Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…December 23, 2024. I, for one, am not surprised by the point spread of 10½ for Penn State against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. In a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world, the Nittany Lions’ 38-10 waxing of SMU Saturday in the College Football Playoff first round set the table for this. You’ve…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…December 20, 1980: Boise State wins the Division I-AA national championship with a 31-29 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Camellia Bowl in Sacramento. It was the culmination of a two-year run that saw the Broncos keep a promise to themselves. They had gone 10-1 in 1979 but were…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…December 19, 1974: Former NFL quarterback Jake Plummer is born in Boise. His formative years at Smiley Creek in the Sawtooths are well-documented (around here, anyway). Plummer ended up back in Boise and attended elementary school at Pierce Park before going on to Hillside Junior High and Capital High.…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…December 18, 2024. Can we hit the pause button for a moment and look at what’s happened with Spencer Danielson at Boise State? There have been a lot of “if I had told you then” moments with the Broncos over the years. This is one of them. “If I had…… MORE
Presented by BACON BOISE. This Day In Sports…December 17, 2011: In its 15th year, and its first as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise’s bowl game produces a thriller. Utah State, making its first postseason appearance since the inaugural Humanitarian Bowl in 1997, led Ohio the entire way until 13 seconds remained in the game. That’s…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…December 16, 2024. After Ashton Jeanty won the Maxwell Award last Thursday as college football’s player of the year, there was hope of a surprise Saturday night when the Heisman Trophy was unveiled. Alas, it shook out the way it was projected to, with Colorado’s Travis Hunter taking home the…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…December 13, 1980: Before a crowd that for almost 20 years was considered the loudest in Bronco Stadium history, Boise State shocks the fabled Grambling Tigers 14-9 in the semi-finals of the Division I-AA playoffs. The two days before the game were sunny with highs of 40. When…… MORE
Presented by HIGH DESERT HARLEY-DAVIDSON. Wednesday Weekly…December 11, 2024. Every time Boise State takes an offensive snap, there are 10 players on the field not named Ashton Jeanty. Let’s give a few of them some props for this season, beginning with Matt Lauter. With two catches in the Fiesta Bowl, Lauter will jump Jeb Putzier…… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…December 10, 1994, 30 years ago today: In the Division I-AA semi-finals at Bronco Stadium, Boise State rallies past Marshall 28-24 to advance to the national championship game the following week on Marshall’s home field. It was the 14th game of the season—the seventh straight since the Broncos’ last bye—and it…… MORE
Presented by HARMON TRAVEL. Monday Special…December 9, 2024. I don’t know if there’s ever been a more perfect storm for Boise State. A 12-1 season capped by a second straight Mountain West championship—followed by the final College Football Playoff seedings yesterday. Would the committee jump Arizona State over Boise State? Even with Clemson beating SMU…… MORE
