BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM For seven quarters over eight days, Fresno State was a better team than Boise State. Faster, more explosive and efficient on offense, dominant on both lines … and more points. But for the eighth and final quarter of this bizarre college football odyssey, the Bulldogs didn’t have Leighton Vander Esch or…… MORE
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BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: Video Of Williams’ Game-Winning Shot, Locker Room Celebration, And Behler’s ESPN Highlight
Click here to see the video of Boise State basketball player Lexus Williams making a halfcourt buzzer-beater Friday night to beat Oregon 73-70 in Eugene. The Ducks had a 46-game home winning streak, the longest in the nation. Boise State (7-1) plays Portland at 2 p.m. Sunday in Taco Bell Arena. Click here for an…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: List Of Every Game The Broncos Have Scheduled Through 2028 – All 57 Of Them
The Boise State football program has added nine nonconference games to its future schedules, including home-and-home series with Washington State (2026-27), Houston (2021 and 2024), East Carolina (2026 and 2028) and Georgia Southern (2020 and 2024). The Broncos also added Portland State (2019) to their schedule. “As we set out to fill our future schedules,…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Vander Esch, 18 Other Broncos Honored On All-Mountain West Team
Boise State junior linebacker Leighton Vander Esch (Salmon River High, Riggins) has been named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday. Vander Esch is the first Bronco to win the defensive POY award since Korey Hall (Glenns Ferry High) in the WAC in 2006. Six Broncos made the All-Mountain West…… MORE
BOISE STATE BASEBALL: Broncos Hire Gary Van Tol As New Manager; Hear Podcast Of His Interview On KTIK
Former Boise Hawks manager Gary Van Tol, a Boise resident, will be introduced as Boise State’s new baseball coach during a Tuesday press conference on campus, a source has confirmed to KTIK 93.1 The Ticket. Click here for Van Tol’s interview with Caves & Prater. Boise State plans to start competing in baseball in the…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Ten Issues The Broncos Need To Fix Before Saturday’s Rematch With Fresno State
BY MIKE PRATER KTIK.COM The Boise State-Fresno State battle has reached halftime … with momentum clearly not on the Broncos’ side. First four quarters: The Bulldogs, for a variety of curious reasons, beat an uninspired Boise State squad 28-17 in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday in California. Second four quarters: The same two…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Broncos Squash Air Force Losing Streak, But Can They Beat Fresno State Twice?
BY MIKE PRATER KTIK.COM Boise State junior quarterback Brett Rypien, embattled and confused for the first third of the season, had his fourth consecutive monster performance Saturday night as the Broncos wrapped up their regular season home schedule and a busy day of college football with a landmark victory at Albertsons Stadium. Boise State smothered…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Miracle In The Mountains – Broncos Rally From 25 Down To Beat Colorado State In Overtime
BY MIKE PRATER KTIK.COM The Boise State football team trailed by 25 points in the first half, and by 14 points with less than two minutes remaining, only to rally for an improbable 59-52 overtime victory at Colorado State on Saturday night in Fort Collins, Colo. Junior quarterback Brett Rypien (23-of-43, 331 yards, 1 interception)…… MORE
BOISE STATE BASKETBALL FANS GUIDE: Broncos Are Loaded, But Can Coach Rice Carry Them To The NCAAs?
BY MIKE PRATER @KTIK.COM The Boise State basketball team, with the Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year and two Division I senior transfers on the roster, opens its 2017-18 season with five games in 10 days. The roster’s marquee attraction is 6-foot-7 senior guard Chandler Hutchison, who declared for the NBA Draft after last…… MORE
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: Red-Hot Broncos … Creative, Again … And In Command Of The Mountain West, Again
BY MIKE PRATER KTIK.COM The Boise State football team had plenty to celebrate Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium … A second straight 41-14 victory, this time against Nevada after doing the same at Utah State last weekend. Boise State has defeated Nevada five straight times, and in 15 of their past 16 meetings. A fifth…… MORE
