Good Morning, Bronco Nation! 70 days remain in this Countdown to Kickoff. In honor of this, we look back at Randy Trautman, one of most revered football players in Boise State football history.

A walk-on defensive tackle of the 1978 team, Trautman is the first Bronco football player to receive four first team All-American awards. Following his junior and season seasons, Trautman was selected to the Associated Press and Kodak All-American squads. He also received first team All-Big Sky Conference honors in 1980 and 1981. Trautman was drafted in the ninth round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.

“There wasn’t a player on the field who dominated the game like Randy did,” former Boise State football coach Jim Criner said. “His speed and his quickness were just incredible.’’

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

🏈 Update on the six games, six sellouts goal
🏀 Boise State, Butler home-and-home series announced!
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Who Let the Dawgs Out? Boise State and Butler have agreed to play a home-and-home series beginning in the 2025-26 season.
 
This upcoming season, the Broncos will travel to Indianapolis and play inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Dec. 6. Butler will visit Boise and ExtraMile Arena during the 2026-27 campaign.
 
December's matchup will mark the third time the Broncos and Bulldogs have faced each other, and the first on either team's home court. The two previous meetings took place at neutral sites in Orlando and Las Vegas.

🔼 Football With Heart 💙. We’re so proud to partner up with Boise Rescue Mission Ministries to show these kids such a wonderful day on The Blue.

🔼 (Jelly) Roll With This Post (Malone). It’s now only five days away!

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📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

It’s a Party. How many times has the Boise State football team played in the Fiesta Bowl? 

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

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

Sunday, August 17
⚽️ Women’s Soccer Opener @ Idaho State (Pocatello, Idaho) @ 7 p.m.

Thursday, August 21
⚽️ Women’s Soccer Opener @ Southern Utah (Cedar City, Utah) @ 4 p.m.

Sunday, August 24
⚽️ Women’s Soccer Opener @ Utah Tech (St. George, Utah) @ 10 a.m.

Thursday, August 28
🏈 Football Opener @ South Florida (Tampa, Florida) @ 3:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Radio: Bronco Radio Network | WEAR BLUE
⚽️ Women’s Soccer Home Opener vs. Montana @ 7 p.m. | Watch | Tickets

Friday, August 29
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Navy (Orem, Utah) @ 10 a.m.
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Montana (Orem, Utah) @ 5 p.m.

Saturday, August 30
🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ Utah Valley (Orem, Utah) @ 3 p.m.

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Four!

Boise State University's football team has played in the Fiesta Bowl four times, with wins in 2007 against Oklahoma, 2010 against TCU, and 2014 against Arizona.

🔷 Happy Thursday, Bronco Nation!