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 backs coach Winston Venable has stepped down to ‘pursue other opportunities, the school announced Thursday. Venable, a former All-WAC linebacker for the Broncos, spent two seasons as Boise State’s running backs coach. “I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to come back and impact a program that helped shape who I…
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This may not be the highest-scoring or best offensive team Boise State has had in 12 years under coach Leon Rice. The defense is another story. The Broncos did it again on the defensive end Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena, holding Fresno State to just 43 percent shooting and 55 points in an impressive 65-55…
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Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey called it one of the most difficult decisions he’s been involved with. Walking in and telling the team himself was even harder. Dickey shared the news with Boise State’s players Monday that the Broncos would be unable to participate in the Arizona Bowl due to positive COVID-19 cases within…
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Max Rice is not overly concerned about his slow start shooting the ball this season. Despite making just one 3-pointer in 13 games, Rice is confident things will soon turn around. “Oh I’m good,” Rice told Bronco Nation News. “I’m just trying to stay confident and just keep my body as healthy as I can.…
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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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