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Dad to Naismith and Nelson. Husband to Karen. Boise State beat writer, show host and publisher @BNNBroncoNation . Four-time NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year.

Boise, Idaho
Joined March 2009
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2 months
This is crazy! After the Utah State women lost tonight, coach Kayla Ard was asked how they rebuild next season - and she says she just got fired. Never seen anything like this. "I'm assuming that's going to be the last question?" (Video courtesy of The Mountain West)
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5 years
Oh my, Marcel Ozuna. No words.
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2 years
Halfway through Fred Meyer when I realized one of my kids wasn’t wearing any pants. Love being a parent.
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2 months
The guy with the “Virginia basketball is Iowa football” shirt from last night is back tonight and rooting for Boise State:
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7 months
Hats off to No. 47 on Colorado for being the only player to shake hands with Stanford after the game. What a stunning finish!
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6 years
Boise State coach Leon Rice after hearing that Nevada students were ripping on Idaho potatoes during the game: “That’s where I draw the line. Bad mouth me all you want, but I’m going into the crowd and finding somebody if they talk about potatoes. That’s where it’s over."
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2 months
Shock and silence in the room as Boise State finds out it’s headed to the First Four in Dayton. Didn’t see that coming. Broncos will face Colorado.
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B.J. Rains
5 years
Leighton Vander Esch buys new weight room, helps get new Nike uniforms for his high school Salmon River in Riggins. Cool to see the NFL linebacker already giving back:
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Boise State wondering why it couldn't have played Virginia and instead gets a team with three projected NBA Draft picks.
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2 months
Utah State was the outright conference champion for a league that got six bids to the NCAA Tournament. An 8-seed is absolutely ridiculous.
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1 year
Video: Quote of the year from North Texas interim coach Phil Bennett talking about his wife and whether this is his final game before retirement" "She told me the other day she's going to have a man sleeping in her house next year, and if it was going to be me I better show up."
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2 months
Is there anything @CoachLeonRice can’t do? Boise State’s coach just sat in with @BSUBlueThunder at the end of the open practice to play the fight song. Pretty cool:
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B.J. Rains
5 months
BREAKING: Boise State running Back Ashton Jeanty announces he will be returning next season. Wow. Huge early win for Spencer Danielson.
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5 years
Final player off the field is Hank Bachmeier. A day he’ll never forget.
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2 months
What a year for the Mountain West. Six bids to the NCAA Tournament! Congrats to all the fans of New Mexico, San Diego State, Colorado State, Utah State, Nevada and Boise State. Pretty darn cool for all of you. Enjoy it.
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B.J. Rains
5 years
Hank Bachmeier really does do it all. He not only threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns in the win, but he helped take the equipment to the truck afterwards.
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B.J. Rains
3 years
BREAKING: Sources tell @TheIdahoPress and @BlueTurfSports that Andy Avalos is expected to be named Boise State's head coach.
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3 years
Some of the best news I’ve ever reported! After four-plus years, a dozen surgeries and 10 trips to the Cleveland Clinic, happy to say I’m heading back to Boise tonight with an amazing gal that appears to finally be fixed! Can’t put into words how happy I am for her.
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Chris Petersen wearing a Boise State pullover in the FOX booth.
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4 years
Boise State freshman outfielder Reagan Doss grew up in Austin rooting for the Texas Longhorns. Now he'll play his first college game against them. He went back to the same spot to recreate this photo tonight at practice.
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B.J. Rains
5 years
Boise State just won in Tallahassee. Unbelievable. Broncos outscore Florida State 17-0 in the second half and stun the Seminoles 36-31.
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1 year
Fans storm the court!!! Boise State tops No. 18 San Diego State, 66-60!! Broncos end the game on a 14-0 run!! Just incredible. Max Rice with 26 points. I think the Broncos are going dancing! Join us on the postgame show @BNNBroncoNation ! What a night!
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B.J. Rains
4 years
What a scene on Fremont Street for the Las Vegas Bowl pep rally! @BSUBlueThunder is bringing it!
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8 months
Look at @RGIII jumping into the water here at Husky Stadium!
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3 years
BREAKING: New emails show Boise State engaged the American Athletic Conference earlier this fall about joining the league. Behind the scenes work has been going on about a potential move. @TheIdahoPress and @BoiseDev with the exclusive details:
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B.J. Rains
2 months
TruTV postgame show criticizing Isiah Stevens for scoring just five points and said he "got the bad one out of the way" Dude had six rebounds and four assists and only took five shots (2 of 5). Stevens played great. Didn't need to score tonight. Talk about being tone deaf.
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2 years
BREAKING: Boise State earns highest AP ranking in program history at No. 23 in the final AP Top 25 Poll of the year today. It's just the second time in program history the Broncos have ever even been ranked. More history for the Broncos.
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2 months
How close are Colorado coach Tad Boyle and Boise State’s Leon Rice? Boyle literally just walked right into Boise State’s locker room to find him before the Broncos’ open practice today.
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4 months
Boise State adds Tevin Griffey, the son of MLB Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
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Boise State Football
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Another athletic defensive back is added to the Broncos this spring as Tevin Griffey joins The Brotherhood! #BleedBlue x @GriffeyTevin
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1 year
Leon Rice went off on the New Mexico administration for allowing the baseball team to stand outside the locker room as the players were coming out after half time. Said it got physical.
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5 months
The party ain’t stopping anytime soon.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
I have some big news to share: I’ll be leaving @TheIdahoPress later this month to pursue a dream of mine: starting my own website/company covering Boise State sports. I can’t thank @CdAGregLee , @mcdavison and everyone at the IP enough for the past nine years. Stay tuned…
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B.J. Rains
5 years
Assistant coach Spencer Danielson drove five players 19 hours from Dallas to San Diego after their flights were cancelled. It's one of several stories of Boise State players and their families having to scramble to get home after the canceled bowl game:
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4 years
BYU is No. 9 in the Coaches Poll. Broncos haven't played a team that high since No. 4 TCU in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl. Friday night's game will be Boise State's highest-ranked opponent in a decade, and the highest-ranked ever to play in Boise.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
Boise State: Mountain West Tournament Champions.
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5 months
Jeramiah Dickey and Spencer Danielson embracing on the field after the game:
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6 months
A crazy sight to see in Boise, Idaho.
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The group that hopes to make Boise State history tomorrow night.
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Seeing stuff like this is actually pretty cool. Four different Mountain West fan bases rooting for Max Rice and the Broncos…
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4 months
Former Indiana wide receiver Cam Camper commits to Boise State. Spencer Danielson and the Broncos are rolling…
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B.J. Rains
3 years
God is good! After 3-plus years and close to 10 surgical procedures (I lost count), we found out during our visit to the Cleveland Clinic today that a path to recovery for my amazing wife is near! We’re not there yet, but as close as we’ve ever been. And I am so happy for her.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
Boise State wins! Unreal finish! The Broncos are Mountain West Tournament champions!
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B.J. Rains
6 years
Tyrone Crawford still repping Boise State.
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1 year
Congrats to Boise State volleyball player Paige Bartsch on her new NIL deal with Lithia Ford. Paige gets a new Bronco Sport for a year in exchange for marketing including social posts, appearances, etc. It’s one of the biggest NIL deals for a women’s athlete at Boise State.
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5 months
My take for all the negative fans in my mentions: a month ago even making a bowl game seemed doubtful. You got an extra three weeks of fun and an improbable championship. Sure losing this wasn’t fun or ideal, but take the season for what it was and get excited for next year.
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B.J. Rains
4 years
Shout out to @whatwouldDOOdo and @EireannDolan for making Naismith’s day! Saw us playing baseball at the hotel and stopped to compliment his swing and chat. Even gave him an autographed card! Thanks for being so cool. You’ve got a few new fans now!
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4 months
Cal transfer corner Jeremiah Earby commits to Boise State, per his instagram.
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B.J. Rains
4 years
Here it is! @BroncoSportsMBB gets nearly 90 seconds of airtime on @SportsCenter during Bad Beats with @notthefakeSVP and @StanfordSteve82 .
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B.J. Rains
3 years
Boise State's game Thursday against San Jose State will take place at Ability 360 in Phoenix. There will be a one-camera live stream, no media allowed. This a picture of the court, according to their website. I wish I was making this up.
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2 months
This is one of the worst jobs by the committee seeding teams that I can remember in a long time. Several teams way too high, several way too low. Very odd.
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5 months
"I am extremely confident Spencer is an elite leader, a man of great substance and a rising star in the coaching profession who will lead Boise State football to a bright future.” BREAKING: Boise State names Spencer Danielson full-time coach. Details:
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B.J. Rains
4 months
Court storming in Boise! Huge win for the Broncos, 65-58, over No. 17 Colorado State. Boise State extends the nations longest homecourt winning streak to 22 and picks up its second Quad 1 win of the season. Not sure this deserved a court storm, but a massive win nonetheless.
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5 years
This place is massive. Hate why the game was moved, but as a college football fan I couldn’t be more excited to see a game at Doak Campbell.
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2 months
Leon Rice with his initial thoughts on Boise State getting sent to the First Four in Dayton to play Colorado:
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5 months
Hats off to CJ Tiller. Rough result, but still stopped to sign a fans’ jersey.
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B.J. Rains
5 months
They did it. @BoiseFord postgame show gonna be crazy. Join us around 6pm MT. Tons of postgame reaction, interviews and more!
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B.J. Rains
6 months
Two years ago tonight I went to bed scared, wondering if anybody would subscribe to @BNNBroncoNation and if I was dumb for leaving a full-time job at the paper. Tomorrow is our 2-year anniversary, and we've got 881 paying subscribers and 13 sponsors. #Blessed #JustGettinStarted
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B.J. Rains
3 years
Air Force One has landed in Boise! Regardless of your political stance, pretty cool to see it up close!
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B.J. Rains
4 years
Personal update: My wife tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and I’m a presumed positive as well. We’re both doing much better. Didn’t share for folks to feel sorry for us, but wanted to encourage everyone to please wear a mask and social distance! Take this seriously!
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B.J. Rains
7 years
Took both my sons to the @Cardinals game today. First baseball game ever for Nelson. Cool moment for me.
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2 months
Boise State’s charter to Dayton is set to take off shortly. Not the destination anyone expected, but we’ll see if the Broncos can make some history anyway.
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1 year
How does Davis Koetter plan to celebrate tonight? “I’m going to have a couple drinks. I’m 24 so I can say that, and I’m no longer a Boise State student-athlete.”
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B.J. Rains
4 years
Final two players on the field? Boise State linebacker Zeke Noa and his brother, Utah State freshman running back Elelyon Noa. Cool moment and night for them.
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3 months
Final: Boise State 86, No. 19 New Mexico 78. One of the best wins of the Leon Rice era. Broncos were given no shot - and they get maybe the win of the year in the Mountain West. Max Rice with 35. Join us short for the @BoiseFord Postgame Show! Plenty to talk about!
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B.J. Rains
5 years
New blue turf is just about done, and it’s a remarkable improvement. Bringing it all the way to the stands looks so much better.
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B.J. Rains
2 months
The drought continues. Boise State falls to 0-10 in the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Colorado in the First Four. Broncos picked the wrong time for one of their worst shooting games of the season. Missed 21 layups, shot 2 of 17 from 3-point range. Postgame show coming up.
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B.J. Rains
2 months
Big news: The Mountain West is moving to 20 league games for men’s basketball next season. Everybody will play everybody twice. About. Damn. Time.
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B.J. Rains
4 years
I won’t win the offseason body transformation challenge ( @Ron_BroncoBeat has me beat), but I’ve got a shot at second place. Just weighed in at 75 pounds lost since the pandemic hit in March! Nice to have clothes that fit again.
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2 years
San Diego State's Brian Dutcher on Boise State getting a No. 8 seed, courtesy of @sdutzeigler : "I’d love one year to just sit in that room and hear what people are saying. They won the regular season and the postseason tournament, and got an 8 seed."
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1 year
Boise State/Leon Rice haters will be out in full force, but the Broncos arguably overachieved after losing three starters from last year's team. Back-to-back trips to the Big Dance, second place finish in MW still a step in the right direction. Future appears bright.
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Mountain West improves to 3-4 in the Big Dance. First year in MW history three different teams won a game. Both single digit seeds won, while the double-digit seeds (all of which were badly under-seeded) went 1-4.
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B.J. Rains
5 months
It would be really fun to see Taylen Green come back to Boise State next year.
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B.J. Rains
3 years
FINAL: Boise State 90, Wyoming 70. It's the 12th win in a row for the Broncos, who improve to 12-1 on the season and 8-0 in Mountain West play. I've seen enough. Boise State will be included in my AP Top 25 ballot on Sunday night.
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Eric Nelson, father of Malachi Nelson, tells @BNNBroncoNation Boise State fans have "nothing to worry about" with Bush Hamdan leaving. “Malachi wants to be a Bronco and shock the world and leave a legacy and be part of something special at Boise State."
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B.J. Rains
4 months
Spencer Danielson having himself a weekend…
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Tavion Woodard
4 months
Boise State Let’s do it!!!! #committed #BleedBlue
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B.J. Rains
4 months
And folks were doubting Spencer and company. Lol
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Sources: Quarterback Malachi Nelson, the former No. 1 ESPN overall recruit from 2023, will take an official visit to Boise State in the upcoming days. Nelson transferred out of USC after one season, and Boise will mark his first official visit.
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1 year
The trolls are out in full force on the Bush Hamdan hire. Dude was the OC for Chris Petersen at Washington, and has nearly a decade experience working in the Power 5/NFL. Can't call this anything other than a solid hire for the Broncos.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
It's a final. Boise State has won 11 in a row. Broncos come into Logan, Utah, and win 62-59. Unreal.
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B.J. Rains
2 months
No joke: I think Spencer Danielson has been at more basketball games this season than the two previous head coaches combined.
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Spencer Danielson
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Big time win!! @BroncoSportsMBB Great work Bronco Nation! 🔷 #BleedBlue
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B.J. Rains
2 years
Khalil Shakir said he wasn’t nearly as nervous today as he was yesterday - when he proposed to his girlfriend at Lucky Peak. She said yes.
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B.J. Rains
6 months
I think the players have made their choice on Boise State's next coach.
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Nothing beats that W feeling🔵🟠 #Compete | #BleedBlue
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B.J. Rains
1 year
San Diego State! So awesome for the Aztecs. Boise State, Nevada and New Mexico all beat a Final Four team. More validity for the Mountain West.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
Pilot just gave a shoutout to Boise State as we started our decent into Vegas. Team is on my @SouthwestAir flight, and he said "special welcome to the Boise State basketball team and congrats on a big win over Fresno State last night." Some Fresno State fans not amused.
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2 months
"That’s one of the worst screw jobs I've seen man. They had a heck a year and swept some of the teams who are four or five seeds ahead of them. That one was shocking." Gonzaga coach Mark Few said what Leon Rice probably wanted to:
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B.J. Rains
1 year
San Diego State advances to the Elite Eight with a 71-64 upset of No. 1 seed Alabama. Big win for the Mountain West. First Elite Eight appearance ever for the conference, and another $2 million for the league. And it helps validate what the league did this year.
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B.J. Rains
23 days
What a throw from Malachi Nelson and catch from Chase Penry for the first touchdown of the day:
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B.J. Rains
5 months
The Boise State football team will return to campus around 9pm tonight, and fans are welcome to greet the busses as they arrive on Cesar Chavez on the north side of the Bleymaier Football Center. Not a formal welcoming party, but they are allowing fans to come if you'd like.
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B.J. Rains
4 months
What a beautiful winter morning in Boise!
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B.J. Rains
1 year
That tackle from Taylen Green deserves a ton of credit. Saved the game.
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B.J. Rains
25 days
EA Sports picked Boise State as one of 15 schools to be featured in posters around the city of Boise in the coming days to promote the launch of the college football game.
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B.J. Rains
6 months
Good luck finding an athletic director like @JeramiahDickey that’s helping with the equipment after a road loss last night in Fresno.
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B.J. Rains
6 months
The entire team surrounded @Coach_SD during his postgame TV interview after the 45-10 win. Tons of celebrations and hugs. What a moment. We’ll break it all down on the @BoiseFord @BNNBroncoNation Postgame Show around 10pm. Stay up and join us!
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B.J. Rains
1 year
Boise State signee @andrewmeadow_ made the four hour drive and is here tonight for Boise State at UNLV.
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B.J. Rains
2 years
One of the biggest commitments in the history of Boise State basketball. This is a HUGE deal…
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Joe Tipton
2 years
Breaking: 2022 four-star Sadraque Nganga has committed to Boise State, he tells @On3Recruits . Story:
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B.J. Rains
2 years
Final: Boise State 68, Wyoming 61. Broncos establish a new program record with 26 wins. They'll play for their first Mountain West Tournament championship tomorrow afternoon. This team truly is 'different'.
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