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 State running back Cyrus Habibi-Likio, who played one year for the Broncos after transferring from Oregon, will not return and instead enter the 2022 NFL Draft. Habibi-Likio announced the decision on his social media accounts on Friday. It’s unclear whether Habibi-Likio will play in the Arizona Bowl on Dec. 31 against Central Michigan. Habibi-Likio…
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SPOKANE, Wash. – Tyson Degenhart looked nervous and out of sync for much of the night while playing in front of hundreds of family and friends back in his home town. But the freshman made up for a frustrating first 35 minutes with maybe his biggest shot in a Boise State uniform. Degenhart drilled a…
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When Tyson Degenhart committed to Boise State two years ago, he never would have imagined the team bus rolling down the street of his childhood home and his teammates and coaches coming over for dinner. But that’s what happened Tuesday night in Spokane as the entire traveling party – players, coaches and support staff –…
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Boise State safety JL Skinner announced on social media Sunday that he will return for his senior season with the Broncos in 2022. The junior, who leads Boise State with 92 tackles, likely would have been picked in the upcoming NFL Draft but instead will try to improve his stock and be a higher pick…
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The Boise State men’s basketball team did what it needed to Sunday afternoon against the NAIA-level Montana Tech Orediggers, rolling to a 88-57 win at ExtraMile Arena. The win was the fifth in a row for the Broncos (8-4), who now get set for a huge matchup in Spokane against Washington State on Wednesday evening…
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Boise State running back Andrew Van Buren has entered the transfer portal and will play his final college season elsewhere, a source told Bronco Nation News on Thursday. A Boise State spokesman confirmed Van Buren is no longer on the team and his name has already been removed from the online roster. A source confirmed…
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