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. 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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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. 19, defensive back Seyi Oladipo: As Boise State defensive back Seyi Oladipo made the transition from safety to nickel during spring practices, he quickly realized what he was getting…
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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. 20, running back Ashton Jeanty: Boise State badly needs quality depth at running back with both Cyrus Habibi-Likio and Andrew Van Buren departing, and the loss of playmaker Khalil…
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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. 21, defensive tackle Jackson Cravens: Boise State’s defensive line has a chance to be one of the deepest positions on the team. How good is the group? Devine Obichere…
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