UPDATE: Pay to Play in California Could Cripple Boise State Recruiting BLOG by Rick Worthington UPDATED: 9/30/19 The state of California made history Monday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will enable college athletes to sign endorsement deals and hire agents while protecting their collegiate eligibility. Senate Bill 206 has been in…… MORE
Marshall University, Friday night’s Boise State football opponent, is most famous for one thing: a plane crash that happened in 1970. You know about it if you saw the 2006 movie “We Are Marshall” or the documentary “Marshall University: Ashes to Glory” from 2000. The Marshall Thundering Herd football team was returning from a 17-14…… MORE
Labor Day Weekend is upon us, and with it the opening game of the Boise State football season. This year’s opener is on the road against Florida State. They were supposed to play in Jacksonville, Florida at the home of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Technically, it was a game being played on a neutral field. …… MORE
Hot Pepper Eating Contest Coming to the Nampa Farmers Market September 14 Winner to take home $250.00 Fans of super hot, taste-bud torturing hot peppers have the opportunity to test their capsaicin tolerance at the Nampa Farmers Market on Saturday, September 14. Registration is available online at nampafarmersmarket.com Contestants will be lined up and given…… MORE
Rick Worthington BLOG: All In on Hank Bachmeier Just speaking for myself, I’m very happy with the Broncos decision to start true Freshman, Hank Bachmeier at Quarterback on Saturday against Florida State. Yes, he certainly lacks experience, but I think his ability to throw the football will show why Coach Harsin chose Bachmeier to be…… MORE
On Monday, August 5th, we learned about China’s retaliation to tweets and threats made the prior August 1st by President Trump. Trump tweeted: “…on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from China into our Country. This does not include the 250…… MORE
By Rick Worthington 7/23/19 Once again, Boise State has been picked to finish first in the Mountain Division in the conference preseason media poll. This is a story we have told you before. The Broncos have been the preseason pick to win its conference or division for 12 straight years. This is as good…… MORE
My wife and I have a house with a huge back yard that has a koi pond and swimming pool. We’ve lived here and raised our 7 kids over the past 17 years. The kids have pretty much all moved out on their own and now it’s just us and our dog Bailey. That is…… MORE
My parents did a wonderful job of exposing me to as much art and culture as possible growing up. We didn’t picnic often, but when we did, we did it in style. Just a simple family of 3, Mom Dad and me, would go to Blossom Music Center every July 4th to see the Cleveland…… MORE
Whenever I think about Independence Day, my most vivid and favorite memories come from when I was a kid growing up here in Idaho and how our family celebrated the 4th of July every year. I grew up on the prairie in North Central Idaho near Grangeville. Every 4th of July our family began the…… MORE
