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Plays on defense highlight first Boise State scrimmage
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Boise State’s four quarterbacks combined to complete 27-of-36 passes for 232 yards and one touchdown in Saturday night’s first Spring scrimmage, but it was the Bronco defense that made the big plays forcing five turnovers.
The Bronco offense used a controlled passing game to move the ball up and down the field but the defense spurned three key drives with a pair of interceptions in the end zone and a fumble recovery inside the five-yard line.
The Boise State defense made the first big play of the game when Chauncey Ako picked off Michael Sanford at midfield on the first offensive possession. Freshman quarterback Rafe Espinoza led the next drive and drove the Broncos down the field before being picked off by Cam Hall in the end zone. The defenses second interception in the end zone came near the end of the scrimmage when Terrial Hall picked off B.J. Rhode.
Rhode was impressive despite the interception. The senior quarterback, who is second on the depth chart, completed 9-of-12 passes for 93 yards and the offense’s only touchdown of the scrimmage. Rhode connected with sophomore T.J. Acree on a nine-yard scoring strike on the last play of the scrimmage.
Starting quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie was equally impressive. The junior completed 9-of-11 passes, including seven in a row at one point, but saw his only drive end inside the 10-yard line on a fumble by tailback David Mikell.
Boise State’s four quarterbacks spread the ball around connecting with 11 different receivers. Acree was the favorite target, along with senior Billy Wingfield and junior Tim Gilligan, with four catches. Acree totaled the most yards with 49 yards receiving. Senior Brock Forsey, junior Nik Lewis, and senior Jay Swillie all caught three passes.
The Bronco defense dominated the offense’s running attack. Bronco backs carried the ball 36 times for 31 yards. Forsey led the Broncos with two carries for 18 yards.
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