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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Welcome to the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl @BroncoSportsFB and @CMU_Football. This promises to be one of the best postseason matchups out there, and an experience unlike any other in college football. Tucson is ready and waiting. It’s GAME TIME. (📽️:https://t.co/xJw0FnRf3E) pic.twitter.com/KdeKNCVbX3 — The Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl (@theARIZONABOWL) December 5, 2021 The Barstool Arizona Bowl…
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The day has finally arrived. After weeks of speculation and debate, Boise State’s bowl destination will be announced today. Here’s a look at the latest projections… THE ATHLETIC: Arizona Bowl vs. Central Michigan BRETT MCMURPHY, ACTION NETWORK: Arizona Bowl vs. Eastern Michigan CBS SPORTS: Arizona Bowl vs. Northern Illinois USA TODAY: Potato Bowl vs. Western…
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The Boise State men’s basketball team will look to end a two-game losing streak tonight when the Broncos host Tulsa at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network at BroncoSports.com/MWN. Big news for the Broncos broke late Thursday night as Bronco Nation News exclusively reported that guard Devonaire Doutrive has…
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Guard Devonaire Doutrive has been dismissed from the Boise State men’s basketball team, sources told Bronco Nation News on Thursday night. Doutrive didn’t start in Tuesday’s game against Saint Louis for the first time all season and played just 13 minutes off the bench. He seemed disinterested while sitting on the bench in the second…
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Staying in Boise to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl is becoming a more realistic possibility for the Boise State football team, multiple sources told Bronco Nation News on Thursday. Boise State (7-5) has expressed interest in potentially wanting to play in the game, according to sources, due to the potential dates of other…
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The Boise State volleyball team will play at No. 11 BYU on Friday night at 7 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Broncos (24-10) qualified for the NCAA Tournament by going on a Cinderella run at the Mountain West Tournament last week in Las Vegas, winning the tournament as the No.…
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