Good Morning, Bronco Nation! Boen Phelps is your Old Trapper Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week! The linebacker tallied a 33-yard pick-six to go along with six tackles (three solo) and a QB hurry in Boise State’s dominating win over Appalachian State. It’s the first weekly conference award for Phelps.

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

🏟️ Under the lights
🏈 Well-dressed
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Watch Party. Missing The Blue already? We’ve got you covered! Boise State is hosting a watch party at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the Broncos clash with Notre Dame in South Bend. The watch party is free for all to attend; doors open at 12:30 p.m. with the game getting underway at 1:30 p.m. See you there!

🔼 Under The Lights. Speaking of Boise State football, the Broncos will be back home under the lights on October 11. The Mountain West announced this week that the matchup between Boise State and New Mexico will kick off at 7:45 p.m. MT, airing nationally on FS1. It’ll be the 11th consecutive sellout at Albertsons Stadium, and if you want to be there, limited single-game tickets are still available.

🔼  Well-Dressed. You already knew it, but Boise State has some of the best uniforms in the land.

🔼 Seeing Double. Freshman goalie Ava de Leest closed out an incredible week on the pitch, earning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors! de Leest posted back-to-back clean sheets as Boise State soccer opened Mountain West play with a draw against Wyoming and a win over Colorado State.

Next up for Boise State? The Broncos will hit the road to face Colorado College on October 2, with kickoff set for 6 p.m.

🔼 Hear From Coach. In case you missed it, Coach Danielson held his weekly press conference yesterday ahead of Boise State’s clash with the Fighting Irish. Watch the full press conference here.

🔼 Day Two. It’s Day Two of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational for Boise State men’s golf! The Broncos finished Rounds 1 and 2 a collective four under par on Day 1, with Cole Rueck closing out the day in the Top 10 among individual players at seven under par. The Broncos will be back on the green today for the tournament’s final round.

📱 FROM THE A.D.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Conference Winner. Boen Phelps became the first Bronco to win a weekly defensive conference award since November 21, 2022. Who last did it?

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

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times in MT unless otherwise listed

Tuesday, Sept. 30
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Barb Chandler Classic
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Molly Collegiate Invitational (Corvallis, Oregon)
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (Boulder, Colorado)
🎮 ES vs. Hawai’i @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Wednesday, Oct. 1
🎮 ES vs. Hawai’i @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Thursday, Oct. 2
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ MW Fall Qualifiers (Las Vegas, Nevada)
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Fresno State TV: Mountain West Network @ 6 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colorado) @ 6 p.m. TV: Mountain West Network | Watch
🎮 ES vs. Syracuse @ 6 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate
🎮 ES vs. Hawai’i @ 8 p.m. TV: twitch.tv/boisestate

Friday, Oct. 3
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Tennessee @ 7 p.m. | SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Buy Tickets

Sunday, Oct. 5
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Florida @ 1 p.m. | SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Buy Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Georgia (Athens, Georgia) @ 5 p.m. | SEC Network+ | Live Stats

🔷 Go here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

ℹ️ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: JL Skinner last earned a weekly conference defensive award for the Broncos. So far this season, running backs Sire Gaines (Freshman, Sept. 8) and Dylan Riley (Offensive, Sept. 22) have also earned conference honors.

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🔷 Have a great week, Bronco Nation!