Presented by PEASLEY TRANSFER & STORAGE. Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Brett Rypien was on point during Boise State’s Pro Day on Tuesday. For Rypien, it wasn’t about shuttles or three-cones or broad jumps, but how he passed the eye test in front of scouts from most of the NFL’s teams. “I had some very difficult…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: Tale of the Tape, Take 2
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Tuesday, April 2, 2019. You know and I know that the essence of Alexander Mattison is not in his top-end speed, but in finding creases and the burst that explodes him to the second-level. But there’s a traditional hangup with 40-yard dash times, and that will be the focus of Mattison’s…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The Cord comeback begins
Presented by PEASLEY TRANSFER & STORAGE. Monday, April 1, 2019. The most pleasing piece of video to come out of Boise State spring football over the weekend was Friday’s appearance in practice by quarterback Chase Cord. It’s been less than six months since Cord tore his ACL in practice the week following the San Diego…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Leighton Vander Esch on his crazy year
Presented by BACON. Friday, March 29, 2019. Everybody’s favorite Dallas Cowboy, Leighton Vander Esch, was a guest on “Mock Draft Live” Thursday on NFL Network, and subject No. 1 was the fact that just a year ago, he was prepping for his Pro Day at Boise State. “I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately,”…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Chandler Hutchison’s inconclusive rookie year
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, March 26, 2019. It didn’t look like a season-ending foot injury when it happened the last week of January, but with only eight games left now in the regular season, Chandler Hutchison’s rookie year with the Chicago Bulls is over. Bulls executive vice president John Paxson has shut down the former…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The 13 seed that wasn’t
Presented by PEASLEY TRANSFER & STORAGE. Monday, March 25, 2019. That No. 13 seed will stick in Boise State’s craw for a long, long time. The Bronco women proved the injustice when they could have—and probably should have—won their first-round NCAA Tournament game at Oregon State Saturday. A 36-28 deficit at halftime made a Boise…… MORE
Boise State women’s basketball: There’s always a first time
Presented by BACON. Friday, March 22, 2019. Boise State has never won an NCAA Tournament game in women’s basketball (not to mention men’s hoops). Tomorrow’s date with Oregon State in Corvallis may not be the place to expect a victory, as the website 5dimes.eu has the Beavers as a 15½-point favorite. But that’s why they…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Is it habit—or true future forecast?
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Thursday, March 21, 2019. Some things never change. To this day, Boise State gets the benefit of the doubt from national college football sites. Next season, the top Group of 5 team will face the highest-ranked at-large New Year’s Six selection in the Cotton Bowl. CollegeFootballNews.com has the Broncos facing Texas…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Underdog Broncos make the Wolf Pack earn it
Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. Friday, March 15, 2019. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN THURSDAY.) There was a string of positives for Boise State all the way through Thursday’s Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal against Nevada. The Broncos ended up just a few positives short, falling to the 14th-ranked Wolf Pack 77-69 at Thomas & Mack…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The joy of getting to play Nevada
Presented by BACON. Thursday, March 14, 2019. Boise State’s Justinian Jessup had scored a combined 45 points against Colorado State this season. In the first round of the Mountain West Tournament on Wednesday, Jessup went 0-for-5 from beyond the arc and scored just six points. Doesn’t sound like a prescription for victory, but his teammates…… MORE
