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Offense picks up in second week of practice
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What a difference a week made for the Boise State offense. A
week after committing four turnovers and rushing for just 70 yards
on 42 attempts in the first scrimmage of the spring, Boise
State’s offense was impressive Saturday morning in the second
scrimmage.
The offense scored four touchdowns, rushed for nearly 98 yards
on just 25 carries, while three Bronco quarterbacks combined to
complete 18-of-28 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns.
Boise State’s number-one offense, with redshirt freshman
Jared Zabransky at the helm, scored on the first series of the
scrimmage. The offense went to the bag of tricks and scored on a
26-yard pass from tailback Donny Heck to Tim Gilligan. Zabransky
led the 70-yard drive completing big passes to both T.J. Acree and
Jerry Smith. Zabransky finished the scrimmage completing 8-of-15
passes for 146 yards. He did through two interceptions, both picked
off in the red zone.
looked impressive as well. Legedu Naanee, working with the second
team offense, completed 5-of-6 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown
and an interception. Naanee hooked up with junior Tony McPherson
three times, including a 17-yard touchdown strike.
Junior quarterback Mike Sanford faired well in the scrimmage as
he completed 5-of-7 passes for 96 yards and a scrimmage ending
70-yard touchdown pass to McPherson
McPherson led a big day for Bronco receivers, catching six
passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Jerry Smith added
four catches for 68 yards, while Gilligan and T.J. Acree each made
a pair of catches.
Boise State’s other touchdown came from an unlikely
source. Walk on freshman running back Brett Denton broke a tackle
at the line of scrimmage and race 31 yards for a touchdown. Denton
led the Broncos with 50 yards rushing on just four carries.
Sophomore Jeff Carpenter added 23 yards on three carries, while
Heck had 18 yards on five carries and freshman Jon Helmandollar
gained 12 yards on five carries.
It wasn’t all offense as the defense made a number of big
plays. Three freshmen – Gerald Alexander, Chad McKibben, and
Korey Hall – picked off passes with McKibben returning his 42
yards. Sophomores Chris Barrios and Jason Wardlow, and senior Wes
Nurse had sacks for the Broncos.
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