The Oregon Ducks are hiring Boise State defensive coordinator Andy Avalos, who will share the coordinator role with Keith Heyward. Avalos fills the position left open when Jim Leavitt reached a financial settlement with the school and left the program.
Brett Rypien and Easton Stick each threw a touchdown pass to help the West beat the East 21-17 in the East-West Shrine Game on Saturday.
The 2019 season is (sadly) eight months away, but the fans, and no doubt the players, are already looking forward to the biggest games of next season.
The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas between No. 23 Boise State and Boston College was canceled because of the threat of severe weather after a delay of nearly 90 minutes.
The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl between No. 23 Boise State and Boston College has been canceled because of the threat of severe weather after a delay of nearly an hour and a half.
Bowl season kicks off today with six games, with Fresno State's prolific QB Marcus McMaryion defeating Herm Edwards' Arizona State Sun Devils early on.
From Dec. 15 through Jan. 7, the Celebration Bowl through the CFP National Championship, Adam Rittenberg picks his winners for bowl season.
Happy bowl season! Here are the key players and storylines for every game, including the playoff.
Ronnie Rivers scored on a 1-yard run in overtime to give No. 24 Fresno State a 19-16 victory over No. 19 Boise State on Saturday night in the snowy Mountain West championship game.
After three weeks of the same top four, Georgia enters the semifinals, while Michigan tumbles out after a loss to Ohio State.
Brett Rypien threw for 310 yards and a touchdown, Alexander Mattison rushed for 200 yards and three scores, and No. 21 Boise State beat No. 14 Utah State 33-24 on Saturday night.
| MOUNTAIN | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 7-1 | 10-3 |
| Utah State | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Wyoming | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| Air Force | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Colorado State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| New Mexico | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Fresno State | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Nevada | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Hawai'i | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| San Diego State | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| UNLV | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| San Jose State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| CFP RANKINGS | AP | COACHES |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 23 | 24 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Bachmeier | QB-PP | Signed | 81 |
| Casey Kline | OLB | Signed | 81 |
| Austin Griffin | TE-Y | Signed | 81 |
| George Holani | RB | Signed | 80 |
| Khyheem Waleed | WR | Signed | 79 |
