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Californians crowd BSU’s roster in Poinsettia Bowl vs NIU
The Boise State Broncos are taking on the Northern Illinois Huskies on Wednesday in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
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Despite having down years compared to recent seasons, Northern Illinois and Boise State will clash in the Poinsettia Bowl at 3:30 p.m. today in a contest featuring a pair of teams that have combined for 128 wins since 2010.
McNichols scored his first touchdown, a 29-yard scoring run up the middle, less than a minute into the game. Watch Boise State Broncos vs Northern Illinois Huskies live stream online NCAA College Football ESPN TV broadcast coverage, live scores, Game Kickoff time & schedule and Radio Commentary info here.
Freshman Brett Rypien played like a veteran over the course of the season, passing for 2,976 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
This game is being played at Qualcomm Stadium, it’s also the second time Boise State is playing in San Diego and the third time for the Huskies.
Boise State running back Jeremy McNichols has rushed for more than 1200 yards and his 23 touchdowns ties him with Alabama’s Heisman Trophy victor Derrick Henry for the most in the nation. Before their star quarterback Drew Hare was injured, he had incredible plays for the team.
It will be the second appearance in the San Diego game for the Broncos and the third for the Huskies.
The Broncos led 31-7 at halftime after Tyler Rausa’s 20-yard field goal and Rypien’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Chaz Anderson. When you can control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball it makes for a good day for them. Boise State 38, NIU 24.
But head coach Bryan Harsin had to replace his leading passer, Grant Hedrick, and leading rusher, Jay Ajayi, from that team, so some regression was expected. Moreover, the Broncos will roll a team that still managed to put together an impressive season despite a frustrating injury woes. It was especially stout against the run, yielding only 117 yards per game, which might force more throws than desired from Graham, who is coming back from a sprained knee ligament. However, they are just 5-6 against the spread heading into their final game.
Circling back to Rypien’s interception issues in a couple of games, here’s one thing to keep in mind: NIU ballhawk Shawun Lurry now leads the nation with nine picks, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
The Broncos and Northern Illinois are their conferences’ two most successful football programs in recent years.
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Majority are from Southern California. The Falcons boast one of the most potent passing games in the country with MAC Offensive Player of the Year Matt Johnson throwing to Paul Warfield Award-winning wide receiver Roger Lewis.