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. 22, quarterback Taylen Green: There’s no quarterback battle heading into 2022: fourth-year starter Hank Bachmeier is the obvious choice. But the battle for No. 2 is intriguing – and…
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Former Boise State center Mladen Armus told Bronco Nation News his decision not to return for a final season with the Broncos was a simple one. “I want to play in Europe,” Armus said. “I am 25 years old, it’s time to play professional basketball. I earned my diploma, and I want to be closer…
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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. 23, wide receiver Latrell Caples: Boise State will need multiple wide receivers to step up in 2022 with the loss of fifth-round NFL Draft pick Khalil Shakir. Redshirt sophomore…
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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. 24, punter James Ferguson-Reynolds: Boise State will have a new punter for the first time since 2018 with the departure of five-year contributor Joel Velazquez. Both returning backup Gavin…
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Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. First up in our series is No. 25, running back Tyler Crowe: Tyler Crowe enters his fourth year with the Boise State football program – and this figures to be his best one yet. Crowe, a…
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Boise State center Mladen Armus has elected not to use a final year of eligibility and won’t return to the Broncos next season, sources told Bronco Nation News on Monday. Armus, who started all 35 games for the Broncos as a senior, averaged 7.1 points per game and a team-high 8.0 rebounds. He was the…
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