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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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 14, tight end Riley Smith: It hasn’t exactly been the Boise State career Riley Smith probably hoped or planned for when he signed as a quarterback in the 2018…
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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 15, edge rusher Demitri Washington: It was two years ago when Boise State defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson said emphatically that Demitri Washington could be the next Curtis Weaver, one…
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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 16, wide receiver Davis Koetter: The loss of star Khalil Shakir will no doubt put some pressure on other wide receivers to step up in 2022, and Davis Koetter…
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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 17, offensive lineman Cade Beresford: One of the biggest disappointments of the 2021 season for Boise State was the inconsistent play and struggles from the offensive line. An injury…
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The Boise State men’s basketball team got some good news Wednesday: Marcus Shaver Jr. is coming back. Shaver Jr., who was second on the Broncos last season with 13.3 points per game, announced on social media that he was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Boise State. Included in the announcement were the…
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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 18, defensive end Shane Irwin: Shane Irwin transferred to Boise State from Long Beach City College expecting to play two seasons with the Broncos and be done with his…
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