Boise State coach Leon Rice is smart enough to know his players are focused on Wednesday night’s game at Nevada.
The Broncos (17-8, 10-4) and Wolf Pack (21-6, 10-4) are in a three-way tie atop the Mountain West standings with Colorado State (18-9, 10-4). With four games remaining in the regular season, the matchup in Reno (8 p.m., ESPN3) is of the utmost importance, and Rice isn’t hiding that from his players.
“It’s not any other game. They’re not dumb. They know that,” Rice said. “But they also know that they’ve put us in this position to play these games.