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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The sign next to the entrance to the visiting locker room at Falcon Stadium is so big it’s impossible to ignore. ‘WARNING: LACK OF OXGYEN’ The sign gives the definition for hypoxia (a condition where the body as a whole is deprived of oxygen) and says it can occur “in healthy people where they ascend…
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Air Force coach Troy Calhoun was as complimentary as a coach could possibly be when talking about Boise State this week. Was he setting up the Broncos, or does he know his group is in for a tough day? Listening to Calhoun talk, you’d think the Falcons had no chance in Saturday’s 5 p.m. matchup…
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Boise State’s rush defense, one of the tops in the country, will face its stiffest test of the season Saturday at Air Force. Air Force leads the nation in rushing offense at 359.86 yards per game. “It’s going to be difficult – they are great at what they do,” Boise State cornerbacks coach Demario Warren…
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Things haven’t been perfect for the Boise State football team through six games. Not even close. Yet with half the season remaining the Broncos still sit in prime position to accomplish what it set out to do before the season started – win the Mountain West Conference. “Everything is right in front of us,” coach…
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The Boise State football team rushed for 316 yards for a second straight game and the Broncos pulled away in the second half for a 40-20 win over Fresno State on Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium. George Holani rushed for 157 yards and freshman Ashton Jeanty had 109 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncos,…
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Less than two weeks ago the Boise State football team suffered one of the worst losses in program history with a 27-10 loss at UTEP. The offense didn’t get to 100 passing or rushing yards and finished with just 177 yards and one touchdown for the game – unfathomable numbers for the No. 2 scoring…
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