Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Built Ford Tough.

Boise State wide receiver Ben Ford has heard it plenty of times already. He shares a surname with an auto brand that is a staple of Americana. However, what some may not know is that the connection extends beyond the obvious. The redshirt senior lives it.

Ford arrived on Boise State’s campus in the fall of 2021. A 5-11, 185-pound athlete, Ford originally committed to playing baseball at Washington out of high school before a last-minute offer from Boise State football changed his decision - and future. He also started playing receiver for the first time, which led him to use his true freshman season as a redshirt year.

In 2022, he began the season with a promising start. He made his Boise State debut in week two at New Mexico, seeing the field all on special teams. During a normal practice week, however, Ford suffered a torn ACL. His redshirt freshman season was over.

🔶 Read B1: Feature: “Ben Ford: Built Ford Tough” for the whole story. 🔷

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

🤸🏽‍♀️ Gymnastics Announces Schedule!
🏐 Boise State Invitational Begins TODAY
⛳️ Men's Golf Took 5th @ Palouse Collegiate
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 We Meet Again. Boise State gymnastics announced its 2026 schedule, Wednesday. The Broncos will compete in 10 regular season meets, including five conference tilts and three home meets. The Broncos host the 2026 Mountain West Championships at ExtraMile Arena on Saturday, March 21.

The Broncos start the season with a dual meet in Cedar City, Utah, competing against Southern Utah on Jan. 9. On Jan. 16, Boise State travels to Provo, Utah, for a dual against BYU. The team concludes its three-meet road trip in USAFA, Colo., facing off against Air Force on Jan. 23 for the first conference meet.

Boise State returns home for a quad meet on Jan. 30, hosting MW foes Air Force and Utah State, as well as Sacramento State.

🤸🏽‍♀️: FULL SLATE

🔼 In “Fore” the Long Haul. Led by Cole Rueck, Gavyn Knight and Seth Jones, who each finished in the top 25, Boise State men's golf notched fifth place in the Palouse Collegiate on Wednesday.
 
As a team, the Broncos shot 829 (-23) and finished one stroke ahead of sixth-place San Jose State. After shooting 2-under in Round 1, Boise State posted scores of 273 (-11) and 274 (-10) in the second and third rounds, respectively.
 
⛳️: THE NITTY GRITTY

🔼 Digging Into Treasure Valley Boise State (4-2) volleyball continues its homestand this week with the Boise State Invitational—the second of two consecutive home tournaments in Bronco Gym—today through Saturday, featuring Utah Tech (5-1), San Francisco (1-3) and Idaho State (2-4).

The Schedule
 Thursday, Sept. 11
Match 1: San Francisco vs. Idaho State, 3:30 p.m. | Live Scoring | MW Network
Match 2: Utah Tech at Boise State,6 p.m. | Live Scoring | MW Network

  Friday, Sept. 12
Match 3: Utah Tech vs. Idaho State, 3:30 p.m. | Live Scoring | MW Network
Match 4: San Francisco at Boise State,6 p.m. | Live Scoring | MW Network

 Saturday, Sept. 13
Match 5: Utah Tech vs. San Francisco, 10 a.m. | Live Scoring | MW Network
Match 6: Idaho State at Boise State, noon | Live Scoring | MW Network

🏐: FIELD/SCOUTING REPORT

And get a look at these rankings… 👀 🏐 👇🏼

🔼 The Hype is Real. This is Bronco fans doing what Bronco fans do … bleed blue!

🔼 These Weights Aren’t Gonna Lift Themselves. Fall softball is just around the corner:

Friday, Sept. 19
🥎 Softball @ Northwest Nazarene (Nampa, Idaho) @ 3 p.m.

It’s no wonder the team is putting in the serious sweat seshes!

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Smooth Bronc-to-Jag Transition. In our “Broncos in the NFL, Week 2” report, we featured a former Boise State football player who now plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Which Bronco is that?

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

Thursday, Sept. 11
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Utah Tech @ 6 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. North Dakota @ 7 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets

Friday, Sept. 12
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. San Francisco @ 6 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, Sept. 13
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Idaho State @ noon | Watch | Live Stats | Tickets

Thursday, Sept. 18
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) @ 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19
🥎 Softball @ Northwest Nazarene (Nampa, Idaho) @ 3 p.m.
🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ South Dakota State (Brookings, South Dakota) @ 5 p.m. | Live Stats 

Saturday, Sept. 20
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
🏐 Women’s Volleyball @ South Dakota State (Brookings, South Dakota) @ noon | Live Stats 
🥎 Softball vs. College of Southern Idaho @ noon
🏈 Football @ Air Force @ 5 p.m. TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: Bronco Radio Network | Listen | WEAR ORANGE 🍊

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Ezra Cleveland!

Jacksonville Jaguars (Ezra Cleveland)
Ezra Cleveland played all 66 offensive snaps in Jacksonville's 26-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. The offensive guard has played every offensive snap in 63 of his 78 career games. The Jaguars were one of three teams to rush for at least 200 yards in Week One, finishing with 6.3 yards per attempt.

🔷 Happy Thursday, Bronco Nation!