Good morning, Bronco Nation! Boise State football’s homecoming game against Utah State is officially set. See when the Broncos will kick off against the Aggies on Saturday, Oct. 5.

What else is brewing in today’s edition, Bronco Nation?

🏈 Riley earns MW weekly honor
⛳️ Women’s golf recap
🔷 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Stable Is Strong. Boise State football’s Dylan Riley continued the tradition of Bronco running backs winning conference awards, earning Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors for his performance against Portland State. The true freshman carried the ball six times for 96 yards and two touchdowns in his collegiate debut, helping the Broncos defeat the Vikings, 56-14.

🔼 Great Start. Through round one of the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Boise State women’s golf sits in second place after going 4-under par on the day. Brooke Patterson leads the Broncos after firing a 3-under par 69, finishing tied for fourth while Hannah Lim was not too far behind after going 1-under par, coming in tied for 14th.

📊 See the full results from Day One at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic

🔼 Stellar Play. Boise State men's tennis concluded the second week of the fall campaign on Sunday at the Chowderfest tournament. The Broncos sent four team members to Cambridge, where they combined to go 5-5 in singles and 3-3 in doubles against representatives from Boston College, Cornell, Harvard, Illinois, Notre Dame, SMU and Yale. Senior James Van Herzeele and freshman Adam Duda led the team in singles play, both going 2-1 on the weekend.

 🔼 Among The Best. Following a successful weekend at the SFA invitational, two Boise State volleyball student-athletes were named to the All-Tournament Team. Paige Bartsch and Breanna Mitchell each earned a spot on the team after helping lead the Broncos to a 2-1 weekend. Check out some of the SFA Invitational All-Tournament Team member highlights from the weekend.

🔼 Blue Collar. Get to know Boise State men’s tennis student-athlete Michael Seversen by learning who inspired him to play tennis and what he is most looking forward to this season.

🔼 Heat Check. Former Boise State running back Alexander Mattison has had a knack for finding the endzone through three weeks of the NFL season. The Las Vegas Raider has scored three times this season, including once in his most recent game against the Carolina Panthers.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Stacking The Shelves. Today’s trivia question…how many Boise State running backs have earned MW weekly awards this season?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

🗣️ SPREAD THE WORD

Do you know a friend or family member who is a member of Bronco Nation? Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive the newsletter by clicking the link below to subscribe. Good Morning, Bronco Nation is sent every weekday and is completely free!

🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

(All times are MT)

Tuesday, September 24
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Wolcott, Colo. | Live Scoring

Wednesday, September 25
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Wolcott, Colo. | Live Scoring
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.

Thursday, September 26
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.
🏐 Volleyball vs. Fresno State @ 7 p.m. in Fresno, Calif. | MWN | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer vs. Fresno State @ 8 p.m. in Fresno, Calif. | MWN | Live Stats

Friday, September 27
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Barb Chandler Classic in Boise, Idaho
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains in USAFA, Colo.

Saturday, September 28
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Barb Chandler Classic in Boise, Idaho
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains in USAFA, Colo.
🏐 Volleyball vs. San Jose State @ 3 p.m. in San Jose, Calif. | MWN | Live Stats
🏈 Football vs. Washington State @ 8 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | FS1 | Live Stats

Sunday, September 29
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Barb Chandler Classic in Boise, Idaho
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains in USAFA, Colo.
⚽️ Soccer vs. San Jose State @ 1 p.m. in San Jose, Calif. | MWN | Live Stats

Monday, September 30
⛳️ Men’s Golf @ Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational in Boulder, Colo.

🔷Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three!

Dylan Riley is the third Bronco running back to earn a MW weekly award this season. Ashton Jeanty was named Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2 and Sept. 9 while Sire Gaines was tabbed Freshman of the Week on Sept. 2.

🔷 Have a great Tuesday, Bronco Nation!