It looked like only a distant dream, playing in a New Year’s Six game after a 3-2 start with two ranked teams coming to town in November.
But as the Boise State football team prepares for Saturday’s Mountain West championship, not only is that a possibility, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the Broncos playing in the Fiesta Bowl for a fourth time.
It’s simple — if UCF loses to Memphis in the American Conference championship on Saturday and Boise State beats Fresno State, the Broncos earn the Group of Five’s berth into one of the lucrative bowl games as the top-ranked conference champion.