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Well this was a weird game.
Or at least the vibes anyway.
Our Heisman frontrunner, handsome guy Ashton Jeanty, had 217 yards on 31 carries (to the tune of 7 yards per touch) with 20 yards receiving and two touchdowns (on on the ground and another a pass from Maddux Madsen). Heck the rushing TD he popped off a 54-yard scamper. So by all available metrics he had a good night. But it just didn’t feel like a “Jeanty” night, yanno? Oh well. Just adding to the stat sheet. Note: I 100% recognize I am being a spoiled child here but, man, this dude is going to get an invite to New York, I just want him to put on a show every game.
Mr. Maddux Madsen had himself a decent night as well. 17-25 for 217 yards and two touchdown passes. That was super solid. He did get sacked twice (he’s only been sacked twice the whole season so far) so that was kind of a bummer. But it happens. But he didn’t have a turnover and that’s something we desperately need (no turnovers).
Cameron Camper came in clutch for the receivers leading with seven catches for 111 yards. Austin Bolt had the other non-Jeanty touchdown with one catch for 44 yards. On the replays the dude was absolutely running for his life.
How about that defense, eh?
The Broncos held Hawaii to 279 total yards and only seven points. Dang respectable. The breakdown of those yardages? 264 yards in the air and, you guessed it, 15 yards on the ground. That’s including a Schager run of 22 yards. But you know what the Broncos defense knows how to do?
Get to the quarterback.
The Broncos had a whopping EIGHT sacks on Schager (plus a bunch of QB hits/hurries. Jayden Virgen-Morgan led the effort with 2.5 sacks. Seyi Oladipo contributed another two. Ahmed Hassanein was relatively quiet on the night with two total tackles but did have1.5 sacks, so he’s forgiven.
The Broncos offense had eight FULL possessions, scoring on five and punting on two. I’m not counting that kneel down to end the first half. But am somewhat annoyed that Coach Spencer Danielson is a “good guy” and a “class act” who won’t “run up the score because he could” and took that final knee in Hawaii’s red zone to end the game. Meanwhile the Hawaii offense was only really able to capitalize on one series with a touchdown. They also had eight possessions but four ended on punts, one a missed field goal, and two turnover on downs. The Broncos defense stepped up but they sure made their lives harder.
At the end of the day, the Broncos got the dub and beat a deceivingly tough Hawaii team on the islands. The Broncos (mostly Ashton Jeanty) now get to take a much-needed bye to head down to Vegas and face the Rebels.
See you in two weeks.
Go Broncos.
Man,,,Shinander’s defense is hard to watch, but boy does it work. I remember watching the June Jones Show and how many yards they accumulated …not so tonight.
We only allowed 7 points!
Well, that’s a bit misleading. Hawaii missed a field goal that is commonly successful. Desperation forced them to forgo another in the 4th quarter.
Pass defense was okay, not any worse than expected based on what we’ve seen. Keeping a run and shoot offense with a quality QB under 300 yards passing was good.
Run defense was fine
The sacks are amazing. I don’t remember a BSU team being this successful with the blitz.
I do! Shea McClellan, Chase Baker and the kid with a mowhawk used to tear it up pretty good! Definitely glad that it’s back though!!!
I’m with you. The only part of the defense I do get is the DL. Those guys are tuned in. 8 more sacks?? When they dial up the pressure, it naturally affects the passing game-easily evidenced! Our run defense is rather good as well. Sadly, passing seems to be our kryptonite, especially when it comes to the passes of a longer sort. However, we won again, and every week is another opportunity to improve! We’re going to need it in two weeks against UNLV. I watched their game the other night. Their QB is their offense. If we can pressure… Read more »
Not a fan of CTESPN, but they nailed it on the head with this one: “Boise State struggled for a good part of its game against Hawai’i late Saturday, but of course Jeanty powered the Broncos with 217 yards en route to a 28-7 win. At this point, Jeanty’s season is like one long episode of “Jackass” — like, let’s see if Jeanty can win without any other offensive support, or run for 200-plus with eight defenders in the box on every carry or score five touchdowns while covered in bees. And somehow, he makes it all look reasonable.” Add… Read more »
any word when/if injured OL’ers come back?
Now that Georgia Southern upset James Madison, they are the favorite to win the Sunbelt East division…. anything that helps our schedule. Great that Oregon is #1 Anything & everything that helps because the powers that be are united against us. I hope you guys are Notre Dame fans & root for them to massacre Navy & Army. Obviously, Boise needs to continue to do what they do best & truck forward. We obviously need a great game against UNLV. 🙏🤞 Washington State looks likey could finish 11-1 this season. Hopefully, they rise in the rankings & we start seeing… Read more »
If Notre Dame beats both Army and Navy and they win all the other games, at least one team will be a two-loss team. However, as you point out, the selection comes earlier than their showdown. Army’s and Navy’s schedule is incredibly weak, with the exception of Notre Dame. There is possibly another loss on their schdules also. It looks to me the polls are just waiting for Miami, Indiana, BYU, and Iowa State to lose one. Broncos must win out. If they don’t, it’s simple. They aren’t good enough. I think they are. I’m not a Notre Dame fan.… Read more »