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live Updated 41s ago Broncos, Rebels set for huge MWC, G5 game Boise State and UNLV face off tonight in an important game in the Mountain West Conference and in the Group of 5 competition for a College Football Playoff spot. Kickoff: 10:30 p.m.
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Focused on Williams Jamie Sabau / Imagn Images Limiting the damage UNLV quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams does with his legs will be paramount for the Broncos. Boise State has experience containing mobile quarterbacks, sacking Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel four times and limiting him to a net minus-15 rushing yards in a losing cause. The Broncos will get pressure because they always do.
But they can’t let Williams, who’s averaging 6.4 yards per carry, break the pocket and turn a potential negative play into a huge positive. Advertisement Expecting a shootout I’m expecting a lot of points, a lot of big plays and a lot of fun in the biggest Group of 5 game in years.
But it’s hard to bet against Jeanty. ..
. Boise State 38, UNLV 35. Broncos have to contain on Williams Boise State has to contain UNLV quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams in the running game.
Williams is averaging more than 6 yards per carry with four rushing touchdowns in the last four games. His passing numbers have been good as well, but don’t let him become a dual-threat. Who will win the trenches? Boise State’s 29 sacks lead the nation.
UNLV is middle-of-the-pack with 11 sacks allowed. If there’s a clear winner in this trench battle, it might decide the game. By the numbers Passing offense: Boise State 233.
2 yards per game (68th nationally), UNLV 177.7 (115) Rushing offense: Boise State 289.8 (2), UNLV 251.
4 (5) Total offense: Boise State 523.0 (4), UNLV 429.1 (41) Passing defense: Boise State 276.
3 (123), UNLV 278.7 (125) Rushing defense: Boise State 105.7 (23), UNLV 104.
4 (20) Total defense: Boise State 382.0 (86), UNLV 383.1 (88) Scoring offense: Boise State 46.
8 points per game (3), UNLV 43.6 (5) Scoring defense: Boise State 26.17 (83), UNLV 22.
57 (T56) The Cinderella in a steel-toe boot Marco Garcia / Imagn Images BOISE, Idaho – He has a sandwich named after him and a line of personalized athletic gear. He has his own trading cards and people hunting him down in hotel lobbies across the Pacific Ocean. And now Ashton Jeanty is in a chiropractor’s office on the northwest side of town, on the morning of his off day, wondering what to do about the ex-Marine handing him a medal.
Continue reading here. GO FURTHER Boise State and Ashton Jeanty: The Cinderella in a steel-toe boot Advertisement The coaches Spencer Danielson is in his first full season as Boise State's coach, and he has an 8-2 record. Barry Odom is 15-6 in his second season as UNLV's coach.
He has a 40-31 record in his sixth season as a coach with a stop at Missouri. The series Boise State leads 9-3. 2023: Boise State 44, UNLV 20 2019: Boise State 38, UNLV 13 2016: Boise State 42, UNLV 25 2015: Boise State 55, UNLV 27 2012: Boise State 32, UNLV 7 2011: Boise State 48, UNLV 21 1977: Boise State 45, UNLV 14 1976: UNLV 31, Boise State 26 1975: Boise State 34, UNLV 21 1974: UNLV 37, Boise State 35 1973: UNLV 24, Boise State 19 1972: Boise State 36, UNLV 16.
