Good morning, Bronco Nation! Boise State men’s golfer Cole Rueck lived what many golfers dream of, but few achieve: playing in a PGA Tour event. Rueck, who had just concluded his sophomore season with the Boise State men’s golf team, made his debut at the 2024 Scottish Open where he was the only amateur and collegian in a 150-player field. The journey began thanks to a late opportunity to send one golfer to the Genesis Collegiate Showcase…

📚️ Read B:1 Feature: Rueck’s Path to the Scottish Open

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

🏈 Broncos have a date with the Ducks
⛳️ Women’s golf ready to tee it up in season opener
🔷 And much, much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Date With The Ducks. Boise State football will face one of its toughest tests of the season on Saturday as the Broncos get ready to play No. 7 Oregon in Eugene, Ore. Last week, the offense was firing on all cylinders as the Blue and Orange put up 56 points behind masterful backfield performances from Heisman contender Ashton Jeanty and freshman phenom Sire Gaines. Boise State will play in the late window with kickoff set for 8 p.m. MT on Peacock.

🎥 Check out the new banners hanging at Albertsons Stadium

🔼 Back At It. After a hard-fought match against BYU on Wednesday night, Boise State soccer will look to bounce back in their match against Idaho at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Broncos and the Vandals will face off for the first time since the 2019 season where the Blue and Orange came out on top in a 1-0 victory. Boise State leads the all-time series 13-5-2 and will lean on three of the team’s top scorers, Avery McBride, Carly Cross and Morgan Padour who have two goals each.

🎥 The Blue and Orange season ticket scarves are in!

🔼 Returning To The Tee Box. Boise State women’s golf is ready to tee it up for the first time in the 2024-25 season this weekend at the Golfweek Fall Challenge from Sept. 8-10. This will mark the Broncos' first competition in South Carolina since 2015. The team welcomes back six key contributors from last season’s roster including Leia Chung, Teal Matsueda and Hanna Lim who appeared in all 10 tournaments.

🔼 Different Kind of Court. Boise State men’s basketball traded the hardwood for the pickleball court as the team competed in a winner-take-all tournament. After all was said and done, head coach Leon Rice and RJ Keene reigned supreme.

🔼 Warm Welcome. Boise State women’s basketball welcomed fifth-year center Madeline Cooke to the team for the 2024-25 season. Get to know one of the newest Broncos a bit better as Cooke explains why she chose to come to Boise and her plans after college.

🔼 New Kid On The Court. Get to know one of Boise State men’s tennis’ newest Broncos, freshman Lukas Velik. Learn more about the new addition to the Blue and Orange like who inspired him to play tennis and what he is most looking forward to this season.

🔼 Take Off. Boise State volleyball is ready for some weekend action as the team gets set for the Ellesyn Invitational. The Broncos will take on Southern Miss. today at 5 p.m. MT, followed by a match against Utah Valley on Saturday and a match on Sunday against Montana.

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Standout Performance. Today’s trivia question…in addition to his Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week award, which other nationally recognized honor did Ashton Jeanty receive earlier this week?

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

📱 FROM THE AD’S DESK

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🗓 THE WEEK AHEAD

(All times are MT)

Friday, September 6
🏐 Volleyball vs. Southern Miss. @ 5 p.m. in Missoula, Mont. | Live Stats

Saturday, September 7
🏐 Volleyball vs. Utah Valley @ 2 p.m. in Missoula, Mont. | Live Stats
🏈 Football vs. Oregon @ 8 p.m. in Eugene, Ore. | Tickets | Peacock | Live Stats

Sunday, September 8
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawleys Island, S.C. | Live Stats
⚽️ Soccer vs. Idaho @ 1 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Live Stats
🏐 Volleyball vs. Montana @ 2 p.m. in Missoula, Mont. | Live Stats

Monday, September 9
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawleys Island, S.C. | Live Stats

Tuesday, September 10
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawleys Island, S.C. | Live Stats

Wednesday, September 11
No scheduled events

Thursday, September 12
⚽️ Soccer vs. Utah Tech @ 7 p.m. in Boise, Idaho | Tickets | MWN | Live Stats

🔷Click here to view the entire Boise State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week!

Boise State junior Ashton Jeanty was named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week after his historic performance at Georgia Southern. He led the Broncos to a 56-45 win over the Eagles, running for 267 yards and six touchdowns, both single-game school records.

🔷 Have a great weekend, Bronco Nation!