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 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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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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