Good morning! Get the inside scoop from Boise State football and listen in with a mic’d up running backs coach James Montgomery at practice. Plus, hear from Ashton Jeanty about how his relationship with his coach makes the unit better each and every day.

What else do we have for you today, Bronco Nation?

🏈 Major Award
🏀 Mark Your Calendars
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔷 ONE BIG THING

All-Mountain West Preseason Third Team and three-time Academic All-Mountain West tight end Riley Smith has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2023 William V. Campbell Trophy. The award recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic and football success, as well as his leadership.

This season, Smith has started in three games as a team captain for the Broncos and has helped the third-best rushing attack in the MW with his consistency as a blocker.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Mark Your Calendars. Boise State women’s basketball has finalized its 2023-24 schedule, and the Broncos will play 17 of their 32 games this season at home at ExtraMile Arena.

The season will open up with an exhibition game and will continue with four-straight home games. Conference play will begin just before the new year on the road against Wyoming on Dec. 30, and the Broncos will get to play nine MW games in front of the Blue and Orange faithful.

📆 View the full Boise State women’s basketball 2023-24 schedule

🔼 Prime Time. Boise State soccer heads to the pitch for their third conference game of the season against Wyoming. Undefeated in conference play, the Broncos will look to continue to push the offense behind Carly Cross’ six goals this season while keeping the ball out of the net thanks to a stellar defense and Genevieve Crenshaw’s 42 saves this season.

🔼 No Surprise Here. For the first time this year, Boise State awarded two Ford Student-Athletes of the Week. Volleyball’s Paige Bartsch and football’s Ashton Jeanty both earned the honors for their respective career-high performances.

Bartsch recorded the most aces in the rally scoring era and netted 24 kills in the match against Colorado State. Jeanty totaled the most all-purpose yards in a single-game by any MW player this season with 254 in a win for the Broncos.

🔼 Battle of the Undefeated. Today’s Boise State volleyball match will feature a battle of unbeaten teams in MW play as the Broncos get ready to face off against Air Force. Boise State is riding a four-game win streak with MW Offensive Player of the Week Paige Bartsch and a stout Broncos defense ready for the challenge.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Campbell Triplets. Riley Smith was selected as an William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, and he joins three previous Broncos who reached this milestone.

Our question today—do you know who the other three Campbell Trophy semifinalists were from Boise State football?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

Boise State men’s hoops is back at it, and according to Leon Rice, he feels his team, “could play a game tomorrow.”

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, Sept. 28

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA Mountain Region Championships in USAFA, Colo.

🏐 Volleyball vs. Air Force @ 6 p.m. MT in USAFA, Colo. | Watch 

⚽️ Soccer vs. Wyoming @ 7 p.m. MT in Boise, Idaho | Watch | Tickets

Friday, Sept. 29

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C.

Saturday, Sept. 30

🎾 Men’s Tennis @ ITA All-American in Tulsa, Okla.

🏐 Volleyball vs. New Mexico @ 1 p.m. MT in Albuquerque, N.M. | Watch

🏈 Football vs. Memphis @ 2 p.m. MT in Memphis, Tenn. | Listen | Tickets 

Sunday, Oct. 1

⚽️ Soccer vs. Colorado State @ Noon MT in Boise, Idaho | Watch | Tickets

🔷 Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Kekaula Kaniho, Riley Whimpey and John Ojukwu!

Kaniho was selected as a semifinalist in 2020, Whimpey received semifinalist honors in 2021 and Ojukwu was a semifinalist last year.

🔷 Have a great Thursday, Bronco Nation!