As badly as Boise State’s legion of fans wanted it, as much as the coaches wanted it, no one was more inspired to get the Broncos’ running game going than Alexander Mattison.
Coming into last Friday’s game against Fresno State, it was obvious — Mattison was running angry the past few weeks. Since the Broncos’ Oct. 6 loss against San Diego State, he had 91 carries for 379 yards, no run longer than 18 yards.
But he was moving forward, with a passion.
“He’s running hard,” offensive coordinator Zak Hill said Sunday. “... You could tell in the last few games, he’s trying to put it on his back, saying ‘give me the ball as many times as possible.