Good Morning, Bronco Nation! From beach volleyball and women’s tennis to volleyball and men’s tennis, Boise State proves again and again that its students can exceed expectations on and off the court, field or sand.

Hit the “Stock Up” section for the latest academic honors recently given to our Bronco student-athletes.

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

📚 Academic honors for BVB, women’s tennis, volleyball & men’s tennis
🏈 Spencer Danielson talks the success of Bronco football; Wanna tailgate?
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Bumps, Books ‘N’ Broncos. Boise State's volleyball team has been honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for its success in the classroom over the 2024-25 academic year. For the seventh-consecutive year, the Broncos have been named an AVCA Academic Team Award winner. The Broncos achieved a team GPA of 3.47 during the 2024-25 academic year.

This is the seventh-straight year and the eighth time in the last nine that the Broncos have earned this accolade.

📚 THE WHOLE SHEBANG, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL HONORS 🏐

🔼 Bumps, Books ‘N’ Broncos, Beach Edition. The Boise State beach volleyball program earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award Honor Roll distinction. The recognition is given to beach volleyball programs that represented the top 20% of GPAs nationally.

The honor comes on top of the program earning the AVCA Team Academic Award for the seventh consecutive season, and eight of the last nine seasons. To earn the award, the entire roster must combine to maintain a 3.3 cumulative GPA for the entire academic year. For the 2024-25 academic year, Boise State accumulated a 3.75 cumulative GPA.

ℹ️ : FULL RUNDOWN, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL HONORS

🔼 The Team That Does It All. The Boise State women's tennis team earned its 11th consecutive Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team Award, while six individuals were named ITA Scholar-Athletes. The Broncos posted a 3.61 GPA during the 2024-25 academic year to earn the team honor, collecting the award for the 19th time in the past 20 seasons.

Individually, six Broncos were recognized as ITA Scholar-Athletes for holding a grade point average of at least a 3.5 during the 2024-25 season. Ariadna Briones Ginesta, Maya Dutta, Ryan Kershner, Paula Schaefer, Bhakti Shah and Masa Viriant each received recognition.

Anyone else missing watching this team in action?! 👇🏼

🔼 Courting Academic Success. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced the winners of the 2024-25 ITA Academic Scholar-Athlete Awards Monday. Among the recipients were three Broncos: Taiyo Kurata, Adam Duda and Dylan Jaen. All three recorded GPAs of 3.5 or better for the past year (fall and spring semesters) to earn this accolade.

This year's three honorees bring the program's total of ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards to 10 during the first three years of Coach Luke Shield's tenure. 

🔼 Cornhole Boxes Sold Separately. What’s better than a good tailgate party?

Register for a Bronco Bash Tailgate here!

🔼 Blue Field, Blue Collar Mentality. Revered head football coach Spencer Danielson discusses what the Boise State football program has been built on, which is that “blue collar mentality.”

“Heavy lies the crown,” he tells the boys.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Losses? Zero. Zippo. Zilch. Nada. In what football season was Boise State the only FBS team to go undefeated?

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

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

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

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

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

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

Friday, Sept. 5
🏈 Football Home Opener vs. Eastern Washington @ 7 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: Bronco Radio Network | ORANGE 🍊 BLUE STRIPEOUT

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2006!

Boise State finished 13–0 in 2006, becoming the only undefeated FBS team that season. The Broncos have won three Fiesta Bowls (2007, 2010, 2014).

🔷 Happy Tuesday, Bronco Nation!