search for a new offensive coordinator. Boise State coach Andy Avalos said Monday the plan remains to have an offensive coordinator hired and announced prior to next Wednesday’s National Signing Day on Dec. 21. Avalos has been searching for an…
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ST. LOUIS – On a night when Boise State couldn’t buy a bucket offensively, the Broncos turned to their defense to save the day. Despite shooting just 30.5 percent (18 of 59) on the road, the Broncos locked down defensively and earned an impressive 57-52 win at Saint Louis on Saturday. Boise State (8-2) held…
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BOISE – Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: yes, it was an NAIA team the Broncos played Tuesday night. But the following can also be true: there were plenty of encouraging signs for Boise State in a 90-54 win over Eastern Oregon at ExtraMile Arena. Sure Tyson Degenhart did what he typically…
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Boise State EDGE coach and co-special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga is expected to leave after just one season with the Broncos to take a position at BYU, sources told Bronco Nation News on Sunday evening. Poppinga played and coached at BYU previously. He was an All-Mountain West linebacker for the Cougars and helped them win…
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The Boise State football team will face North Texas in the Frisco Bowl on Dec. 17. The Frisco Bowl announced Sunday that the Broncos and Mean Green will meet at Toyota Stadium at 7:15 p.m. MT on ESPN on Dec. 17. Toyota Stadium is the home of FC Dallas in the MLS, and hosts the…
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BOISE – Boise State’s remarkable turnaround from 2-2 to 9-3 and a spot in the Mountain West title game will be remembered and praised years from now. There wasn’t much of that on Saturday. The Broncos allowed a punt return touchdown, committed a key roughing the punter penalty and lost the turnover battle in a…
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