Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, August 19, 2021. Special teams are a current topic as Boise State enters the final two weeks before the showdown at UCF. What kind of a super-senior year will punter and kickoff specialist Joel Velazquez have? It’s been a rollercoaster.… MORE
Category Archives: Scott Slant
SCOTT SLANT: No portal for Cole
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Wednesday, August 18, 2021. I’m taking a time-out today from the battle for the starting cornerback spots at Boise State to talk about one of the top backups.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Offense opens the throttle
Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Coach Andy Avalos said Sunday that both of his quarterbacks, Hank Bachmeier and Jack Sears, are operating the new Boise State offense at a high level. Avalos even added that true freshman Taylen Green “is now able to operate and run the majority of the playbook.”… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Is Hank coming full-circle?
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Monday, August 16, 2021. The dynamic appears to have changed in the Boise State quarterback race. Reading between all the lines, it’s Hank Bachmeier’s job to lose now, if only because Jack Sears is dealing with what coach Andy Avalos calls “a lower leg injury.”… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Rock and a hard spot
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Friday, August 13, 2021. Boise State has sold 16,185 football season tickets, according to B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press. Four weeks ahead of the home opener, the Broncos would seem to be pacing ahead, since the total in 2019 (the last full season) was 16,580.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: ‘Super senior’ freshman moments
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Thursday, August 12, 2021. They’re the grizzled old leaders in Boise State’s fall camp, and they’ll all probably play a key role in the Broncos’ 2021 season.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Takeaways from the first poll
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Boise State is right where many thought it would be in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll. The Broncos aren’t in the Top 25, but they did receive 27 points in the Others Receiving Votes category, leaving them ninth in line to get in.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Roster revelations
Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, August 10, 2021. It’s gotten to the point that if Stefan Cobbs is not the breakout wide receiver for Boise State this season, it’ll be a colossal disappointment. Cobbs’ name came up all through spring football.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Hard to ignore what’s 24 days away
Presented by BBSI BOISE. Monday, August 9, 2021. When I asked Boise State coach Andy Avalos last Tuesday if UCF would be an underlying thread from Day 1 of fall camp, he deflected. “It’s all about us the first 2½ weeks or so,” said Avalos.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Faces of fall in Albertsons Stadium?
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Friday, August 6, 2021. Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey’s quest for “six games—six sellouts” this season has hit a pothole. On Twitter Wednesday night, Dickey said essentially that it’s back to a bubble for football and other Broncos sports.… MORE
