Boise State football coach Bryan Harsin wants his receivers to develop “animal hands.”
“Animal hands is attacking the ball, instead of letting the ball come to you,” sophomore wide receiver CT Thomas said Saturday night at Mackay Stadium.
That’s what Thomas did on a critical, fourth-and-8 reception that allowed the Broncos to close out a 31-27 victory over Nevada.
And that’s what Harsin did by sending his offense onto the field for that play — deciding he’d rather win the game with his senior quarterback than by asking his defense to make another stand against Nevada’s offense.