BOISE STATE BRONCOS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Ongoing issues with the WAC may inadvertently prevent Boise State from making the jump to a BCS conference. 

With the 221st overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cardinals select Nate Potter, OT (Boise State). Potter is a reliable and athletic lineman for Boise state who started every game the past two years at left tackle protecting Kellen Moore. He takes good angles to the second level and is a very heady player who knows how to get to his blocks and has the strength to stick on them...

George Iloka/S/Boise State:   Towering frame, but thin and lanky. The kind of guy you envision would be able to match up with the big and athletic TEs of today’s NFL. However, his body doesn’t translate to great play on the field at this point in time. As a tackler, he takes poor angles. You’d [...]

The Idaho Statesman obtained the breakdown of Chris Petersen‘s re-worked contract with Boise State. In a nutshell, he’s still incredibly underpaid but it appears the Broncos are at least attempting to allow themselves some notice should their head coach eventually leave. In terms of salary, Boise’s bargain totals a little over $11.7 million for five years. He earns...

George Iloka S Boise State #8 Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 225   Strengths: Impressive size. Good all-around athlete. Looks fluid in coverage considering his size. Has more than enough size and strength to further develop his tackling skills. Impressive leaping ability; can be an asset in coverage in the red zone. Weaknesses: Simply misses too many tackles. Doesn’t...

Billy Winn DE Boise State # Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 294   Strengths: Impressive size/athleticism combo. Consistently explodes off the snap. Does a great job staying low to leverage his way into the backfield. A scrappy player who consistently fights through traffic to get into the backfield and occasionally make plays in pursuit. Knows how to make himself small to slip...

Camp Opens: March 12Spring Game: April 14 Boise State has become a regular in the Top 25 by winning 10 or more games the past six seasons. With the commitment by Chris Petersen, I won't be shocked if the Broncos make that seven in a row despite having to replace a number of key players. Boise should be the favorite in the Mountain West, its final year in the conference, but...

Safety George Iloka from Boise state is one of fast rising players on draftboard. The tall and rangy safety has improved his stock tremendously with impressive performances at the seniorbowl and at the combine. I met up with Iloka to talk about his great years at Boise state and his prospects of being an NFL player.George Iloka grew up in Houston, Texas where he learned the traits...

So begins the process of replacing a star at Boise State. Head coach Chris Petersen and a handful of new offensive assistants began the job this week of finding a successor to Kellen Moore, the record-setting quarterback who guided the Broncos to 50 wins and was the face of a program that has advanced through two smaller conferences en route to next year's membership in the...

Moore will be holding a clip-board in the NFL next season Way back in January, Phil Steele got a head-start on everybody and posted his "returning starters" for the 2012 season. I thought it would be interesting to look at the schools that have the least amount of returning starters. Today we start off with Boise State and the little dynasty that Chris Petersen has been...

When I was a young lad, I always aspired to make it big in Boise. Or at least Pocatello. It looks like I’ve made it. The Occupy The BCS movement, which we will claim to have started at Rumors and Rants because the evidence allows us to, has at least caught on with Boise State fans, who prominently displayed the cause at the MAACO Las Vegas Bowl last week while supporting the...

After firing Rick Neuheisel earlier in the week, UCLA tried to lure Chris Petersen from Boise State. Petersen reportedly turned down a big-money deal from the Bruins.

Earlier this year, Michigan State capped off their massive upset win against Wisconsin with one of the best Hail Marys you will ever see. And while Boise State’s game on Saturday against Wyoming doesn’t exactly thrill us the way that primetime matchup did, I guarantee you’ve never seen a Hail Mary like this. The recipient [...]

For fans of Boise State's football team, the Broncos had a chance to crash the National Championship party in back to back seasons but sadly came up short because of terrible late game field goal kicking. Recently, Boise State fan Steve Cash decided to let his singing do the talking in this song about Boise State getting a competent kicker in the future:

Having seemingly done all they can as a mid-major, the time is now right for Chris Petersen and the Broncos to take their talents to a bigger conference.