Good morning! Blitz the Tee Dog and Rob Gronkowski faced off in a race at Sofi Stadium this weekend, and many are calling for a rematch due to some suspect activity by Gronk.

What else are we kicking into today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

🏈 Broncos in the LA Bowl
🏀 Men’s basketball recap
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

Boise State fought hard at the LA Bowl hosted by Gronk but fell short against UCLA at Sofi Stadium. The Broncos scored on all four first-half drives to lead 16-7 at the half but were unable to close it out in the end.

The Broncos rushed for 215 yards in the contest, and running back George Holani, in his final game as a Bronco, finished as the game’s leading rusher with 138 yards and two touchdowns. Holani also finished as the leading receiver with 45 yards. Linebacker Alexander Teubner led the defense with 12 total tackles, and kicker Jonah Dalmas made each of his three field goal attempts.

📚️ Read more about the Broncos final game of the season

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tracked Down. Boise State men’s track and field student-athlete Anass Mghari earned the program’s first Ford Boise State Student-Athlete of the Week award of the year following his performance at the Spokane Invitational. Mghari earned a gold medal in the men's 600-meter with a time of 1:18.44. This was the fastest 600m time by a Bronco since the 2009-10 indoor season.

🔼 Spring Forward. Boise State men’s tennis released its schedule for the 2024 season which features 25 team duals. The home slate includes nine home matches and a home team tournament, adding three more duals to the Broncos' schedule.

🗣️ "Potentially twenty top 75 opponents on our schedule. Nonconference highlights at home are Washington and Purdue. This demanding schedule is a big step forward for our program.” - Luke Shields

📆 See the full 2024 spring schedule

🔼 Historic Win. Boise State men’s basketball made history with its 20th straight win at The X in a convincing 88-65 victory over Cal State Fullerton. The first half was all Broncos as Chibuzo Agbo had 19 points before halftime and the team went into the locker room after 20 minutes having scored 54 points, the most in the first half all season.

Max Rice led the team with 24 points on 5-8 shooting from beyond the arc, and O’Mar Stanley finished with his first double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Next up, the Broncos will look to extend its win streak to six against Washington State in a neutral site game on Dec. 21 at 9 p.m.

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🔼 Congrats Grads! Boise State Athletics had 16 current and former student-athletes earn degrees on Saturday as part of the 2023 Boise State University Winter Commencement at ExtraMile Arena. The group represents eight different sports with football participating in a ceremony on Friday night at the team hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.

🎓️ Former student-athlete Chinma Njoku was selected to speak at the ceremony.  Learn more about her story.

📚️ Read about each student-athlete’s achievements and what’s next for them

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Top Five. Boise State running back George Holani left his mark on the program following his performance on Saturday. Our question today: do you know which statistical category Holani moved into the top five in Bronco football history?

Think you've got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are Mountain

Monday, Dec. 18

No scheduled events

Tuesday, Dec. 19

No scheduled events

Wednesday, Dec. 20

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UC San Diego @ 5 p.m. in San Diego, Calif. | Listen

Friday, Dec. 21

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. San Diego @ 5 p.m. in San Diego, Calif. | Watch | Listen | Live Scoring

🤸‍♀️ Gymnastics @ Intrasquad @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Washington State @ 9 p.m. in Spokane, Wash. | Tickets | Watch | Listen

Saturday, Dec. 22

No scheduled events

Sunday, Dec. 23

No scheduled events

Monday, Dec. 24

No scheduled events

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Rushing attempts!

Holani, with his 17 attempts on Saturday, finished fifth all-time in rushing attempts passing Jay Ajayi (2012-14) and Rodney Webster (1980-83).

🔷 Have a great Monday, Bronco Nation!