
GAME RECAP
Boise State moved to (10-1) Overall and ((6-1) in Pac-12 play this week with a road win over Oregon State. The win not only keeps BSU in the hunt for a 4th straight Pac-12 title and a 6th trip to the CFP but BSU got some major help in the rankings as several Top-5 teams lost opening the door for Boise State to claim it's 3rd Top-4 seed.
The Broncos dominated the Beavers in the 1st half jumping out to a (14-3) lead in the 1st Quarter and a (28-3) lead at half time, as Tua Draft returns to the starting lineup after getting a week off during Senior Night. The Junior QB threw 3 TD's in the 1st half as Bettis, Boykins and Flaherty all hauled in scores.
Both teams found the endzone in the 3rd Quarter to make it (35-10) going into the 4th. True Freshman Brian Crum continued his solid play as he adds 2 touchdowns in the 4th Quarter giving him 14 on the season despite playing just 6 games. Crum would finish just shy of 100 yds on the day finishing with 97 yds giving him 760 yds on the season leaving him still in reach of continuing Boise State's streak of 1000 yd rushers.
Oregon State playing against mostly the 2nd string Defense in the 4th would rally to score 3 times as backup RB Dre Brown (81 ovr) caps off 3 drives with short touchdown runs (9 carries 32 yds 3 TD).
QB T. Draft-24/39 321 yds 3 TD 1 INT
RB B. Crum-23 carries 97 yds 2 TD
RB J. Boykins-5 carries 36 yds 1 TD, 2 rec 15 yds 1 TD
RB/FB T. Fry-3 carries 8 yds 1 TD
WR T. Crook-6 rec 97 yds
WR K. Buckner-6 rec 62 yds
WR K. Bettis-4 rec 48 yds 1 TD
TE J. Flaherty-4 rec 72 yds 1 TD
TE R. Carney-2 rec 27 yds
UP NEXT
Boise State will close out it's regular season with a trip to Seattle for a matchup with Coach "D" and the Huskies.. Coach Miller is currently 3-0 against his former mentor. The Huskies enter the game (7-4) Overall and (4-3) in Pac-12 play. Boise State and Oregon are still tied with a (6-1) record in conference play but BSU holds the tiebreaker with the win over the Ducks so as long as they win out they are in the Pac-12 Championship with what appears to be a rematched with Arizona State.
RECRUITING UPDATE
Boise State went 2/3 on the Recruiting trail this week. The Broncos lost out on 5* RT Brenden Wilder (#26 Overall/#3CA/#5 OT) Wilder visited BSU in Week 10 but took at Week 11 visit to Alabama and signed with the Tide.
Despite missing out on Wilder this week was a major victory as BSU lands 2 of the Top-4* Recruits in the nation. 4* RG Eric Cole (#96 Ovr/#1 NM/#6 OG) was New Mexico's Gatorade POY and had scholarship offers from Clemson and Miami.
4* DT Damien Kern (#65 Ovr/#8CA/#1 DT) was the #1 DT in this year's class. . The 6'4 300lb San Mateo CA native had offers from Notre Dame and UCLA.
With the signings of Cole and Kern BSU now has 9 players committed (4-5*,4-4*,1-3*). BSU is tied with Alabama for the most 5* Recruits and the class currently ranks #7 Overall and #1 in the Pac-12.