Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, October 1, 2020. There’s an overhaul in progress on the Boise State defense. But all is certainly not lost. The star performers will just be different this year. Three possibilities I have an eye on are Demitri Washington, JL Skinner and Brock Miller. And it starts with Washington. The sophomore…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Look who’s starting in Denver
Presented by SUPERIOR POOLS OF IDAHO. Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Denver was favored to beat the New York Jets this week before this announcement Tuesday. Now, oddsmakers have it as a tossup. But Brett Rypien still has a chance to become the first former Boise State quarterback to win a start in the NFL. Rypien…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: 2 offensive players I’m most anxious to see
Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Tuesday, September 29, 2020. We can ask questions now, knowing there could be answers in the foreseeable future. Such as, which Boise State players will flirt with newfound star status this season? The two I’m eager to watch on the offensive side of the ball are wide receiver Octavius Evans and…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Broncos on the preparation scale
Presented by SUPERIOR POOLS OF IDAHO. Monday, September 28, 2020. In 2020, fall camp is really “fall camp.” And it started Saturday morning at Boise State. On a scale of 1 to 12 (representing the number of teams in the Mountain West), how far along are the Broncos in preparing for the season? Leading the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: It’s baaaaaaack…
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Friday, September 25, 2020. It was on August 10 that hearts sank throughout the Mountain West, as the conference announced the postponement of the entire fall football season. Spirits went the other direction Thursday night when the league confirmed that there will be a season after all, featuring eight-game slates…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Lotsa left tackles
Presented by BBSI. Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Here are the facts. Six of the last seven starting left tackles at Boise State have been drafted into the NFL. And the Broncos have had at least one first-team all-conference offensive lineman for 16 consecutive seasons now. That’s your scene-setter in this week’s voting for Boise State’s…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Denver dominoes for Rypien
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Tuesday, September 22, 2020. At least Brett Rypien has a chance to don an NFL uniform in a regular season game again. Denver’s starting quarterback, Drew Lock, suffered a sprained AC joint in his throwing shoulder during Sunday’s 26-21 loss in Pittsburgh and will be out two to six weeks.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Gotta be this week…
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Monday, September 21, 2020. If there’s going to be an October 24 kickoff for Mountain West football, time is of the essence. According to Hawaii athletic director David Matlin in a Sunday Honolulu Star-Advertiser story, Mountain West ADs are “scheduled to meet today and could present a plan to the Board…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Road Warriors, Part III (Utah, 1980)
Presented by BACON. Friday, September 18, 2020. Friday brings my third installment of Road Warriors, chronicling the biggest road wins in Boise State history. Of all the landmark away-game moments in the 52-year history of the program, and there have been quite a few, this was the icebreaker. One of those nights when no one…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: So you’re tellin’ me there’s a chance
Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Thursday, September 17, 2020. The one thing we know about 2020 is: you never know. Stadium’s Brett McMurphy tweeted Wednesday night that, according to sources, the Mountain West is “aggressively exploring” options to play an eight-game fall season, culminating with a December 19 conference championship game. The timeline would allow…… MORE
