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 – Leon Rice doesn’t have the best memory of all time, but he’s confident Wednesday’s game against South Dakota State will be the toughest season-opening opponent he’s ever had as a head coach. The Jackrabbits went 30-5 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, and are predicted to finish second in the Summit…
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BOISE – It was already a cool story when wide receiver Davis Koetter transferred to Boise State for his final two years of college football to play for the program his dad once was the head coach of. It’s gotten way cooler the past month with the return of his dad Dirk Koetter as interim…
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BOISE – Spencer Danielson didn’t even wait for the questions to start coming his way. “Obviously frustrated with how Saturday night went,” Danielson said. Boise State’s defensive coordinator, who typically jokes with the media and waits for a question to be asked, was much more business-like on Monday during his weekly meeting with the media. …
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BOISE – The Boise State football team suffered a heartbreaking 31-28 loss to BYU on Saturday night in the final scheduled regular season meeting between the two teams. And BYU has a photo to remember it. The Cougars posed for a team photo on The Blue with the scoreboard in the background after the game…
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BOISE – The Boise State football team could keep hopes alive for a New Year’s Six bowl game bid with a win Saturday against BYU. The two will meet for the final scheduled time at 5 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium on FS2. It would still seem somewhat unlikely the Broncos will end up as the…
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BOISE – The nation’s top-ranked pass defense will face arguably its toughest test of the season Saturday when Boise State hosts BYU at 5 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium. The Broncos are No. 1 among all 131 FBS teams in fewest passing yards allowed at 133.6 per game. But are they really the best pass defense,…
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