Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Two of the best in the MW! Check out the B:1 Feature about Bre Mitchell and Bella McGirr.

Though Boise State volleyball’s Bre Mitchell and Bella McGirr—two of the best players in the MW—have different personalities, they have a shared mission.

These two veterans set the tone, lead by example and lock it down in the back row.

🏐 Read this week’s B1: Feature: “Defensive Leaders, Relentless Hustle: Game Changers.”
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What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

🗣 Premium Seating Announcements
🏈 Another Watch List Announcement & B1 On Bronco Olympics
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Time to Level Up. Boise State Athletics will offer a new premium seating option for the upcoming football season with the installation of four 15-person patio-style boxes on the northeast and southeast sidelines of Albertsons Stadium. The field-level boxes will be located between the 20-yard marker and goal line, mere feet from the field of play.

"The new field boxes will put Bronco Nation front and center, right at the heart of the action," said Jeramiah Dickey, Director of Athletics. "The patio-type boxes will provide all-out comfort for an unmatched game day experience. Think tailgating on the sideline."

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🔼 All Work and No Play. The first game of the 2025 Boise State football season is 27 days away.

But for the Broncos, the competition started five days ago. An annual rite, Bronco Olympics is how the Broncos inject friendly team competition into what can be a monotonous experience known as Fall Camp.

Bronco Olympics has been a mainstay in the Boise State football program since the Chris Petersen era. Head coach Spencer Danielson, who is a mentee of Coach Pete’s, made sure to keep the team-building initiative as part of the Bronco experience.

It’s a two-B1-Feature-for-one week. Read “Bronco Olympics: The Real Competition in Fall Camp.”

🔼 Leader’s Gonna Lead. Boise State’s Marco Notarainni earned a spot on the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. The award is presented annually to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership achievement on and off the field. On July 15, Notarainni was also announced as a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.

Notarainni was an All-Mountain West First Team selection in 2024, finishing the year with 60 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team. The linebacker is also a Preseason All-MW selection and was named to the Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist.

🧡 MORE ON HIS VOLUNTEERING 💙

🔼 Setting the Tone. Boise State Men's Golf Head Coach David Trainor announced on Thursday the addition of Collin Toner as the team's assistant coach.
 
Toner joins the Broncos after spending the previous four years at Baylor performing various roles. He concluded his tenure as director of golf operations for both the men's and women's teams.

🗣 "We had a lot of interest in the position, and Collin separated himself with his overall knowledge of NCAA rules and his work with both the men's and women's teams at Baylor.” - Coach Trainor

🔼 DOMination. Assistant Coach Tim Duryea is thrilled to have Boise State MBB player Dominic Parolin healthy and ready to hit the court this season.

“Dom’s an everyday guy, both on the floor and off the floor, and that’s how he attacked his rehab,” Coach Duryea said. “So now he is ready.”

“He’s gonna make the people he plays with better,” he continued.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Making His “Marc.” Marco Notarainni tied for the MW lead last football season in what category?

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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: Fumble recoveries!

Marco Notarainni tied for the MW lead last football season with two fumble recoveries while adding three pass breakups.

🔷 Have a fabulous weekend, Bronco Nation!