Next year’s Chick-fil-A kickoff game will feature Boise State and Georgia. The two teams agreed terms to play in Atlanta on September 3, 2011. The game will be Boise’s second season-opener that the team will play on the road. Boise faced Virgina Tech earlier this season at Landover, MD’s, FedEx Field. Boise was originally scheduled to travel to Oxford, MS, to play the Ole Miss Rebels, but dropped them from the schedule for Georgia. The two schools rescheduled their meeting for the...
Although the season is still young, a potential game of epic proportion is looming out west. Reno, Nevada, could possibly be the site of college football’s most anticipated game of the year this November 26th when the Boise State Broncos come to town to take on the Nevada Wolf Pack. Tickets will be scarce as national title implications will more than likely be on the line when the two teams meet on the gridiron. College football analysts and followers...
Monday night’s Allstate Kick-Off In The Capital game, featuring No. 3 Boise State and No. 10 Virginia Tech, is one of the most highly anticipated season-opening matchups college football has seen in years. While only in the first week of the season, tonight’s game has national title implications. The meeting, which is also the first ever between these schools, will be televised nationally on ESPN at 8:00pm ET from FedEx Field (home of the Washington Redskins) in Landover, MD. Tonight’s game...
At the age of 16, Kenny Turner’s life changed when he was picked up for shooting and injuring two men outside of a Florida gas station on July 27, 2002. The teenager, who brandished a 9mm handgun and opened fire on Yvon Bernard and Aruni Andre, was charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder. Turner reached an agreement with the State and plead guilty to one count of aggravated battery and was sentenced to 5 years...
“I had fun with it, but I’m not having withdrawals. I can go without,” said safety Jeron Johnson. Johnson spoke these words to the Idaho Statesman concerning Boise State head coach Chris Petersen’s decision to ban his players from using the social networking website Twitter this season. Boise State opened fall practices last Friday with one goal in mind: win it ALL. While some may question the practice of Petersen’s banning of Twitter, the truth remains that the coach...
Boise State football’s Knockout Kings road tour will continue in 2011 in Oxford, MS. Boise State and Ole’ Miss have agreed to terms to bring Boise to Mississippi for a SEC/WAC showdown. The Rebels and Broncos will play on college football’s opening weekend in 2011and Ole Miss will pay BSU $900,000 for their trip down south. Boise State’s athletic department has made it a priority to schedule heavyweights from power conferences like Virginia Tech, Oregon, and Oregon State in...
Boise State fans can breath a collective sigh of relief. School officials offered head coach Chris Petersen a new 5-year contract worth an estimated 8 million dollars. Petersen’s new deal also allows for raises as perks for win totals, along with an automatic extension every time his team wins 8 games. The Idaho State Board of Education will have to approve the deal, which is expected to pass without any issues. Petersen has put together an impressive 49-4 record...
Recently suspended Boise safety Jason Robinson was arrested on Tuesday and charged with felony aggravated battery. Robinson was suspended late last week for undisclosed violation of team rules, but no specific violation was given. With Robinson’s arrest, more details are being made known concerning the suspension. Robinson was involved in a bar altercation on February 12th in which he broke another man’s jaw. The victim was taken to the hospital where he informed local authorities about what had happened....
