Category Archives: Scott Slant

Like most coaches, Harsin circles the wagons

Presented by BIZ PRINT. Tuesday, October 2, 2018. With a showdown versus San Diego State looming, inquiring minds want to know the status of guys like Jabril Frazier, David Moa and Tyler Horton. Well, Boise State coach Bryan Harsin was asked yesterday about an NCAA proposal that would institute injury reports. He doesn’t like it.…MORE

Playmaking pays dividends for the Broncos in Laramie

Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Monday, October 1, 2018. The thing that really set Boise State apart from Wyoming in the Broncos’ 34-14 victory Saturday night was the ability to make plays. And that was evident everywhere you looked in the second quarter. The first eye-opener came from A.J. Richardson, who made a leaping 21-yard touchdown…MORE

The hidden meaning behind Game 4

Presented by BENCONNECTED. Friday, September 28, 2018. Boise State is tracking its participation reports as it hits Game 4 at Wyoming tomorrow. With the new NCAA football rule allowing players to appear in up to four games without burning a redshirt, the Broncos appear to be in excellent shape as they manage their true freshmen.…MORE

Tracking Boise State’s other trench

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Thursday, September 27, 2018. One area of the Boise State roster that didn’t require crisis management after the loss at Oklahoma State was the defensive line. That group didn’t play its best game, but it was decent versus OSU, recording three sacks. Jabril Frazier lived up to his preseason clippings…MORE

A critical time at the Broncos’ point of attack

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Wednesday, September 26, 2018. The Boise State offensive line had allowed 13 sacks in four games at the end of September last year. In order to avoid that number this month, the Broncos will have to limit Wyoming to fewer than five sacks on Saturday. That will be critical to…MORE

The sun shines on San Diego State—in Boise

Presented by BENCONNECTED. Tuesday, September 25, 2018. What must coach Rocky Long think of this, four years after his team played in (by far) the coldest game in Albertsons Stadium history—the nine-degree adventure in November, 2014? For the first time in six years, Boise State gets an afternoon game in October. Everyone was braced for…MORE

Turning the tables on a turning point

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Monday, September 24, 2018. The New Year’s Six isn’t very much in the conversation right now at Boise State. It was two weeks ago. And it was two years ago, when the Broncos were undefeated and headed to Wyoming. That’s where Wyoming and Josh Allen shocked undefeated 13th-ranked Boise State…MORE

And another Bronco anniversary for you

Presented by BENCONNECTED. Friday, September 21, 2018. We have another red-letter day. Today is the official 50th anniversary of Boise State football. It was September 21, 1968, when the Broncos played their first game as a four-year program, falling to Linfield 17-7 in the old wooden Bronco Stadium that sat parallel to the Boise River…MORE

Has it really been 10 years since Autzen?

Presented by BIZPRINT. Thursday, September 20, 2018. While we bide our time during a bye week, we mark a memorable 10th anniversary for Boise State football. It was on this day in 2008 that the Broncos picked up a landmark win, their first-ever over a BCS/Power 5 school on the road, with a 37-32 victory…MORE

Time for the Vandals’ Big Sky re-entry, and who awaits?

Presented by BENCONNECTED. Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Idaho hasn’t played a conference game in the Big Sky since November 18, 1995, when the Vandals beat Boise State 33-13 in the Kibbie Dome. Now, the first league tilt of Big Sky Era No. 2 is three days away, as Idaho travels to UC Davis. For better…MORE