Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Tuesday, August 20, 2019. Boise State defensive statistics were rife with weirdness in 2018. The bad news: the Broncos were all the way down at No. 102 in the country in interceptions, making only seven all season. The good news: at the other end of the spectrum, Boise…… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: The Bronco depth chart is in our heads
Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE & CATERING. Monday, August 19, 2019. In most years, Boise State releases a preseason depth chart. It gives us hints as to how the pecking order will go, and it serves as a conversation piece at the very least. The Broncos did not do that this year, probably because the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The 1,000-yard streak is expendable
Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE & CATERING. Friday, August 16, 2019. Boise State has had a 1,000-yard rusher for 10 straight seasons, running (literally) through Jeremy Avery, Doug Martin, D.J Harper, Jay Ajayi, Jeremy McNichols and Alexander Mattison. It’s the longest current streak in the country. The Broncos would love to see that continue, but…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: What are you wishing for?
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Thursday, August 15, 2019. Veteran writer Pete Thamel posted this story Tuesday at Yahoo! Sports: “Which college football coaches will get plucked for bigger jobs next year?” Boise State’s Bryan Harsin always pops up in pieces like this, and Thamel has him as the third-hottest Group of 5 coach. Thamel’s synopsis…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Trickery might be a good fit
Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE. Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Boise State needs to throw the kitchen sink at Florida State in 2½ weeks. And with a new quarterback and new running back, creativity is in order. So what’s in the sink this year? Trickeration is just part of the Broncos’ playbook, but when it’s in…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: No 2013 sequel at QB in the MW
Presented by CLEARVIEW CLEANING. Tuesday, August 13, 2019. There’s been a lot of talk this summer—especially at Mountain West Media Days—about the strength of the Mountain West at quarterback. Let’s discuss amongst ourselves. The last time there was this kind of buzz was 2013, the “Year of the Quarterback.” The headliner was Fresno State’s Derek…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Numbers at wide receiver
Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE. Monday, August 12, 2019. Those who just scratch the surface when making college football predictions will say this: “Boise State lost its top two receivers!” And that is true. Sean Modster and A.J. Richardson kind of had parallel careers, backing up the likes of Thomas Sperbeck and Cedrick Wilson, and…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Not many clues at QB so far
Presented by BACON. Friday, August 9, 2019. The Boise State quarterback battle is indeed wide open right now—not only due to Chase Cord’s healing ACL, but Hank Bachmeier’s considerable skills. Bachmeier is blossoming, it appears. Maybe it just seems that way because the media has more access to practice now than it did in the…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: No. 1 has just begun
Presented by BBSI. Thursday, August 8, 2019. While I was in the KTVB newsroom yesterday, Jay Tust showed me video of a reception made in practice earlier in the day by Boise State wide receiver Octavius Evans. It was an amazing, falling-down one-handed grab against tight coverage by the Broncos’ top returning cornerback, Avery Williams.…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Kicking a few things around
Presented by BACON. Wednesday, August 7, 2019. You’ve got quarterback, running back, and even linebacker under the microscope during Boise State fall camp. But the Broncos need some kicking help. I’m anxious to see if walk-on graduate transfer Eric Sachse is an answer. Since word came out at the end of January that Sachse, a…… MORE
