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Coach Chris Petersen Stays On

With the 2010-2011 college football season now over after Auburn limped past Oregon in the national championship game Monday night, most teams are looking forward to a little break in the action before...

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Broncos Will Run at NFL Combine Sunday

Think back to sixth grade, when kids were tagged as the fastest in the school yard based on their speed in the 40-yard dash. This weekend, the best college football players in the nation go back to the...

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Entertaining Time-Suck Video of the Day: Zach Enyeart the Long Snapper

Came across this video on collegehumor.net. According to the credits, Zach Enyeart is the "Long Snapper, NFL Draft Class 2011."He can snap a football (or golf ball or two-liter bottle of Mountain Dew)...

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Entertaining Time-Suck Video of the Day: Larry Federoff, Another Long Snapper

A few weeks back, I posted a video of Zach Enyeart snapping trick shots with a football. In my email this morning was a note from Larry Federoff (who played for Penn State) and a link to his video...

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Broncos Set Season Ticket Record

A decade ago, Boise State sold just over 12,000 season tickets for Bronco football. So far this year, the school has sold more than 23,000, a new record. Individual game tickets go on sale Sept. 14. In...

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Need Something To Do Saturday?

Not only is today Boise State's' first football game of the season, but it's also Boise Weekly's very first tailgate party—and that's kind of a big deal. We've partnered up with 44 North and the End...

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Boise State Has It Covered in the New SI

Boise State is BCS busting (again). Don't take our word for it. That's the headline on the cover of the new Sports Illustrated (complete with a Kellen Moore action photo).Meanwhile, the Broncos jumped...

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Kellen Moore's Heisman Odds

With the college football season under way, speculation about who will take home the sport's most coveted award has begun to pick up speed. Following is the short list of contenders in alphabetical...

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Former Boise State Football Coach Tony Knap Dies

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Tony Knap, who coached the Boise State Broncos football squad through the late 1960s and early '70s, died in a Pullman, Wash., retirement home on Sept. 24 at...

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Geoscience Students to Measure Gridiron Seismic Waves

When the Boise State Broncos score during this Saturday's game against Nevada (and they will score) a team of scientists and geoscience students will be measuring the earth-shaking reaction. "The...

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Reports: Big East to Court Boise State

CBS Sports, the New York Post and The Sporting News are all reporting that Boise State could get an invitation to join the Big East sports conference, along with Air Force, Central Florida and Navy, as...

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First BCS Rankings Dissected

The Bowl Championship Series—college football's post-season barometer—released the first standings of the year on Sunday. The rankings ultimately determine who plays in the national championship game,...

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Magazine: Bronco Stadium One of America's Best

The approximately 35,000 fans who will again fill Bronco Stadium tomorrow should know that they'll be sitting in one of "America's best college football stadiums," according to an article out this...

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Boise State vs. USC: Two Teams, One Cup

The College Football World Championship reportedly plans to offer Boise State and the University of Southern California a chance to play for a giant jewel-encrusted goblet—a far greater honor than the...

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Boise State May Jump to Big East Wednesday

Three sources, CBS Sports, the Boston Globe and the Newark Star-Ledger are all reporting that Boise State is expected to join the Big East athletic conference as early as tomorrow. If the Broncos join...

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Boise State Going to Big East

Boise State is set to transfer to the Big East conference in football only starting in 2013. The deal is particularly interesting because of its geographic range, which also includes the addition of...

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Need Something To Do Monday?

Some days are meant for lazying around, eating and watching football. If you're fortunate enough not to be at work, today is definitely one of those days. So get some snacks and turn on the tube, or...

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Boise State Alum Suit Up for NFL Playoffs

Boise State will be well-represented on the gridiron today as the National Football League launches its second season with a full slate of playoffs. More than a dozen former Broncos play in the NFL and...

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Boise State Wins A Share of National Title, Right?

After University of Alabama's Monday night thrashing of the Louisiana State University Pussycats in the lamest BCS National Championship game ever played, the Boise State Broncos now hold claim to at...

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Record Six Broncos Drafted by NFL; Kellen Moore Signs With Lions

It didn't take long for the formal proceedings of the 2012 NFL Draft to finish before Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore struck a deal. Though he was not chosen during the draft, Moore was quickly...

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Intelligence Squared Tackles Banning College Football

One of the best podcasts around is Intelligence Squared, a show that attempts to ape the legendary Oxford Union debates in the United Kingdom by inviting leading thinkers to take up some of the...

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Video: Last Night's Crazy Ending to Monday Night Football

In an NFL season that has already been riddled with controversial plays, last night's Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers ended more like a back alley brawl on...

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Need Something To Do Saturday?

In this, the age of 24-hours news coverage, ESPN and constant social media bombardment, it's not enough to turn on the television or walk to the stadium five minutes before the game. All sorts of...

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Soccer or Football? This Map Shows Which Term is More Popular Around the World

Is it "soccer" or "football?" Most Americans' usage falls overwhelmingly on the former term, while the rest of the world, including almost all of Asia, South America and Africa, use variations of the...

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Bloomberg: Seahawks' Richard Sherman Takes Out the Trash(Talk)

As millions of Americans prepare to chow down on chips and dip while they watch the New England Patriots (14-4) and the Seattle Seahawks (14-4) go head-to-head in Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1,...

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