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CollegeFootball:Preview ’12TABLEOF

CONTENTS

BOISE STATECOVERSTORY:Teamlists 4-5Seasonpreview 6Offense 8Defense 10Roster 12Schedule 14BroncoStadium 16NATIONALCFB:OurBestThing 20CFB:Offseason changes 21MW teams 22-23MWplayers 24-25Idaho 26IdahoState 28MW schedule,bowls,polls 30BigEast 32BCScontenders 34Heisman contenders 35

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ÆTop 25 poll updates every Sunday throughout the regular season.ÆOnline photo galleries from Idaho Statesman photographers after every Boise State game

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Making a list— and checking it twiceWhat better place for lists than

sports.What is a lineupor adepth chart if not a list? Polls

and rankings and standings. Some-one is always climbing an all-timelist for yards or tackles or touch-downs.Drafts are lists, often in thewrongorder. Rosters are theultimate list—organizedby class orposition or number or last name.

For our annual college footballpreview, the one that’s in your handsor onyour screen,wewanted toexplore the idea of lists— to-do lists,rankings, goals, rules. Youname it.

Turns out coachChris Petersenand theBoise State football coachesare big fans of lists aswell.

“It’s the structure,” Petersen said.College football’s very essence is

built around lists. They are releasedeachSunday, compiled by sportswriters and coaches and computersaround thenation.

Asmuch aswehate polls—whycan’t they just settle it on the field?— they give the sport its backbone.

Its starting point.Its debate parameters.Now, finally, it’s time to scramble

those lists. To find thenextRobertGriffin III,who comes fromnowhere to the topof everyone’sHeisman list. To find the team tobreak the SoutheasternConference’sstring of six consecutiveBCS titles, ifpossible.

Here’smy list for the fall, amixof

to-dos,must-sees and things to avoid:ÆTodo: East Lansing at night.

Boise State ventures intoBigTenterritory for another prime-timeseasonopener.Will thegameanswerlingeringquestions about theBron-cosor exposemoreweaknesses?

ÆMust see: Exiled coaches returnand thePac-12 getsmore interesting.RichRodriguez andMikeLeach, twoof the game’smost creative offensiveminds, are back atArizona andWashingtonState, respectively.Hope thePac-12 invested someof itsTVmoney in scoreboard light bulbs.

ÆToavoid:Another year of BCSnonsense.Yes, a playoff is coming.But not soon enough.We’ve still gottwoyears of BCSblather.

ÆTodo:Albuquerque. It’s theonlycityonBoiseState’s schedule that Ihaven’t been to.There’s got tobesomegreatMexican food there, right?

ÆMust see: ESPN’sCollege

GameDay. It should be evenbetterwith ScottVanPelt.

ÆTo avoid: Another seasonofhearing howgreat the SEC is. Theleague is fantastic, no doubt. Its fansare themost passionate in collegefootball. Its teams are great and itscoaches are awesome.Weget it.

ÆMust see:Watching a newquarterback start for Boise State.No long-termcontracts in collegefootballmeans someonenew isalways getting a chance.

ÆToavoid:Watching a newquarterback start for Boise State.AfterKellenMoore’s excellence,watching theBroncos play offensewon’t be quite the same.

ÆTodo: Stay out of trouble. I’mtalking to youPennState,Ohio State,NorthCarolina,HoneyBadger,IsaiahCrowell and everyone else.

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BoiseState:ATeamShapedByLists

BoiseState football playerssee theprogram’s threekeyrulesevery time theywalkoutof the locker roomintoBroncoStadium. “Beearly.Makegooddecisions.Finisheverything.”CoachChrisPetersen likes lists—

somuch, in fact, thathe’s tryingnot tooverdo itwhen theBroncosmove intotheirnew footballcomplex July 1,2013.It likelywill havemoresigns thanthecurrentcomplex, hesaid.“Youcanhave toomuchandwater

thingsdown—and that’sprobablymyproblem,”Petersensaid. “Somethingwereallywant topayattention to,we’ll put itonasign.”

QUARTERBACKS

ChrisPetersenarrivedatBoise

State in2001as theoffensive

coordinatorandquarterbacks

coach.Heestablisheda listof four

“QBRequirements.”

The list remainsposted in the

officeofquarterbackscoach

JonathanSmith, the thirdman to

hold that jobsincePetersenbecame

theheadcoach.Thefourkeys:

OFFENSIVELINE

Offensive linecoachChrisStrausser stresses three fundamentals tobecome

“achampionshipoffensive line.”

The list isonasign in thegroup’smeeting room—a rarity forStrausser,who

isn’tabigproponentofsignsand justposted it thisyear.

“It’sabsolutelysimple,”Strausser saidofhis list. “Iwant to tell theseguys ifwe

get thisdonewe’llbeachampionshipoffensive line.Theyknow,and Iknow, there’s

a lotofstuff involved ingetting thatdone,butour focus is toget those three things

done. Ifwe findawaytoget those three thingsdone,we’llbesmiling.”

3. Finishblocks1.Playsmart 2.Great fundamentals

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THESIGNOF ALL SIGNS

Theprimarygoal ofBoiseState’sfootball program remains thesamefromyear toyear.Thesign,at right, ispostedin twospots: theBroncos’ teammeetingroomand the locker room.

LINEBACKERS

Linebackerscoach

BobGregory, left, has

posted thegroup’s four

key fundamentals in the

meeting room.

“Thoseguysknow

those fundamentals—

weworkon themevery

day,”hesaid. “Wepractice

to those four fundamen-

talsall the time.”

TIGHTENDS

TightendscoachScottHuffdistributes the

“ready list” tohisplayers—a listofplays theBroncos

have in thegameplanfor thatweek’sgame.He

highlights the listwithyellow, green,blue,pinkand

orangemarkers—acodeamong thegroup that

helps theplayersdigest the listand includessome

insidehumor.

“That is theirbaby,”Huffsaid.

The listmakes itsdebuton theWednesdayof

gameweek.That’s thedaytheBroncos install their

short-yardage,goal-lineand red-zoneplays—

sectionsof thegameplanwhere tightendsare

particularlyactive—andcleanupany issues from

Tuesday’spractice.

“It’sacrazydaytobea tightend,”Huffsaid.

“(The ready list) ishowwevisuallybreakout the

gameplanfor them.”

CYCLEOFTHESNAP

Defensivecoordinatorand linecoach

PeteKwiatkowskiusesa “Cycleof the

Snap”sign thathegot fromRodMarinelli,

theChicagoBears’defensivecoordinator.

Ithangs in themeeting roomforeachde-

fensiveposition.

Stanceand

alignment

Blockprotection

(Deliveringablowand

gettingoffofblocks)

Functional football

movement(Moving

quicklyandpowerfully)

Finish

Makeyourcommunications2

Wireintothesnap3

Playtheplay4

Evaluateyourplay5

Moveonto thenextplay6

Getyourcall1

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BoiseState:TransitionYear

Chris PetersenTheBroncos’coach is73-6 insixseasons,winningatleast 10gameseveryyear.Hewent 10-3withayouth-ful teamandnewquarterback in2007and12-1withanewquarterback in2008.

SeniorsIt’seasy tooverlook theexperienceon this teambecauseof themissingmarqueenames.But theBron-cosboast24seniors,manyofwhomhaveplayedkeyroles in thepast,andmightbemoremotivated thanever. “Thesepastseasonswe’vedefinitelyhadplayerswhohavebeen readytoshineandbeenwaiting fortheiropportunity,”senior tailbackD.J.Harper said.“Everybody is looking for thatopportunity tomake thebigplay,and I thinkeverybody is reallyexcitedfor that.”

The scheduleIt’sa familiar formula for theBroncos—adauntingopener followedbyamanageablesetof 11games,inwhich theycouldbe favoredacross theboard.TheBroncoshave lostmore thanonegamebeforeNovember justonce in thepast 10seasons(2005).

HOMEGROWNTALENT

GoneareSheaMcClellin,TylerShoemakerandNatePotter.Thenextwaveof Idaho-raisedstars?Maybe theseguys:

J.C. Percy(BlackfootHigh)

Thesenior linebackerwalkedonandhasplayedineverygameduringhiscareer.No returningplayerhasmorecareer tackles.

Mitch Burroughs(MeridianHigh)

Theseniorwide receiverquietlymade49catchesfor500yardsandatouchdown lastseason.Heexcelledduring fallcampandshouldhaveanotherbigyear.

Corey Bell(CapitalHigh)

Thesophomorenickelplaysaposition that lendsitself tomemorableplays—sacks, interceptions,forcedfumblesandbighits.Healsowillbeactiveonspecial teamsand isknownforhisenergy,whichshouldattract fans.

Matt Paradis(CouncilHigh)

Theformerwalk-ondefensive linemanhasbecome thestartingcenterasa junior.

Tyler Horn(Mtn.ViewHigh)

Hornmade1.5sacks inalimited role lastyear.Thesophomoredefensiveendshouldgetmuchmoreplaying time thisyear,splitting timewithDemarcusLawrence.

QuarterbackEven thegreatKellenMoorestruggled toputpointsonthescoreboardearly inhis firstseasonasstarter.SodidTaylorTharp in2007.Theoffense isgoing tohave tofight throughsomehiccupsagainstMichiganState,BYUandSouthernMiss—and thedefense isgoing tohave toprovidesomebreathing room.

DepthFreshmenandsophomoreswillbescatteredacross thedepthchart. If injuriesbegin tomount,as theyhave inrecent seasons, this teamcouldstart to look like thatgreen2007squad.Tailback,defensiveback, linebackerand thedefensive line, inparticular,couldgetyoung inahurry.

Defensive lineTheBroncos’ rebuilt line likelywill includefourfreshmenandsophomoresamong the topeight,including threewhohaven’tplayedmajorcollegefootball.PeteKwiatkowskihascoaxedoutstandingresults fromsomeinexperiencedplayersandyounglines in thepast; this isanotherchallenge.

NFLTALENT

BoiseState likelywon’tmatch thisyear’s total ofsixNFLDraftpicksnextApril.But there issomepro talenton this roster.The topcandidates:

Jamar TaylorTheseniorcorner-

backhas thesize,speed,experienceand talent tomakean impact in theNFL—andBoiseStatedefensivebackshavefaredwell in thedraft.Abig interceptionyearwouldhelp.

D.J. HarperThesenior tail-

back’s two tornanteriorcruciate ligamentsmaygivescoutspause.How-ever, healwayshas testedwell in the typesofdrillsthat theNFLuses toeval-uateplayersat thescout-ingcombine.

Jerrell GavinsTheseniorcorner-

backwillbequestionedbecauseofhissize(5-9,169),but if heplays thisseason likehedid thefirst threegamesof lastseason,he’ll getashot.

MikeAtkinsonTheseniordefen-

sive tackle fromWindsor,Ontario,alreadyhasbeendraftedbytheCFL.Hemightgeta look from theNFL if hedominates thisseason.

DanPaulThe6-foot-1,

262-poundfullbackmissed lastseasonwithagroin injury. Ifhe’sable tostayhealthythisseason,he’sanNFLprospect.

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3

4

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3

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5MattMillerThesophomorewide receiver fromHelena,Mont., tied for the teamleadwith62catches lastseason.Hewasa local legend inMontanaandahuge recruitingget—andhe’llbe rememberedfor turninghisfirstcollegecatch intoa touchdownin lastyear’sopeneragainstGeor-gia.Hiscombinationofhumility,calmand talentdrew immediatecomparisons toKellenMoore.

D.J. Harper

The tailbackcouldbea terrificstory

asasixth-year seniorwhofinally

gets the lead role inthebackfield.

TheBroncosneedastrong running

game thisseasonandHarperhas

shownaknack for thehighlight-reel

run—hescoredona71-yarder

againstVirginiaTech in2010anda

60-yarderagainstFresnoState in

2009.

The newQBInmostyears, themost famousmemberof theBoiseState footballteamis itsquarterback. Junior JoeSouthwick, thepresumedstarter,bringsagunslingingswagger to theposition thatcouldbe fun—andhismoreoutgoingpersonality,compared toMoore,couldplaywellwith thefansand themedia.

STARPOWER

Reasons it’sbusinessasusual Reasons toworry

Tailback Ian Johnson(2006-08)andquarterbackKellenMoore(2009-11)were thefacesofBoiseState football thepastsixseasons.Whofills that rolenext?The leadingcandidates:

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QUARTERBACK HT. WT. YR.16 JoeSouthwick 6-1 187 Jr.9GrantHedrick 6-0 192 So.TAILBACK HT. WT. YR.7D.J.Harper 5-9 205 Sr.39DrewWright 5-9 203 Sr.FULLBACK HT. WT. YR.47DanPaul 6-1 262 Sr.TIGHTEND HT. WT. YR.87Gabe LinehanOR 6-4 241 Jr.88ChandlerKoch 6-2 246 Sr.85HoldenHuff 6-5 213 Fr.80HaydenPlinke 6-4 255 Fr.XRECEIVER HT. WT. YR.2MattMiller 6-3 215 So.18AaronBurks 6-3 200 Jr.ZRECEIVER HT. WT. YR.20MitchBurroughs 5-9 193 Sr.83TroyWare OR 6-2 195 Fr.11ShaneWilliams-Rhodes 5-6 154 Fr.SLOTRECEIVER HT. WT. YR.34KirbyMoore OR 6-3 203 Jr.3ChrisPotter 5-9 159 Sr.LEFT TACKLE HT. WT. YR.78CharlesLeno Jr. OR 6-4 294 Jr.75FarajiWright 6-3 300 Sr.LEFTGUARD HT. WT. YR.61 JoeKellogg 6-3 305 Sr.72MarcusHenry 6-3 297 Fr.CENTER HT. WT. YR.65MattParadis 6-3 289 Jr.61 JoeKellogg 6-3 305 Sr.RIGHTGUARD HT. WT. YR.54MichaelAmes 6-4 293 Sr.77SpencerGerke 6-3 296 Jr.RIGHTTACKLE HT. WT. YR.76 JakeBroyles OR 6-5 290 Jr.78CharlesLeno Jr. 6-4 294 Jr.KICKER HT. WT. YR.84MichaelFrisina 5-5 162 Sr.41DanGoodale 5-10 191 So.

RETURNINGSTATLEADERS

NUMBEROFPLAYERSBYCLASSONOFFENSIVETWODEEP

PASSINGJoeSouthwick23-of-30, 198yds.,1TD, 1 int.,136.44efficiency

RUSHINGD.J.Harper115att., 557yds.,9TDs

RECEIVINGMattMiller62rec.,679yds.,9TDs;MitchBurroughs49rec.,500yds.,TD

1.NEWERA

Junior JoeSouthwick(Danville,Calif.) is thepresumedheirapparent toKellenMoore, thewinningestquarterback inFootballBowlSubdivisionhistory(50-3).Southwickwillscramblemore, likelytakemorerisksandbringa littlemore fireto thehuddle thanMoore.TheBroncoshavehad tremendoussuccesswith theirpast fivechoices for startingquarterback—all thewayback toBartHendricks in theBigWest—

andexpect the tradition tocontinue.

2.TARGET-RICHENVIRONMENT

TheBroncoshaveanabundanceof targets in thepassgame.SophomoreMattMiller(62catches lastyear),seniorMitchBurroughs (49),juniorKirbyMoore(22)andseniorChrisPotter(11)aresmart,versatilewide receiverswith terrifichands.Theonlyquestion iswhether they, or

guys likeAaronBurksandGeraldoBoldewijn (afterhisfour-gamesuspension),candoenoughdamage in theverticalpassinggame.At tightend, thedepth isalmostas impressive—watchout for juniorGabeLinehanandfreshmenHoldenHuffandHaydenPlinke.

3. FRESHFACES

It’spossible theBroncoscoulduseasmanyas four true fresh-menonoffense thisseason—Plinke,wide receiverShane

Williams-Rhodesand tailbacksJackFieldsandDevanDemas.Williams-Rhodes, theslippery5-foot-6Texan,generates themostexcitementwithfans,butPlinkecouldbea force.

4.PRINCE’SPLAYBOOK

RobertPrince, thewidereceiverscoachfrom2001 to2003and in2011,becomes thethirdoffensivecoordinator inasmanyyears.Playersandcoach-esexpectanaggressiveanden-ergetic,yetbalanced,approach.

FOURDOWNS

Idaho Statesman file photosMattMillerwasoneof twoBroncooffensiveplayers—alongwithJoeKellogg—namedtotheMWpreseasonall-conferenceteam.

TO-DOLIST

KEEP HARPER HEALTHY

Senior tailback

D.J. Harper’s combination

of explosiveness, experience

and pass blocking make him

invaluable.

PROTECT THE FOOTBALLBoise State hasn’t had aQB throw more than

11 interceptions since 2005.That also was the last time

the Broncos didn’t win10 games.

CONVERT FOURTH DOWNIf coaches stick to theirplan to limit the kickers tofield goals of less than 40yards, the offense needs toproduce on fourth downs.

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BoiseState:Defense

1. CORNERSTONES

If this isgoing tobeanotherdominantBoiseStatedefense,that successalmostcertainlywillstartwithseniorcorner-backs JamarTaylorand JerrellGavins.Thepaircan takeawaythedeepball,collect intercep-tionsandgivecoordinatorPeteKwiatkowski thefreedom toblitz. “Weplanonbeing thebest,and that’swhatwe’regoing tobe— thebest in the

MountainWest, thebest incollege football,”Gavinssaid.

2.CHANGESABOUND

TheBroncos lost theentire frontsevenandbothstartingsafeties.Theyalso losthalf of theirde-fensivecoachingstaff—MarcelYates(defensivebacks,TexasA&M)and JeffChoate(nickels,WashingtonState),whowereoriginalmembersofChrisPe-tersen’s staff.Thestarting line-

upcould includeasmanyas fivefreshmenandsophomores.

3. ENDGAME

Theleastexperiencedpositionisdefensiveend,wherethreeofthetopfourplayerswillmaketheirmajorcollegefootballdebutsthisseason.Butthisshouldbea fungrouptowatchbecauseoftheenergyandathleticismofplayerslikeDemarcusLawrence,SamUkwuachuandBeauMartin.

4. LASTLINEOFDEFENSE

For thefirst timesince2005,BoiseStatedoesn’tpossessaveteransafety.SophomoresLeeHightowerand Jeremy Ioaneareexpected tostart—andthere’seven lessexperiencebehind them.SeniorHazenMoss, theonlyupperclassmenin thegroup,hasspenthiscareerasa reserveandspecial-teamer.

END HT. WT. YR.8Demarcus Lawrence OR 6-3 242 So.69TylerHorn 6-5 265 So.NOSE HT WT YR.99MikeAtkinson 6-0 306 Sr.91GregGrimes 6-0 293 Sr.TACKLE HT WT YR.43RickyTjong-A-Tjoe 6-3 296 Jr.95DarrenKoontz 6-3 274 Sr.STUD END HT WT YR.53BeauMartin OR 6-2 250 So.82SamUkwuachu 6-4 222 Fr.MIDDLE LINEBACKER HT WT YR.33TommySmith 6-1 238 Sr.13BlakeRenaud 6-2 239 So.WEAK-SIDE LINEBACKER HT WT YR.48 J.C.Percy 6-0 227 Sr.33TommySmith 6-1 238 Sr.NICKEL HT WT YR.6DextrellSimmons 5-11 200 Sr.38CoreyBell 5-11 206 So.32 JonathanBrown 5-10 211 Jr.CORNERBACK HT WT YR.4 JerrellGavins 5-9 169 Sr.1BryanDouglas 5-9 166 So.CORNERBACK HT WT YR.5 JamarTaylor 5-11 196 Sr.37EboMakinde 5-10 181 Jr.STRONGSAFETY HT WT YR.10 Jeremy Ioane 5-10 197 So.24HazenMoss 6-0 201 Sr.FREE SAFETY HT WT YR.29LeeHightower 6-2 192 So.35DarianThompson 6-1 197 Fr.PUNTER HT WT YR.14TrevorHarman 6-3 216 Jr.41DanGoodale 5-10 191 So.LONGSNAPPER HT WT YR.44ChrisRoberson 6-0 228 Sr.

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TO-DOLIST

FOURDOWNS

FORCE 30 TURNOVERSThe Broncos havecollected at least

30 takeaways in four ofthe past eight years —all of their perfectregular seasons.

STOP THE RUNSenior linebackers

Tommy Smith and J.C. Percyand veteran tackles Mike

Atkinson and Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe give the run defense

plenty of backbone.

DEVELOP DEPTHThe Broncos have fewexperienced backups.

The freshman classes —true and redshirt — will need

to plug holes.

Idaho Statesman file photosMikeAtkinson,whostartedsixgames last season, is the loneprojectedsenior starteron thedefensive line thisyear.

RETURNINGSTATLEADERS

TACKLESJ.C.Percy46,MikeAtkinson31

SACKSRickyTjong-A-Tjoe2

INTERCEPTIONSJerrellGavins3,JamarTaylor2

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BoiseState:RosterQUARTERBACK

JOESOUTHWICK

6-1 187 R-Jr. 16 0GRANTHEDRICK

6-0 192 R-So. 8 0JIMMYLAUGHREA

6-1 200 R-Fr. 0 0NICKPATTI

5-10 187 Fr. 0 0

16

9

14

8

TAILBACK

D.J.HARPER

5-9 205 R-Sr. 41 2DREWWRIGHT

5-9 203 R-Sr. 25 0JAYAJAYI

6-0 222 R-Fr. 0 0DEVANDEMAS

5-8 170 Fr. 0 0JACKFIELDS

5-9 194 Fr. 0 0JAMELHART

5-9 211 Fr. 0 0CHARLESBERTOLI

5-11 191 Fr. 0 0

7

39

27

26

21

10

35

FULLBACK

DANPAUL

6-1 262 R-Sr. 36 6JAMALWILSON

5-11 227 R-Fr. 0 0

47

49

TIGHTEND

CHANDLERKOCH

6-2 246 R-Sr. 32 2GABELINEHAN

6-4 241 R-Jr. 25 13KYLESOSNOWSKI

6-2 247 R-So. 12 2CONNORPETERS

6-4 253 So. 0 0JAKEHARDEE

6-3 234 R-Fr. 0 0HOLDENHUFF

6-5 213 R-Fr. 0 0HAYDENPLINKE

6-4 255 Fr. 0 0BRENNYNDUNN

6-3 201 Fr. 0 0

WIDERECEIVER

MITCHBURROUGHS

5-9 193 R-Sr. 34 9TYLERJACKSON

6-1 195 R-Sr. 12 0CHRISPOTTER

5-9 159 R-Sr. 35 1GERALDOBOLDEWIJN

6-4 214 R-Jr. 22 4AARONBURKS

6-3 200 R-Jr. 23 0KIRBYMOORE

6-3 203 R-Jr. 26 5MATTMILLER

6-3 215 R-So. 13 8DALLASBURROUGHS

5-8 173 So. 13 1TROYWARE

6-2 195 R-Fr. 0 0SHANEWILLIAMS-RHODES

5-6 154 Fr. 0 0JACKSONREED

6-4 212 Fr. 0 0TAYLORPOPE

6-0 163 Fr. 0 0

20

15

317

18

34

2

81

88

87

86

89

42

85

80

93

OFFENSIVELINE

MICHAELAMES

6-4 293 R-Sr. 18 2JOEKELLOGG

6-3 305 R-Sr. 32 22BRENELMYERS

6-3 282 R-Sr. 27 4FARAJIWRIGHT

6-3 300 R-Sr. 23 3JAKEBROYLES

6-5 290 R-Jr. 11 3SPENCERGERKE

6-3 296 R-Jr. 16 2CHARLESLENOJR.

6-4 294 R-Jr. 23 13MATTPARADIS

6-3 289 R-Jr. 9 1CHRISTOZER

6-4 311 R-Jr. 0 0GREGDOHMEN

6-3 291 R-So. 0 0MARCUSHENRY

6-3 297 R-Fr. 0 0REESODHIAMBO

6-4 297 R-Fr. 0 0ADAMSHEFFIELD

6-3 326 R-Fr. 0 0TRAVISAVERILL

6-3 278 Fr. 0 0STEVENBAGGETT

6-3 248 Fr. 0 0MARIOYAKOO

6-4 320 Fr. 0 0SHANEWICKES

6-2 243 Fr. 0 0KELLENBUHR

6-0 264 Fr. 0 0AVERYWESTENDORF

6-5 270 Fr. 0 0

54

61

64

75

76

77

78

65

62

71

72

67

63

73

70

66

57

60

79

DEFENSIVEEND

KHARYEEMARSHALL

6-2 240 R-Jr. 15 0BEAUMARTIN

6-2 250 R-So. 0 0TYLERHORN

6-5 265 So. 8 0DEMARCUSLAWRENCE

6-3 242 R-So. 0 0SAMUKWUACHU

6-4 222 R-Fr. 0 0DARIENBARRETT

6-2 222 Fr. 0 0SAMMcCASKILL

6-3 236 Fr. 0 0ARMANDNANCE

6-0 273 Fr. 0 0

41

53

69

8

82

49

94

40

MIKEATKINSON

6-0 306 R-Sr. 26 6GREGGRIMES

6-0 293 R-Sr. 18 0DARRENKOONTZ

6-3 274 R-Sr. 22 0DAVIDCUSHING

6-1 272 Sr. 2 0RICKYTJONG-A-TJOE

6-3 296 R-Jr. 19 0ROBERTASH

6-3 283 R-Fr. 0 0JEFFWORTHY

6-3 285 R-Fr. 0 0ELLIOTHOYTE

6-4 275 Fr. 0 0

99

91

95

68

43

58

98

96

NICKEL

DEXTRELLSIMMONS

5-11 200 R-Sr. 13 0JONATHANBROWN

5-10 211 R-Jr. 18 4COREYBELL

5-11 206 So. 8 0HILTONRICHARDSON

6-2 217 R-Fr. 0 0CHRISSANTINI

5-11 220 Fr. 0 0

6

32

38

49

25

KICKER

MICHAELFRISINA

5-5 162 Sr. 5 0DANGOODALE

5-10 191 R-So. 11 0JAKEVANGINKEL

6-0 186 R-Fr. 0 0

84

41

18

LONGSNAPPER

CHRISROBERSON

6-0 228 Sr. 40 0JAKEHOLSTEEN

6-4 216 Jr. 0 0KEVINKEANE

6-0 208 So. 0 0

44

50

52

PUNTER

TREVORHARMAN

6-3 216 R-Jr. 24 0SEANWALE

6-1 171 Fr. 0 0

14

28

LINEBACKER

J.C.PERCY

6-0 227 R-Sr. 40 6TOMMYSMITH

6-1 238 R-Sr. 36 1DUSTINKAMPER

6-1 217 R-Jr. 0 0TRAVISSAXTON

6-1 221 R-So. 4 0BLAKERENAUD

6-2 239 So. 10 0TYLERGRAY

6-4 227 Fr. 0 0ANDREWPINT

6-1 215 Fr. 0 0BENWEAVER

6-0 226 Fr. 0 0

48

33

56

45

13

36

31

51

83

11

82

19

CORNERBACK

JOSHBORGMAN

5-7 174 R-Sr. 38 0JERRELLGAVINS

5-9 169 R-Sr. 28 6JAMARTAYLOR

5-11 196 R-Sr. 35 22EBOMAKINDE

5-10 181 R-Jr. 15 4BRYANDOUGLAS

5-9 166 R-So. 7 1DEON’TAEFLORENCE

5-9 168 R-So. 0 0CHAZANDERSON

5-10 175 Fr. 0 0DONTEDEAYON

5-9 143 Fr. 0 0TREYCORTA

5-10 182 Fr. 0 0

19

4

5

37

1

16

15

30

18

SAFETY

HAZENMOSS

6-0 201 R-Sr. 33 0JEREMYIOANE

5-10 197 R-So. 10 1LEEHIGHTOWER

6-2 192 So. 8 4ERICAGBAROJI

6-1 203 R-Fr. 0 0TAYLORLOFFLER

6-3 211 R-Fr. 0 0DARIANTHOMPSON

6-1 197 R-Fr. 0 0DILLONLUKEHART

6-0 199 R-Fr. 0 0CHANCELLERJAMES

6-1 194 Fr. 0 0

24

10

29

23

34

35

28

22

DEFENSIVETACKLE

Note:Players listedwithheight,weight,year,gamesplayedandgamesstarted;Rmeansredshirt.

40upperclassmen

24 seniors,14 withstartingexperience

66underclassmen

OFFENSE: JOEKELLOGG,22BYYEAR: 1Fr., 10So., 11 Jr.

DEFENSE: JAMARTAYLOR,22BYYEAR: 1Fr., 12So., 9 Jr.

MOSTGAMESSTARTED

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BoiseState:Schedule

For thefourthconsecutiveseason, theBroncosopen theseasonwithahigh-profileopponent.BoiseState toppedOregon,VirginiaTechandGeor-gia in thepreviousthree,butthisisthefirst true roadgame—andthefirstonewithoutQBKellenMoore.No. 13MichiganStaterankedsixthnationally in totaldefensein2011and returnseightstarterson theunit, includingstarDEWilliamGholston.

TheThursdaynight tiltwillbeashort turnaroundforbothteams.TheCougarsarenaturalrivals,and theschoolsbegina12-year series thisseason inBoise.The teamshaveplayedjust twice,withBoiseStatewin-ning in2003and2004.SinceBroncoMendenhall tookover in2005, theCougarsare66-24.QBRileyNelsonstartedforUtahStateagainstBoiseStatein2006.Hewillmakehis returnto theblueas theCougars’signal-caller sixyears later.

TheWolfPack have followedBoise State to theMountainWest, making the schoolsconference rivalsonce again.They alsoplayed in theBig Sky,BigWest andWAC together.Nevada famously endedBoiseState’s undefeated seasonandBCS chances in2010.TheBroncosmake their first triptoReno since that ill-fatedday.Fourof the past five gamesagainstNevadahavebeendecided in the finalquarter.Last year,Boise State toppedthePack30-10 inBroncoStadium.

TheGoldenEagleswent 12-2lastyear, endedHouston’sBCShopes in theConferenceUSAChampionshipGameandsentcoachLarryFedora toNorthCarolina.Hehasbeen replacedby formerSouthCarolinadefen-sivecoordinatorEllis Johnson.Canhekeep theEagles’high-poweredoffense(No. 14 inscoring) goingwithout record-settingQBAustinDavis,whilemaintainingasoliddefense(No. 26 inscoring)with just fourreturningstarters?

TheWarriorsareundergoingsome radicalchanges.Gone isthepass-happyoffense that

Hawaii hasemployedfor somanyyears.Gone is the longhair.First-yearcoachNormChow is installingapro-styleoffenseandmorediscipline toaprogram thatwent6-7 in2011.TwoofChrisPetersen’s sixcareer lossesareatAlohaStadium,both in2007(Hawaiiin the regular seasonandEastCarolina in theHawaiiBowl).

BoiseState is6-0all-timeagainstWyoming,allsince2002.But theCowboyshavegiven theBroncos trouble in thatstretch, including2006(17-10)inLaramie.Youneverknowhowhard thewindwillbeblowing.And theseCowboyshavesometalent, includingsophomoreQBBrettSmith.

Another team that isundergo-ingan identitychange, theBulldogshave replacedPatHillwithTimDeRuyterandanuptempooffensiveattack.FresnoStatehas theweaponstomake itwork. If thisgamewere inFresno, it’dbehigheronthis list.ButBoiseState is37-1athomeunderPetersen.

Aztecs’coachRockyLongwon’thave toworryabouttheBroncoswearingall-blueuniformson theblue turf.Longcomplainedabouttheuniform-turfcombina-tion,earning theireofBoiseStatefans.SanDiegoStatehasanewQB,OregonState transfer

RyanKatz.Hestartedfor theBeaversatBroncoStadiumin2010.SanDiegoStateis7-4on the roadin thepasttwoseasons.TheAztecswere10-40 in thepreviouseight.

Anothernewcoachfor theBroncosto tackle.FormerAlabamaandFresnoStateoffensivecoordinatorJimMcElwain takesoveraprogramthatwent3-9 in2011, includinga63-13demolitionat thehandsoftheBroncos.McElwainwon’tbeable to turnitaround thisquickly.

It seems likeBoiseStatehasbeenplayingMid-AmericanConferenceopponents forever.Thiswillbe thesixthgameagainstaMAC foesince2008and thefourthatBroncoStadium.BoiseState is5-0 inthosegamesagainstBowlingGreen,ToledoandMiamiwithanaveragescoreof42.8-10.

CoachBobbyHauckentershisthirdseason inVegasand itmightbe time toproducesomeresults.UNLV is4-21underHauck.TheRebelshave lost 13straight to rankedopponents. Itwillbe thefirstappearanceontheblue turf forUNLV,whichlastplayedatBoise in1977.

Another first-yearcoach.FormerNotreDamecoachBobDaviecomesoutof theESPNbooth to takeoveroneof theworstprograms inAmerica.Hemaywishhehadstayed inTV.

RANKINGBOISESTATE’SGAMESBYDIFFICULTYRANKED BY BRIAN MURPHY • IDAHO STATESMAN

Associated Press file photoMarkDantoniohas ledMichiganState toback-to-back 11-winseasons.MichiganState is 14-0atSpartanStadiumin the last twoseasonsand29-6 there in fiveseasonsunderDantonio.

2012SCHEDULE

Aug. 31:atMichiganStateSept. 15:vs.Miami(Ohio)Sept.20:vs.BYUSept.29:atNewMexicoOct.6:atSouthernMissOct. 13:vs.FresnoStateOct.20:vs.UNLVOct.27:atWyomingNov.3:vs.SanDiegoStateNov. 10:atHawaiiNov. 17:vs.ColoradoStateDec. 1:atNevada

FAN VOTEToughest toeasiestgamesbyreadersonFacebookand IdahoStatesman.com(withfirst-placevotesandtotalpointsreceived):1.MichiganState(17) 2042.BYU 1783.Nevada 1644.SouthernMiss 1555.Wyoming 1206.SanDiegoState 1187.FresnoState 1068.Hawaii 1019.ColoradoState 6010.Miami(Ohio) 5711.UNLV 4312.NewMexico 20

TICKETSSeason ticketsat idahotickets.com(rangefrom$220to$380,plusBroncoAthleticAssociationmembershipswhereappli-cable).Familyplans(twoadults, twochildren)in thesouthcurvesandendzoneare$766. Individual-gameticketsgoonsaleat10a.m.Sept.5.Therearethreepricecategories:ÆBYU—$49 to$80adults,$47-$78seniors,$32to$53 juniors.ÆFresnoStateandSanDiegoState—$46to$74adults,$44 to$73seniors,$31 to$50 juniors.ÆMiami(Ohio),UNLV,ColoradoState—$36to$60adults,$34to$58seniors,$25to$40 juniors.

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BoiseState:6ChangesToBroncoStadium

Build indoorpractice facility

($9.5million).Completed,2006.

BuildStueckleSkyCenter


JoinMountainWest(free).

Completed,2011.

KeepcoachChrisPetersen

($11.75million, five-yearcontract).

Completed,2012.

Move track toDonaLarsenPark


Expandbleachers($3.1million).

Completed,2012.

1. BLEACHER

EXPANSION

The stadium capacityhasincreasedby3,500 to37,000,thanks tonewpermanent,steelbleachersatbothends—madepossiblebybuildinganewtrack stadiumatDonaLarsenPark.The5,000seatson the southendare reserved.The3,750seatson thenorthend include reserved seats inthenorthwest cornerandgen-eraladmission seats in theendzone.

2.ACONNECTED

STADIUM

Thebleachers in the southendzoneprovideabridge from theeastgrandstands to thewest— connecting the two sides forthe first time.

3.TRACK?

WHATTRACK?

Boise State opted to paint theremaining portions of thetrack gray tomake it blendbetter with the rest of thestadium.The bench areasarewhite.

4. IMPROVEDSOUND

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5.HIGHER

SCOREBOARDS

The scoreboardsat thenorth(14 feethigher)and south(25 feethigher) endshavebeenelevated to compensatefor the largerbleachers. Fansseated in theupperportionsofthe lowergrandstandswon’tbeable to see the videoboard,so they’ll haveTVmonitorsnearby instead.

6. FIELDGOALNETS

Thestadiumnowhasa fieldgoal netatbothends, ratherthan just thenorth.Postswereaddedateachend tohold thenets.

Idaho Statesman photos

JoinBCSconference($2million).

TheBigEast, on July 1,2013.

Build footballcomplex innorthendzone

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For thepast230days,sinceanotherSEC teamwonanotherBCSnationalchampionship,collegefootball fanshavebeenblastedwithaworld-classscandal, negativeheadlines, off-the-field issuesandnever-endingconferencechaos.Finally,wecanignoreeverythingwedon’t likeaboutcollegefootball (well, except for thepollsand theBCSsystem).Finally,weget towatchsomeactual games(thereare78in thefirstweek,starting thisThursday). Incelebration,weaskeda fewlocal“fans’’onesimplequestion:What isyour favorite thingaboutcollegefootball?Here isa listofwhat theyhad tosay ...

CollegeFootball:SaturdaySalvation

“My favorite thing iswatchingother teamsplay. I love togohomewhen Igetanopportunitytowatchothercollege football.That’snot stressful.That’scompletelyrelaxingandentertainingandawaytowatchwhat they’redoing—scheme-wise,strategy-wise.’’

CHRIS PETERSENBoise State football coach

“The intensity, thepassionofthe fans,beingable to sharethegamewithmy sons, thewater cooler/coffeeshopdebates.KennyChesneycaptures it in his song, ‘TheBoysOf Fall—knockin’heads‘n talkin’ trash.’Call it in theair.GoBroncos!’’

LEONRICEBoise State basketball coach

“I loveall thepageantry thatsurrounds thegames. It isspecialbecause itbringsallfacetsofcampus life together.”

MARKCOYLEBoise State athletic director

“College football is likenoothersport.Love thepageantryandthecolors—it's somethingprosportscan'tduplicate. Itbringsacommunity together likenoth-ingelse.Youget tobeyoungagain foraweekendbytailgat-ingwithyour friendsand rootingforacommoncause.Someofmy favoritemomentswerespent incollegewithfriendstraveling to roadgames.Now Icanamblessed to live iteveryweek inBoise.”

BOB BEHLERBoise State radio voice

“I likecollege footballbecauseit’s real.Thedriving forcebehindtheseathletes isn’tabout themoneyor thefame—it’saboutplayinghard,having fun.Collegefootballbringsoutschoolpridewithboth theplayersand thecommunity.”

KRISTIN ARMSTRONGBoise’s gold-medal cyclist,Idaho grad, UI/BSU fan

“Therearea tonofgreat thingsaboutacollege footballseason— thecool,crispair,watchingtwo teamsplayhard, thesoundof teamshittingeachother.I alsodon’thave togo to thebaseball field thatday.Andfootballmeanshuntingseasonhasstarted.’’

MARKJOHNSONBoiseHawksmanager

“Thegame-dayatmosphere.There’snothingelse like thebuzzandenergycreatedbyajam-packedcollege footballsta-diumonaSaturdayafternoon.’’

CHADDCRIPEStatesman college footballwriter, AP voter

“WatchingBoiseStatewinaclosegameasa resultofexcellentcoaching,preparation&execution.’’

STEVENKIMESFan fromFacebook

“Ihaveno ideawhy,but I tearupwhen theyrunonto theblue.For threemagicalhours,workdoesn’tmatter,billsdon’tmat-ter, the illsof theworldvanish.’’

MARYROHLFINGFan fromFacebook

“There’sonlyonewaytokickoffacollege footballSaturday—withBig&Rich(I canhear themusicnow)and theESPN‘GameDay’crew(Erinwho?).Nothingputsyou in themoodfor 12to14hoursof livegameslike3hoursofpre-gameexcel-lence.Theshowstartsearly—thealarmgoesoffat6:59a.m.everySaturday—butbythetime thatmeaninglessBigTengamekicksoffat 10,you’resomuchsmarterabout theday.And thoroughlyentertained.’’

MIKEPRATERStatesman sports editor,Harris andHeisman voter

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CollegeFootball:ChangesComingCHANGESFOR2013CHANGESFOR2012

School Oldconference NewconferencePittsburgh BigEast ACCSyracuse BigEast ACCBoiseState MountainWest BigEastSanDiegoState MountainWest BigEastCentral Florida ConferenceUSA BigEastHouston ConferenceUSA BigEastMemphis ConferenceUSA BigEastSMU ConferenceUSA BigEastFlorida International SunBelt ConferenceUSANorthTexas SunBelt ConferenceUSALouisianaTech WAC ConferenceUSATexas-SanAntonio WAC ConferenceUSASan JoseState WAC MountainWestUtahState WAC MountainWestTexasState WAC SunBeltGeorgiaState FCS Sun BeltSouthAlabama FCS SunBeltIdaho WAC Independent*NewMexicoState WAC Independent**notofficialCHA-CHA-CHANGES:From to2011until2013, every FBSconferencewill haveexperiencedat leastonemembership change.Theonly leaguesnot to losea school:ACC,BigTen,Pac-12,SEC.

Associated Press file photoTEXASVS.TEXASA&M Thanksgivingweekendwon’tbe thesamewithout thesebitter rivals squaringoff.Firstmeeting: 1894.Totalgames: 118.

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ESPNvs. everyone elseTVmoney isdrivingall of this.

Kansas vs.MissouriBorderWar.Firstmeeting:1891.Total games: 120.

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Coach:TroyCalhoun,41-24(fiveseasons)Lastyear:7-6,3-4MW(5th)Lastbowl:2011MilitaryBowl (L,42-41vs.Toledo)Returningstarters(offense/defense/kickers):3/2/2Starwatch:SeniorkickerParkerHer-ringtonwas theonlyunanimouspre-seasonfirst-teamAll-MountainWestselection.Herringtonmade15-of-18fieldgoals lastyearwitha longof45andwasanAll-MWpick.SeniorLBAlexMeans,anotherpreseasonfirst-teampick,had9.5 tackles for loss lastyear.TheFalconsdonotplayBoiseState thisseason.To-dolist:ÆReplacenearlyeveryone.AirForcemust replacea lot, including its leadersin rushing,passing, receiving, tackles,forcedfumbles, interceptions, passesdefendedandkickoff returns.ÆSupportDietz.QBConnorDietz,arareninth-semestereligibleplayerattheAcademy,will takeover forTimJeffersonand run theoptionattack.

Coach: JimMcElwain, firstseasonLastyear:3-9, 1-6MW(T-6th)Lastbowl:2008NewMexico(W,40-35vs.FresnoState)Returningstarters: 7/7/0Starwatch: JuniorRBChrisNwoke isbackafter rushing for 1,130yardsandnine touchdowns lastseason.Moreoftheburdencould fall onhim thisyearwithoutQBPeteThomas,who trans-ferred toNorthCarolinaState.Nwoke,whohasbattledanankle injury in fallpractice,willbe runningbehindpresea-sonAll-MW linemanWestonRichburg.Leading tacklerShaquilBarretthad99 tackles, including4.5for loss,asasophomore lastyear.To-dolist:Æ ImproveatQB.GarrettGrayson,asophomore,earned the job.Graysonplayed in fourgames lastyear, passingfor542yardsand twoTDs.Hecom-pleted55.8percentofhispasses.ÆTransform theculture.McElwainwon twonational titlesatAlabama inthreeyears.ColoradoStatehaswonninegames in threeseasons.

Coach:TimDeRuyter, firstseasonLastyear:4-9,3-4WAC(T-4th)Lastbowl:2010Humanitarian(L,40-17vs.Northern Illinois)Returningstarters: 7/7/1Starwatch: JuniorQBDerekCarrthrew for3,544yardsand26TDs.ThepreseasonMWOffensivePlayerof theYear isbackalongwithabevyofoffen-siveweapons, includingRBRobbieRouse(1,549yards, 13TDs in2011).Evenwith the transferofWRJalenSaunders, theBulldogshaveenoughreturning talentat theposition toimplement theirup-tempo,pass-hap-pyscheme.LBTravisBrown, the team’sleading tacklerwith85, isback.To-dolist:Æ Implementchangesonoffenseanddefense.ThoughFresnoState threwtheballmore inPatHill’s lastseason,DeRuyterpromisesmore throwinganda fast-pacedattack.Healsowants toattackondefensewithmoreblitzing.ÆWinbackfans.Partof the reasonforHill’sdismissalwasapathyonbehalf oftheBulldog faithful.Will theyreturn?

Coach:NormChow, firstseasonLastyear:6-7,3-4WAC(T-4th)Lastbowl:2010Hawaii (L,62-35vs.Tulsa)Returningstarters: 6/4/2Starwatch:DLPaipaiFalemalu is theteam’s lonepreseasonAll-MWselec-tion.Falemaluhad50tackles, including6.0 for lossand4.5sacks.The realstarinHonolulumightbeChow,anativesonwhohas returnedhomeforhis firsthead-coaching jobat66.HehastutoredprolificcollegequarterbackslikeTyDetmer,CarsonPalmer,MattLeinartandPhilipRivers.Duke transferSeanSchroederwon theQB job in fallcamp.To-dolist:ÆAvoid thenoise.Hawaii’soffseasonhasbeenfilledwithdistractions, fromplayerarrests toabotchedathleticfundraisingconcert thatwassupposedtofeatureStevieWonder. It’dbenice iftheattentionwason thefield thisyear.ÆAdjusttoanewwayofdoingthings. Itwillbequiteachange toseeHawaii playaconventional offense.

Coach:ChrisAult,226-103-1(27seasons)Lastyear:7-6, 5-2WAC(T-2nd)Lastbowl:2011Hawaii (L,24-17vs.SouthernMiss)Returningstarters: 6/6/1Starwatch:QBCodyFajardocouldendupas thebestplayer in the league.Hehadmore than2,400yardsof totaloffenseasa freshman.Offensive line-menChrisBarkerand JeffNadyshouldprovide time to throwor running roomfor thedual-threatQB.SDukeWilliamshashadan interestingcareer,butseems tohaveputearlycareeroff-field troublesbehindhim tobecomeakeycogfor theWolfPackdefense.To-dolist:ÆMake thejump.Nevada lost to thesixbest teams itplayed lastyear.Withthemove to theMW, theWolfPackaregoing toface toughercompetition.ÆPlaybetterdefense.TheWolfPackrankedNo.58 inscoringdefense.Theoffense,which isaddingmorepassing,shouldproduce lotsofpoints. It’sup tothedefense tomake themholdup.


mountainWest:TeamPreviewsNEWMEXICO UNLV WYOMING PRESEASON

MEDIAPOLLFIRST-PLACE VOTESAND TOTAL POINTS

SANDIEGOSTATE

Coach:BobDavie, firstseasonatNewMexico(35-25 in fiveseasonsatNotreDame)Lastyear: 1-11, 1-6MW(T-6th)Lastbowl:2007NewMexico(W,23-0vs.Nevada)Returningstarters: 8/6/1Starwatch:After threestraight 1-11seasons, theLobosdidnotplaceasingleplayeron thepreseasonAll-MWteam.WRTyKirk(47catches,376yards)andTELucasReed(22catches,241yards)give theLobossomeweapons in thepassinggame.But itpromises tobeanother longseasonforNewMexicoandDavie, theformerNotreDamecoachandESPNanalyst.To-dolist:ÆKeepHolbrookhealthy.SeniorQBB.R.Holbrookmissed time in fall prac-ticewithchest inflammation.Thedepthbehindhimisquestionable.ÆSomething tobuildon.TheLobosmust findsomethingpositive thissea-son.Theirdepth isdepletedwithabouthalf of incoming recruits in thepastthreeyearsno longer in theprogram.

Coach:RockyLong,8-5(oneseasonatSDSU); 73-74(12seasonsoverall)Lastyear:8-5,4-3(4th)Lastbowl:2011NewOrleans(L,32-30vs.Louisiana-Lafayette)Returningstarters: 7/6/0Starwatch:CBLeonMcFaddenandTEGavinEscobarare theonlyreturningfirst-teamAll-MWoffensiveordefen-siveperformers from2011.LongpraisedMcFadden, thepreseasonDe-fensivePlayerof theYear,asoneof thebestcornerbackshe’severcoached.Es-cobarhad51catches for780yardsandsevenTDs.Ex-OregonStateQBRyanKatztakesover.TheAztecsmustreplaceRBRonnieHillman(1,711yards).To-dolist:ÆMaintain thesuccess.FormercoachBradyHoke ledSDSU toa9-4seasonin2010before leaving forMichigan.Longwent8-5 inhis firstseason.TheAztecsneed tosustain thosewinningwaysas theyhead into theBigEast.ÆFindarunner.AdamMuemahad119yards inbackupdutyagainstBoiseState.Nowhehas tocarryabigger role.

Coach:BobbyHauck,4-21 (twoseasonsatUNLV);84-38(nineseasonsoverall)Lastyear:2-10, 1-6MW(T-6th)Lastbowl:2000LasVegas(W,31-14vs.Arkansas)Returningstarters: 8/5/2Starwatch:RBTimCornett,who ledthe teamwith671yardsandseventouchdowns, isaiming to lead theRebels in rushing for threeconsecutiveyears.UNLVwillstart redshirt fresh-manQBNickSherry,whichcouldmean lotsofcarries forCornett.Sherryis6-foot-5and240poundsandpos-sessesabigarm.LBJohnLotulelei isthe team’s top returning tackler(60).To-dolist:ÆDevelopapassingattack.UNLVranked118thoutof 120FBS teams inpassingoffense lastseason.TheRebelsthrew foramere109.6yardspergame.OnlyNavyandArmythrew for feweryards.Sherryhopes tochange this.ÆBuyHauck time.TheformerMontanacoachmustshowsomeimprovement inhis thirdseason.

Coach:DaveChristensen, 18-20(threeseasons)Lastyear:8-5,5-2MW(3rd)Lastbowl:2011NewMexico(L,37-15toTemple)Returningstarters: 5/7/1Starwatch:OLNickCarlsonandDBLukeRuffweresecond-teamAll-MWperformers lastyearandbothmadethepreseasonall-leaguesquad.Ruffhad102tackles in2011.CarlsonhelpsprotectQBBrettSmith,whohadastel-lar freshmancampaign.Smith threwformore than2,600yardsand20TDs.His top three receiversareback—Do-minicRufran(44-402),RobertHerron(43-379)andChrisMcNeill (42-504).To-dolist:ÆProtectSmith.Thesophomore isthekeyto theWyomingoffense.Hewas the team’s leading rusher in2011.At6-foot-3and195pounds, hehasgoodsize to take that sortofpounding.ÆMaintain theprogress.The lasttime theCowboyshadback-to-backwinningseasonswas 1998-1999.Wyominghasachance tomatch that.

1. Boise State (27) 2962.Nevada 2443. Fresno State (2) 2314.Wyoming 2135. SanDiego State (1) 1736.Air Force 1707.Hawaii 1168.Colorado State 1119.UNLV 6310.NewMexico 33

2011 STANDINGS

1.TCU 7-0 11-22. Boise State 6-1 12-13.Wyoming 5-2 8-54. SanDiego State 4-3 8-55.Air Force 3-4 7-6T6.Colorado State 1-6 3-9T6.UNLV 1-6 2-10T6.NewMexico 1-6 1-11

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MountainWest:PlayersToWatch

1. Cody FajardoQB,NevadaTheWACFreshmanof theYearcompletedmore than68percentofhispasses lastseasonand rushedfor694yardsand11 touchdowns.He’sagreat fit in thepistoloffense—andcouldgetmoreopportuni-ties to throwthisyearwith thearrival ofoffensivecoordinatorNickRolovich, theformerHawaiicoordinator.

2. Derek CarrQB,FresnoStateCarraccumulated the third-mostpassingyards inschoolhistoryasasophomore,with3,544.He tossed26touch-downpassesagainstnineinterceptions.He’sprobablytheMountainWest’sbestpurepasser,andhe’ll getplentyofchances toshowoffhisarmin

theBulldogs’newup-tempo,spreadattack. “It’ssomuchfun,”saidCarr, thepreseasonoffensiveplayerof theyear.

3. Robbie RouseRB,FresnoStateTheseniorneeds317yards tobecome theall-time leadingrusher inFresnoStatehistory.Heaverages5.1yardspercarryand7.6yardspercatch, totaling1,777yards fromscrimmagelastyear.

4. LeonMcFaddenCB,SanDiegoStateThe two-timeAll-MountainWest first-teamerbrokeup15passes lastseason—sixmorethananyoneelse in the league.“Thebetterhegets, themoremoneyhe’sgoing tomake(intheNFL),”coachRockyLongsaid.

5. Colin LockettWR,SanDiegoStateThe juniormoved fromcorner-back towide receiver last sea-sonandbecameabig-playmachine.Hecaught58passes,averaging 16.7yardspercatch.Healsoaveraged 13.7yardspercarryand21.9yardsperkickoffreturn.

6. Brett SmithQB,WyomingTheMountainWest Freshmanof theYearaveraged256.3yardsof total offensepergameasa true freshman.HebrokeformerTCU starAndyDalton’sconference record for totaloffensebya freshman.Smithrushed for 710yardsand10 touchdowns. “He’sbigger,strongerand faster thanhe’sbeen,” coachDaveChristensensaid.

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ROBBIEROUSEIn2011:Averaged119.2rushingyardspergame,

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OFFENSEQBDerekCarr, junior, FresnoStateWRMattMiller, sophomore,BoiseStateWRColin Lockett, junior,SanDiegoStateRBRobbieRouse, senior, FresnoStateRBChrisNwoke, junior,ColoradoState **OLChrisBarker, senior,NevadaOL JoeKellogg, senior,BoiseStateOLWestonRichburg, junior,ColoradoState**OLNickCarlson, senior,Wyoming **OL JeffNady, senior,NevadaTEGavinEscobar, junior,SanDiegoState*

DEFENSEDLMikePurcell, senior,WyomingDLMikeAtkinson, senior,BoiseStateDLPaipai Falemalu, senior,HawaiiDL JackReynoso, junior,NevadaLBTravisBrown, senior, FresnoStateLBShaquilBarrett, junior,ColoradoStateLBAlexMeans, senior,Air ForceDBLeonMcFadden,senior,SanDiegoState *DBDukeWilliams, senior,NevadaDBLukeRuff, senior,Wyoming **DB JamarTaylor, senior,BoiseState

7. Gavin Escobar,TE,SanDiegoStateThe6-foot-6,255-poundermade51catchesfor780yardsandseven touchdowns lastseason,playingpartof theseasonwithabro-kenhand.He finishedwitheightcatches, 113yardsand two touchdownsagainstBoiseState. “He’sagreat receiver thateverybodyhasmatchupproblemswith,”Longsaid.

8. Chris Nwoke,RB,ColoradoStateNwokeaveraged162.0yardspergameand6.9yardspercarry in fivestarts—includinggames inwhichhe rushedfor269and232yards. “I justhavea relentlesswill,”hesaid.

9.MattMiller,WR,BoiseStateMiller likelywillbe theBroncos’go-to receiverin third-downand red-zonesituations.Thelasttwoguys in that rolebroke theschoolrecordforsingle-season touchdowncatches.“Whenwegoouttopractice,he’sgoing toplaythesameaswhen thebright lightscomeon,”coachChrisPetersensaid. “Thatdoesn’tfazehim.”

10. D.J. Harper,RB,BoiseStateHarperaverages5.1yardspercarryandhasscored24 touchdownson319careerattempts.At those rates, hecouldputupmonsternumbersasa first-year starter.

PRESEASONALL-MOUNTAINWESTTEAM

SPECIALISTS/AWARDSPPeteKontodiakos,senior,ColoradoState **PKParkerHerrington, senior,Air Force#*Ret.MitchBurroughs, senior,BoiseStateOffensiveplayerof theyear:CarrDefensiveplayerof theyear:McFaddenSpecialteamsplayeroftheyear:Burroughs

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CollegeFootball: IdahoVandals

Photo courtesyUniversity of IdahoDOMINIQUEBLACKMAN,QB:The juniorbeatout fellow juniorTaylorDavis for thestartingspotin fall camp.Blackmanbringssizeandathleticismto theposition,whichmadehimacovetedplayeroutofhighschool in2008,whenRivals.comratedhimas theNo.95recruit inCalifornia.

Anewquarterback,part IIWhileDominiqueBlackmanhas looked

sharp inwinning thestartingquarter-backposition,he’sahighlyunprovencommodity.Hesatout lastseasonaftertransferring fromOldDominion,andhasn’tplayedagameat theDivision Ilevel.His lastplaying timewaswithLosAngelesHarbor juniorcollege in2009.

Tigers, ohmyAtriptoLSU istoughenoughforanSEC

foe.FortheVandals, it’sallabout leavingBatonRougewithas few injuriesaspossible—anda littlebitofdignity intact.IdahoplaysattheSECpowerSept.15.

Scoring pointsIdaho’soffense ranked107thoutof 120teams in thecountry inscoring lastseason.Fourof thefivemostproductivescorerson lastseason’s team(excludingkickerTreyFarquhar)areno longerwiththesquad.Thatgroup included runningbackPrincetonMcCarty,who led theVandalswithfour touchdowns.

AUG. 30vs.E.Washington,7p.m.SEPT.8atBowlingGreen,5p.m.TV:KTRV,AltitudeSEPT. 15atLSU,6p.m.SEPT. 22vs.Wyoming,3p.m.SEPT. 29atNorthCarolina,TBAOCT.6vs.NewMexicoSt.,3p.m.TV:KTRV,AltitudeOCT. 13atTexasState,5p.m.TV:KTRV,Altitude2OCT. 20atLouisianaTech,5p.m.TV:Altitude(at6p.m.)NOV. 3vs.San JoseState,3p.m.TV:KTRV,Altitude2NOV. 10atBYU,TBANOV. 17vs.UT-SanAntonio,3p.m.NOV. 24atUtahState, 1p.m.TV:Altitude(All timesMountain)

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1. LouisianaTech (25) 1932.UtahState (3) 1643.San JoseState 1304. Idaho 1025.NewMexicoState 956.TexasState 577.UT-SanAntonio 43

NOTE:First-placevotes inparentheses. Idahowaspickedfifthincoaches’poll.

2011STANDINGS

Conf. All1.LouisianaTech 6-1 8-52.UtahState 5-2 7-63.Nevada 5-2 7-64.San JoseState 3-4 5-75.FresnoState 3-4 4-96.Hawaii 3-4 6-77.NewMexicoState2-5 4-98. Idaho 1-6 2-10

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SCHEDULE

OFFENSIVEPLAYERSTOWATCH

1: JUSTINVELTUNG,WR:Thesenior ison theHornungAwardwatch list,which recognizesver-satility.Veltunghasscoreda touchdown in fourdif-ferentwaysduringhiscareer— rushing, receiving,punt returnandkick return—and is Idaho’sactivecareer leader inall-purposeyardageat2,636.

2:MIKESCOTT,WR:The5-foot-11, 198-poundsenior led Idahowith55 receptionsand691yardslastseason.Hecomes into thisseasonasa teamcaptainonanoffense thatneedsplaymakers.Scottshowedhisexplosivenesswithcatchesof51,49and44yards lastseason.

3:MIKEMARBOE,C:The6-foot-2,296-poundsophomorestartedall 12gamesatcenterasafreshman lastseason,andquicklybecame theanchorof theoffensive line.Hehasbeennamedto theRimingtonwatch list.Theawardhonors thenation’s topcenter.

DEFENSIVEPLAYERSTOWATCH

1:AARONGRYMES,CB: The5-foot-11, 183-poundsenior takesona larger leadership roleasa teamcaptain.Grymes led theVandals’defensewithsevenpassbreakups lastseason.Healsorecovered twofumblesand talliedan interceptionwhilestartingall 12games.

2:GARYWALKER,S:The6-foot, 199-poundsenior ranked20th in thenation lastseasonwith67solo tackles.Walker is theVandals’ leadingreturning tackler(109lastyear).Walker,a two-year starter, had15 tackles(12solo, threeassists)againstBowlingGreen lastseason.

3:ROBERTSIAVII,LB:The6-foot-1,225-poundsenior returns to thefieldafter sittingout2011withaknee injury.TheHawaii nativestartedall 13games in2010and led Idahowith91 tackles (55solo,36assists).Hestartedall 13games in2009andplayed ineverygameasa freshman in ’08.

AnewquarterbackDominiqueBlackman,a6-foot-5,255-poundjunior,won thestarting

jobwithasolid fallcamp. In threescrim-mages, hewent39-of-56 for462yardswhile throwingseven touchdownsandno interceptions.

Anewoffensivemind at the helmOffensivecoordinatorSteveAxmanretiredin theoffseason.CoachRobbAkey(19-43 in fiveseasons) replacedhimwith runningbackscoachJason

Gesser.TheformerWashingtonStatestandoutQB ischargedwith turning theVandals’offensearound.

Special players on special teamsPunterBobbyCowanandkickerTreyFarquharmakea formidableone-twocombination.Cowanwasnameda first-teamAll-AmericanbytheFootballWritersAssociationofAmerica in2011.Farquhar,whobooteda55-yardfieldgoalatSan JoseState lastseason,hasthe topfield-goal percentage(75.9percent) inschoolhistory.

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1:KEVINYOST,QB:Hecompletedaschool-record300passes(in493attempts) for2,973yardsand15TDs.Yost threw 12 interceptionsandwasunderconstantpressure.CoachMikeKramerpraisedhis intelligenceandcraftiness.Withbetterprotection,Yost’snumbersshould takeoff.

2:DONOVANHENLEY,CB:The5-foot-10, 178-poundsenior interceptedaBigSky-best fourpass-es lastyear.Hehad43tacklesandsixpassbreak-ups.HenleyandfellowseniorAnthonyBoyles,aconvertedwide receiverwhohad31catches lastyear, give theBengalsapairofgoodcornerbacks.

3:JAKEROUSER,DE:Thesenior ledtheteamintackles for loss(9.5)andsacks(3.5).Rouseralsohadtwoforcedfumblesandateam-highsixquarterbackhurries in2011.At6-foot-3and245pounds,RousertorehisACL inthemiddleofthe2009season,buthasnotmissedagamesince,playinginall22.

TREASUREVALLEYPLAYERSTOWATCH

1:DANIELMCSURDY,RB:TheMountainViewHighproductandformerwalk-onwillstartat run-ningback,whichdoesn’tmean lotsofcarries in theBengals’offense.Oneof IdahoState’s fastestplay-ers, the5-foot-11, 195-poundMcSurdywillbecountedon inpassprotectionandasa receiver.

2:NICKBECKMAN,OG:TheCapitalHighproductstartedeightgamesat left tackle lastseason.ButtheBengals’ interioroffensive linewasunable toprotectQBKevinYost,soBeckmanhasbeenmoved inside tohelp.CoachMikeKramer saidBeckman,asophomore,hasmadegoodprogress.

3:LUKEAUSTIN,WR:The6-foot-1, 170-poundjunior fromSkyviewHighwassecondon the teamwith439 receivingyards.Austinhad10catches for146yardsagainstEasternWashington.A formerwalk-onwhoearnedascholarship,Austinplaysslot receiver in theBengals’ fourwide receiver sets.

Photo courtesy Kelli Francis/Idaho StateAthleticsRODRICKRUMBLE,WR:Thesenior setaschool recordwith112catchesandhad1,348 receivingyards, thesecondmost inschoolhistory.Still,coachMikeKramerwantsmoreoutof the6-foot-2,210-poundAll-American— more touchdowns thanhisseven,moreyardsafter thecatchandfewerdrops.

YouthfulmistakesIdahoStatehas just11scholarshipplayersremainingon its roster

from thepreviouscoachingstaff.ThatmeanscoachMikeKramer’sbunch isfull ofyoungplayers, including43 fresh-men.Withyouthcomesmistakes.

Pass protectionIf there isonearea IdahoStatemustimprove, it isalong theoffensive line.TheBengalsgaveup66sacks in 11games last season—18more sacks

thananyother teamallowed. “Likeawavegoingover the top,” ishowKramerdescribed last year’sonslaught.TheBengalshave recruitedheavilyalong theline, looking formorebulk,andmadesomepositionchanges to improve.

Away gamesIdahoStatehas lost34consecutivegameson the road,astreak thatdatesto2005.Thebestchance toend thestreak isOct.20atNorthernColorado— thesiteof theprogram’s last roadvictory.

NomoreNCAApenaltiesIdahoState facedscholarship restric-

tions, practice-time limitsandapost-seasonban lastseasondue to lowAcademicProgressRates.ButtheNCAAhas liftedallpenaltiesastheBengals’APRhasrisen toanall-timehigh.TheBengalsareat63scholarships,theFCS limit. “APR isanimportantcomponent. It isabaselineforwhat theuniversityhaseveryright toexpect fromthisprogram,”coachMikeKramersaid.

Asecond year in the systemKramer, inhissecondseason, installedaradicallydifferentoffense. Ithas takensome time toadjustandgetplayers tobuy in.

Ascheduling breakBigSkyexpansionhas resulted inanunbalancedschedule.And IdahoStatecaughtamajorbreak— theBengalsdon’tplayMontanaStateorEasternWashington, the top two teams in theleague. It isn’ta totalbreak. IdahoStatestillvisitsAirForceandNebraska.

3 Reasons for optimism 3Areasof concern

SEPT. 1atAirForce,noonSEPT.8vs.BlackHillsSt.,4:05p.m.SEPT. 22atNebraska,TBASEPT. 29vs.SacramentoSt.,1:35p.m.OCT.6atPortlandState,6:05p.m.OCT. 13vs.UCDavis,4:05p.m.OCT. 20atN.Colorado, 1:35p.m.OCT. 27atMontana, 1:30p.m.TV:RootNorthwestNOV. 3vs.No.Arizona,4:05p.m.NOV. 10atCalPoly,7:05p.m.NOV. 17vs.WeberState,4:05p.m.(All timesMountain)

HOWTO FOLLOWTHEBENGALSIdahoState isnoton theradio in theTreasureValley.

BIGSKYMEDIAPRESEASONPOLL

1.MontanaState (30) 5022.E.Washington (3) 4533.Montana (5) 4424.PortlandState 3345.CalPoly (1) 3236.NorthDakota 2957.WeberState (1) 2848.SouthernUtah 2589.NorthernArizona 24210.SacramentoState 19111.UCDavis 13512. IdahoState 11513.NorthernColorado 63

NOTE:First-placevotesinparentheses. IdahoStatewas11thincoachespoll.

2011STANDINGS

Cnf.All1.Montana 7-1 11-32.MontanaState 7-1 10-33.PortlandState 5-3 7-44.E.Washington 5-3 6-55.WeberState 5-3 5-66.No.Arizona 3-5 4-77.SacramentoSt. 3-5 4-78. IdahoState 1-7 2-99.N.Colorado 0-8 0-11

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ALL TIMES MOUNTAINLISTOF 2012-13BOWLGAMES

LISTOFTOP25PRESEASONPOLLS

THURSDAY,AUG. 30MinnesotaatUNLV, 9p.m.

FRIDAY,AUG. 31BoiseStateatMichiganState,6p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 1IdahoStateatAirForce,noonNevadaatCalifornia, 1p.m.ColoradoStatevs.Colorado(Denver),2p.m.SouthernatNewMexico,3p.m.HawaiiatUSC, 5:30p.m.WyomingatTexas,6p.m.WeberStateatFresnoState,8p.m.SanDiegoStateatWashington,8:30p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 8AirForceatMichigan, 1:30p.m.SouthFloridaatNevada, 1:30p.m.ToledoatWyoming,2p.m.FresnoStateatOregon,4:30p.m.N.DakotaStateatColoradoState,5p.m.ArmyatSanDiegoState,5:30p.m.NewMexicoatTexas,6p.m.NorthernArizonaatUNLV, 8p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 14WashingtonStateatUNLV,7p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15Miami(Ohio)atBoiseState,2p.m.CalPolyatWyoming,4p.m.NorthwesternStateatNevada, 5p.m.NewMexicoatTexasTech,5p.m.ColoradoStateatSan JoseState,6p.m.ColoradoatFresnoState,6p.m.NorthDakotaatSanDiegoState,6p.m.LamaratHawaii, 10p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 20BYUatBoiseState,7p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 22Wyomingat Idaho,3p.m.UtahStateatColoradoState,5p.m.FresnoStateatTulsa,6p.m.NewMexicoatNewMexicoState,6p.m.San JoseStateatSanDiegoState,6p.m.AirForceatUNLV, 8p.m.NevadaatHawaii,8:30p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 28HawaiiatBYU,6p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 29ColoradoStateatAirForce,noonBoiseStateatNewMexico,4p.m.UNLVatUtahState,6p.m.SanDiegoStateatFresnoState,8p.m.NevadaatTexasState,TBA

SATURDAY,OCT. 6NavyatAirForce,9:30a.m.TexasStateatNewMexico,4p.m.FresnoStateatColoradoState,5p.m.WyomingatNevada, 5p.m.UNLVatLouisianaTech,5p.m.HawaiiatSanDiegoState,6p.m.BoiseStateatSouthernMiss,TBA

SATURDAY,OCT. 13NevadaatUNLV, 1p.m.FresnoStateatBoiseState, 1:30p.m.AirForceatWyoming,5p.m.ColoradoStateatSanDiegoState,5p.m.NewMexicoatHawaii, 10p.m.

SATURDAY,OCT. 20UNLVatBoiseState, 1:30p.m.NewMexicoatAirForce,5p.m.WyomingatFresnoState,8:30p.m.SanDiegoStateatNevada, 8:30p.m.

FRIDAY,OCT. 26NevadaatAirForce,6p.m.

SATURDAY,OCT. 27BoiseStateatWyoming, 1:30p.m.FresnoStateatNewMexico, 1:30p.m.HawaiiatColoradoState,5p.m.UNLVatSanDiegoState,6p.m.

SATURDAY,NOV. 3AirForceatArmy, 10a.m.NewMexicoatUNLV,2p.m.ColoradoStateatWyoming,2:30p.m.HawaiiatFresnoState,5p.m.SanDiegoStateatBoiseState,8:30p.m.

SATURDAY,NOV. 10AirForceatSanDiegoState, 1:30p.m.WyomingatNewMexico, 1:30p.m.BoiseStateatHawaii, 5p.m.UNLVatColoradoState,5p.m.FresnoStateatNevada, 8:30p.m.

FRIDAY,NOV. 16HawaiiatAirForce,7:30p.m.

SATURDAY,NOV. 17ColoradoStateatBoiseState, 1:30p.m.NevadaatNewMexico, 1:30p.m.WyomingatUNLV,2p.m.

SATURDAY,NOV. 24AirForceatFresnoState, 1:30p.m.SanDiegoStateatWyoming, 1:30p.m.NewMexicoatColoradoState,5p.m.UNLVatHawaii, 9p.m.

SATURDAY,DEC. 1BoiseStateatNevada,TBASouthAlabamaatHawaii, 9p.m.

AP(first-placevotes) 2012 Points1.USC(25) 10-2 1,4452.Alabama(17) 12-1 1,4113.LSU(16) 13-1 1,4024.Oklahoma (1) 10-3 1,2865.Oregon 12-2 1,2746.Georgia 10-4 1,1077.FloridaState 9-4 1,0938.Michigan(1) 11-2 1,0009.SouthCarolina 11-2 99410.Arkansas 11-2 96311.WestVirginia 10-3 85612.Wisconsin 11-3 83813.MichiganState 11-3 74214.Clemson 10-4 61515.Texas 8-5 56916.VirginiaTech 11-3 54817.Nebraska 9-4 48518.OhioState 6-7 47419.OklahomaState 12-1 43020.TCU 11-2 39721.Stanford 11-2 38322.KansasState 10-3 30023.Florida 7-6 21424.BoiseState 12-1 21225.Louisville 7-6 105

Coaches(first-placevotes) 2012 Points1.LSU(18) 13-1 1,4032.Alabama(20) 12-1 1,3993.USC(19) 10-2 1,3884.Oklahoma(1) 10-3 1,2765.Oregon 12-2 1,2586.Georgia 10-4 1,0617.FloridaState(1) 9-4 1,0558.Michigan 11-2 1,0239.SouthCarolina 11-2 98110.Arkansas 11-2 94811.WestVirginia 10-3 83312.Wisconsin 11-3 74313.MichiganState 11-3 71714.Clemson 10-4 59815.Texas 8-5 54916.Nebraska 9-4 50117.TCU 11-2 49918.Stanford 11-2 49719.OklahomaState 12-1 47620.VirginiaTech 11-3 46121.KansasState 10-3 39822.BoiseState 12-1 27123.Florida 7-6 25024.NotreDame 8-5 16625.Auburn 8-5 66

BOWL DATE SITE MATCHUP TIME/MT TVNewMexico Dec. 15 Albuquerque MW-Pac-12 11a.m. ESPNFamousIdahoPotato Dec.15 Boise WAC-MAC 2:30p.m. ESPNPoinsettia Dec.20 SanDiego MW-BYU 6p.m. ESPNBeefO’Brady’s Dec.21 St.Petersburg BigEast-CUSA 5:30p.m. ESPNNewOrleans Dec.22 NewOrleans CUSA-SunBelt 10a.m. ESPNLasVegas Dec.22 LasVegas MW-Pac-12 1:30p.m. ESPNHawaii Dec.24 Honolulu MW-CUSA 6p.m. ESPNLittleCaesars Dec.26 Detroit BigTen-MAC 5:30p.m. ESPNMilitary Dec.27 Wash.D.C. ACC-Army 1p.m. ESPNBelk Dec.27 Charlotte BigEast-ACC 4:30p.m. ESPNHoliday Dec.27 SanDiego Pac-12-Big12 7:45p.m. ESPNIndependence Dec.28 Shreveport SEC-ACC Noon ESPNRussellAthletic Dec.28 Orlando BigEast-ACC 3:30p.m. ESPNMeineke Dec.28 Houston BigTen-Big12 7p.m. ESPNArmedForces Dec.29 FortWorth MW-CUSA 9:45a.m. ESPNPinstripe Dec.29 Bronx BigEast-Big12 1:15p.m. ESPN*KraftFightHunger Dec.29 SanFrancisco Pac-12-Navy 1:15p.m. ESPN*Alamo Dec.29 SanAntonio Pac-12-Big12 4:45p.m. ESPNBuffaloWildWings Dec.29 Tempe Big12-BigTen 8:15p.m. ESPNMusicCity Dec.31 Nashville SEC-ACC 10a.m. ESPNSun Dec.31 ElPaso Pac-12-ACC Noon CBSLiberty Dec.31 Memphis SEC-CUSA 1:30p.m. ESPNChick-fil-A Dec.31 Atlanta SEC-ACC 5:30p.m. ESPNGator Jan. 1 Jacksonville SEC-BigTen 10a.m. ESPN2TicketCity Jan. 1 Dallas BigTen-CUSA 10a.m. ESPNUOutback Jan. 1 Tampa SEC-BigTen 11a.m. ESPNCapitalOne Jan. 1 Orlando SEC-BigTen 11a.m. ABCRose Jan. 1 Pasadena BCS-BCS 3p.m. ESPNOrange Jan. 1 Miami BCS-BCS 6:30p.m. ESPNSugar Jan.2 NewOrleans BCS-BCS 6:30p.m. ESPNFiesta Jan.3 Glendale BCS-BCS 6:30p.m. ESPNCotton Jan.4 Arlington SEC-Big12 6p.m. FoxBBVACompass Jan.5 Birmingham BigEast-SEC 11a.m. ESPNGoDaddy.com Jan.6 Mobile MAC-SunBelt 7p.m. ESPNBCSChampionship Jan.7 Miami BCS-BCS 6:30p.m. ESPN*ESPNorESPN2

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Third-yearcoachCharlieStronghas revitalized theCardinalsprogram,whichhadbecomenationallyrelevantunder formercoachBobbyPetrinonearlyadecadeago.Strong is 14-12withaco-championshipsofar,andhis teamis loadedfora runattheoutright title thisyear.

Houston

TheCougarswent 13-1 lastseasonbut lostcoachKevinSumlin toTexasA&M.NewcoachTonyLevinehasbeenonstaffsince2008,however,andnextyear’smove to theBigEastshouldhelpenergize theprogram.

UCF

TheKnights,whohavehadoneof thenation’s stingiest

defenses thepast twoseasons,tookan intriguinggamble thisyear.Theyappealedaone-yearpostseasonbanfrom theNCAA.If theappeal isn’tdecideduponbyseason’send, theKnightscouldserve thepenalty in2013—missingoutonapotentialBigEast titlegameappearance.

USF

Third-yearcoachSkipHoltzenduredapainful5-7campaign in2011, including threelosses latein

theseason thatendedwhenopponentsmadefieldgoals.Sev-enteenstartersreturnforwhatcouldbea turnaroundseason.

SMU

BoiseStatewill faceafamiliar foewhen theBroncosandMustangshookup in theBigEast.SMUcoach June Jones istheformercoachatHawaii—andhestill runshissignaturerun-and-shootoffense.TexastransferGarrettGilbertwillstartatquarterback thisyear.He’llbeasenior in2013.

CollegeFootball:BigEast

WORTHNOTING

ÆRutgershasanewcoach,KyleFlood.He replacedGregSchiano,who took theTampaBayBuccaneers job.Floodspent thepastsevenseasonson theRutgersstaff.

ÆPittsburghandSyracuseareplayingtheir finalseasons in theBigEast.They jointheACCnextyear, leavingRutgersas theonlyBigEastmember toplayeveryseasonin the leaguesince its 1991 inception.

ÆTemple rejoinstheBigEastthisseason.TheOwlsareon theupswingandwent9-4lastyear in theMid-AmericanConference.

ISSUESTOWATCH

ÆTVdeal:TheBigEast’s futurehingesonitsability toattracta lucrativeTVcontract. Itbeginsanexclusive60-daynegotiatingwindowwithESPNonSept. 1.

ÆNo. 14:NewcommissionerMikeArescosaid the leaguewants toaddanother football-playingmember to reach14 teamsby2015.

ÆDivisionalignment:TheBigEaststillhasn’tdeterminedhow itwillsplit its teamsnextseason.

ÆMorechangesahead?Louisville(Big12)andConnecticut(ACC)areconsideredpoten-tialexpansion targetsofotherconferences.

1. Louisville (24) 2192.USF (4) 1763.Rutgers 1554.Cincinnati 1395.Pittsburgh 1316.Connecticut 777.Syracuse 708.Temple 41

Note:First-placevotes inparentheses.

2012PRESEASONMEDIAPOLL

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Newmembers:ÆBoiseStateÆHoustonÆMemphisÆSanDiegoStateÆSMUÆUCF(CentralFlorida)Note:Navy joinsin2015.

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Associated Press photosTheTrojanswent 10-2overall and7-2 inPac-12play lastyear inLaneKiffin’s secondyearatUSC.In threeseasonsasacollegeheadcoach—includingoneatTennessee—Kiffin is25-13.

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Thedefendingnationalchampion’sdefense livedupto itshypewithsixNFLDraftpicks, including three first-rounders.NickSabanwill havetoplug thoseholes,but theoffenseshouldbeable toprovidesomecoverwith thereturnofQBA.J.McCarron.

3. LSU

TheTigersareloadedondefenseagain,withseveralprojectedNFL first-roundpicks.Thequestionmark remains theoffense,which looked inept intheBCSNationalChampi-onshipGameloss toAlabama.Plus, there’s thedismissal ofHeismanfinalistTyrannMathieu.

4.OREGON

TheDucksshouldbe theirusual thrill-a-minuteselvesevenwithoutQBDarronThomasandRBLaMichaelJames.De’Antho-nyThomas,whoscored18all-purpose touchdownsasafreshman,andKenjonBarnerarethelatestoffensivestars.Thedefense,however,must improvefor thistobea title team.

5.OKLAHOMA

QBLandry Jonesreturns to leadwhatshouldbeanotherexplosiveoffensiveattack(512.3yardspergamelastyear).MikeStoops,brotherofcoachBobStoops, takesover thedefense—agroup thatallowed40points inall three losses lastyear.

BCSCHAMPIONSHIPGAME

SouthernCalifornia(Pac-12champions)vs.LSU(SECchampions)DuringUSC’sgreat runof the lastdecade, theTrojansnevergotachance toplaya teamfrom theSoutheasternConference inabowl game.Thatwasunfortunate,and leftmanySEC fanswondering if theTrojansweregettingoffeasy.Time to rectifythat—againsta teamin theTigers thatplayedfor the title lastyearbutwillbeminusoneof its topplayers,TyrannMathieu.

ROSEBOWL

Oregon(at-large)vs.MichiganState(BigTenchampions)RBLe’VeonBellandtheSpartansbreaktheirRoseBowldrought(lastone:1988)bywinningtheBigTentitleagainstWisconsin(againwiththosetwo!).ForRBDe’AnthonyThomasandtheDucks, it’sathirdRoseBowl infouryearsafter losingtwicetoUSC.

SUGARBOWL

Alabama(at-large)vs.Texas(at-large)Another regular-season loss toLSUkeeps thedefendingcham-pionCrimsonTideoutof thenational titlegame,butanother-wiseperfect recordgivesNickSaban’s teamanotherBCSbid.Texasgetsback to thebigstageon thestrengthofa fiercedefense ledbyendsAlexOkaforand Jackson JeffcoatandstrongrunninggameunderoffensivecoordinatorBryanHarsin.

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WestVirginia(Big 12champions)vs.Wisconsin (at-large)QBGenoSmithandMountaineerswina title in their inauguralseasonin theBig12withahigh-poweredoffense thatwill fit rightinwith theirnewneighbors—andjustenoughdefense.RBMonteeBallandtheBadgersmissoutonathirdstraightRoseBowl,buttheFiestaBowlwillgladlywelcometheirpassionatefans.

ORANGEBOWL

FloridaState(ACCchampions)vs.SouthFlorida(BigEastchampions)TheOrangeBowl hasn’tcaughtmanybreaksas farasmatchupsduring theBCSera,andwhile thisall-Floridagamewill nodoubt fill theSunLifeStadiuminMiami,it’saregular-seasonrematch thatwon’texcitemanyoutside thestate.TheSeminolesareFINALLYbackbehindcoach JimboFisher, justmissingoutona ticket tothenational titlegame.As forUSF,well,somebodyhas towin theBigEast,somightaswellgowith the teamledbya talented, four-year starteratquarterback(B.J.Daniels).

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No current member ofthe Big East has played in aBCS championship game.(Miami, now in the ACC,won as a Big East memberin 2001).

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TheTigersareloadedondefenseagain,withseveralprojectedNFL first-roundpicks.Thequestionmark remains the

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4.OREGON

TheDucksshouldbe theirusual thrill-a-minuteselvesevenwithoutQBDarronThomasandRBLaMichaelJames.De’Antho-

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QBLandry Jonesreturns to leadwhatshouldbeanotherexplosiveoffensiveattack(512.3yards

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vs.SouthFlorida(BigEastchampions)TheOrangeBowl hasn’tcaughtmanybreaksas farasmatchupsduring theBCSera,andwhile thisall-Floridagamewill nodoubt fill theSunLifeStadiumit’saregular-season

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Date

Fri, Aug 31 Michigan State at East Lansing,MI ESPN Ch 24/HD 491

Sat, Sep 15 Miami (Ohio) Boise, ID NBC SN Ch 326/HD 408

Thu, Sep 20 BYU Boise, ID

Sat, Sep 29 NewMexico* at Albuquerque, NM TBA

Sat, Oct 6 SouthernMiss at Hattiesburg,MS ROOT SPORTSNW Ch 27

Sat, Oct 13 Fresno State* Boise, ID NBC SN Ch 326/HD 408

Sat, Oct 20 UNLV* Boise, ID NBC SN Ch 326/HD 408

Sat, Oct 27 Wyoming* at Laramie,WY

Sat, Nov 3 SanDiego State* Boise, ID CBS SN Ch 332/HD 410

NBC SN Ch 326/HD 408

CBS SN Ch 332/HD 410

ESPN Ch 24/HD 491

Sat, Nov 10 Hawai’i* at Honolulu, HI

Sat, Nov 17 Colorado State* Boise, ID NBC SN Ch 326/HD 408

Sat, Dec 1 Nevada* at Reno, NV ABC/ESPN/ESPN2

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National:Heisman

Matt BarkleyQB,USCBarkleybecametheHeismanfavorite themomentheannouncedhewould returnforhissenior season.He finishedsixthlastyear,but thisyearhegets tolead thenation’spreseasonNo. 1team—andapossible returntoglory foraprogram thatwasineligible for thepostseason thepast twoyears.He tossed39touchdownpass-esand justseveninterceptions lastseason.

Montee BallRB,WisconsinBall tied theFBSrecordwith39touchdowns lastseason tofinishfourth inHeismanvoting.Hewasalateaddition tothe race lastyearbutwill havevot-ers’attentionfrom thestart thistime.An interest-ingsubplot—hewasbeatenbyagroupofattackersjustbefore fallcamp.WithTyrannMathieukickedoffLSU’steam,Ball is theonlyreturningHeismanfinalist.

DenardRobinsonQB,MichiganHemightbe themostexcitingplayer incollegefootballwithhisdynamic runningabilityandques-tionablepassing.He finishedsixthinHeismanvot-ing in2010,whenhewas thefirstplayer topass for2,000yardsandrushfor 1,500.Hegetsaspotlightopportunityvs.Alabama in theseasonopener. IfRobinsonstayshealthy, heshouldhaveahighlightfilm ready for thefinalistshow.

Landry JonesQB,OklahomaJoneswas inandoutof the racelastyearuntil theSooners fadeddown thestretch.He tossedat leastfive touchdownpasses threetimesandat leastthree touchdownpasses insixstraightgames.Theoffensiveschemeand theSooners’ statusastitlecontendersgivehimastrongshotatNewYork.Hewill have tocutdownoninterceptions(15 lastyear),though.

Geno SmithQB,WestVirginiaHisseven-touch-downdemolitionofClemson in theOrangeBowl gavehiscandidacyaboost.He finishedlastyearwith31 touchdownpasses,seveninterceptionsand4,385passingyards.With theMoun-taineerschangingconferences,Smithshouldgrabenoughofaspotlight tomakehiscase—if theycansurvive theBig 12.

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