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What else is mixed into today’s edition of Good Morning, Bronco Nation?

🏡 Coming Home
📅 Inaugural Pac-12 Slate Loading
🔹 And so much more!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Welcoming Champions to Boise. Boise State will host the 2026 Pac-12 Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships on Friday, Oct. 30, at Warm Springs Golf Course, the first Pac-12 championship event the Broncos will compete in as conference members. Both programs are coming off runner-up finishes at the 2025 Mountain West Championships, with the women earning a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Seven men's teams and all nine women's programs will compete.

🔼 Coming Home. Max Rice is returning to Boise State as an assistant coach on his father Leon Rice's staff, beginning his coaching career after two seasons of professional basketball in Germany and Australia. The former Bronco scored 1,257 career points across five seasons from 2019-24, earned All-Mountain West Second Team honors in 2022-23, and helped Boise State reach three consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time in program history. Rice is one of just six players in program annals to reach 1,200 points, 400 rebounds, 200 assists, and 100 steals.

🔼 Pac-12 Volleyball Slate Set. Boise State volleyball will play eight home matches in its inaugural Pac-12 conference season, opening league play against Gonzaga on Sept. 24. The Broncos host San Diego State and Texas State in early October before their first conference road swing to Utah State and Fresno State. Senior Day is set for Nov. 14 against Fresno State. The double round-robin schedule wraps up Nov. 19, with the Pac-12 Championship set for Nov. 23-25 at a site to be determined.

🔼 Conference Schedule. Boise State soccer's first Pac-12 conference schedule features eight matches across October and November, opening at San Diego State on Oct. 1 before the home conference opener against Gonzaga on Oct. 4. A matchup against 2025 Mountain West Tournament champion Utah State highlights the home slate on Oct. 11, with the regular season wrapping up at home against Washington State on Nov. 5. The top four teams qualify for the inaugural Pac-12 Championship, with first-round matches set for Nov. 11.

🔼 Top 25. Boise State men’s tennis landed in the Top 25 in the ITA mid-major rankings with the Broncos checking in at No. 21!

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

How many wins did Max Rice help Boise State accumulate during his five-year playing career?

Got a guess? Scroll down for the answer reveal!

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🗓 THE SCHEDULE AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed 

Wednesday, June 10
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

Thursday, June 11
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

Friday, June 12
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

Saturday, June 13
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA Outdoor Championships (Eugene, Ore.)

Wednesday, August 12
⚽ Soccer vs. CSUN @ 7 p.m.

Sunday, August 16
⚽ Soccer @ Weber State @ 7 p.m. (Ogden, Utah)

Thursday, August 20
⚽ Soccer @ SMU - TBA (Dallas, Texas)

Saturday, August 23
⚽ Soccer @ Texas Tech @ 7 p.m. (Lubbock, Texas)

Friday, August 28
🏐 Volleyball vs. UNC Asheville (Host) (Asheville, N.C.) | Watch

Saturday, August 29
🏐 Volleyball vs. UNC Asheville (Host) (Asheville, N.C.) | Watch

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 111, at a 69.4 winning percentage.

🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!