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BRONCOS DOMINATE IN CONFERENCE PLAY!!

Coming off back to back bye weeks, Boise State came out well rested and ready to take on the Pac-12 as open Pac-12 play with a 6 game winning streak to improve to 7-2 Overall on the season including a Overtime win over Stanford and a win over #19 Washington to earn their own Top-25 BCS ranking at #23.

Here is a recap of the past 6 games.

WEEK 6 @ (2-2) ARIZONA STATE

Boise State took a (21-10) lead into the half and extend the lead to (35-13) at the end of the 3rd Quarter as QB D. Robinson connects with D. Blanco for a 2nd TD of the day.

Arizona State battled back though in the 4th picking off Robinson twice as they score 3 times in the final 4 minutes to tie the game (35-35) but a M. Dunn 1 yd score with 33 seconds to play gives the Broncos their 2nd win of the season.FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-42 ARIZONA STATE-35

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-24/32 377 3 TD 2 INT, 43 yds rushing
RB Dunn/Taylor/Williams combine for 33 carries for 81 yds and 3 scores.
WR M. Evans-4 rec 108 yds
WR D. Blanco-7 rec 86 yds 2 TD
WR S. Brown-6 rec 85 yds
TE L. Baker-2 rec 32 yds 1 TD

WEEK 7 VS (2-3) ARIZONA

Boise State dominated the 1st half leading (42-10) after picking off Arizona QB S. Workman 3 times.

BSU would extend the lead to (49-10) going into the 4th Quarter as V. Taylor scores from 6 yds out for his 2 TD of the game.

Arizona would manage 2 scores late in the 4th after picking off back up B K. Johnson who finished the 4th Quarter completing just 3/8 pass's for 36 yds.

FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-49 ARIZONA-24

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-19/27 263 yds 4 TD, 61 yds rushing
RB V. Taylor-9 carries 46 yds 2 TD
RB M. Dunn-12 carries 48 yds
RB M. Williams-3 carries 77 yds 1 TD (68 yd rushing TD longest of the season)
WR D. Blanco-9 rec 120 yds 2 TD
WR S. Brown-4 rec 67 yds
WR F. Coe-3 rec 58 yds 1 TD
CB D. Hayes-2 INT

WEEK 8 VS (3-2) FRESNO STATE

Fresno State led at the half (28-7) as they looked to knock off the Broncos and take home the coveted Milk Jug, but the Broncos battled back scoring twice in the 3rd Quarter to make it (35-21) as we head into the 4th.


BSU opend up the 4th Quarter with another score as V. Taylor scores on a 1 yd dive. Then after picking off Bulldog QB M. Ball, BSU manages to tie the game on a 6 yd TD pass from Robinson to S. Brown (35-35).

The Broncos would then force a Bulldog punt with 3 minutes to play in the game opening up the door for a Robinson to Blanco 20 yd TD pass to win the game with less then a minute to play. FINAL SCORE BSU-42 FRESNO STATE-35

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-22/29 321 yds 3 TD, 74 yds rushing 1 TD
RB V. Taylor-13 carries 74 yds 2 TD
RB M. Dunn-7 carries 49 yds
WR D. Blanco-10 rec 150 yds 2 TD
TE L. Baker-3 rec 82 yds
WR S. Brown-5 rec 59 yds 1 TD


WEEK 9 @ (1-9) WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State came into the game riding a 6 game losing streak and gave it their best effort to break it against the Broncos.

WSU led at the half (21-20) as BSU is forced to settle for a 42 and 48 yd FG by C. Benson to end the half.

BSU however would take the lead (34-21) at the end of the 3rd Quarter as Robinson connects on a a pair of TD's for his 3rd and 4th score of the night.

WSU would battle back to retake the lead (35-34) behind the arm of QB M. Johnson, but Boise State would retake the lead on Robinson's 5th and 6th score of the night to make it (48-35)

The Broncos would then seal the victory picking off Johnson to end the game. FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-48 WASHINGTON STATE-35

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-27/39 358 yds 6 TD, 47 yds rushing
RB M. Dunn-8 carries 40 yds
RB V. Taylor-8 carries 65 yds
TE L. Baker-11 rec 188 yds 1 TD
WR D. Blanco-5 rec 76 yds 1 TD
WR S. Brown-4 rec 28 yds 2 TD

WEEK 10 @ (4-5) STANFORD

Stanford started out (4-1) and was a Top-25 team through the first 6 weeks of the season, but came into the game losers of their last 3 games. Leaving you to wonder what Cardinal team would show up.

Stanford would lead (21-14) at the half and (31-21) at the end of the 3rd Quarter and (38-21) early in the 4th but the Broncos would rally back scoring 3 straight touchdowns to take a 3 point lead with 2:19 to play.

The Cardinals though never gave up despite 3 early INT's, Cardinal QB O. Frazier would put his past mistakes behind him as he leads Stanford into field goal range with less then 20 seconds to play as M. Ware drills a 35 yd to tie the game (41-41).

Boise State would win the toss and elect to start on defense. Faced with a 3rd and 14 after taking a sack Frazier was forced to go to the air but the Bronco D was ready picking him off for a 4th time.

Needing just a FG to win, BSU would go conservative keeping the ball on the ground in the Overtime period, but it wouldn't matter as QB D. Robinson scrambles in from 11 yds out.

FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-47 STANFORD-41

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-18/30 282 yds 3 TD 2 INT, 67 yds rushing 2 TD
RB M. Dunn-10 carries 58 yds 1 TD
RB V. Taylor-9 carries 41 yds 1 TD
TE L. Baker-8 rec 179 yds 1 TD
WR D. Blanco-5 rec 36 yds 1 TD
WR S. Brown-4 rec 57 yds 1 TD
CB D. Hayes- 2 of the 4 INT's.

WEEK 11 VS (6-2) WASHINGTON

Washington came into the game tied with Boise State with a perfect 5-0 record in conference play riding a 5 game winning streak.

The Huskies would open the game taking a (6-0) lead on a pair of FG's by A. Conception (29 and 21 yd).

Boise State would battle back though to take a (17-6) lead with 2:11 to play but the Huskies would manage to find the endzone with 44 seconds to play to make it (17-13) as we go into the locker room.

The Broncos would extend their lead to (34-20) in the 3rd Quarter as QB D. Robinson hooks up with TE L. Baker twice for their 3rd scoring connections of the game (58, 74 and 10 yd).

Washington would manage a score midway through the 4th to make it (34-27) but Boise State would seal the game with a V. Taylor 3 yd run and then after picking off Husky QB B. Massey late in the game C. Benson would nail a 43 yd FG.

FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-44 WASHINGTON-27

KEY STATS
QB D. Robinson-19/27 428 yds 4 TD, 52 yds rushing
RB V. Taylor-13 carries 71 yds 1 TD
WR D. Blanco-12 rec 189 yds 1 TD
TE L. Baker-5 rec 189 yds 3 TD
CB D. Hayes-1 INT (his 5 INT of the season)

UP BOISE STATE PUTS THEIR PERFECT RECORD IN CONFERENCE PLAY ON THE LINE VS #1 OREGON FOR THE RIGHT TO PLAY IN THE PAC-12 TITLE GAME.

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DUCKS IMPROVE TO TO 9-0!!

#1 Oregon will put its Pac-12 title and National title dreams on the line in Week 12 vs #22 Boise State after starting out Pac-12 play with a perfect 5-0 record.

RS FR QB Mike Pino has been a superstar completing 165/278 pass's for 2720 yds (3rd in the nation) with 31 TD 10 INT in his first season after taking over as the Ducks QB1. Pino has also carried the game 90 times for 242 yds well tying RB C. Suggs for the team lead in TD's with (6).

RS SO C. Suggs (101 carries 577 yds 6 TD) and RS FR B. Crenshaw (98 carries 562 yds 5 TD) have give the Ducks a solid rushing attack this season but the real story has been the play of the Ducks receiving corre.

RS SR R. Dawson is well on his way to his 3rd 1000 yd season with 52 rec for 862 yds and a team high 12 TD.

SR J. Hackett should also have no problems producing his 4th straight 1000 yd season as he has just 33 rec on the year but they have gone for 739 yds and 8 TD.

RS SO Tyree Gibbs coming off a redshirt season has prodcued 350 yds and 5 scores on just 24 catches.



Here is a look the box scores of the Ducks last 4 games.

Week 7- Oregon-35 Stanford-7
Week 9- Oregon-27 Fresno State-17
Week 10- Oregon-45 Washington State-7
Week 11- Oregon-52 Arizona-10

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BRONCOS LAND 2-5* COMMITMENTS!!

Boise State's on the field success has lead to their off the field success this season as well. Coach Moore and his staff have secured 13 commitments through the first 11 weeks of the 2024 season including 2-5* Recruits giving them the #3 Overall Class so far.

5* Athlete Blake Swan (#8 Athlete#20 Overall) headlines the class. The Franklin Kentucky native is listed at 5'11 215lbs and runs 4.44 40. With 3 of the Broncos current 4 man RB depth chart set to graduate, it's safe to say that Swan has the inside track at the starting tailback job as a true freshman.


Fellow 5* WR Brent Hill (#7 WR/#30 Overall) will be joining Swan on "The Blue". The 6'2 216lb receiver is from Oak Hill West Virginia, and like Swan was clocked running a 4.44 40. With #1 WR D. Blanco set to graduate, there is a chance Hill could crack the Broncos Top-4 depth chart as a true freshman or he could potentially redshirt taking over of of the starting jobs in 2025 with the graduation of Brown and Evans.

Joining Hill in the Receiving core will be 4* Edmond Mitchell of Kapolei Hawaii. Listed at 6'0 176lbs, Mitchell was the #14 WR in this year's recruiting class. They will also be joined by 4* TE Brad Singletary a 6'5 244 lb native of Snyder Texas. Singletary was the #12 TE in this year's class.

4* Athlete Alvin Austin (#29 Athlete) will most likely join Swan in the backfield. The 6'0 177 lbs the Hollywood FL native turned down a scholarship to UCF to sign with the Broncos.

3* JC Transfer Isaac Colbert (#68 Athlete) from Ocala Florida will also be traveling west. Listed at 6'5 234lbs, Colbert's future looks like that of a hybrid WR/TE similar to what current #1 TE Luke Baker was, and we all know what type of career he has had to Boise State.


Coach Moore didn't just focus on his Offense. He and DC Kyle Wilson also landed some talented on the O-Line, Defense and Special teams.

4* Guard Larry Madsen (#2 G) from Lithia Springs Georgia turned down Georgia State to sign with the Broncos. Listed at 6'4 294 lbs, Madsen has the skills to be a Day 1 starter.

3* Center TJ Fine (#37 C) from Spring Creek Nevada could need a year or 2 before becoming a starter, but with a lack of depth on the line, BSU couldn't get to picky.

4* CB Elliott Townsend (#8 CB) also has the skills to be a Day 1 starter for the Broncos and probably their shutdown #1 CB for the next 4 years. Listed at 6'1 191 lbs, the Eagle Pass Texas recruit turned down scholarships to Navy and Oregon, to sign with BSU.

Joining Townsend on the "D" will be 3* Juco MLB John Sanders (#93 MLB).

With JR PK/P C. Benson currently handing all kicking duties, Coach Moore decided it was time to start grooming his future replacement.

3* PK Ed Bryant from Glendive MT was the #8 K in this year's class.. Well he doesn't have a strong leg (72 KP) he does have pretty solid accuracy (85 KA)

2* Punter Jacob Grant from Shelly ID was listed as the #15 P in this year class and was being courted by Idaho, Washington, Washington State and Oregon State.

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DUCKS LAND 2 MORE HIGHLY TOUTED CALI RECRUITS

Oregon kicked off the early season recruiting land #1 Overall Recruit Charles Mason from Garden Grove CA.

Now after 11 weeks, the Ducks have secured commitments from 2 more Cali Recruits.

5* WR Sean Edmonds (#3 WR/#10 Overall) from Hollywood CA is no stranger to the big stage as he looks to follow in the footsteps of 1000 yd WR's in the likes of M. Justice, Jamar Davis, Robby Dawson and Jason Hackett.

4* CB Tom Huggins (#3 CB/#71 Overall) is from Danville CA. Llisted at 6'0 205lbs, Huggins will most likely be a Day 1 starter for the Ducks with Oregon's Top-3 CB on the depth chart at set to graduate.

Joining Mason/Edmonds/Huggins in making their early commitment to the Ducks giving Oregon the current #17 Overall Class is 6-3* Prospects.

K-Kyle Cox (#3 K) from Manitou Springs CO (will replace Washington)
FS Matt Moss (#30 FS) from Chattanooga TN (depth)
CB Derick Ware (#77 CB) from Weatherford TX (JC transfer who could start)
DE Corey Owens (#60 DE) from Hillsboro TX (depth)
FB George Vaughn (#2 FB) from Hayesville OR (will redshirt and then become 4 year starter)

WITH 9 PLAYERS SIGNED, COACH VADER WILL MOST LIKELY LOOK TO LAND ABOUT 5-6 MORE PLAYERS BEFORE THE START OF NEXT SEASON.

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WEEK 11 AROUND THE NATION REPORT

BCS RANKINGS

Oregon is just 1 of 3 teams left with a perfect record on the year as all 3 (9-0) teams sit atop the BCS Rankings at #1-3.

Notre Dame claims the #2 spot well Clemson claims the #3 spot.

Both teams have 1 game remaining vs Top-25 opponents as the Irish take on #20 USC in Week 14, well the Tigers face #21 South Carolina also in Week 14.

LSU is currently considered the best of the 1 loss team's as they are ranked #4 with a (9-1) record. The Tigers however must face #19 Ole Miss and #9 Arkansas before the season ends.

Georgia Tech is currently ranked #5 with a (8-1) record (they lost to Auburn (20-14). The Yellowjackets still have road games @ #12 Florida State and #10 Georgia.

TCU comes in at #6 with a (9-1) record winning 8 straight, but they must take on #8 Oklahoma (9-1) Oklahoma in Week 14 before most likely facing #7 (9-1) Texas in the Big 12 title game.

(8-2) Arkansas is #9 and like previously mentioned has #4 LSU in Week 14, well (7-3) Georgia is #10 with #12 Florida State and #7 Georgia Tech still at home before the season ends.

South Alabama is #11 with a (7-2) record. They should be able to run the table with their last 3 games so with all the top teams playing other top teams they could get sneaky and grab a At-Large bid with their 10-2 record most likely landing in the Top-5 by season end.

#14 Air Force was perfect through their first 8 games making it all the way up to the #4 spot in the rankings before losing to Utah State last week (31-14), as their national title dreams slipped away.

Syracuse has won 6 straight to improve to (8-1) jumping into the rankings at #25.

HEISMAN

Former Duck Lance Baker continues to provide a Heisman type season at Oklahoma well positioning the Sooners for a a chance at a Big 12 title game and National Title game.

Baker has thrown for 2651 yds with 29 TD and just 2 INT this season well also rushing for 685 yds and 12 scores.

Like former Duck Drew Davis the man he backed up for for 2 years, Baker is currently the front runner for the Maxwell, Walter Camp, and Davey O'Brien Awards as well.

RS SO Booker Miller of Penn State is currently #2 in the voting. Miller in his first season as the starter has thrown for 2411 yds with 16 TD and 4 INT in the air well also rushing for 727 yds and 11 scores on the ground.

Georgia State's SO QB Kory Fowler is #3, well RS SR QB Daniel Murray (TCU) is #4.

RS JR HB Bryan Montgomery (Texas) is currently #5.

RECRUITING

Michigan currently has the #1 Overall class with 4-5* and 5-4* Recruits signed. including HB Q. Gray, TE J. Meyers, WR C. Davis and SS K. Thomas

Navy is currently #2 Overall with 9-4* Recruits headlined by QB I. Anderson and HB J. Potts.

Notre Dame is currently #13 with 4-5* Recruits and 5-3* Recruits.. The Irish have signed 5* QB J. Bolen, 5* Athlete R. Bowling,and a pair of 5* MLB in J. Watson and B. Nolen.

*Interesting news #12 Florida State currently has the #112 rated class with just 3 players signed (1-4* 2-3*), Arizona State is currently ranked #122 with just 4 players signed (2-3*, 1-2*, 1-1*).

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BRONCOS/DUCKS BATTLE FOR PAC-12 TITLE!

Coach Vader came into the game 4-1 vs Boise State on a 4 game wining streak, including beat Coach Kellen Moore both times in their head to head matchup.

With the Pac-12 North Division on the line and the Ducks #1 ranking and possible chance at playing for a National Title, we expected both teams to come ready to play.

GAME RECAP

Oregon jumped out to the 7-0 lead after 1 Quarter of play on a 1 yd run by Duck QB M. Pino.

Boise State would open up the 2nd Quarter driving down field in just 4 plays to get inside the red zone but the drive would stall as the Ducks force a C. Benson FG from 26 yds out. (7-3).

Oregon would add to their lead on a Pino to P. Dickson 1 yd TD pass to make it (14-3), but the Broncos would rally back as QB David Robinson connects with D. Blanco on a 58 yd bomb to make it (14-10) and then with 25 seconds to play, Benson would tack on a 31 yd FG to make it (14-13) at the half.

In the 3rd Quarter it was the Ducks having to settle for a FG as J. Washington drills one from 42 yds out to make it (17-13) but then it was all Boise.

The Broncos would score 3 TD's in the Quarter as Robinson destroy's the Duck secondary to give Boise State a (35-17) lead going into the 4th.

The Ducks DB's woke up in the 4th and managed to pick off Robinson twice inside the red zone stopping 2 scores from putting the game completely out of reach as QB1 M. Pino leads the comeback charge, hitting Robby Dawson for back to back scores (7 yd and 62 yds) to make it (35-30) with 1:33 to play.

Forced to attempt a onside kick, Oregon lines up with their National Title dreams slipping away.. The kick looked perfect as it wobbles and bounces it's way toward the Bronco's hands team, but SO WR T. White is ready as he pounces on the ball for the Bronco recovery.

Left with just 1 timeout, Oregon's only hope was a quick stop, but again the Broncos rally to answer the call as Taylor works his way through the line on a 3rd and 2 to pick up the much needed first down..

FINAL SCORE BOISE STATE-35 OREGON-30

KEY PLAYERS
QB-D. Robinson-20/30 326 yds 4 TD 2 INT
RB V. Taylor-15 carries 73 yds 1 rec 1 yd 1 TD
RB M. Dunn-10 carries 58 yds
FB L. Johnsston-1 rec 9 yds 1 TD
WR D. Blanco-12 rec 187 yds 1 TD
TE L. Baker-3 rec 58 yds
WR T. White-1 rec 37 yds 1 TD

QB-M. Pino-30/31 286 yds 3 TD 1 INT
RB C. Suggs-7 carries 27 yds 3 rec 35 yds
RB B. Crenshaw-5 rec 38 yds
WR R. Dawson-9 rec 139 yds 2 TD
TE P. Dickson-3 rec 42 yds 1 TD
WR J. Hackett-2 rec 24 yds


WITH THE LOSS OREGON DROPS TO #6 IN THE POLLS WELL BOISE STATE MOVES UP TO #15

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BRONCOS CLINCH PAC-12 NORTH TITLE

After starting the year 0-2, some Bronco fans started to wonder if handing Coach Kellen Moore a 7 year extension was the best thing. But Coach Moore and company turned things around winning 10 straight including the upset win over Oregon in Week 12 as they secured the schools first ever Pac-12 division title and a chance to play for a Rose Bowl bid.

Boise State continued their 4 game winning streak over Oregon State defeating former BSU DC and now OSU HC Andy Avalos in Week 13 for a 2 straight year (38-19).



Then in a Week 14 matchup vs Independent UMass, the Broncos sent out their 9 Seniors playing their last game on "The Blue" as winners defeating the Minuteman (28-21), as QB David Robinson connects with JC transfer S. Brown on a 68 yd TD late in the 4th.

Robinson would finish the game with 350 yds passing and 3 TD.

Robinson is now 2nd in the nation in passing yards with 3691 with 37 TD and 11 INT. He is also 2nd on the team in rushing with 500 yds and 4 scores.


WITH THE WIN BOISE STATE IS NOW RANKED #8 IN THE BCS STANDINGS AND WILL PLAY #12 (10-2) USC IN THE PAC-12 TITLE GAME.

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DUCKS CLOSE OUT SEASON #5

With their National Title dreams pretty much dead in the water, the Ducks would rally to close out the season with 2 straight wins to finish (11-1) and #5 in the BCS Rankings going into Championship Week.

Pino would throw for 325 yds and 3 TD in the Ducks (48-14) win over Washigton in Week 13.

Then in Week 14 vs Oregon State in the Civil War game it was backup QB D. Outlaw playing the hero role. The RS JR ented the game having attempted just 15 pass's all year and in his career, but after QB1 Mike Pino was forced to leave the game early in the 1st Quarter, it was Outlaw who would complete 20/30 pass's for 361 yds with 3 TD and 1 INT to lead the Ducks to a (35-28) victory over the Beavers.

SR WR Robby Dawson was named MVP as he finished with 7 rec for 212 yds and 3 TD.

*Dawson is currently the front runner to win the 2024 "Bilentkoff Award" as he has set career high's in rec (75), yards (1365) and Touchdowns (20)*

OREGON WILL NOW BE LEFT TO WATCH CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK UNFOLD HOLDING ONTO A SLIM CHANCE OF MOVING UP TO #2 IN THE FINAL RANKINGS DESPITE NOT PLAYING