Boise State Bucking For Revenge Against Nevada Wolf Pack
The road team has covered four of the last five in this series.
Boise State has likely been waiting for this moment since last November. This Saturday, the Broncos will host the Nevada Wolf Pack at 2:30 p.m. (ET) in Bronco Stadium televised by VERSUS.
The undefeated Broncos are currently 27½-point favorites on the Don Best odds screen with a total of 62½.
Obviously, this game is not expected to be as closely contested as their last meeting with the Broncos ranked No. 7 on the Don Best Linemakers Poll. but revenge will certainly be on the minds of everyone in the Boise State program.
It was against the Wolf Pack last year that the efficient Broncos kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two field goals inside of 30 yards, one at the end of regulation and the other in overtime, crushing the hopes of BSU. Not only were the Broncos' national title chances kicked away by Nevada, but that also led to sharing the WAC title as well.
Sharing a WAC title this year won't be an issue for Boise State after moving to the Mountain West Conference. The other big difference for this matchup is that Nevada no longer has standout quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The Broncos still have their man at QB and he has had an outstanding start to the 2011 season. Through three games, Kellen Moore has thrown for almost 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns against two interceptions, and owns a 79 percent completion percentage.
He is also spreading the ball around. Four players on the team have double-digit receptions and none have caught more than 16, and five players have over 100 receiving yards. Touchdowns are a different story as wide receiver Tyler Shoemaker has 11 total catches with six of those being TDs.
Nevada is 1-2 on the year and coming off of an interesting game in Lubbock last week. Starting quarterback Tyler Lantrip was replaced by redshirt freshman Cody Fajardo who was extremely impressive on the ground and seemed to provide life for the Wolf Pack offense. Fajardo had 10 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns along with a passing TD.
It still wasn't enough and Texas Tech rallied from 14 down in the second half for a 35-34 victory.
Running back Mike Ball also had 139 yards running the ball and the Wolf Pack are seventh in rushing in the nation.
Lantrip was not too bad either, going 11-for-18 and a throwing a TD. On the year, however, he has four interceptions and two touchdowns. A starting quarterback may not be named until Friday, although a reasonable expectation might be that Lantrip starts with Fajardo coming in for a change of pace. Head coach Chris Ault is comfortable with a two-quarterback system.
Boise State has been favored in each of the last 10 clashes with Nevada, winning nine straight up and going 7-3 against the spread. Meanwhile, the road team is 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups, the one failure to cover coming in the game last season when the Broncos were laying 14 on the road..
Early weather reports do not appear to show an issue as the forecast is for partly cloudy skies.
The road team has covered four of the last five in this series.
Boise State has likely been waiting for this moment since last November. This Saturday, the Broncos will host the Nevada Wolf Pack at 2:30 p.m. (ET) in Bronco Stadium televised by VERSUS.
The undefeated Broncos are currently 27½-point favorites on the Don Best odds screen with a total of 62½.
Obviously, this game is not expected to be as closely contested as their last meeting with the Broncos ranked No. 7 on the Don Best Linemakers Poll. but revenge will certainly be on the minds of everyone in the Boise State program.
It was against the Wolf Pack last year that the efficient Broncos kicker Kyle Brotzman missed two field goals inside of 30 yards, one at the end of regulation and the other in overtime, crushing the hopes of BSU. Not only were the Broncos' national title chances kicked away by Nevada, but that also led to sharing the WAC title as well.
Sharing a WAC title this year won't be an issue for Boise State after moving to the Mountain West Conference. The other big difference for this matchup is that Nevada no longer has standout quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The Broncos still have their man at QB and he has had an outstanding start to the 2011 season. Through three games, Kellen Moore has thrown for almost 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns against two interceptions, and owns a 79 percent completion percentage.
He is also spreading the ball around. Four players on the team have double-digit receptions and none have caught more than 16, and five players have over 100 receiving yards. Touchdowns are a different story as wide receiver Tyler Shoemaker has 11 total catches with six of those being TDs.
Nevada is 1-2 on the year and coming off of an interesting game in Lubbock last week. Starting quarterback Tyler Lantrip was replaced by redshirt freshman Cody Fajardo who was extremely impressive on the ground and seemed to provide life for the Wolf Pack offense. Fajardo had 10 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns along with a passing TD.
It still wasn't enough and Texas Tech rallied from 14 down in the second half for a 35-34 victory.
Running back Mike Ball also had 139 yards running the ball and the Wolf Pack are seventh in rushing in the nation.
Lantrip was not too bad either, going 11-for-18 and a throwing a TD. On the year, however, he has four interceptions and two touchdowns. A starting quarterback may not be named until Friday, although a reasonable expectation might be that Lantrip starts with Fajardo coming in for a change of pace. Head coach Chris Ault is comfortable with a two-quarterback system.
Boise State has been favored in each of the last 10 clashes with Nevada, winning nine straight up and going 7-3 against the spread. Meanwhile, the road team is 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups, the one failure to cover coming in the game last season when the Broncos were laying 14 on the road..
Early weather reports do not appear to show an issue as the forecast is for partly cloudy skies.
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