Presented by POOL SCOUTS. Wednesday Weekly…September 4, 2024. Just to change things up, I’ll start with Sire Gaines today—although the 17-year-old Boise State true freshman has logged plenty of publicity since the 56-45 win at Georgia Southern last Saturday. Remember Sam & Dave (“Soul Man”)? Gaines was the Broncos’ Dave to Ashton Jeanty’s Sam in…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…September 3, 2009, 15 years ago today: In what was billed as the biggest home game in Boise State history, the 14th-ranked Broncos smother 16th-ranked Oregon, 19-8, before a record crowd of 34,127 and a national audience on ESPN. The night belonged to the Boise State defense, as…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…August 30, 2024. I was waiting to see if the fullback position would be on Boise State’s depth chart. It is not. But hopefully we will see it Saturday when the season opens at Georgia Southern. Tyler Crowe hopes so, too. A real fullback, not a cameo from a tight end.…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. (Tom Scott’s column will return Friday, August 29) Friday Special…August 22, 2024. The buzz for Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty is kind of overwhelming. And a lot of it has to do with what will happen after the season. We’re about eight months away from the NFL Draft, but here we go. One…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 22, 2019, five years ago today: The Baltimore pitching staff throws itself into baseball infamy, allowing its 259th and 260th home runs of the season, the most in big league history, in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay at Camden Yards. A solo shot by the Rays’ Austin Meadows…… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. Wednesday Weekly…August 21, 2024. It may be a tired line, but it rings true in the race for Boise State’s starting quarterback. “Who gives us the best chance to win Game 1?” said coach Spencer Danielson after last Saturday’s second scrimmage of fall camp. Danielson gave his answer late…… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…August 20, 2008: On what he said was a “gut feeling,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen names redshirt freshman Kellen Moore as his starting quarterback. Moore would become the first freshman to open a season at quarterback in Broncos history after beating out fifth-year senior Bush…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…August 19, 1984, 40 years ago today: Lee Trevino, one of golf’s most popular all-time players, wins his second PGA Championship, the sixth and final major title of his career. In fact, that would be his last PGA Tour victory. Trevino finished 15-under for the tournament and became…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…August 16, 1965: After five increasingly successful seasons and about to enter a sixth, the American Football League awards its first expansion franchise to Miami. The team would be named the Dolphins and would debut in 1966. It was another line drawn in the sand by the upstart AFL.…… MORE
Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…August 15, 2011: Just short of his 41st birthday, the Minnesota Twins’ Jim Thome hits the 600th home run of his career in a 9-6 win at Detroit. The landmark homer was a three-run shot and was Thome’s second in as many at-bats. He had 12 homers left to go…… MORE
