🌱 Spring Practice — what looked good / bad / depth
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- LB: Spencer Danielson will join @BNNBroncoNation at 9:15am tomorrow morning.
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Stadium construction updates?
- Stadium completion targeted for Bananaball games in 4+ months; spring ball not happening.
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Spring Injuries
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What happened here?
- Injury: In college football, sudden offseason roster removals typically boil down to four common scenarios, though none have been formally attached to McKenna's name: Medical Retirement or Injury: Players frequently step away from the active...
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Spring Camp
- Short QB still dealing with injury, status unclear for spring camp participation.
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Quarterbacks
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- QB/RB: Zeke Martinez’s position has just been changed from QB to RB on Boise State’s official roster.
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- QB: funny how people see the QB position in our fanbase vs how outsiders view our QB position
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Spring practice Q & A
- Zeke Martinez has no reported special plays yet; healthy dual-threat QB wheels may limit run/pass packages.
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Tuesday's spring practice
- Portal QB pursuit risky without guaranteed playing time over Madsen.
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Trivia Question
- Madsen decent QB despite height; needs to work on small things to elevate game.
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R.I.P. Lou Holtz
- QB: If Lou had coached Kellen he definitely would have reused or updated this old QB quote, “…if you were in a race with a pregnant woman, you’d come in 3rd.”
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Day one of Spring Camp Q&As
- Rasean Jones, Quinton Brown had decent days.
- DBs stronger than WRs overall.
- 15mph+ wind affected QB play.
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Spring practice Q & A
- Cash concern: one-year QB1 who clears out quality backup options behind him.
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Tuesday's spring practice
- 2018 Rypien arguably best non-Kellen QB season; 2021 Hank Bachmeier was awesome, 1-2 bad games, equally talented to 2024 CFP team.
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Depth Chart
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Significant Seniors
- DL: Copy that....It's just that losing 3 starters off the D-line and a leader like Mickey isn't my favorite scenario.
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Spring Coaching
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Former Head Coach Lyle Setencich Passes Away
- Setencich amassed a 24-20 record in his four years as the Broncos' head coach, including a 16-12 mark in Big Sky play.
- He served as the head coach of the program during Boise State's first game on The Blue, defeating Humboldt State, 74-0, on Sept.
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Danielson Named to Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List
- ATLANTA - Spencer Danielson is one of 20 FBS coaches named to the 2026 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc.
- The award is given annually to the head coach of a team who finds success on the field while exemplifying the importance of scholarship, leadership and integrity.
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- Coaching: AC Boise's Nate Miller also told us today that CB Jake Dengler is recovering quickly and is "almost cleared for contact." Miller said that the game against Forward Madison on June 13 is a...
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Spring Offense
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- RB: The family of former Boise State RB Doug Martin has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Oakland, police officers and paramedics.
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Looking good!
- OL/WR: 4 out of 5 OL on the list, including a transfer is a big deal.
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- OL: LIVE NOW: We're talking Boise State's offensive line with @BradBedell , a big day for former Bronco Jonah Dalmas and more on a Monday edition of @BNNBroncoNation , presented by @BoiseFord !
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- WR: LIVE NOW: @MikeFPrater joins to talk Boise State wide receiver Cam Bates' outlook, Jeramiah Dickey's upcoming todo list and more!
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- Boise State 2026 signee Romeo Carter is switching from DB to wide receiver.
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Chris Strausser is back
- OL got dominated by top teams despite being strength; bad line means bad offense.
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Fan Atmosphere
- Aging rowdy fanbase declining; stadium renovations reducing affordable seats threatens noise/atmosphere that influenced games.
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Spring Concerns
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New Boise State President
- Intel: With how important athletics, and football in particular, is to this university, I can't imagine any candidate would make it as a finalist without being fully on board.
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Spring Excitements / Depth strengths
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Piece of the pie
- Intel: I found this interesting, Under normal circumstances, a school like Boise State would never see the vast majority of that multimillion-dollar College Football Playoff (CFP) payout land directly in its own bank account.
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Everything
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Bronco Nation
- Pick/market: i appreciate your passion but the reality is fans are being fazed out.
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- Intel: USF’s 45 yard fake punt touchdown vs Boise State last season!
- Pick/market: #CFB G6 Spotlight Boise State RB Dylan Riley ( @dylanriley_24 ) -2026 Jr.
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- Intel: 2026 Group of 6 College Football Playoff Picture (via @whalexander_) https:// on3.com/news/group-of- 6-college-football-playoff-picture-for-2026-best-bet-serious-contenders-and-dark-horses/ …
- Intel: Weird coming into town when there isn’t a Boise State football game on but got to appease a bit of that feeling by catching the England game with @ShaunBroncoBeat #ItsComingHome!
- Intel: "He just truly loves and cares about all the guys beyond football." @Coach_SD is still calling to check in on Ashton Jeanty...
Stadium Update
- Intel: I checked in with a Boise State official and they said the policy has previously been in place for non-football stadium events, so this was nothing new.
MWC & PAC settlement news
- Pac-12/MWC lawsuit likely settles at roughly half the owed amount; Wazzu numbers suggest the move pays off by year two.
- Oscar Doyle opens Boise State’s 26-in-26 series; recap of his 2025 season and 2026 outlook.
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- Boise State countdown: kicker Colton Boomer ranked No.
- 23 among 2026’s most important players.
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Roster
- Official BSU roster updated and sortable by position at broncosports.com/sports/football/roster.
Thursday's Spring Practice highlights (4/16)
- Jeanty underutilized in passing game as decoy; Crowe strong but limited repeat potential; BSU fought tough vs top-15 opponent despite loss.
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Extended
- SD respectable but ceiling is MWC relevance; NIL constraints; being well-liked by players is mixed blessing.