Good Morning Bronco Nation 11/20: Top Competitors

Today, Boise State football earns two awards and a day one recap from the NCAA Individual Championships

Good morning! Post Malone is bringing his Stadium Tour to Albertsons Stadium on June 24 with Jelly Roll! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, November 26th at noon.

What else is brewing in todayโ€™s edition, Bronco Nation?

๐Ÿ†๏ธ Boise State football earns two awards
๐ŸŽพ Day one recap from the NCAA Individual Championships
๐Ÿ”ท And much, much more!

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๐Ÿ“ˆ STOCK UP

๐Ÿ”ผ Best of the Best. Boise State junior Ashton Jeanty has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2024 Doak Walker Award, an award presented annually to the nation's premier running back. Jeanty ranks first in the country in nearly every rushing category, including attempts (256), yards (1,893), touchdowns (26), yards after contact (1,370) and missed tackles forced (105). His yards after contact and missed tackles forced numbers are the highest single-season totals in the College Football Playoff era, which began in 2014.

๐Ÿ”ผ Court Status. Boise State womenโ€™s tennis standout Zdena Safarova suffered her first loss of the season in the round of 64 at the NCAA Individual Championships on Tuesday afternoon. Safarova finishes her fall season 14-1 in singles, highlighted by victories at the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers and the ITA Mountain Regionals. She became the fourth Bronco in program history to compete in the NCAA Championships in singles.

๐Ÿ”ผ Head Honcho. Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson has been named the American Football Coaches Association FBS Region 5 Coach of the Year. In his first full season as Boise State's head coach, Danielson has led the Broncos to a 9-1 record and the No. 13 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, the highest among Group of 5 teams.

๐Ÿ”ผ Academic Honors. Following Boise State soccerโ€™s season, six Broncos were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team including the following: Genevieve Crenshaw, Carly Cross, Sophie Drown, Avery McBride, Evva Vail and Jasmine Young. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have played in at least 90% of the team's competitions or started at least 66% of the team's total matches while holding a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better.

๐Ÿ”ผ New Faces. Get to know another one of the Boise State gymnastics newcomers, Bridget Kemp!

๐Ÿค” BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Making โ€˜Em Miss. Todayโ€™s trivia questionโ€ฆwhich former Boise State receiver leads the NFL in missed tackles forced?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom and find out!

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๐Ÿ—“ THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, November 20
No scheduled events

Thursday, November 21
๐Ÿ€ Womenโ€™s Basketball vs. San Francisco @ 5 p.m. in San Francisco, Calif. | ESPN+ | Listen | Live Stats

Friday, November 22
No scheduled events

Saturday, November 23
๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Cross Country @ NCAA National Championships in Madison, Wis.
๐Ÿ Volleyball vs. Fresno State @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Live Stats
๐Ÿˆ Football vs. Wyoming @ 5 p.m. in Laramie, Wyo. | Tickets | CBS Sports | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, November 24
๐Ÿ€ Menโ€™s Basketball vs. Hampton @ 9 a.m. in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Travel Packages | Watch | Listen
๐Ÿ€ Womenโ€™s Basketball vs. Weber State @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Listen | Live Stats

Monday, November 25
๐Ÿ€ Menโ€™s Basketball vs. South Dakota State/Duquesne @ TBD in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Travel Packages | Listen

Tuesday, November 26
๐Ÿ€ Menโ€™s Basketball vs. TBD @ TBD in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | Travel Packages | Listen

๐ŸŽ‰ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Khalil Shakir!

The Buffalo Bills receiver has 17 missed tackles forced which leads all NFL wide receivers. He also has accumulated 462 yards after the catch which is second among wideouts.

๐Ÿ”ท Have a great Wednesday, Bronco Nation!