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COLLEGEGAMEDAYIdaho Press-Tribune TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010

INSIDE SPORTS SECTION: The NBA season tips off tonight

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Despite his limited time on the feld thus ar, Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, above, still has produced big numbers. He has completed 69.5 percent o his passes (105-151) or 1,567 yards and 16 touchdowns againstone interception. He is the nations most efcient passer, with a rating o 190.3, and is a serious Heisman Trophy candidate. ESPNs 2010 Heisman Watch has Moore ranked second behind Auburn quarterback CameronNewton. Fellow quarterbacks Joe Southwick, below, and Mike Coughlin have beneftted rom the Broncos success, as each have played in our games this season.

Passing timeHeisman Trophy candidate Kellen Moore has played in the ourthquarter twice this season and hes not alone. Boise States successis costing starters playing time and statistics, but the Broncosstandouts know the rest is needed. x See the storyinside.

Player to watch

NO2BRONCOSVSBULLDOGSTODAY: 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

ONLINE:Find news at Dave Southorns Bronco blog at idahopress.com.

Deensive end Tyrone Crawordhas made the most o his time onthe feld this season, leading BoiseState in tackles or a loss.And coaches didnt even want thejunior college transer to suit upand play or the Broncos thisseason. x See more inside.

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2 Austin Pettis, Sr., 6-3, 20382 Geraldo Hiwat, Fr., 6-4, 195

1 Titus Young, Sr., 5-11, 175

18 Aaron Burks, Fr., 6-2, 187WR89 Tyler Shoemaker, Jr., 6-1, 2153 Chris Potter, So., 5-9, 160

73 Nate Potter, Jr., 6-6, 30078 Charles Leno, Fr., 6-2, 272LT

WR

61 Joe Kellogg, So., 6-2, 299

55 Chuck Hayes, Jr., 6-2, 289LG66 Thomas Byrd, Jr., 5-11, 28179 Bronson Durrant, So., 6-3, 264C59 Will Lawrence, Sr., 6-2, 291

61 Joe Kellogg, So., 6-2, 299RG72 Matt Slater, Sr., 6-4, 267

64 Brenel Myers, So., 6-2, 272RT85 Tommy Gallarda, Sr., 6-5, 259

80 Kyle Efaw, Jr., 6-4, 232TE11 Kellen Moore, Jr., 6-0, 191

7 Mike Coughlin, Sr., 6-5, 221QB22 Doug Martin, Jr., 5-9, 21227 Jeremy Avery, Sr., 5-9, 174RB

WR

OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP

1 Richie Casey, So., 5-11, 1852 Lyle Fitte, So., 5-8, 185

9 Carey Fortson, Fr., 5-11, 1688 Jacarri Jackson, Fr., 6-2, 185WR74 Rob McGill, Sr., 6-6, 310

79 Kris Cavitt, Jr., 6-2, 290

57 Kevin Saia, So., 6-2, 300

65 Houston Lantrip, So., 6-3, 290LG

LT

63 Stephen Warner, So., 6-0, 300

69 Vincent Cano, Fr., 6-2, 295C67 Jared Miles, Sr., 6-3, 305

66 Matt Sheppard, Fr., 6-2, 305RG76 Cudahy Harmon, Sr., 6-6, 310

78 Jordan Mills, So., 6-6, 325RT13 Ahmad Paige, Jr., 6-1, 18019 Andrew Guillot, So., 5-10, 180WR17 Taulib Ikharo, Jr., 5-11, 1856 Phillip Livas, Sr., 5-8, 180WR11 Ross Jenkins, Sr., 6-3, 212

3 Tarik Hakmi, So., 6-3, 230QB5 Lennon Creer, Jr., 6-1, 205

26 Myke Compton, Sr., 5-9, 210RB

WR

OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP

98 Ryan Winterswyk, Sr., 6-4, 270

96 Jarrell Root, Jr., 6-3, 257

90 Billy Winn, Jr., 6-4, 288

43 Ricky Tjonge-A-Tjoe, Fr., 6-3, 292DT97 Chase Baker, Jr., 6-1, 295

50 J.P. Nisby, Jr., 6-1, 301

92 Shea McClellin, Jr., 6-3, 254

41 Kharyee Marshall, Fr., 6-1, 212DE

NT

94 Byron Hout, Jr., 6-0, 223

52 Derrell Acrey, Sr., 6-1, 238MLB36 Aaron Tevis, Jr., 6-3, 232 OR48 J.C. Percy, So., 6-0, 217WLB23 Jeron Johnson, Sr., 5-11, 198

30 Travis Stanaway, Jr., 5-11, 191S8 George Iloka, Jr., 6-3, 20916 Cedric Febis, Jr., 6-3, 204S25 Hunter White, Jr., 5-11, 2175 Jason Robinson, Sr., 5-11, 194N21 Jamar Taylor, So., 5-11, 191

4 Jerrell Gavins, Jr., 5-9, 174CB13 Brandyn Thompson, Sr., 5-10, 177

37 Ebo Makinde, Fr., 5-10, 171CB

DE

DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP

91 Matt Broha, Jr., 6-4, 235

42 Kendrick James, Fr., 6-1, 225

90 Mason Hitt, Sr., 6-1, 270

53 Adam Hymel, Jr., 6-0, 280DT54 Shakeil Lucas, Fr., 6-2, 25594 Ramone Randle, Sr., 6-2, 300

41 IK Enemkpali, Fr., 6-1, 230

55 Jonathan Zeno, Sr., 6-0, 235DE

DT

44 Adrien Cole, Jr., 5-11, 240 OR56 Solomon Randle, So., 5-11, 235MLB45 Jay Dudley, So., 6-3, 22548 Dusty Rust, Jr., 6-3, 225SLB31 Chad Boyd, So., 5-10, 190

20 Jamel Johnson, So., 6-1, 200SS47 Javontay Crowe, So., 5-11, 190

27 Quinn Giles, So., 5-10, 185FS4 Tank Calais, Sr., 5-11, 205

30 Drexel Perkins, Jr., 6-0 ,195N15 Josh Victorian, Sr., 5-10, 18523 Ryan Williams, So., 5-11, 185CB24 Olajuwon Paige, Sr., 5-9, 185

28 Terry Carter, Jr., 5-10, 185CB

DE

DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP

BOISESTATEBRONCOS

LA.TECHBULLDOGS

PLAYER TO WATCH

BOISE STATE

COACH

CHRIS PETERSEN

Years: Fifth seasonCareer record: 55-4Record at BoiseState: 55-4Noteworthy: Petersenhas won the BearBryant coach of theyear award followingthe 2006 and 2009seasons.On La. Tech: I thinkwhen you have a newsystem, it may take aminute for everyone toget on the same page.

Theyre starting to jell alittle bit better.

2010 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 vs. Virginia Tech W, 33-30

Sept. 18 at Wyoming W, 51-6Sept. 25 vs. Oregon State W, 37-24

Oct. 2 at New Mexico St. W, 59-0

Oct. 9 vs. Toledo W, 57-14Oct. 16 at San Jose St. W, 48-0

Today vs. La. Tech, ESPN2 6 p.m.

Nov. 6 vs. Hawaii, KTVB NoonNov. 12 at Idaho, ESPN2 7 p.m.

Nov. 19 vs. Fresno St., ESPN2 7:30 p.m.Nov. 26 at Nevada, ESPN2 8:15 p.m.

Dec. 4 vs. Utah State 1 p.m.

2010 LEADERS2010 LEADERS

Rushing Rush Yds TDDoug Martin 74 544 4Jeremy Avery 39 192 5

D.J. Harper 18 160 2

Team 233 1,337 16Opponent 206 356 4

Passing Com-Att Yds TD IntKellen Moore 105-151 1,567 16 1

Joe Southwick 12-18 185 1 0

Opponent 68-120 813 5 5

Receiving Rec Yds TDTitus Young 33 581 4

Austin Pettis 25 387 4

Tyler Shoemaker 11 166 2Kyle Efaw 11 163 3

Doug Martin 11 161 1

Defense Solo Ast Total TFLJeron Johnson 15 18 33 1.0

George Iloka 22 7 29 1.0

Aaron Tevis 9 16 25 2.0J.C. Percy 9 15 24 3.0

Byron Hout 11 12 23 2.0Sacks: S. McClellin 3.5-14, B. Winn 3.5-27,T. Crawford 2.5-20Interceptions:S. McClellin 1-36, A. Tevis 1-43,Four with 1-0

Rushing Rush Yds TDLennon Creer 95 568 4

Myke Compton 42 159 2Tim Molton 9 93 0

Team 262 1,070 10Opponent 268 1,064 6

Passing Com-Att Yds TD IntRoss Jenkins 86-122 885 6 2

Colby Cameron 54-91 461 1 5

Opponent 158-256 2,077 15 5

Receiving Rec Yds TDTaulib Ikharo 31 309 1Richie Casey 28 308 2

Lyle Fitte 16 152 0Ahmad Paige 14 180 2

Phillip Livas 12 148 1

Defense Solo Ast Total TFLAdrien Cole 18 36 54 3.0

Jay Dudley 25 26 51 0.0

Chad Boyd 20 23 43 1.0Solomon Randle 12 23 35 1.0

C.J. Broades 15 16 31 0.0Olajuwon Paige 21 10 31 1.0

Sacks: M. Broha 6.0-33, M. Hitt 3.0-19Interceptions: C. Boyd 2-46, J. Victorian2-10, R. Grisby 1-0

BOISE STATE DE: TYRONE CRAWFORD

NATIONAL RANKINGS

Scoring off. Scoring def. Total off. Total def.

47.5 ppg 12.3 ppg 523.8 ypg 210.2 ypg

4th 2nd 4th 1st

NATIONAL RANKINGS

Scoring off. Scoring def. Total off. Total def.

23.4 ppg 26.6 ppg 397.0 ypg 448.7 ypg

82nd 71st 52nd 110th

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2010 SCHEDULE

Sept. 4 vs. Grambling W, 20-6

Sept. 11 at Texas A&M L, 48-16Sept. 18 vs. Navy L, 37-23Sept. 25 vs. Southern Miss. L, 13-12

Oct. 2 at Hawaii L, 41-21

Oct. 9 vs. Utah State W, 24-6Oct. 16 vs. Idaho W, 48-35

Today at Boise State, ESPN2 6 p.mNov. 6 vs. Fresno State 2 p.m.

Nov. 13 at New Mexico State 4 p.m.

Nov. 27 at San Jose State 6 p.m.Dec. 4 vs. Nevada 1 p.m.

If the Boise State coaches had their wish, Crawford would bethe big guy on the sidelines this year.The 6-foot-4, 275-pound defensive end transferred from

Bakersfield (Calif.) College this summer, and had aredshirt year available. He was likely bound for one,

until Darren Koontz was lost for the year with abroken foot.

We wouldve loved to redshirt him but wealso knew by the end of this season, he wasgoing to be a force, coach Chris Petersen said.

Pressed into duty, Crawford has been aforce when the second unit is on thefield he leads the team with sixtackles for loss, has 2.5 sacks andhas recovered a fumble.The plays are coming a lot easierto me, just happy Im understanding

things now, Crawford said. AgainstVirginia Tech, honestly, my knowl-edge of the plays wasnt there.Throughout most of fall camp, theCanadian import did not know if hewould play or not, but wanted tomake an impact, if at all possible,which he certainly has.I wasnt going to be mad,Crawford said. ... I definitely wanted

to get some time this year. I knewthis would be a big year for Boise

State and wanted to be a part of it.Dave Southorn/IPT

Idaho Press-Tribune TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010COLLEGEGAMEDAYSPORTS

LOUISIANA

TECH COACH

SONNY DYKES

Years: 1st season

Career record: 3-4Record at La. Tech: 3-4Noteworthy: Dykes wasthe offensive coordinatorat Arizona from 2007-09.His father, Spike, won82 games at Texas Techfrom 1987-99.On Boise State: Ithink what reallystands out about themis that they are a teamthat plays best collec-tivelly on both sides ofthe ball. The chemistryand the coaching iswhat sets them apart.

PLAYER TO WATCHLOUISIANA TECH DE: MATT BROHA

A starter since he came off his redshirt in 2008, Broha entered this season with 5.5 sacks in 25career games.Seven games into 2010, Broha has six sacks the third-most among WAC players this season.I dont want to say were surprised, but I think Matt has exceeded our expectations, Bulldogs

coach Sonny Dykes said. Hes just a consistent, hard worker, and thatspaying off.

Broha has nine tackles for loss, fifth in the conference and topsamong Louisiana Tech defenders.I hit the weight room pretty hard this offseason, and I think that,

coupled with our new defensive style, I get to be on theattack a lot, Broha said.

The Bulldogs have racked up eight sacks in

their last three games, and will facetheir toughest test of the year in theBroncos, who have yielded just one

sack.They have a great line, and

thats great theyve only givenup one, but were experienced

and have done pretty welllately, Broha said.

Thatll be a greatbattle.

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Photos courtesyLouisiana Tech

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BRONCOBITESn Tonights game is the frst timethe Broncos will have played aregular season game on a Tuesday.Since the start o the 2008 season,the Broncos will have played onall seven days o the week atertonight.n The Broncos dominance onboth sides o the ball had themin the top fve nationally in many

categories entering this pastweekends game total oense,scoring oense, rushing deense,total deense, scoring deense,passing efciency, tackles or lossand sacks allowed.n Quarterback Kellen Moore canbreak the school record or careertouchdown passes with threetonight. Ryan Dinwiddies 82 arethe current benchmark. Moore alsoneeds one 200-yard game to tieBart Hendricks record o 28.n Senior receiver Austin Pettis,who already holds the schoolrecord with 33 touchdown catches,can tie the school mark or mostreceptions i he hauls in six passestonight. Don Hutts 189 is thecurrent record. Fellow senior TitusYoung needs three receptions

to pass Jeremy Childs or thirdall-time.

FIVEKEYS

For Boise State

1.Air it out. The Bulldogs have atalented deensive line, anchored byMatt Broha and Mason Hitt, but thepass deense is a liability. La. Tech isgiving up 296.7 ypg through the air.Kellen Moores numbers grow evenlarger tonight.

2. Three and out. Louisiana Techwill try and wear down the Broncoswith a no-huddle attack. I the Bron-cos can keep gains to a minimumand knock down passes, theyll givetheir own high-octane oense plentyo good scoring opportunities.

3. Diversify. In their three wins, theBulldogs have made oes becomeone-dimensional. Mix in the deeprunning back group with the aerialattack, and itll be 21 straight winsor Boise State.

4.Sense of urgency. The Broncoshave been outstanding in the frsthal this season, and i they can doit again today, theyll quickly havethe Bulldogs in a hole they wont getout rom.

5. Wrap up. Coach Chris Petersensaid Louisiana Techs oense turnsyou into bad tacklers. I theBroncos can prevent second eorts,theyll keep the Bulldogs quick-passing system at bay all night.

By Dave Southorn

dsouthorn@idahopress.com

BOISE Kellen Moore is 53rdnationally in completions pergame, Jeron Johnsons 33 tackleslead the team, and Austin Pettishasnt scored a touchdown in threestraight games.

Yet in those three games, theBroncos have won by a combined164-14.

During the dominant span, Boi-se State has rested its starters lib-erally, oten putting in the secondteam in the third quarter to playout the rest o the game.

Im not going to reach the

goals I wanted to, said Johnson,who had hoped or 100 tackles thisseason. But Im healthy. Ive beenable to rest up were all or it,were playing good ootball. I thatcomes at the cost o my goals, Imfne with it.

For players like Johnson, itmeans not meeting some personalgoals, but its hard to complainwhen the team is ranked No. 2 inthe nation and gathering seriousmomentum.

The Broncos have been able toget younger players snaps that theydid not see in closer contests.

In the long run, its really go-ing to help, senior nickel WinstonVenable said. For one, a lot o us

are well-rested, and second, weregetting a lot o guys some goodexperience that will pay o in theuture.

I youre a true team player,youve got no problem taking sometime o.

Venable said some guys wantto be out there more, but i thereare any players struggling to bal-ance their competitive desires andsitting on the sidelines or the goodo the team, none o them appearto be among the Broncos leaders.

Pettis 4.17 receptions per gameranks him 95th in the nation, put-ting him on pace or about 50 regu-lar-season catches he had 62 in

the frst 10 games o last season.He has our touchdowns, which hehad in one game last season.

You want to be in there, butthere are still positives to it youkind o get to save your body a little

bit, and those young guys get a loto experience, because you neverknow when youll need them, Pet-tis said.

No one is sae rom getting thehook, even the Broncos biggestname.

Moore has not played in theourth quarter since Sept. 25, didnot play at all in the second halOct. 16 at San Jose State and saw just one second-hal series in eacho the two games in between.

For a quarterback who is a like-ly Heisman Trophy fnalist, Mooreis on pace or 3,134 yards and 32touchdowns at the current rate.O course, coach Chris Petersen is

hardly concerned about the bronzestatue o a man in a leather hel-met.

I think hes promoted himsel,Petersen said.

When some o the Broncos o-

ensive stars are only playing about60 percent o the game, the eye-popping numbers certainly do notollow, yet the Broncos still are intop fve nationally in scoring o-ense and scoring deense.

There are guys who probablyarent getting the number o playsthey would have expected, but thatcomes with those type o games,Moore said. Doug Martin couldcarry it 30 times i he had to, buthes only getting about 10. Theresa lot o guys like that.

The most important numbersor the Broncos are, o course, sixand zero. Wins and losses. Those wins may be by slightly smaller

margins in the second hal o theseason, with Boise State acing the WACs upper echelon, includingHawaii and Nevada, just outsidethe Associated Press top 25 thisweek.

Weve got some big gamescoming up getting rested upwas nice, but I think those days aregone, Venable said.

Petersen said the best part o theblowouts has been getting as manyplayers on the feld as possible, andhe echoed Venables words.

Thats a good thing i that hap-pens, Petersen said. Were notcounting on that happening anymore ... I think about the guys thatbust their tails every day, week inand week out, that hardly get anytime. When were able to do that,its a good thing.

Broncos see silver lining in blowouts

Greg Kreller/IPT

Boise State running back Doug Martin averages 12.3 rushes per game, but could easily carry the ball more, according to quarterbackKellen Moore. Doug Martin could carry it 30 times if he had to, but hes only getting about 10, Moore said. Theres a lot of guys like that.

Boise State startershave received plentyof rest in recent routs

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