Good morning! Boise State football will lace ‘em up for the final time in 2023 at the LA Bowl hosted by Gronk on Dec. 16 versus UCLA. Get your tickets to see your Mountain West champs at SoFi Stadium now!

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

🐴 The Ford Boise State Student-Athlete of the Week
🏀 Women’s Basketball recap
🔷 And much, much more!

☕️ BRONCO BREW

Bronco Brew Coffee is a proud official partner of Boise State Athletics. It stands committed to bolstering the university and its student-athletes. As a remarkable opportunity for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), Bronco Brew Coffee generates substantial revenue exclusively for the academic and athletic pursuits of Boise State University student-athletes. With every purchase of Bronco Brew Coffee, the entirety of the retail profits is directed toward the university or its student-athletes. Together, let’s energize the spirit of Bronco Nation one sip at a time! Discover more about becoming a paid affiliate of Bronco Brew Coffee at www.broncobrew.coffee. Help us redirect Bronco Nation’s coffee spending to our Boise State Broncos and help us build the future.

🔷 ONE BIG THING

Following a career night for guard Chibuzo Agbo, the Bronco men’s basketball senior was named the Ford Boise State Student-Athlete of the Week. Agbo averaged 19 points in his two contests leading up to the award including his career-high 27 point game against North Texas that also included a career-high six 3-pointers. Agbo is the first student-athlete from either basketball program to earn the award this season.

📚️ Read more about his week leading up to receiving his first award of the season

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Praise For Jeanty. Recognized as both a running back and all-purpose player, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty was named honorable mention All-America by CBS Sports.

The Texas native has an impressive collection of accolades so far this season. He earned Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year and garnered first-team All-America honors from College Football Network. On top of it all, on Tuesday he announced that he will return to Boise State next season, stating "I will be a Bronco for life!"

🔼 High Score at Home. Four Broncos finished in double-digits as the offense powered Boise State to an 87-66 win over Cal State Bakersfield. Mya Hansen was one of three players to finish the game with 15 points, and added seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. Abby Muse came up big on the defensive end of the court with nine rebounds and four blocks on the night.

The Broncos have started the season 6-0 at home for just the ninth time in program history, and now sit at 7-2 for the season. Up next, Boise State will head to Provo, Utah for a bout against BYU on Saturday at 2 p.m.

🗣️ "We had two really good practices after the Eastern game. We knew coming into this week what we wanted to show on the court and we did that." - sophomore Dani Bayes

🔼 Man of the Year. Each year, one representative from each NFL team is chosen as its nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that goes to the player that exhibits excellence both on and off the field. For the Dallas Cowboys’ 2023 nomination, that man is former Boise State football player, the Broncos’ No. 8, DeMarcus Lawrence.

The winner of the award each year receives a $250,000 donation to the charity of his choice, and all 32 nominees receive up to a $55,000 donation to their charity of choice. The winner of this year's Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award will be announced live at NFL Honors on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. MT on CBS.

🗳️ Vote here for two-time first-team All-Mountain West defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence to become the Walter Payton Man of the Year.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Broncos’ Best. Boise State has awarded 14 Ford Student-Athlete of the Week awards so far this year. Which athletic program do you think has had the most winners?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

Boise State Athletics has surpassed its all-time best Graduation Success Rate record with 94% of student-athletes graduating. The number ties the mark for highest GSR in Mountain West history and marks the 15th consecutive report the Broncos have either set or tied the department record.

🗣️ "Credit the entire athletic department and the holistic culture embraced by everyone, starting with the student-athletes themselves and including the coaches, academic staff and other members of the Boise State Athletics." - Jeramiah Dickey

📬 FORWARDED BY A FRIEND

Did someone send you Good Morning, Bronco Nation? Well, the first thing you should do is thank them. The next thing you should do is subscribe here and get it in your inbox every weekday morning just in time for your first cup of coffee!

🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

*all times are Mountain

Friday, Dec. 8

No scheduled events

Saturday, Dec. 9

👟 Track and Field @ Spokane Invitational in Spokane, Wash. | Watch |

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Western Oregon @ 2 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Scoring

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. BYU @ 2 p.m. in Provo, Utah | Listen | Live Scoring

Sunday, Dec. 10

No scheduled events

Monday, Dec. 11

No scheduled events

Tuesday, Dec. 12

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rocky Mountain College @ Noon in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Scoring

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Live Scoring

Wednesday, Dec. 13

No scheduled events

Thursday, Dec. 14

No scheduled events

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Football!

Boise State football has had four winners this year while volleyball and soccer were not far behind with three winners each.

🔷 Have a great Thursday, Bronco Nation!