Good Morning, Boise State 10/8: Rivalry Renewed

Boise State announces the return of an in-state rivalry.

Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Itโ€™s back!

Boise State announced the return of its in-state rivalry against Idaho State. The two teams will face off against each other at Albertsons Stadium in 2030.

What else is mixed into todayโ€™s piping hot edition of the Good Morning, Bronco Nation Brew? Scroll down to find out!

๐Ÿˆ Battle for Idaho
๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Athlete of the Week
๐Ÿ”ท And much, much more!

๐Ÿ“ˆ STOCK UP

๐Ÿ”ผ Battle for Idaho. The return of the Boise State-Idaho State game in 2030 has us buzzing this week! Hear more about the return of this iconic game in this breaking news edition of Broncos Studios Live presented by Ford!

๐Ÿ”ผ Athlete of the Week. Kaiya Robertson is your Mountain West Womenโ€™s Cross Country Athlete of the Week! Robertson, who earned the recognition for the first time in her career, is also the first Boise State runner to earn a weekly conference honor since September 2024. She scored five points and placed fifth in the Womenโ€™s 5k Blue Division at the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame last week, setting a new personal best with a time of 16:08.9.

๐Ÿ”ผ Hold Serve. Day 1 is in the books at the ITA Mountain Region Championships for Boise State womenโ€™s tennis! On the tournamentโ€™s opening day, the duo of Carla Grignac and Lorelyz Marruffo and the duo of Tereza Polakova and Paula Schaefer secured doubles wins, while Grignac also nabbed a singles win. Day 2 gets underway today!

๐Ÿ”ผ Built Different. Hereโ€™s your chance to tour the North End Zone project! Join the Built Different Network today for the opportunity. More details here.

๐Ÿ“ฑ FROM THE A.D.

๐Ÿค” BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Rivalry Match. How many times have Boise State and Idaho State battled on the gridiron?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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๐Ÿ—“ THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

Wednesday, Oct. 8
๐ŸŽพ Womenโ€™s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships (Provo, Utah)
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. New Mexico @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Thursday, Oct. 9
๐Ÿ Womenโ€™s Volleyball @ Colorado State @ 6 p.m. Watch | Live Stats
โšฝ Womenโ€™s Soccer vs. San Jose State @ 7 p.m. Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
๐ŸŽพ Womenโ€™s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships (Provo, Utah)
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. New Mexico @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Friday, Oct. 10
๐ŸŽพ Womenโ€™s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships (Provo, Utah)
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. Michigan State @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
๐ŸŽฎ ES vs. New Mexico @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Saturday, Oct. 11
๐ŸŽพ Womenโ€™s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships (Provo, Utah)
๐Ÿ Volleyball @ Wyoming @ 12 p.m. (Laramie, Wyoming) Watch | Live Stats
๐Ÿˆ Football vs. New Mexico @ 7:45 p.m. TV: FS1 | Listen: Bronco Radio Network | Tickets

Sunday, Oct. 12
โšฝ Womenโ€™s Soccer vs. Fresno State @ 12 p.m. Watch | Live Stats | Tickets

๐Ÿ”ท Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

โ„น๏ธ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 31 โ€” 2030โ€™s matchup will be the first since 2015. Boise State is 25-6 all-time in the series.

๐Ÿ”ท Have a great Wednesday, Bronco Nation!