Boise State vs. Oregon State – Game Preview – September 3, 2022 – ESPN

Boise State (0-0) at Oregon State (0-0), 10:30 p.m. EDT (ESPN)

Line: Oregon State by 2 1/2, based on .

Sequence file: Oregon State leads 5-4.

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

Boise State takes on a Pac-12 foe for the primary time since a loss to Washington within the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl. From 2014 to 2017, the Broncos defeated at the very least one Pac-12 opponent per season. Boise State is taking part in its second season underneath coach Andy Avalos. Final yr, the workforce completed 7-5 and was bowl eligible for a twenty fourth straight season. The Beavers, getting into their fifth season underneath former quarterback Jonathan Smith, went 7-6 final season and earned a postseason berth for the primary time since 2013. Oregon State fell within the LA Bowl to Utah State.

KEY MATCHUP

Oregon State quarterback Probability Nolan towards Boise State’s move rush. Defensive linemen Scott Matlock had seven sacks final season and Isaiah Bagnah had six. Nolan received the beginning job for the Beavers after a contest in fall camp with Tristan Gebbia and Ben Gulbranson. Nolan threw for two,677 yards and 19 touchdowns final season, whereas speeding for 286 yards and three extra TDs.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Boise State: RB George Holani is wholesome after scuffling with accidents for the previous two seasons. The Broncos are hoping Holani can recapture the success he had in 2019, when he rushed for 1,014 yards with seven touchdowns.

Oregon State: RBs Trey Lowe and Deshaun Fenwick. The incumbents will take the majority of the carries for the Beavers, based on coach Smith. “A few of it is going to be depending on the play being known as, the type. I can see the opposite three getting within the combine, however for recreation one the anticipation is that Fenwick and Trey would be the high two ball carriers.”

FACTS & FIGURES

Boise State was picked to complete atop the Mountain West Convention’s Mountain Division, whereas Fresno State was picked to high the West Division. Oregon State visits Fresno State subsequent weekend. … Oregon State has offered out Reser Stadium for the sport. Reser has a lowered capability of 27,000 this season due to a $161 million building challenge to switch the west grandstand. A brand new $5 million video scoreboard is anticipated to be up and operating for the sport. … The Beavers have been 6-0 at house final season. … The Broncos received the final assembly between the 2 groups, 38-24, at Reser in 2016. Though Oregon State poses an enormous problem for the primary week of the season, Avalos mentioned “on the finish of the day it’s nonetheless all the time about us. It is in regards to the element with which we put together, and which we prepare. We lastly get to play a recreation. There’s been quite a lot of work put in all through the course of the yr and I believe that is the thrill of it.”

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