SACRAMENTO, Calif. – It was supposed to be different this time around. Boise State, winless in eight games in the NCAA Tournament, had a favorable matchup, the closest destination and the veterans and experience needed to win in March. The result was the same. Again. The 10th-seeded Broncos never led and struggled in all facets…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There have been plenty of historic moments and program firsts for the Boise State men’s basketball team of late. There’s still one more big one to go. The tenth-seeded Broncos meet No. 7 seed Northwestern on Thursday at 5:35 p.m. MT on TruTV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – There might have been a slight sigh of relief from Bronco Nation once Boise State was announced to play a Northwestern team making its second ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament – and avoiding blue bloods such as Kentucky, Michigan State or Illinois. There was no such feeling among the coaches and…
During the Torero Classic in San Diego last month, Alycia Flores smacked a line drive towards third base. But the ball didn’t land safely in the outfield for a base hit. It nailed Eliyah Flores right in the shoulder. Alycia walked over. But instead of showing concern with Eliyah on the ground writhing in pain,…
A year ago the Boise State men’s basketball team huddled around a laptop in the Las Vegas airport to watch the NCAA Selection Show. Less than a minute into the unveiling, the Broncos were the third team announced. It was much different this time around. The feeling was just as nice. Boise State’s players, coaches…
LAS VEGAS – The Boise State men’s basketball team appears in a solid position to make the NCAA Tournament with Selection Sunday just a day away. But that doesn’t mean it will be easy for Leon Rice and the Broncos to wait until 4 p.m. MT on Sunday when the 68-team bracket is revealed. Boise…
LAS VEGAS – Boise State is heading back to the Mountain West semifinals for the second straight year after a thrilling 87-76 overtime win over UNLV on Thursday night at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Broncos blew a 22-point lead, survived a last-second game-tying shot and won it in overtime to advance to Friday…
LAS VEGAS – Boise State’s Mountain West quarterfinal matchup with No. 3 seed Colorado State Monday night was much different and more competitive than the two previous matchups in the regular season. The end result was the same. After losing two regular season matchups by a combined 35 points, the Broncos hung tough and even…
LAS VEGAS – It wasn’t the 48-point victory Boise State had over the Aggies last time out, but style points don’t matter in March. The Broncos took down Utah State 66-58 Sunday night in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas and Mack Center. It wasn’t pretty at times – Boise…
LOGAN, Utah – The Boise State men’s basketball team suffered an 86-73 loss at Utah State on Saturday evening at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The snowstorm outside was about as the game was inside for the Broncos. Boise State fell behind by as many as 20 points in the first half before rallying to…
Most expect the Boise State men’s basketball team to get into the NCAA Tournament regardless of what happens Saturday at Utah State or next week in the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. The Broncos would like to leave no doubt. A win Saturday night at Utah State would leave nothing to chance. Another quadrant…
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The Boise State football team will open Mountain West play at San Diego State on Friday, Sept. 22, and close the regular season at home against Air Force as part of the 2023 Mountain West schedule which was released by the league on Thursday. The Broncos will host San Jose State (Oct. 7), Wyoming (Oct.…
BOISE – Boise State coach Leon Rice wasn’t sure how to describe what happened in the final five minutes Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena. “I don’t know,” Rice said. “What a credit to our guys to hang in there and not get our heads down and keep getting ourselves off the ground. Every run they…
There maybe hasn’t been a game circled on the schedule with a thicker marker for Marcus Shaver Jr. than this one. It’s his Senior Night and his final home game at ExtraMile Arena. But it’s also his chance at payback against San Diego State. Shaver Jr. watched helplessly from the sidelines with an ankle injury…
SAN JOSE, Calif. – One rebound and Boise State probably is playing for a Mountain West title on Tuesday night. One rebound. One stinking rebound. The Broncos couldn’t get it – they couldn’t get many at all on Saturday night so it was fairly fitting – and the result was a disappointing 74-68 overtime loss…
Boise State announced in a press release the expansion of its official trading card promotion with Jacksons Food Stores, Friday morning. Bronco Sports Properties reached a multi-year deal agreement with Jacksons, distinctive by featuring every athletics team at Boise State and creating a chance for every athlete at the university to be featured on a…
We’ve finally hit the homestretch of the regular season, with numerous teams eyeing in on the ultimate goal of making the NCAA Tournament. Throughout this long season there has been one common theme that has remained the same – the Mountain West regular season title is San Diego State’s to lose. Boise State (12-3) is…
Not many saw this coming for Boise State. Three games left in the season, and just one game back of first place. Heck, even Leon Rice wasn’t so sure after a season-opening loss to South Dakota State way back in early November. An 11-point first half in a loss to Charlotte two games later didn’t…
The Boise State men’s basketball team controls its own destiny with four games left in the regular season. If the Broncos (21-6, 11-3 MW) win all four they’ll be assured no worse than a share of the Mountain West regular season title – and they’d all but officially lock up a spot in the NCAA…
BOISE – Marcus Shaver Jr. nearly lost it. First he was frustrated with his teammates for not passing him the ball. Then a minute later it was a no-call by the official when he got knocked to the ground on a layup attempt. After being removed from the game he sat motionless on the bench,…
Going into Saturday’s matinee contest with Utah State, Boise State had a chance to get back over .500 on the season for the first time since Nov. 20 with a win over the Aggies. The Broncos (15-14, 10-6 MW) did just that – dominating Utah State from the tip and recording their biggest win over…
History was made for the Boise State gymnastics program in the Broncos 196.500 to 194.925 win over BYU, Friday night. Junior Emily Lopez put up a perfect score of 10.000 in her uneven bars routine, the highest score recorded in the event in Boise State gymnastics history. “It means so much, I’ve practiced so hard…
BOISE – During her freshman season, Boise State’s Abby Muse received some interesting advice from longtime assistant coach Heather Sower. “Stop blocking shots,” the 6-foot-3 junior forward said with a laugh. “Because I would block it out of bounds or I’d block it and the other team would get the ball.” Muse didn’t exactly listen.…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Boise State coach Leon Rice had to weave his way up the stands, around a barricade and onto the second-level concourse at Moby Arena for his live interview on the Bronco Nation News Postgame Show Wednesday night. It was a much happier trek given how the game went. “I don’t mind…
The Boise State men’s basketball team finds itself right where it wants to be with six games left. Win out, and the Broncos can do no worse than share the Mountain West regular season title. A trip back to the NCAA Tournament would be locked up as well. Sure it’s easier said than done given…
Marcus Shaver Jr. had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead Boise State to a 75-63 win over Wyoming on Saturday night at ExtraMile Arena. Shaver Jr. had 10 of Boise State’s first 23 points after missing a loss at San Diego State eight days earlier with an ankle injury. Tyson Degenhart led…
The Boise State women’s basketball team came into Thursday’s showdown with New Mexico riding a three-game win streak. They made it four in impressive fashion, holding off a late Lobos rally in a 69-62 win at ExtraMile Arena. Boise State (13-13, 8-5 MW) jumped out to an early 14-3 lead and extended it to 31-16…
Despite the Boise State softball team tying a program-best 40 wins in 2022, there was only one word to describe the feeling at the end of the season – heartbreak. The Broncos finished the year on a 14-game win streak but were unable to earn an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, finishing second in…
BOISE – Grab your favorite IPA and settle in as Mike Burns starts telling stories. Maybe he’s talking about the day he stood in the batter’s box against Nolan Ryan. Or when he walked Joe DiMaggio to the pitcher’s mound on opening night. Or when he rode his bike to the airport and met Pelé…
Despite a loss for San Diego State in Reno to start last week, the Aztecs (9-2 MW) still hold strong in sole possession of first place following a commanding 72-52 win over Boise State to start the weekend. SDSU still has a pair of tough tests ahead this week, facing Utah State on the road…
SAN DIEGO – Seldom-used centers Mo Sylla and Lukas Milner settling for tough baseline jumpers was the perfect way to sum up how things went for Boise State on Friday night at Viejas Arena. Multiple air balls from Max Rice would have done the trick, too. Without starting point guard Marcus Shaver Jr. due to…
How much does defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson like Boise State and the city of Boise? So much so that Danielson turned down interest from multiple Power 5 programs, according to sources, and potentially more money to stay with the Broncos. Boise State’s defense was statistically one of the best in the country last season, and…
Boise State’s 18th win of the season on Tuesday night at Air Force triggered a one-year, $1.15 million extension for head coach Leon Rice, who is now under contract with the Broncos through the 2028 season. According to the terms of his five-year contract signed last July, Rice gets an additional year tacked on the…
BOISE – Wednesday was the traditional National Signing Day for the 2023 recruiting class and the Broncos announced the additions of five scholarship players and seven walk-ons. Many recruits have already signed and been on campus for some time now, opting to take advantage of the early signing day on Dec. 21. Nonetheless, Boise State…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Reserve guard Pavle Kuzmanovic hit a key 3-pointer with 1:29 to play despite not appearing in the previous four games and the Boise State men;s basketball team held off a late Air Force rally for a key 59-52 road win at Clune Arena on Tuesday night. Max Rice had a game-high…
BOISE – The Boise State football team has found a replacement for running backs Keith Bhonapha, who unexpectedly left for Oregon State earlier this month. Fresno State running backs coach James Montgomery has been hired to the same position at Boise State and he’ll also serve as recruiting coordinator for the Broncos, the program announced…
Boise State picked up a monumental conference win to start the week, hosting second place San Diego State and taking down the Aztecs 62-57 in comeback fashion. To start the night, it wasn’t pretty for Boise State. The Broncos picked up right where they left off against Wyoming – ice cold. Entering the game, Boise…
Boise State coach Leon Rice is doing all he can to avoid the proverbial ‘trap game’ Tuesday night at Air Force. His first way? By not even talking about it. The Broncos, fresh off two home wins, hit the road to play at Air Force on Tuesday before maybe their biggest game of the season…
We’re halfway through Mountain West conference play and Colorado State and Wyoming sit at the bottom of the standings while a quintet of San Diego State, Boise State, New Mexico, Utah State and Nevada are at the top. Just as everyone predicted, right? The Aztecs sit in first place at 8-1 and have looked stellar…
BOISE – Colorado State coach Niko Medved has now played every team in the Mountain West. He hasn’t seen many better than Boise State. Tyson Degenhart had 22 points and Chibuzo Agbo added 17 as the Broncos posted one of their more impressive wins of the season in a 80-59 win over Colorado State on…
BOISE – Boise State women’s coach Gordy Presnell didn’t mince words following a 69-62 loss to Wyoming on Saturday afternoon at ExtraMile Arena. This one was on him. Presnell criticized himself for pulling a group of reserves that helped the Broncos come back to grab a 3-point lead heading into the fourth quarter and putting…
Despite earning their highest score of the season, the Broncos were unable to pull out the victory against undefeated Southern Utah Friday night at ExtraMile Arena. In a meet that went back and forth in scoring, Boise State fell to the Thunderbirds by a slim 196.275 to 195.700 – a difference of just .575. Boise…
BOISE – Following a stretch of three out of four games on the road – three of which were losses – the Boise State women’s basketball team needed a full team effort to get back on track and improve their record to .500 in conference play. The Broncos did just that to start a three-game…
BOISE – Erin Morden hasn’t set any program records. Earned any weekly awards. Been an NCAA Regional Championship participant. Or even posted a top individual finish at a meet of any kind. Heck the senior has only competed in one event during her four-year career with the Broncos. Still, the Boise State gymnast has come…
BOISE – Boise State had more turnovers than made baskets in the first half Tuesday night against Fresno State. It was as ugly as the stats showed: 15 turnovers in the first half tied a season high for the Broncos in any full game this season. And they had just 11 points with 6:30 remaining…
BOISE – After playing three of the past four games on the road, including last Friday night’s heartbreaking loss at New Mexico, the Boise State men’s basketball team is eager for some home cooking this week. The Broncos (15-5, 5-2 MW) are home for the next two games: Tuesday night at 7 p.m. against Fresno…
Over a third of the way through conference play, the Mountain West standings have yet to get any less interesting. San Diego State is back in first place at 6-1 after nearly losing in overtime to Colorado State in Fort Collins, while Nevada sits at 6-2 following a huge double overtime win against New Mexico…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Listening to Leon Rice talk, you might have thought his team won. That’s how impressed he was with his group despite a heartbreaking 81-79 overtime loss at New Mexico on Saturday. The Broncos (15-5, 5-2 MW) battled in easily their most hostile and toughest road environment of the season, tying the game…
BOISE – The Broncos needed just one thing Thursday night to get their season back on track – a win. Boise State did just that, defeating Fresno State 60-53 while having all 10 Broncos that touched the court score on the Bulldogs. The separation in the score had much to do with Boise State forcing…
After losing three straight conference games, the Boise State women’s basketball team isn’t discouraged. In fact, they’re more than ready to rebound in good fashion. “You know, we might (be discouraged) if we had lost to the bottom three teams, but we lost to the top three teams, two of them on the road,” Boise…
BOISE – Max Rice could do no wrong Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena. And neither could the Broncos. Rice poured in a career-high 29 points, including 21 in the first half, to lead Boise State to an impressive 77-62 win over visiting Nevada. More importantly? The Broncos (15-4, 5-1 MW) moved into sole possession of…
BOISE – The Boise State football team got a big boost Tuesday when it was announced that eight Super Seniors will return in 2023. Four had already made their intentions known – offensive lineman Cade Beresford, wide receiver Stefan Cobbs, tight end Riley Smith and defensive end Cortez Hogans. But four others – linebacker DJ…
BOISE – It was just 20 days ago when the Boise State men’s basketball team went to Reno and suffered a heartbreaking 74-72 loss to open conference play. The teams will meet again for the rematch Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at ExtraMile Arena in Boise. The Broncos have only played four games since, and…
There is no question that from top to bottom the Mountain West is the best it’s been in a long time. With that being said, the top is starting to distance itself from the rest. Nevada sits at the top of the standings with five wins (5-1) but holds the same amount of losses as…
Amidst the Boise State’s men’s basketball four-game win streak, some football news may have been missed over the weekend. That’s OK – we’ve got you covered. The Broncos received three commitments on the defensive line via the transfer portal, two of which came from Power 5 programs. Linked at the bottom of this story is…
LARAMIE, Wyo, – The defending Mountain West champions took another step towards a potential repeat Saturday with an impressive 85-68 road win at Wyoming. But Boise State (14-4, 4-1 MW) did more than just pick up a fourth straight win, including a second on the road in a span of four days. The Broncos made…
Tyson Degenhart had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead the Boise State men’s basketball team to a big 84-66 road win at UNLV on Wednesday night. Chibuzo Agbo added 17 points, Marcus Shaver Jr. had 15 and Max Rice had 13 for the Broncos, who trailed 33-31 at the half before erupting…
LAS VEGAS – Boise State coach Leon Rice had no interest in discussing a brutal upcoming stretch for his group earlier this week. Wednesday’s game at UNLV was enough to worry about. The Broncos play five Quad 1 games in the next seven and have three of the next four on the road, starting with…
BOISE – To say Dani Bayes was excited to join the Boise State women’s basketball team last summer is an understatement. The now freshman asked assistant coach Mike Petrino to drive her and her mother to campus at 1 a.m. following a 24-hour travel day from Brisbane, Australia. She’s hardly left since and has already…
Nearly two weeks into Mountain West play, from top to bottom the conference looks to be the best it has been in a long time. Having six teams ranked #53 or higher and no team over #200, night in and night out fans can nearly always expect games to be competitive. Below I list notes…
BOISE – Tyson Degenhart had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the Boise State men’s basketball team crushed visiting Utah State on Saturday in a 82-59 blowout in front of 12,007 fans at ExtraMile Arena. Max Rice added 14 points and hit a big 3-pointer just before the end of the first half for the…
Tyson Degenhart’s prolonged 3-point shooting slump isn’t a concern to coach Leon Rice and the Boise State men’s basketball team. In fact, it’s actually encouraging. Rice and the Broncos know the sophomore is much better than the 26 percent he’s currently shooting from behind the arc, which means he might have a lot of makes…
BOISE – There wasn’t really any doubt, was there? Marcus Shaver Jr. was taking the final shot. And it was going in. Shaver, who hit four game-winning or game-tying 3-pointers in the final seconds last season, did it again Tuesday night with another winning 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to propel Boise State to a…
RENO – Nevada’s Kenan Blackshear scored on a layup with 3.8 seconds left and the Boise State men’s basketball team suffered a tough 74-72 road loss to open Mountain West play on Wednesday night. The teams traded buckets in a thrilling the final minute, but the Wolf Pack had the final dagger – dropping the…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – At some point the short bench and absence of their leading scorer was going to catch up to the Boise State men’s basketball team. It happened on Thursday. Boise State struggled in the second half, couldn’t stop a crazy Santa Clara run and fell, 73-58, in front of an announced crowd…
BOISE – Breezy Dubar promised Boise State fans last week they had nothing to worry about and he’d be signing with the Broncos on Dec. 21. That day has come, and the four-star running back held true to his word. Dubar, a 6-foot, 190-pound running back from Anna (Texas) High School outside of Dallas officially…
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Andy Avalos and the Boise State football team kept the momentum going from last Saturday’s Frisco Bowl win Monday by receiving six verbal commitments for the 2023 class ahead of Wednesday’s National Signing Day. Titus Toler – 5-foot-11 safety transfer from Wisconsin (St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, CA) COMMITTED! #Bleedblue pic.twitter.com/t4F2kB3ZtN — Titus…
FRISCO, Tex. – Davis Koetter knew exactly how he was going to celebrate winning the Frisco Bowl in the final game of his college career. “I’m going to have a few drinks,” Koetter said with a smile. “I’m 24 so I’m allowed to say that. And I’m no longer a Boise State student-athlete so I…
FRISCO, Tex. – Boise State linebacker Ezekiel Noa is trying to enjoy this as much as possible. Even if it makes him a little emotional to think about. Noa, a sixth-year linebacker who joined the Broncos prior to the 2017 season, will play his final game at Boise State Saturday in the Frisco Bowl against…
FRISCO, Tex. – It’s been 1,827 days since Boise State last won a bowl game – five years to be exact. But how long has it really been? Leighton Vander Esch, the anchor for Boise State’s defense in a 38-28 win over Oregon in the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl, is getting ready to finish his…
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FRISCO, Tex. – Boise State coach Andy Avalos was so eager to announce his new offensive coordinator that he decided not to wait. The Broncos called an impromptu press conference on Zoom Wednesday evening to announce Bush Hamdan as the new quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. Hamdan, a former Boise State quarterback from 2004-2008, gets…
BOISE – Kobe Young had scholarship offers to play football at Army and Central Washington, and had many walk-on opportunities including to play in the Pac-12 at Washington. He picked basketball for nights like Tuesday. The seldom-used redshirt freshman came off the bench and scored a career-16 points to lead the Broncos to an impressive…
BOISE – The Boise State football team appears to be nearing the end of its search for a new offensive coordinator. Boise State coach Andy Avalos said Monday the plan remains to have an offensive coordinator hired and announced prior to next Wednesday’s National Signing Day on Dec. 21. Avalos has been searching for an…
ST. LOUIS – On a night when Boise State couldn’t buy a bucket offensively, the Broncos turned to their defense to save the day. Despite shooting just 30.5 percent (18 of 59) on the road, the Broncos locked down defensively and earned an impressive 57-52 win at Saint Louis on Saturday. Boise State (8-2) held…
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BOISE – Let’s get the obvious out of the way first: yes, it was an NAIA team the Broncos played Tuesday night. But the following can also be true: there were plenty of encouraging signs for Boise State in a 90-54 win over Eastern Oregon at ExtraMile Arena. Sure Tyson Degenhart did what he typically…
Transfer Portal season has arrived, and Bronco Nation News will update this post as players enter the transfer portal from Boise State. The Rules and Timeline: Lasting about a month and a half, the first and current transfer portal window runs from Dec. 5 until Jan. 18. The second opportunity student athletes are given to…
Boise State EDGE coach and co-special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga is expected to leave after just one season with the Broncos to take a position at BYU, sources told Bronco Nation News on Sunday evening. Poppinga played and coached at BYU previously. He was an All-Mountain West linebacker for the Cougars and helped them win…
BOISE – The Boise State women’s basketball team came in encouraged and optimistic this season despite an 8-21 campaign – the worst in longtime coach Gordy Presnell’s tenure. But the Broncos found themselves in almost the exact same situation as they did at this time last season following a 71-48 loss to Colorado at ExtraMile.…
The Boise State football team will face North Texas in the Frisco Bowl on Dec. 17. The Frisco Bowl announced Sunday that the Broncos and Mean Green will meet at Toyota Stadium at 7:15 p.m. MT on ESPN on Dec. 17. Toyota Stadium is the home of FC Dallas in the MLS, and hosts the…
BOISE – Boise State’s remarkable turnaround from 2-2 to 9-3 and a spot in the Mountain West title game will be remembered and praised years from now. There wasn’t much of that on Saturday. The Broncos allowed a punt return touchdown, committed a key roughing the punter penalty and lost the turnover battle in a…
While frustrated Boise State football fans tried to get over a loss to Fresno State in the Mountain West title game, the Bronco men’s basketball team gave them something to be a bit happier about Saturday night. Behind a career-high 25 points from Max Rice and 20 points from Marcus Shaver Jr. the Broncos picked…
Billy Bowens got in the middle of Boise State’s ‘hype circle’ to start practice earlier this week with a message for his teammates. The fifth-year senior wide receiver has experienced the highs of winning a Mountain West Championship and the lows of losing the title game at home. And knows which feeling he’d rather have…
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BOISE – Boise State coach Andy Avalos is hoping fans do what they haven’t done for four previous Mountain West Championship Games inside Albertsons Stadium – fill the stands. The Broncos earned the right to host Fresno State at 2 p.m. Saturday on FOX with their perfect 8-0 record in Mountain West play. It’s the…
BOISE – That early-season slump seems like a thing of the past for Chibuzo Agbo. And look out. He appears to be as good as advertised. Agbo, a transfer from Texas Tech, had 20 points – including 18 in the first half – to lead Boise State to a 87-69 win over Utah Valley on…
Boise State coach Andy Avalos congratulated his team in the locker room after finishing off a 9-3 regular season, including a perfect 8-0 mark in Mountain West play, with a 42-23 win over Utah State on Friday afternoon at Albertsons Stadium. But he had a message: we’re not done yet. The Broncos, who are in…
BOISE – Boise State coach Andy Avalos wanted no part this week in any questions that had to with playing in the Mountain West Championship next week. He and the Broncos have made it clear: the only thing on their minds is beating Utah State. But is that the right approach? The Broncos have already…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Boise State men’s basketball team didn’t win the Myrtle Beach Invitational, but a 2-1 record seemed like quite the successful trip late Sunday night given how it started. After scoring 11 points in the first half and falling to Charlotte in disappointing fashion in the opener, the Broncos rallied with…
LARAMIE – When the Boise State football team was 2-2 and dealing with a historically bad loss at UTEP, many wondered if the Broncos would win enough games to even qualify for a bowl game. Andy Avalos and the Broncos kept bigger goals, even as laughable as they may have seen to most at the…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Welcome to Boise State, Chibuzo Agbo. The Texas Tech transfer, who had more fouls than points in his first three games with the Broncos, busted out for a career-high 24 points to lead Boise State to an impressive and much-needed 70-48 win over Loyola Chicago on Friday night in the second…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – It wasn’t the worst shooting performance in Boise State history Thursday night against Charlotte in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational – that came last year in the loss to CSU-Bakersfield – but it sure felt like it. The Broncos scored just 11 points in the first half, believed…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – It may not be the NCAA Tournament bracket – the ultimate goal come the end of the season – but the Boise State men’s basketball team finds itself in an 8-team bracket at the Myrtle Beach Invitational starting Thursday at HTC Center. And the goal is the same anytime you find…
Last week’s snowy first half at Nevada could end up being the perfect primer for this Saturday’s game at Wyoming. It seemingly snows every time the Broncos play in Laramie – several inches fell during blizzard-like conditions in their last trip there in 2020 – and all bets are off for another late-November trip to…
RENO, Nev. – Snowy conditions didn’t bother the Boise State football team Saturday night at Nevada. In fact it fired them up. The Broncos embraced the wintry conditions and heavy snow, starting fast and not looking back in a dominant 41-3 win over Nevada at Mackay Stadium in Reno. “I loved it,” defensive tackle Scott…
BOISE – If the Boise State men’s basketball team could have picked just one game this week to win, Saturday night against Washington State would have been it. And that’s exactly how it played out. After suffering a heartbreaking 68-66 loss to South Dakota State earlier in the week, the Broncos rebounded with an impressive…
Leon Rice could have opened the season with a few easy games to help get his players some confidence and start the year off with wins. In fact that’s what the rest of the Mountain West did. But Rice, knowing that playing harder opponents early in the season can pay off later – even if…
If there was a ever a good time for the 21-point underdog Nevada football team to be playing Boise State, this probably wouldn’t be it. Sure the Wolf Pack are at home in Mackey Stadium where the last five games between the two teams have been fairly close. But the Broncos are coming off a…
BOISE – Marcus Shaver Jr. probably single-handedly won the Boise State men’s basketball team a Mountain West regular season title a year ago when he hit four different game-tying or go-ahead 3-pointers in the final minutes of wins last season. In his opening stanza of the encore Wednesday night in the season opener against South…
BOISE – Leon Rice doesn’t have the best memory of all time, but he’s confident Wednesday’s game against South Dakota State will be the toughest season-opening opponent he’s ever had as a head coach. The Jackrabbits went 30-5 last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, and are predicted to finish second in the Summit…
BOISE – It was already a cool story when wide receiver Davis Koetter transferred to Boise State for his final two years of college football to play for the program his dad once was the head coach of. It’s gotten way cooler the past month with the return of his dad Dirk Koetter as interim…
BOISE – Spencer Danielson didn’t even wait for the questions to start coming his way. “Obviously frustrated with how Saturday night went,” Danielson said. Boise State’s defensive coordinator, who typically jokes with the media and waits for a question to be asked, was much more business-like on Monday during his weekly meeting with the media. …
BOISE – The Boise State football team suffered a heartbreaking 31-28 loss to BYU on Saturday night in the final scheduled regular season meeting between the two teams. And BYU has a photo to remember it. The Cougars posed for a team photo on The Blue with the scoreboard in the background after the game…
BOISE – The Boise State football team could keep hopes alive for a New Year’s Six bowl game bid with a win Saturday against BYU. The two will meet for the final scheduled time at 5 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium on FS2. It would still seem somewhat unlikely the Broncos will end up as the…
BOISE – The nation’s top-ranked pass defense will face arguably its toughest test of the season Saturday when Boise State hosts BYU at 5 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium. The Broncos are No. 1 among all 131 FBS teams in fewest passing yards allowed at 133.6 per game. But are they really the best pass defense,…
BOISE – Rick Adelman is a Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer who coached for 23 seasons in the NBA and has the 10th most wins (1,042) in league history. But for Boise State women’s basketball player Mary Kay Naro, he’s simply known as grandpa. The 5-foot-11 junior point guard has quite the family pedigree. Both…
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BOISE – Wanting to keep his early-season opponents guessing, Boise State coach Leon Rice decided not to run any plays or sets Tuesday night in an exhibition game against Carroll College at ExtraMile Arena. He nearly emptied his bench, playing 12 guys and spreading out the minutes more than he would in a typical game. …
BOISE – Boise State defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson can’t imagine a world in which the Broncos don’t play BYU every year in football. Well, that time is coming soon. Saturday’s 5 p.m. matchup at Albertsons Stadium is the last scheduled meeting between the two rivals with BYU joining the Big 12 in 2023. “It honestly…
BOISE – Remember when the Broncos were 2-2 and some were wondering whether they’d even get to the six wins needed to qualify for a bowl game? Four games and four wins later, the Broncos got there. And at this point, who knows when they will lose again. With this version of Taylen Green? It…
The Boise State football team returns to Albertsons Stadium Saturday for the first time in three weeks when the Broncos host Colorado State at 5 p.m. on FOX Sports 1. On paper it appears to be one of the biggest mismatches on the Broncos’ schedule, particularly when Colorado State has the ball. The Rams rank…
Boise State starting EDGE rusher George Tarlas will likely miss the rest of the season due to a hip injury, sources told Bronco Nation News on Thursday. Tarlas, a sixth-year senior and transfer from Weber State, has no eligibility remaining – meaning his college career is probably over. Tarlas had surgery earlier this week on…
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Needing a win to help secure a spot in the Mountain West Tournament, the Broncos played host to San Diego State on Senior Night at Boas Soccer Complex. In front of a crowd of over 800 fans, they got just what they needed. True freshman Hayden Wilsey scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season…
AIR FORCE ACADEMY – It was two No. 7’s that nearly cost the Broncos big time Saturday night, so fittingly it was a No. 7 that came up with the play of the game when they needed it most. After Air Force kept the ball in the final minutes due to a penalty on Boise…
The Boise State football team will look to stay undefeated in Mountain West play when it travels to play at Air Force Saturday at 5 p.m. at Falcon Stadium on the CBS Sports Network. Here’s our Bronco Breakdown, with everything you need to know prior to kick off. This blog will be updated before, during…
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…
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…
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…
BOISE – Lauren Ohlinger is nice – almost too nice according to some close to her. But the rare attitude in such a competitive sport has served the Boise State senior volleyball player well. The 6-foot-3 outside hitter is a four-year starter, a three-time All-Mountain West player, an AVCA All-Region selection and has the most…
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…
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,…
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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BOISE – The award-winning NIL program at Boise State is at it again. And this time the entire football team is set to benefit. Collectable trading cards featuring all 100-plus members of the Boise State football team will be available beginning Friday at local Jacksons Food Stores. The Broncos are the first school in the…
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BOISE – As Taylen Green and the Boise State football team ran all over the San Diego State Aztecs in the second half Friday night, the question most had was simple: where was this in the first half? Better yet, where was this all season? It took 30 minutes, but the debut of the Green/Dirk…
The Boise State football team will debut the new-look offense with new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and new starting quarterback Taylen Green when the Broncos host San Diego State tonight at 6 p.m. on FOX Sports 1. What will the offense look like? We’ll all find out together later this evening. Koetter was hired last…
It’s been bad. Really bad. But for the Boise State football team, four subpar games could be forgotten with a strong eight-game finish. And that’s made it easier to push on this week. First came an ugly 27-10 loss to UTEP last Friday night. A day later offensive coordinator Tim Plough was fired. Two days…
The Boise State men’s basketball team doesn’t have much interest in revisiting the historic, record-breaking season from a year ago. A new one has officially started. The defending Mountain West regular season and tournament champions took to the court Wednesday for the first official practice of the 2022-23 season. And they did so with a…
The Boise State football team officially moved on from the Hank Bachmeier era on Tuesday when coach Andy Avalos, through a team spokesman, announced that Taylen Green would start at quarterback on Friday night against San Diego State. Green was one of four quarterbacks participating in practice Tuesday. Bachmeier, as expected, was not one of…
Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier intends to enter the transfer portal, sources confirmed to Bronco Nation News early Monday morning. The news comes two days after Boise State fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough and replaced him with former Boise State head coach and longtime NFL offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Since Bachmeier only played in four…
Boise State football coach Andy Avalos has fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough and replaced him with former Boise State and NFL head coach Dirk Koetter for the remainder of the season. It was a move fans were calling for, but it didn’t make the announcement on Saturday afternoon any less stunning. Plough was under heavy…
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP fans didn’t rush the field following a stunning 27-10 upset of Boise State on Friday night at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso, Texas. And that may have said it all about the current state of Boise State’s program. It was the worst loss in two years under coach Andy…
EL PASO, Texas – The Boise State football team and it’s much-maligned offense will be back in action tonight when the Broncos face UTEP at 7 p.m. at Sun Bowl Stadium on CBS Sports Network. Boise State currently ranks No. 91 nationally in scoring offense at 26.0 points per game, and 107th in total offense…
The Boise State football team will play its first regular season game in Texas since 2004 on Friday night when the Broncos play at UTEP. And coach Andy Avalos hopes that will soon change. “I would like to play more games in Texas and I know Jeramiah would as well,” Avalos said of athletic director…
How crazy and unlikely is the scoring run freshman Hayden Wilsey is on right now for the Boise State women’s soccer team? Wilsey made a contest with Morgan Stone a few weeks ago to try and see her teammate score 10 goals this season – thinking there was no way she’d even play enough herself…
It’s hard to figure out who has more detractors these days, Tim Plough or Hank Bachmeier? And neither may actually be the biggest area of concern for the Broncos. Both have been getting crushed of late for Boise State’s lack of explosion on offense despite the Broncos being 2-1 and Bachmeier improving in each of…
Just before kickoff on Saturday afternoon against UT Martin maybe the coolest of Boise State’s game day changes will take center stage. Sure, the pregame light show will eventually be a big hit – but not Saturday with game coming at 2 p.m. The highlight Saturday might be when former Bronco Quintin Mikell gets the…
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Boise State’s offense showed improvement against New Mexico but is still focused on making strides in one key area – starting faster. The Broncos went 3-and-out on each of the first two drives against New Mexico and had just one yard on six plays before eventually putting a touchdown drive together late in the first…
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.. – Quarterback Hank Bachmeier rebounded from a poor performance in last week’s season opener, throwing three touchdown passes to help Boise State top New Mexico 31-14 at University Stadium. Boise State (1-1) won its conference opener for a 23rd straight year and will now get set for the home opener at Albertsons Stadium…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Boise State suffered a disappointing 34-17 loss to Oregon State on Saturday night in the season opener at Reser Stadium. But the final score seems like a distant side story. It wasn’t just that the Broncos were dominated on national TV and committed five turnovers to lose the opener for the second…
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Boise State suffered a disappointing 34-17 loss to Oregon State on Saturday night in the season opener at Reser Stadium. But the final score seems like a distant side story. It wasn’t just that the Broncos were dominated on national TV and committed five turnovers to lose the opener for the second…
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‘George Holani is healthy’ might be the four most exciting words to Boise State football fans as the 2022 season kicks off on Saturday at Oregon State. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to say that. The redshirt junior has battled injuries the past two seasons but is ready to go with no…
The Denver Broncos are releasing quarterback Josh Johnson, which paves the way for former Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien to make the 53-man roster as the backup to Russell Wilson. It’s possible the Broncos could still add another quarterback prior to the season should one become available. NFL teams are cutting players Tuesday to get…
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A 2-1 loss to Arizona State on Thursday evening at the Boa Soccer Complex didn’t discourage Boise State women’s soccer coach Jim Thomas. It fired him up. Thomas, Boise State’s 10th year head coach, saw that his team could hang with Pac-12 foe and was every bit as good as them after a slow start. …
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Boise State unveiled updated plans and a projected cost Thursday for the ‘Athletics Master Village’ plan originally released in April. The total cost will be just over $300 million. An updated north end zone plan featuring 10 field level suites, club seating and connecting seats to the East and West side of the stadium will…
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There was another Noa at Boise State’s first practice today. George Holani and Hank Bachmeier react to Utah State transfer Elelyon Noa – younger brother of sixth-year senior Ezekiel Noa – joining the team on short notice.https://t.co/3Roid5eWwV pic.twitter.com/VGdbayIYSH — B.J. Rains (@BJRains) August 4, 2022 It took six months, but the move that made the…
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Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice has agreed to a five-year, $5 million extension through the 2026-2027 season, the school announced Wednesday. Rice, who made $750,000 last season, will make $900,000 this season and have his salary increase by $50,000 each season. He’ll make $1.1 million in the final year of the deal during the…
LAS VEGAS – Boise State landed four players on the preseason All-Mountain West team, which was announced Thursday in conjunction with the start of day two of the league’s media days at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Safety JL Skinner and defensive tackle Scott Matlock were voted to the defensive team by a panel of…
LAS VEGAS – Another year, another spot atop the preseason standings for the Boise State football team. For the 15th straight season – yes 15 years in a row dating back to 2007 – the Broncos have been picked to finish atop either their division or conference. And this one, coming off a subpar 7-5…
The Boise State football team has filled the final opening on its 2023 schedule with a road game at Memphis. The Broncos, who needed a game after a road matchup at BYU in 2023 was canceled due to the Cougars joining the Big 12 Conference, will travel to Memphis in 2023 and host the Tigers…
The Boise State football team has been busy on the recruiting trail of late, landing five verbal commitments for the 2023 class in the past two weeks. The Broncos now have eight known commits in the 2023 recruiting class. Here’s a look at the five who recently committed: Breezy Dubar (RB) Anna, Texas Jambres (Breezy)…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 1, quarterback Hank Bachmeier: The starting quarterback is often the most important player on a football team. It’s no different with the Broncos in 2022. Hank Bachmeier enters his…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 2, running back George Holani: There’s no denying what a healthy George Holani means to the Boise State football team. The Broncos badly could use that for a full…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 3, safety JL Skinner: Safety JL Skinner could have been in an NFL camp this summer preparing for his rookie season. Instead he’s back at Boise State – and…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 4, defensive tackle Scott Matlock: On a team filled with NFL prospects entering the 2022 season, not many have the potential of Scott Matlock. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Matlock emerged…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 5, wide receiver Stefan Cobbs: The departure of Khalil Shakir to the NFL leaves the Broncos looking for a new No. 1 wide receiver. Stefan Cobbs appears to be…
The Boise State football team has added longtime coaches Dirk Koetter and Ron Collins to the staff as senior analysts, a Boise State official confirmed on Wednesday. Koetter, the head coach at Boise State from 1998-2000, will work with the offense while Collins, who spent four seasons as defensive coordinator of the Broncos from 2002-05…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 6, left tackle John Ojukwu: The most experienced player on the Boise State roster is also one of the most important this fall – left tackle John Ojukwu. The…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 7, linebacker Ezekiel Noa: No player on Boise State’s defense enters 2022 with more career starts than linebacker Ezekiel Noa. And the Broncos hope to benefit from that experience.…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 8, center Kekaniokoa Holomalia-Gonzalez: It’s tough to pin the struggles of the Boise State offensive line in 2021 on one person, or in this case, one injury – but…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 9, safety Tyreque Jones: Don’t try talking to Tyreque Jones about the NFL or how coming back for the 2022 season could help his chances of getting drafted next…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 10, linebacker Brandon Hawkins: Linebacker Brandon Hawkins has no career starts in 31 games the past three seasons for the Boise State football team. That might soon change. The…
Max Rice won’t be the only Rice hearing it from opposing fans when the Boise State men’s basketball team goes on the road next season. He’ll have his brother to help take some of the heat. Kade Rice, the youngest son of coach Leon Rice, told BroncoNationNews.com he has committed to join the Broncos as…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 11, cornerback Markel Reed: After earning a starting spot for the first time in his career, the 2021 season ended in disappointment for corner Markel Reed. The 6-foot, 190-pound…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 12, kicker Jonah Dalmas: We’re LIVE on a Thursday edition of @BNNBroncoNation LIVE. @MikeFPrater is here for his weekly segment, and Boise State kicker @JonahD17771252 will join us LIVE!…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 13, cornerback Caleb Biggers: Caleb Biggers got his first chance to make a big impact on the big stage last season with the Boise State football team. And he…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 14, tight end Riley Smith: It hasn’t exactly been the Boise State career Riley Smith probably hoped or planned for when he signed as a quarterback in the 2018…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 15, edge rusher Demitri Washington: It was two years ago when Boise State defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson said emphatically that Demitri Washington could be the next Curtis Weaver, one…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 16, wide receiver Davis Koetter: The loss of star Khalil Shakir will no doubt put some pressure on other wide receivers to step up in 2022, and Davis Koetter…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 17, offensive lineman Cade Beresford: One of the biggest disappointments of the 2021 season for Boise State was the inconsistent play and struggles from the offensive line. An injury…
The Boise State men’s basketball team got some good news Wednesday: Marcus Shaver Jr. is coming back. Shaver Jr., who was second on the Broncos last season with 13.3 points per game, announced on social media that he was withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Boise State. Included in the announcement were the…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 18, defensive end Shane Irwin: Shane Irwin transferred to Boise State from Long Beach City College expecting to play two seasons with the Broncos and be done with his…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 19, defensive back Seyi Oladipo: As Boise State defensive back Seyi Oladipo made the transition from safety to nickel during spring practices, he quickly realized what he was getting…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 20, running back Ashton Jeanty: Boise State badly needs quality depth at running back with both Cyrus Habibi-Likio and Andrew Van Buren departing, and the loss of playmaker Khalil…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 21, defensive tackle Jackson Cravens: Boise State’s defensive line has a chance to be one of the deepest positions on the team. How good is the group? Devine Obichere…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 22, quarterback Taylen Green: There’s no quarterback battle heading into 2022: fourth-year starter Hank Bachmeier is the obvious choice. But the battle for No. 2 is intriguing – and…
Former Boise State center Mladen Armus told Bronco Nation News his decision not to return for a final season with the Broncos was a simple one. “I want to play in Europe,” Armus said. “I am 25 years old, it’s time to play professional basketball. I earned my diploma, and I want to be closer…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 23, wide receiver Latrell Caples: Boise State will need multiple wide receivers to step up in 2022 with the loss of fifth-round NFL Draft pick Khalil Shakir. Redshirt sophomore…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. Next up in our series is No. 24, punter James Ferguson-Reynolds: Boise State will have a new punter for the first time since 2018 with the departure of five-year contributor Joel Velazquez. Both returning backup Gavin…
Bronco Nation News is counting down the 25 most important players to the Boise State football team in 2022. First up in our series is No. 25, running back Tyler Crowe: Tyler Crowe enters his fourth year with the Boise State football program – and this figures to be his best one yet. Crowe, a…
Boise State center Mladen Armus has elected not to use a final year of eligibility and won’t return to the Broncos next season, sources told Bronco Nation News on Monday. Armus, who started all 35 games for the Broncos as a senior, averaged 7.1 points per game and a team-high 8.0 rebounds. He was the…
Former Boise State wide receiver Khalil Shakir was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (No. 148 overall) of the NFL Draft on Saturday. Shakir, expected by most to be a third round pick on Friday night, instead had to wait until Saturday to hear his name called. But he’s going to a…
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Whether mentally or physically, strength is an attribute that can contribute to success in a variety of different ways. For Boise State fifth-year golfer Skyler Eubank, building strength has been a variable involved in every aspect of his life – and has helped Eubank to become a stellar golfer for the Broncos. Before he could…
A simple conversation between individuals can ingrain a connection – and sometimes that same conversation can create an opportunity that would have never been expected prior. That’s what happened with Eliyah and Alycia Flores, two sisters on Boise State’s softball team who transferred from the University of Oklahoma to Boise State before the 2021-22 season.…
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Boise State Hall of Fame basketball player Roberto Bergersen is returning home to join the program as an assistant coach, Bronco Nation News first reported on Monday. Bergersen, who was a second-round pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1999 NBA Draft, played at Boise State from 1996-1999 and was the Big West Conference Player…
A historic year for the Boise State men’s basketball team continued Thursday with the signing of the highest-ranked high school prospect in program history. Boise State announced the signing of 6-foot-10 forward Sadraque Nganga, a four-star prospect ranked in the top 100 in the 2022 class by both 247Sports and ESPN. Nganga had offers from…
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Patience is a virtue. Franca Polla has held patience within her for a long time, and it wasn’t always meant to be used on the golf course. Before becoming a strong piece on the Bronco women’s golf team, the Boise State sophomore had been sent through numerous ups and downs in her life. From moving…
The Boise State defense had three interceptions and three sacks and dominated the offense Saturday at Albertsons Stadium in a 42-28 win. The win means the defense got a steak dinner Saturday night while the offense had to settle for hamburgers. “We’re going to eat good, real good,” said safety JL Skinner, who had an…
The Boise State Athletics Department unveiled an impressive, comprehensive ‘vision’ for the future Thursday afternoon which includes major upgrades and renovations to both Albertsons Stadium and ExtraMile Arena, a new 5,000-seat arena for the volleyball and gymnastics teams and improvements for all sports as part of a new Athletics Village. Boise State was light on…
Austin Bolt saw time at practice at tight end, defensive end and wide receiver last season as he tried to find playing time on the Boise State football team. The former Borah High star was so eager to make an impact somewhere, anywhere, that he even flirted with the idea of trying another sport altogether…
Boise State senior guard Marcus Shaver Jr. announced on social media that he will test the NBA Draft waters while maintaining the option of returning to Boise State for his ‘super senior’ year next season. Shaver, who was second on the team with 13.3 points per game while playing a team-high 33.1 minutes per game,…
Boise State plans to install a new video board in the south end zone of Albertsons Stadium that will make it the largest video board in the Mountain West Conference, the school announced Thursday. The project, which still needs approval from the Idaho State Board of Education in April, will be funded by a $4.5…
Khalil Shakir is as cool as they come on the football field and he’s rarely rattled or uncomfortable. What he did Tuesday at Lucky Peak was a different story. The former Boise State star wide receiver proposed to his girlfriend Sayler. “I don’t really get nervous but there are certain moments and I got on…
Alison Seng made a decision in 2016 to attend Boise State with two main goals in mind. Get an education and leave the Bronco softball program better than how she found it. A two-time All-Mountain West First Team selection at first base and four-time Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, Seng did just that – and a whole…
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The Boise State men’s basketball team just completed its best season in program history, winning both the Mountain West regular season and tournament championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. The Broncos won a program-record 27 games, finishing with a 24-4 stretch after a 3-4 start. And the Broncos…
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PORTLAND – A week or two from now, when Leon Rice and the Broncos reflect back on a historic, record-breaking season, they’ll have plenty of positives to smile about. It was tough to do that on Thursday. The Broncos, playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2015, struggled early with missed shots and turnovers and…
PORTLAND – This will undoubtedly go down as the greatest season in Boise State men’s basketball history, regardless of what happens in Thursday’s first round NCAA Tournament game against Memphis at the Moda Center. But beating the Tigers – winning just one more game in what’s already been a history, memorable year – would take…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Boise State coach Leon Rice has found himself enjoying tape of Memphis this week – until he remembered the Broncos are playing them in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. “I’ve caught myself a bunch of times rewinding the tape just for my entertainment on some of their dunks…
Dinner at the Milner house growing up was a little different than most families. It was a lot quieter. Kevin and Nancy Milner are both 100 percent deaf. Boise State backup center Lukas Milner can hear and talk just fine – but his parents both got sick and lost their hearing as infants. Milner is…
The Boise State men’s basketball team couldn’t make it back to ExtraMile Arena in time to watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show with fans at ExtraMile Arena on Sunday afternoon due to flight delays in Las Vegas. So the moment they’ve waited for their entire lives – to hear their name called on the selection…
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LAS VEGAS – Abu Kigab finally let himself enjoy the moment. Boise State’s senior leader, always one to look ahead to the next game, had no choice. In front of him on the table sat he Mountain West Tournament Championship trophy and his MVP trophy. The Broncos, thanks to a last-second defensive stand and a…
LAS VEGAS – The Boise State men’s basketball team just keeps making history. And they can do it again on Saturday. The Broncos established a new program record with win No. 26 on Friday night with a 68-61 win over Wyoming in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament. As a result, they’ll have a…
LAS VEGAS – Leon Rice was pretty confident, at least he claims, that a final shot from Nevada’s Kenan Blackshear wasn’t going to go in. Emmanuel Akot – and the rest of Bronco Nation – weren’t nearly as confident. But an open Blackshear saw his game-winning 3-point attempt rim off and the Broncos hung on…
LAS VEGAS – Many believe this Boise State men’s basketball team is different than previous teams. They’ll get a chance to prove it this week. The Broncos (24-7, 15-3 MW) enter the Mountain West Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning the program’s first regular season outright conference title since 1988. But they have…
Boise State coach Leon Rice was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year and Tyson Degenhart earned Freshman of the Year honors Monday from the media that cover the league. Rice earned eight of 11 first-place votes, while Wyoming’s Jeff Linder got the other three votes. Degenhart was a unanimous selection after winning Freshman…
There’s no secret the Boise State women’s basketball team knows how to win in Las Vegas. After all, the Broncos have won four of the past five Mountain West Conference Tournaments. But coming in as the No. 10 seed the Broncos faced an uphill battle in hopes of continuing the magic this season. After hanging…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Boise State had already locked up the regular season Mountain West title and the No. 1 seed at next week’s conference tournament in Las Vegas. But the Broncos still wanted this one. Badly. Tyson Degenhart and Marcus Shaver Jr. missed go-ahead 3-pointers in the final minute and Boise State came up…
BOISE – Boise State senior Abu Kigab had one thought as he watched his coach climb the ladder and cut down the nets Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena. “It’s about damn time,” Kigab said with a smile. The Broncos clinched their first outright Mountain West title with a 73-67 win over visiting Nevada, setting off…
It was nearly 34 years ago when Leon Rice nervously walked up to Oregon coach Don Monson in a bar and asked for a job. Tuesday night Boise State’s 12th-year head coach will be at center court prior to the home finale against Nevada (7 p.m., FS2) to honor Monson’s grandson MicGuire, who has spent…
LAS VEGAS – A year ago on his senior night, Abu Kigab suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder and watched helplessly from the bench in the final minutes as Boise State saw its NCAA Tournament hopes fade away in a bad upset loss to Fresno State. Tuesday he’ll get a second senior night –…
BOISE – The whistle blew this time. And Abu Kigab was ready. Two weeks after a late non-call cost the Broncos a chance to beat Colorado State, Kigab drove the lane and got a foul call with 1.7 seconds left – and hit both free throws to give Boise State a thrilling 58-57 win over…
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There was an upset in the Mountain West on Saturday night. It had nothing to do with Boise State. The Broncos took down Utah State, 68-57, at ExtraMile Arena, and then watched as Colorado State lost badly at UNLV. The end result? Boise State remained atop the Mountain West standings and watched a challenger fall…
AIR FORCE ACADEMY – How’s that for a response? Three days after a tough home loss to Colorado State – and playing at a place where they’ve historically struggled – the Boise State men’s basketball team pummeled Air Force, 85-59, on Wednesday night at Clune Arena. Marcus Shaver Jr. had 20 points and Max Rice…
The Mountain West Conference released its schedule for the 2022 season. The Broncos start their season Sept. 3 in Corvallis facing Oregon State, opening the first of three road games in the first four weeks to kick off the season. Week two opens conference play for Boise State, traveling to New Mexico Sept. 10 before…
Sadraque Nganga, a four-star 6-foot-9 power forward has verbally committed to play under Leon Rice at Boise State, first reported by Joe Tipton of On3 Recruits on social media. Nganga had offers lining up from multiple blue blood programs including Kentucky, Arizona and UCLA before injuries to the prospect from Chandler, AZ precipitated that he…
Leon Rice didn’t get to see the second half the last time Boise State played at Air Force two years ago. He was ejected late in the first half for arguing with the officials. His frustration had boiled over, not just from a large foul disparity, but from nine years of seeing his team similarly…
BOISE – Down seven points at the half and looking at a potentially devastating Quad 3 loss, the Boise State men’s basketball team did what it’s done all season Friday night. It didn’t panic. The Broncos rallied from their biggest halftime deficit of the season and slowed Bryce Hamilton and UNLV down just enough in…
BOISE – Anyone unfamiliar with just how good and deep the Mountain West Conference is this season can look no further than the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, who visit Boise to face Boise State at ExtraMile Arena at 9 p.m. Friday night on FS1. The Rebels, who just crushed league preseason favorite Colorado State in Fort…
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Tyson Degenhart had a career-high 23 points and Abu Kigab added 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Boise State men’s basketball team rebounded from a close loss at Wyoming with a 76-60 win over the San Jose State Spartans at ExtraMile Arena. The Broncos, who saw their 14-game winning streak end 48 hours earlier…
LARAMIE, Wyo. – For the first time in two months Boise State coach Leon Rice had to go into the locker room and talk to his team after a loss. The Broncos, who had won a school-record 14-straight games and hadn’t lost since November 30th, suffered a 72-65 loss at the Arena-Auditorium to Wyoming in…
Boise State coach Leon Rice expects a close, competitive game Thursday night at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie when the Broncos put their 14-game win streak on the line at Wyoming. But then again, they’ve all been close lately. The Broncos have needed last-second shots from Marcus Shaver Jr. to win three of the past four…
BOISE – After adding 23 players in the early signing period in December, the Boise State football team didn’t have much work left to do – or roster spots available – for Wednesday’s traditional National Signing Day. So the Broncos stayed home, announcing the additions of six walk-ons from the Treasure Valley and a seventh…
The Boise State football team announced an updated 2022 roster Monday afternoon, including the return of 11 ‘super seniors’ and the addition of 12 early enrollees. The Broncos also announced the departure of three players – nose tackle Scale Igiehon, defensive tackle Keegan Freeborn and tight end Tyler Eiguren. The 11 ‘super seniors’ returning for…
Boise State has suspended football player Dylan Herberg following an arrest for five charges including Driving Under the Influence. According to Ada County arrest records, Herberg was booked at 11:15 p.m. Saturday night and charged with Driving Under the Influence and four charges for Children-Injury to Child-Adult Transports Minor in Vehicle While Under the Influence.…
FRESNO – Trailing by three points with 4.9 seconds left on the clock, there was no doubt who was taking the shot to send Boise State to overtime with a chance to steal a win and climb out of the Central Valley victorious. Marcus Shaver Jr. received the inbound, used a glorious pump fake to…
Leon Rice cut off a reporter before the question had even been finished. He’s not ready to talk about the possibility of the Broncos playing in the NCAA Tournament. Fresh off a program record-tying 13th straight win Tuesday night against Wyoming, Rice wanted no part of the Broncos’ March Madness talk. “No,” Rice said sternly.…
BOISE – With a 12-game winning streak on the line, Boise State turned to its veteran leader and most experienced player in crunch time. Abu Kigab said, ‘I got this.’ The fifth-year senior and former Oregon transfer tied the game on a basket with 1:34 to play and put the Broncos up for good with…
Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey appeared to make official some fairly significant football scheduling news on social media Tuesday: the BYU series will end when the Cougars join the Big 12 in 2023. Responding to a question on Twtitter about the BYU series, Dickey posted, “One more game with them and then done…for now.…
SAN DIEGO – Leon Rice could only lean back in his chair and shake his head. Hearing it again was just as crazy as experiencing it live. Boise State scored just 42 points – and beat San Diego State at Viejas Arena. The Broncos, who went nearly 10 minutes without a point in the second…
LOGAN, Utah – Marcus Shaver Jr. missed the first 10 shots he took Thursday night. He made the one that mattered. Shaver Jr. connected on a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1.7 seconds left to give Boise State a 62-59 win over Utah State at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The win…
The Boise State football team has turned to a former player to fill the final vacancy on its coaching staff. Nate Potter, who was inducted into the Boise State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018, has been hired as tight ends coach and run-game coordinator. Potter, who spent the past three seasons coaching tight ends…
For the second game in a row the Boise State men’s basketball team wasn’t clicking on all cylinders and didn’t look particularly great for a good chunk of the night. But the Broncos did just enough to win – again. Boise State got out-rebounded, missed 13 free throws and let Air Force shoot 51.2 percent…
Longtime Boise State Football assistant coach Kent Riddle is stepping down to spend more time with his family, Bronco Nation News first reported on Tuesday. Riddle has spent the past 29 seasons as a college coach, including 13 at Boise State. He was with the Broncos from 2001-2005 and then again from 2014-2021. During his…
Sophomore forward Elodie Lalotte has made an immediate impact for the Boise State women’s basketball team since arriving on campus. With a phenomenal freshman season under her belt, Lalotte has started all 16 games this season and ranks in the top three in both team scoring and rebounding. But while Lalotte has already had success…
The Boise State men’s basketball team starts a three-game in five-day stretch Tuesday when it hosts Air Force Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena at 7 p.m. The Broncos (12-4, 3-0 MW), who have won nine games in a row, are playing their first home game in three weeks and the first of just two in…
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — It certainly won’t be the prettiest win the Boise State men’s basketball team has this season. But it was a win — the Broncos’ ninth in a row — so they’ll gladly take it. The Broncos shot just 35.5% from the field, missed 17 free throws and allowed New Mexico to shoot…
Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice has been known to sit down for a hand of blackjack or roll the dice at a craps table occasionally while in Las Vegas for recruiting, Mountain West Media Day or other reasons. So of course he compared Boise State’s eight-game win streak and the busy schedule the next…
RENO, Nev. – A 14-day layoff did nothing to slow the momentum of the Boise State men’s basketball team. Marcus Shaver Jr. had 28 points and Emmanuel Akot had 23 as Boise State returned to action after a two-week pause due to COVID-19 protocols with a dominant 85-70 road win at Nevada on Wednesday night.…
The Boise State football team has hired former Southern Utah head coach Demario Warren as cornerbacks coach. Warren spent the last 14 years at Southern Utah, including the past six as head coach. Warren led Southern Utah to the second Big Sky Conference Championship in school history in 2017, but agreed to “part ways” with…
BOISE – As it turns out it wasn’t just one or two positive COVID-19 cases that forced the Boise State men’s basketball team to postpone the past three games. “We had quite a large number that tested positive,” Boise State coach Leon Rice said Monday. “And we had some guys that were really, really sick.”…
Bronco Nation News has entered into a business partnership with KTIK 95.3 FM The Ticket to enhance and expand coverage of Boise State Athletics. As part of the agreement Idaho Sports Talk hosts John Mallory and Mike Prater will make appearances on live shows on the Bronco Nation News social media channels and website, while…
The Boise State men’s basketball team returned to team activities Friday with those members of the team and coaching staff that cleared protocols, a team spokesman confirmed to Bronco Nation News. The traveling party went into a five-day quarantine beginning last Sunday after multiple positive COVID-19 cases were discovered just hours prior to a Jan.…
New Boise State running backs coach Keith Bhonapha met with the media Friday for the first time since his hire was announced. Bhonapha, an assistant at Boise State from 2006 to 2013, spent the last eight years at Washington. Here’s the full video of his Zoom press conference with the media:
Boise State has hired Kelly Poppinga as co-special teams coordinator and EDGE position coach, the Broncos announced Friday. Poppinga replaces Stacy Collins, who held similar roles before leaving earlier this week for Penn State. Boise State still has one assistant coach opening with the recent departure of cornerbacks coach Jeron Johnson. Poppinga comes to Boise State…
Boise State cornerbacks coach Jeron Johnson has left the program to spend more time with his family. Bronco Nation News was first to report the news on Thursday and Boise State confirmed it with a release later in the day. “This was a tough decision,” Johnson said in the release. “I will always have love…
Boise State’s marquee Friday home game against Colorado State has been postponed and the entire team has been placed in quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols. The earliest the Broncos could resume practice is Friday and the earliest they would have enough eligible players to play a game is Sunday, athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said in…
The Boise State men’s basketball game at Wyoming on Saturday was canceled less than 30 minutes prior to tip off due to COVID-19 concerns within the Broncos’ program. The Mountain West sent out a short statement around 1:30 p.m. MT that said, “Due to COVID-19-related concerns within the Boise State men’s basketball program,. the game…
Winning on the road is never easy. In the Mountain West Conference? It’s a completely different animal. Whether it’s the skill level, elevation, tough travel or the ruthless students and fans that fill the seats towering over the court in some of the most unique college basketball venues in the country – a Mountain West…
Boise State has hired Keith Bhonapha as an associate head coach and running backs coach, just over 24 hours after the team announced that Winston Venable would be stepping down to pursue other opportunities. Bhonapha returns to Boise after spending eight seasons at the University of Washington. Before leaving with Chris Petersen to Seattle, Bhonapha…
Boise State wide receiver Octavius Evans has declared for the 2022 NFL Draft and will not return for a final season with the Broncos. Evans had an extra year of eligibility remaining due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the 2020 season, but will instead pursue a professional career. The 6-foot-1 Evans tied for second…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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 –…
After coming a shot away from an upset at Pepperdine two days earlier, the Boise State women’s basketball team wanted a better feeling heading into a short Christmas break. They got what they needed Monday night, dominating the NAIA-level Warner Pacific Knights from start to finish in a 90-39 blowout win at ExtraMile Arena. The…
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…
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…
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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The Boise State men’s basketball team topped Santa Clara, 72-60, on Tuesday night at ExtraMile Arena in Boise. The Broncos trailed 30-27 at the half but caught fire in the second half, ending the game on a 17-4 run to pull ahead. Boise State started the first half 0-9 from three-point range but hit 5…
Boise State received a verbal commitment Tuesday morning from a familiar name in the Treasure Valley. Weber State transfer George Tarlas, a former standout at both Caldwell High School and Borah High School, announced on Twitter he would play his final college season at Boise State. “I can’t wait to step on that blue turf,”…
Boise State men’s basketball coach Leon Rice mouthed ‘wow’ and shook his head Monday at a question about six of the Broncos’ next eight games being against teams currently ranked in the top 100 of the KenPom rankings. The Broncos, who come in at No. 63 themselves, start what Rice called a ‘daunting’ stretch of…
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The Boise State football team got verbal commitments Sunday evening from brothers Cade and Jack Beresford, transfers from Washington State. Cade is an offensive lineman that started eight games for the Cougars at right guard this season, while Jack is a linebacker. Their father Harry Beresford played left tackle at Boise State in the early…
The Boise State football team landed a late commitment Sunday afternoon from junior college transfer Deven Wright, a three-star edge rusher from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Wright originally committed to UAB in late October before opening his recruitment back up a few weeks ago. Boise State coach Andy Avalos, defensive coordinator Spencer Danielson, edge…
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Prairie View A&M traveled to Boise Friday for a date with the Broncos, continuing the Panthers’ tour of the country in what was the ninth of 12-straight road contests to start the season. The result was the same as their previous eight: a lot of fouls, and a loss. Abu Kigab led the Broncos with…
Boise State has landed a verbal commitment from Dishawn Misa, a four-star outside linebacker from Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, WA, according to his Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Misa was offered by several Pac-12 schools including USC, UCLA and Utah along with Big Ten powerhouse Penn State. Misa said on Twitter, “I want to thank…
Bronco Nation News is catching up with Boise State football commits ahead of the Dec. 15 early signing period. Next up in our subscriber-only series is quarterback Maddux Madsen of American Fork, Utah. Maddux Madsen always wanted to go to Boise Sate, even while another quarterback was already committed there. The three-star prospect from American…
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Leon Rice shouldn’t have a hard time getting his team to stay focused on 0-8 Prairie View A&M. Not after the Broncos scored just 39 points and lost to CSU Bakersfield two weeks ago. Throw in Texas Southern’s stunning upset as a 20-point underdog at Florida earlier this week and the Broncos have plenty of…
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Boise State men’s basketball team got 21 points from Tyson Degenhart and 17 points from Naje Smith to roll past CSUN, 74-48, on the road Tuesday night at the Matadome. The Broncos (5-4) shot a season-high 53.6 percent from the field, made nine 3-pointers and had a 41-20 rebounding edge. Boise…
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The Boise State men’s basketball team will be back in action tonight for a nonconference road game at CSUN. Game time is slated for 8 p.m. MST and it will be streamed on ESPN+. The Broncos (4-4) are looking to win a second straight game after taking down Tulsa in come-from-behind fashion last Friday. One…
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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…
Boise State took down Tulsa in comeback fashion 63-58 Friday night at ExtraMile Arena thanks to a 14-2 run to end the game. The Broncos won despite turning the ball over 24 times, the most in 12 years under coach Leon Rice, and shooting just 50 percent from the foul line (8 of 16). But…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Boise State backup quarterback Jack Sears has entered the transfer portal, sources told Bronco Nation News on Wednesday. Sears transferred from USC prior to the 2020 season but lost out to Hank Bachmeier for the starting quarterback job in each of the past two years. Sources told Bronco Nation News that Sears has already cleaned…
Boise State coach Leon Rice didn’t beat around the bush after a 86-82 overtime loss to Saint Louis on Tuesday night, addressing what cost his team the game right at the start of his postgame press conference. “We all know the elephant in the room is the free throw line,” Rice said. Boise State went…
Greetings and welcome to Bronco Nation News! This is a surreal day for me to officially be launching my own website and social media company covering Boise State Athletics! I am so excited to get this thing rolling and I have big plans. Some I can share, some I can’t – but stay tuned. Bronco…
It’s been three days since one of the worst games in program history and Boise State coach Leon Rice still can’t believe what he witnessed. The Broncos (3-3) shot a program-worst 22.4 percent and scored just 39 points in a 46-39 loss to CSU-Bakersfield last Friday. “You think you’ve seen it all coaching a long,…
Let’s get this out of the way first: Boise State won’t be playing in the Potato Bowl. It’s not going to happen. Despite multiple bowl projections continuing to have the Broncos staying at home to finish the season, it’s not something that is realistically an option. For years the Broncos have preferred to give players…
