Dan Hawkins was close to having a shrine built in his honor outside the varsity center at Boise State prior to taking over as the head coach at Colorado in 2005.

Everyone loved him at Boise State, nationally he was regarded as not only a great football coach, but a better motivator. He was considered college football's version of Phil Jackson.

Heck, I thought he was a great hire, only doubting...read more

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the USA Today's coaches' Top 25 poll is a joke.

When I think about top 25 polls, there are a few criteria for teams deserving of the honor. How well have they played all season? Who have they beat? How did they win? How did they lose?

A three-point loss to a top 10 team (USC over Ohio State) may not be as bad as a seven-point win (Missouri...read more

First Quarter

Boise State score first: After going three and out on its first drive, the Broncos wasted little time going 92 yards to take an early 7-0 lead.Boise State scored on a 17 yard TD pass from Kellen Moore to Austin Pettis.

Big pick leads to score: Boise State got an interception from George Iloka, two plays later Kellen Moore threw his second TD of the game, this time to Tyler...read more

This is why I love college football. Because every week is so critical and every week brings new drama.

It was a week ago when Boise State was on the fast track to another Bowl Championship Series game. Pasadena? Glendale? Who cares, the Broncos were going to one of the four major bowls. No need to play the other 12 games, right? Not so fast!

Just when Bronco Nation was feeling great about beating...read more

Boise State bills itself as a blue-collar team. The Broncos showed that again Thursday night on national TV in a hard-fought win against a Top 25 team.

But what wasn't workman-like was the actions that led to Oregon's LeGarrette Blount's cheap shot of Byron Hout.

On Friday, Blount was suspended for the season. His career, at least collegiately, is over. By no means am I sticking up...read more

First Quarter

The Broncos forced the Ducks into a thrre-and-out. Since taking the ball, Boise State has marched down the field and are faced with a third-and-goal from the 17.

Broncos miss score

After having the ball on the Ducks' 1 yard line, the Broncos failed to covert on a field goal from Kyle Brotzman from 29 yards out. Score is 0-0 with 4:59 to play in the first.

Second quarter

The...read more

Before I let you all know which way I'm leaning for tonight's game, I've got one thought ...

After driving home from the office early Thursday morning (shortly after midnight), if finally hit me — this really is a big game. Sure it's a big game for BCS reasons, but here's why I know now it's huge in our community.

In all my time driving home from work the night...read more