The Boise State Broncos season has not gone the way that coaches, players, or fans expected it to. Through seven weeks the Broncos have been in tight games but have lost four times in heartbreaking fashion. The defense has struggled in the first half and the offense has been nonexistent in the second half of games. Boise State is ranked in the 100s in both running the ball and stopping opposing offenses on the ground.
Week eight was a much-needed bye week for a team licking their wounds both literally and figuratively. With both injuries and losses mounting, the Broncos used the time off to try to reestablish the work ethic and mentality that has led Boise State to decades of sustained success.