Idaho Press-Tribune • TUESDAY,COLLEGEGAMEDAY OCTOBER 26, 2010 NO2BRONCOSVSBULLDOGS TODAY: LOUISIANA TECH (3-4, 2-1 WAC) AT NO. 2 BOISE STATE (6-0, 2-0 WAC), BRONCO STADIUM, 6 P.M.; TV: ESPN2; RADIO: 670 AM, 96.9 FM

Charlie Litchfield/IPT Despite his limited time on the field thus far, Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, above, still has produced big numbers. He has completed 69.5 percent of his passes (105-151) for 1,567 yards and 16 touchdowns against one interception. He is the nation’s most efficient passer, with a rating of 190.3, and is a serious Heisman Trophy candidate. ESPN’s 2010 Heisman Watch has Moore ranked second behind Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton. Fellow quarterbacks Joe Southwick, below, and Mike Coughlin have benefitted from the Broncos’ success, as each have played in four games this season.

Player to watch Defensive end Tyrone Crawford Passing time has made the most of his time on the field this season, leading Boise Heisman Trophy candidate Kellen Moore has played in the fourth State in tackles for a loss. quarter twice this season and he’s not alone. Boise State’s success And coaches didn’t even want the is costing starters playing time and statistics, but the Broncos’ junior college transfer to suit up x and play for the Broncos this standouts know the rest is needed. See the story inside. season. x See more inside. ONLINE: Find news at Dave Southorn’s Bronco blog at idahopress.com.

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• • • • • • • 315680 SPORTS COLLEGEGAMEDAY Idaho Press-Tribune • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 PLAYER TO WATCH BOISE STATE DE: TYRONE CRAWFORD BOISESTATE LA.TECH If the Boise State coaches had their wish, Crawford would be the big guy on the sidelines this year. BRONCOS BULLDOGS The 6-foot-4, 275-pound defensive end transferred from Bakersfield (Calif.) College this summer, and had a OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP redshirt year available. He was likely bound for one, until Darren Koontz was lost for the year with a 1 Richie Casey, So., 5-11, 185 broken foot. 2 Austin Pettis, Sr., 6-3, 203 “We would’ve loved to redshirt him — but we WR 82 Geraldo Hiwat, Fr., 6-4, 195 WR 2 Lyle Fitte, So., 5-8, 185 also knew by the end of this season, he was BOISE STATE going to be a force,” coach Chris Petersen said. COACH 1 Titus Young, Sr., 5-11, 175 9 Carey Fortson, Fr., 5-11, 168 Pressed into duty, Crawford has been a CHRIS PETERSEN WR 18 Aaron Burks, Fr., 6-2, 187 WR 8 Jacarri Jackson, Fr., 6-2, 185 force when the second unit is on the field — he leads the team with six Years: Fifth season tackles for loss, has 2.5 sacks and 89 Tyler Shoemaker, Jr., 6-1, 215 74 Rob McGill, Sr., 6-6, 310 Career record: 55-4 has recovered a fumble. Record at Boise 3 Chris Potter, So., 5-9, 160 79 Kris Cavitt, Jr., 6-2, 290 WR LT “The plays are coming a lot easier State: 55-4 to me, just happy I’m understanding things now,” Crawford said. “Against Noteworthy: Petersen 73 Nate Potter, Jr., 6-6, 300 57 Kevin Saia, So., 6-2, 300 has won the Bear 65 Houston Lantrip, So., 6-3, 290 Virginia Tech, honestly, my knowl- LT 78 Charles Leno, Fr., 6-2, 272 LG edge of the plays wasn’t there.” Bryant coach of the Throughout most of fall camp, the year award following 61 Joe Kellogg, So., 6-2, 299 63 Stephen Warner, So., 6-0, 300 Canadian import did not know if he the 2006 and 2009 LG 55 Chuck Hayes, Jr., 6-2, 289 C 69 Vincent Cano, Fr., 6-2, 295 would play or not, but wanted to seasons. make an impact, if at all possible, On La. Tech: “I think 66 Thomas Byrd, Jr., 5-11, 281 67 Jared Miles, Sr., 6-3, 305 which he certainly has. when you have a new “I wasn’t going to be mad,” 79 Bronson Durrant, So., 6-3, 264 66 Matt Sheppard, Fr., 6-2, 305 system, it may take a C RG Crawford said. “... I definitely wanted minute for everyone to to get some time this year. I knew get on the same page. 59 Will Lawrence, Sr., 6-2, 291 76 Cudahy Harmon, Sr., 6-6, 310 this would be a big year for Boise They’re starting to jell a State and wanted to be a part of it.” RG 61 Joe Kellogg, So., 6-2, 299 RT 78 Jordan Mills, So., 6-6, 325 little bit better.” —Dave Southorn/IPT IPT photos 72 Matt Slater, Sr., 6-4, 267 13 Ahmad Paige, Jr., 6-1, 180 RT 64 Brenel Myers, So., 6-2, 272 WR 19 Andrew Guillot, So., 5-10, 180 85 Tommy Gallarda, Sr., 6-5, 259 17 Taulib Ikharo, Jr., 5-11, 185 PLAYER TO WATCH TE 80 Kyle Efaw, Jr., 6-4, 232 WR 6 Phillip Livas, Sr., 5-8, 180 LOUISIANA TECH DE: MATT BROHA

11 Kellen Moore, Jr., 6-0, 191 11 Ross Jenkins, Sr., 6-3, 212 A starter since he came off his redshirt in 2008, Broha entered this season with 5.5 sacks in 25 QB 7 Mike Coughlin, Sr., 6-5, 221 QB 3 Tarik Hakmi, So., 6-3, 230 career games. Seven games into 2010, Broha has six sacks — the third-most among WAC players this season. “I don’t want to say we’re surprised, but I think Matt has exceeded our expectations,” Bulldogs 22 Doug Martin, Jr., 5-9, 212 5 Lennon Creer, Jr., 6-1, 205 coach Sonny Dykes said. “He’s just a consistent, hard worker, and that’s RB 27 Jeremy Avery, Sr., 5-9, 174 RB 26 Myke Compton, Sr., 5-9, 210 paying off.” Broha has nine tackles for loss, fifth in the conference and tops LOUISIANA among Louisiana Tech defenders. DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP TECH COACH “I hit the weight room pretty hard this offseason, and I think that, coupled with our new defensive style, I get to be on the 98 Ryan Winterswyk, Sr., 6-4, 270 91 Matt Broha, Jr., 6-4, 235 SONNY DYKES attack a lot,” Broha said. 96 Jarrell Root, Jr., 6-3, 257 42 Kendrick James, Fr., 6-1, 225 Years: 1st season The Bulldogs have racked up eight sacks in DE DE their last three games, and will face Career record: 3-4 their toughest test of the year in the 90 Billy Winn, Jr., 6-4, 288 90 Mason Hitt, Sr., 6-1, 270 Record at La. Tech: 3-4 Broncos, who have yielded just one DT 43 Ricky Tjonge-A-Tjoe, Fr., 6-3, 292 DT 53 Adam Hymel, Jr., 6-0, 280 Noteworthy: Dykes was sack. the offensive coordinator “They have a great line, and 97 Chase Baker, Jr., 6-1, 295 54 Shakeil Lucas, Fr., 6-2, 255 at Arizona from 2007-09. that’s great they’ve only given up one, but we’re experienced NT 50 J.P. Nisby, Jr., 6-1, 301 DT 94 Ramone Randle, Sr., 6-2, 300 His father, Spike, won and have done pretty well 82 games at Texas Tech lately,” Broha said. 92 Shea McClellin, Jr., 6-3, 254 41 IK Enemkpali, Fr., 6-1, 230 from 1987-99. “That’ll be a great On Boise State: “I battle.” DE 41 Kharyee Marshall, Fr., 6-1, 212 DE 55 Jonathan Zeno, Sr., 6-0, 235 think what really —Dave 94 Byron Hout, Jr., 6-0, 223 44 Adrien Cole, Jr., 5-11, 240 OR stands out about them Southorn/IPT 52 Derrell Acrey, Sr., 6-1, 238 56 Solomon Randle, So., 5-11, 235 is that they are a team MLB MLB that plays best collec- tivelly on both sides of 36 Aaron Tevis, Jr., 6-3, 232 OR 45 Jay Dudley, So., 6-3, 225 the ball. The chemistry WLB 48 J.C. Percy, So., 6-0, 217 SLB 48 Dusty Rust, Jr., 6-3, 225 and the coaching is what sets them apart.” Photos courtesy 23 Jeron Johnson, Sr., 5-11, 198 31 Chad Boyd, So., 5-10, 190 Louisiana Tech S 30 Travis Stanaway, Jr., 5-11, 191 SS 20 Jamel Johnson, So., 6-1, 200

8 George Iloka, Jr., 6-3, 209 47 Javontay Crowe, So., 5-11, 190 S 16 Cedric Febis, Jr., 6-3, 204 FS 27 Quinn Giles, So., 5-10, 185 25 Hunter White, Jr., 5-11, 217 4 Tank Calais, Sr., 5-11, 205 N 5 Jason Robinson, Sr., 5-11, 194 N 30 Drexel Perkins, Jr., 6-0 ,195 21 Jamar Taylor, So., 5-11, 191 15 Josh Victorian, Sr., 5-10, 185 CB 4 Jerrell Gavins, Jr., 5-9, 174 CB 23 Ryan Williams, So., 5-11, 185 13 Brandyn Thompson, Sr., 5-10, 177 24 Olajuwon Paige, Sr., 5-9, 185 CB 37 Ebo Makinde, Fr., 5-10, 171 CB 28 Terry Carter, Jr., 5-10, 185 2010 LEADERS 2010 LEADERS

Rushing Rush Yds TD Rushing Rush Yds TD Doug Martin 74 544 4 Lennon Creer 95 568 4 Jeremy Avery 39 192 5 Myke Compton 42 159 2 D.J. Harper 18 160 2 Tim Molton 9 93 0 Team 233 1,337 16 Team 262 1,070 10 Opponent 206 356 4 Opponent 268 1,064 6

Passing Com-Att Yds TD Int Passing Com-Att Yds TD Int Kellen Moore 105-151 1,567 16 1 Ross Jenkins 86-122 885 6 2 Joe Southwick 12-18 185 1 0 Colby Cameron 54-91 461 1 5 Opponent 68-120 813 5 5 Opponent 158-256 2,077 15 5

Receiving Rec Yds TD Receiving Rec Yds TD Titus Young 33 581 4 Taulib Ikharo 31 309 1 Austin Pettis 25 387 4 Richie Casey 28 308 2 Tyler Shoemaker 11 166 2 Lyle Fitte 16 152 0 Kyle Efaw 11 163 3 Ahmad Paige 14 180 2 Doug Martin 11 161 1 Phillip Livas 12 148 1

Defense Solo Ast Total TFL Defense Solo Ast Total TFL Jeron Johnson 15 18 33 1.0 Adrien Cole 18 36 54 3.0 George Iloka 22 7 29 1.0 Jay Dudley 25 26 51 0.0 Aaron Tevis 9 16 25 2.0 Chad Boyd 20 23 43 1.0 J.C. Percy 9 15 24 3.0 Solomon Randle 12 23 35 1.0 Byron Hout 11 12 23 2.0 C.J. Broades 15 16 31 0.0 Sacks: S. McClellin 3.5-14, B. Winn 3.5-27, Olajuwon Paige 21 10 31 1.0 T. Crawford 2.5-20 Sacks: M. Broha 6.0-33, M. Hitt 3.0-19 Interceptions: S. McClellin 1-36, A. Tevis 1-43, Interceptions: C. Boyd 2-46, J. Victorian Four with 1-0 2-10, R. Grisby 1-0

NATIONAL RANKINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS

Scoring off. Scoring def. Total off. Total def. Scoring off. Scoring def. Total off. Total def. 47.5 ppg 12.3 ppg 523.8 ypg 210.2 ypg 23.4 ppg 26.6 ppg 397.0 ypg 448.7 ypg 4th 2nd 4th 1st 82nd 71st 52nd 110th

2010 SCHEDULE 2010 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 vs. Virginia Tech W, 33-30 Sept. 4 vs. Grambling W, 20-6 Sept. 18 at Wyoming W, 51-6 Sept. 11 at Texas A&M L, 48-16 Sept. 25 vs. Oregon State W, 37-24 Sept. 18 vs. Navy L, 37-23 Oct. 2 at New Mexico St. W, 59-0 Sept. 25 vs. Southern Miss. L, 13-12 Oct. 9 vs. Toledo W, 57-14 Oct. 2 at Hawaii L, 41-21 Oct. 16 at San Jose St. W, 48-0 Oct. 9 vs. Utah State W, 24-6 Today vs. La. Tech, ESPN2 6 p.m. Oct. 16 vs. Idaho W, 48-35 Nov. 6 vs. Hawaii, KTVB Noon Today at Boise State, ESPN2 6 p.m Nov. 12 at Idaho, ESPN2 7 p.m. Nov. 6 vs. Fresno State 2 p.m. Nov. 19 vs. Fresno St., ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at New Mexico State 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at Nevada, ESPN2 8:15 p.m. Nov. 27 at San Jose State 6 p.m. Dec. 4 vs. Utah State 1 p.m. Dec. 4 vs. Nevada 1 p.m. 324789 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 • Idaho Press-Tribune COLLEGEGAMEDAY SPORTS BRONCOBITES n Tonight’s game is the first time the Broncos will have played a Broncos see silver lining in blowouts regular season game on a Tuesday. Since the start of the 2008 season, the Broncos will have played on Boise State’ starters all seven days of the week after tonight. have received plenty n The Broncos’ dominance on both sides of the ball had them in the top five nationally in many of rest in recent routs categories entering this past weekend’s game — total offense, By Dave Southorn scoring offense, rushing defense, [email protected] total defense, scoring defense, passing efficiency, tackles for loss BOISE — Kellen Moore is 53rd and sacks allowed. nationally in completions per n Quarterback Kellen Moore can game, Jeron Johnson’s 33 tackles break the school record for career lead the team, and Austin Pettis touchdown passes with three hasn’t scored a touchdown in three tonight. Ryan Dinwiddie’s 82 are straight games. the current benchmark. Moore also Yet in those three games, the needs one 200-yard game to tie Broncos have won by a combined Bart Hendricks’ record of 28. 164-14. n Senior receiver Austin Pettis, During the dominant span, Boi- who already holds the school record with 33 touchdown catches, se State has rested its starters lib- can tie the school mark for most erally, often putting in the second receptions if he hauls in six passes team in the third quarter to play tonight. Don Hutt’s 189 is the out the rest of the game. current record. Fellow senior Titus “I’m not going to reach the Young needs three receptions goals I wanted to,” said Johnson, to pass Jeremy Childs for third who had hoped for 100 tackles this all-time. season. “But I’m healthy. I’ve been able to rest up — we’re all for it, we’re playing good football. If that FIVEKEYS comes at the cost of my goals, I’m For Boise State fine with it.” 1. Air it out. The Bulldogs have a For players like Johnson, it talented defensive line, anchored by means not meeting some personal Matt Broha and Mason Hitt, but the goals, but it’s hard to complain Greg Kreller/IPT pass defense is a liability. La. Tech is when the team is ranked No. 2 in giving up 296.7 ypg through the air. Boise State running back Doug Martin averages 12.3 rushes per game, but could easily carry the ball more, according to quarterback Kellen Moore’s numbers grow even the nation and gathering serious Kellen Moore. “Doug Martin could carry it 30 times if he had to, but he’s only getting about 10,” Moore said. “There’s a lot of guys like that.” momentum. larger tonight. The Broncos have been able to the first 10 games of last season. hardly concerned about the bronze margins in the second half of the 2. Three and out. Louisiana Tech get younger players snaps that they He has four touchdowns, which he statue of a man in a leather hel- season, with Boise State facing the will try and wear down the Broncos did not see in closer contests. had in one game last season. met. WAC’s upper echelon, including with a no-huddle attack. If the Bron- “In the long run, it’s really go- “You want to be in there, but “I think he’s promoted himself,” cos can keep gains to a minimum Hawaii and Nevada, just outside and knock down passes, they’ll give ing to help,” senior nickel Winston there are still positives to it — you Petersen said. the Associated Press top 25 this their own high-octane offense plenty Venable said. “For one, a lot of us kind of get to save your body a little When some of the Broncos’ of- week. of good scoring opportunities. are well-rested, and second, we’re bit, and those young guys get a lot fensive stars are only playing about getting a lot of guys some good of experience, because you never 60 percent of the game, the eye- “We’ve got some big games 3. Diversify. In their three wins, the experience that will pay off in the know when you’ll need them,” Pet- popping numbers certainly do not coming up — getting rested up Bulldogs have made foes become future. tis said. follow, yet the Broncos still are in was nice, but I think those days are one-dimensional. Mix in the deep gone,” Venable said. running back group with the aerial “If you’re a true team player, No one is safe from getting the top five nationally in scoring of- attack, and it’ll be 21 straight wins you’ve got no problem taking some hook, even the Broncos’ biggest fense and scoring defense. Petersen said the best part of the for Boise State. time off.” name. “There are guys who probably blowouts has been getting as many Venable said “some guys want Moore has not played in the aren’t getting the number of plays 4. Sense of urgency. The Broncos players on the field as possible, and have been outstanding in the first to be out there more,” but if there fourth quarter since Sept. 25, did they would have expected, but that he echoed Venable’s words. half this season, and if they can do are any players struggling to bal- not play at all in the second half comes with those type of games,” “That’s a good thing if that hap- it again today, they’ll quickly have Oct. 16 at San Jose State and saw Moore said. “Doug Martin could ance their competitive desires and pens,” Petersen said. “We’re not the Bulldogs in a hole they won’t get sitting on the sidelines for the good just one second-half series in each carry it 30 times if he had to, but out from. of the team, none of them appear of the two games in between. he’s only getting about 10. There’s counting on that happening any 5. Wrap up. Coach Chris Petersen to be among the Broncos’ leaders. For a quarterback who is a like- a lot of guys like that.” more ... I think about the guys that bust their tails every day, week in said Louisiana Tech’s offense “turns Pettis’ 4.17 receptions per game ly Heisman Trophy finalist, Moore The most important numbers you into bad tacklers.” If the ranks him 95th in the nation, put- is on pace for 3,134 yards and 32 for the Broncos are, of course, six and week out, that hardly get any Broncos can prevent second efforts, ting him on pace for about 50 regu- touchdowns at the current rate. and zero. Wins and losses. Those time. When we’re able to do that, they’ll keep the Bulldogs’ quick- lar-season catches — he had 62 in Of course, coach Chris Petersen is wins may be by slightly smaller it’s a good thing.” passing system at bay all night. Idaho Press-Tribune • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010 College GameDay SPORTS C M Y K