Category Archives: Scott Slant

The Cavaliers have to prepare for two Friday

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Brett Rypien’s status is up in the air for Boise State’s Friday night ESPN2 game against Virginia. But the junior quarterback is one step closer to playing. “Brett is practicing (this week),” said coach Bryan Harsin at his Monday press conference. And he was indeed…MORE

Security comes in the form of a 65

Presented by BACON. Monday, September 18, 2017. Chesson Hadley picked a good time to fire a six-under 65 at Hillcrest Country Club. The 30-year-old Georgia Tech product had been lurking all through the Albertsons Boise Open, and his sizzling Sunday round was good enough to leapfrog his way from five shots down to a championship.…MORE

Tonight’s game kind of counts double

Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Thursday, September 14, 2017. It doesn’t take much drilling down to figure out how important tonight’s game is for Boise State. It’s a divisional game in the Mountain West. “You’re absolutely focused on your division,” said coach Bryan Harsin. “That’s what puts you in position to play for a championship.” Or…MORE

From rafting the Salmon to wreaking havoc

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY. Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Leighton Vander Esch had to be runnerup to San Diego State’s Noble Hall for Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week, didn’t he? Vander Esch clocked in with 16 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble last Saturday in Boise State’s loss to Washington State. I…MORE

Quick turnaround? Both sides may want it

Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Tuesday, September 12, 2017. The month of September had twists and turns for Boise State even before this season began. The Broncos knew they’d be faced with taking on Mike Leach’s Air Raid at Washington State—and then turning it around five days later against the team that led the nation in…MORE

A Bronco implosion negates a gutty effort

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Monday, September 11, 2017. You couldn’t have asked for any more from the Boise State defense. The Broncos stymied one of the best quarterbacks in the country, didn’t allow an offensive touchdown until eight minutes remained in the game, and held Washington State to 22 rushing yards. The defense…MORE

What’ll this homecoming be like?

Presented by BACON. Friday, September 8, 2017. The smoke enveloping the Northwest right now is symbolic of the overcast skies surrounding Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien. This is an odd way for the junior starter to walk into a his homecoming tomorrow night at Washington State, a school that he grew up rooting for—and one…MORE

That other No. 4 is really, really good

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Thursday, September 7, 2017. How did Luke Falk ever get out of Logan, UT, as a walk-on quarterback in 2013? He was 6-4 back then, too, wasn’t he? Here Falk is as a senior at Washington State, the nation’s active leader in career passing yards with 11,204 and touchdown…MORE

A stand-up guy For Coug Week

Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Wednesday, September 6, 2017. There was a time not so long ago that Boise State would have built a wall around Brett Rypien on a week like this. He would have been unavailable to the media after having to give way to Montell Cozart last Saturday in the Broncos’ win over…MORE

Whatcha doin’ for Labor Day weekend?

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Friday, September 1, 2017. KTIK’s John Patrick has dusted off a legendary old Dirk Koetter soundbite this week as ticket sales have lagged for tomorrow’s Boise State opener against Troy. We harken back to November of 2000, when the Broncos were rolling, but attendance had not quite caught fire. With…MORE