The Boise State offense rushed for a season-best 323 yards tonight at Utah State, and it showed the Broncos have taken another step forward ... yes, it's possible.

Jeremy Avery and Doug Martin each ran for more than 100 yards, providing the Broncos with a nice 1-2 punch in the backfield. Avery as the home-run hitter and Martin as the power back is a good combination. Considering the position...read more

Boise State sophomore receiver Tyler Shoemaker will have hernia surgery Saturday and will miss the rest of the regular season.

Bronco sports information director Max Corbet said Shoemaker may still return for a bowl game. The Mountain View graduate was tied for third on the team with 21 receptions. He has 345 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Make sure to check out my story in Friday's College Gameday on the Boise State defense.

Looking at some stats this season and in recent campaigns, there's a bit of a trend that people here may be aware of, but not elsewhere — the Broncos' success is thanks as much to its defense as its high-powered offense.

For one, the Broncos have finished first in the WAC in total defense in...read more

All in all, it was a good day Saturday for Boise State sophomore tight end Kyle Efaw, as he finally got his first touchdown catch. The only downside was what happened a few minutes later.

In the third quarter, Efaw hauled in an 11-yard touchdown pass from running back Matt Kaiserman on a trick play. It was Idaho native to Idaho native against the Vandals, and was also roomate to roomate. However...read more

I'm an avid reader of Gregg Easterbrook's Page 2 column on ESPN.com, and the very end of it was something I found very amusing.

Click here for the column.

Notice that last photo? Boise State. Proposing. Cheerleader. Hilarious.

Apparently Naanee did it as a tribute to Ian Johnson and Boise State. Click here for the story.

Boise State head coach Chris Petersen said Monday that running back Matt Kaiserman and fullback Richie Brockel will miss the rest of the season.

Kaiserman broke his leg Saturday and Brockel has a foot injury that he's battled in recent weeks. Petersen said the senior still needs further evaluation.

Also of note, ESPN.com's Brad Edwards writes that the Broncos are still in line for a BCS...read more

The Boise State athletic department is encouraging fans traveling to Logan, Utah for Friday's game to gather Friday morning to form a Bronco fan caravan.

The caravan will head to Logan from the Bronco Stadium parking lot near the Bronco Shop. The caravan will depart via police escort at 9 a.m. The Bronco Shop will be selling buy one, get one free car flags and 25 percent off car accessories....read more

Boise State receivers Austin Pettis and Titus Young were named the Western Athletic Conference offensive and special teams players of the week, respectively, Monday.

Pettis had eight catches for 123 yards and four touchdowns Saturday in the Broncos' 63-25 win over Idaho. That mark tied the school record for most TD catches in a game. Young had a 100-yard kick return just before halftime that...read more

San Jose State head coach Dick Tomey will announce his retirement Monday, according to the school.

The retirement will be effective following the Spartans' Dec. 5 season finale against Louisiana Tech. The 71-year-old Tomey has coached at the Division I level for 29 seasons and has 182 wins.

The Boise State Broncos are No. 6 in the Associated Press, USA Today and Harris polls, released Sunday.

The top five remained the same (Florida, Alabama, Texas, TCU, Cincinnati). In the AP poll, Florida is No. 1, followed by Alabama, Texas, TCU and Cincinnati. In the USA Today coaches' poll, Florida is tops, then Texas, Alabama, TCU and Cincinnati.

The latest BCS standings will be released later...read more

I posted some audio from Boise State's news conference on our site.

Hear from Derrell Acrey, Kellen Moore and Chris Petersen here.

At the half, Boise State has outgained Idaho by 32 yards (298-266), but leads 42-17.

That's thanks in big part to a Bronco defense that has intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble. Add in Titus Young's 100-yard kickoff return and that's plenty of reason why Boise State is starting to run away with it. His TD came with 14 seconds until halftime and was 13 seconds after an Idaho rushing...read more

I'm covering a little basketball the eve of tomorrow's big football game. Thought I'd pass along a few updates while I'm at it.

The Boise State women's basketball team defeated Western Oregon 76-40, the men's basketball team defeated Loyola Marymount 90-87. Boise State's women's soccer team, in its first-ever NCAA tournament, trails UCLA 4-1 in the second half.

Boise State QB Kellen Moore and Idaho QB Nathan Enderle are both ranked in the top 10 nationally in passing efficiency, and a big part of that is both have a deep receiving corps.

Eight different Broncos have caught touchdown passes this season and five have double-digit receptions. Six Vandals have touchdown catches and they also have five with double-digit grabs.

"It is huge," Boise...read more

ESPN.com's Pat Forde, who had Kellen Moore as his Heisman front-runner last week, wrote today about the Broncos and the BCS.

Forde contends that Boise State and TCU both deserve spots in the premier bowls. He mentions that Boise State beat the likely Pac-10 champs by 11 points and that Iowa, a team that may get an at-large bid, has a less-than-stellar resume.

Click here for the story.

Boise State head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly news conference today and spent a lot of time talking about Saturday's rivalry game and how expectations have changed at Boise State.

Here's a few quotes from Petersen:

On ESPN's GameDay not coming to Boise: "I just think it would've been fun - fun for the town, certainly for our team, for Idaho, I think it would've been...read more

Oregon has reinstated senior running back LeGarrette Blount, who was suspended after he punched Boise State defensive end Byron Hout after the Ducks' 19-8 loss Sept. 3 against Boise State.

Click here for more.

ESPN.com's Brad Edwards weighed in on the latest BCS standings, and said it's a mixed bag for the Broncos.

Edwards said it was bad because of Oregon's loss to Stanford, plus the ease with which TCU has taken care of foes in recent weeks. Should the Horned Frogs beat Utah on Saturday, it almost certainly keeps them ahead of Boise State.

As far as the good, the Broncos being undefeated...read more

ESPN's College GameDay will not be coming for Saturday's Boise State-Idaho game. Instead, the show will air from a Mountain West Conference venue for the third time this season.

The show will air from Fort Worth, Tex., for the Utah-TCU game. In the latest Associated Press poll, the teams are No. 15 and 4, respectively.

Boise State is No. 6 in the Associated Press and USA Today polls. The...read more

Josh Victorian's 75-yard interception return for a touchdown off a Kellen Moore pass proved to be a big momentum changer Friday.

The Broncos had the ball at the Louisiana Tech 26, leading 27-7, but Victorian's score cut the lead to 27-14 and got the crowd at Joe Aillet Stadium back in the game.

It was just Moore's third interception of the season.

"Kellen's human, too,"...read more

Boise State leads Louisiana Tech 27-7 at the half here in Ruston, and the Broncos could be dominating this game even more.

The Broncos have a missed field goal and twice have been stopped on third-and-1 runs at midfield. Still, the Boise State defense has been a menace for Louisiana Tech, giving up just 64 yards. On the Bulldogs' touchdown drive, they had 48 yards of offense and were helped by...read more

You can win a pair of BSU-Idaho tickets by posting a comment here with the following: how many yards will Kellen Moore pass for against Louisiana Tech and how many yards will the Broncos rush for? Answer the two questions by 4 p.m. (MST) Friday. The closest answer to each will be given a pair of tickets.

There's been plenty of discussion about the possibility of ESPN's College Gameday coming to Boise for the Nov. 14 game against Idaho.

With the Vandals in all likelihood headed to their first bowl in a decade and the Broncos unbeaten, possibly headed to another BCS game, it wouldn't be a pipe dream. Also add in the fact that the show has never been to a WAC stadium and it is even more...read more

Boise State junior kicker/punter Kyle Brotzman said he didn't think the first half of his season was much to brag about, but Oct. 24's game at Hawaii did plenty to boost his confidence.

In the win over the Warriors, Brotzman hit 4-of-5 field goals, had a 72-yard punt and also completed a 28-yard pass to Jason Robinson on a fake punt in the 54-9 rout.

"I felt it was a turning point for...read more

We're giving away two pairs of tickets to Nov. 14's Boise State-Idaho game at Bronco Stadium. Read on to see how to win them!

It's pretty simple, actually. Post a comment here on my blog any day (I will post a reminder every day) with the following guesses: how many yards will Kellen Moore pass for against Louisiana Tech and how many yards will the Broncos rush for? Answer the two questions...read more

Boise State head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly news conference today.

He covered everything from Louisiana Tech to Kellen Moore to Oregon's win over USC. Click here for the audio.

Boise State senior cornerback Kyle Wilson was named the Western Athletic Conference defensive player of the week Monday.

Wilson had a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Broncos' 45-7 win over San Jose State. It is the second straight week a Bronco earned defensive player of the week honors. Fresno State running back Ryan Mathews was the offensive player of the week and Idaho kick...read more

The Boise State Broncos moved up from No. 6 to No. 5 in the latest Associated Press poll, released Sunday.

Only Florida, Texas, Alabama and Cincinnati are ahead of the Broncos. Oregon, whom Boise State beat Sept. 3, moved from No. 10 to No. 7 after routing USC. Idaho received two points in the poll.

Boise State stayed fifth in the USA Today coaches' poll, trailing Florida, Texas, Alabama and...read more