Coach/record: Bryan Harsin (22-6 at Boise State – three seasons)
Record: 1-0
Early line: Boise State favored by 12 points
Star Players:
QB Brett Rypien’s last name is familiar to any Cougars fan. Rypien, a Spokane native, is the nephew of WSU quarterbacking great Mark Rypien. He started for Boise State as a freshman, and went on to earn All-Mountain West first team honors, while also being named the conference’s freshman of the year. This season, Rypien appears to have picked up right where he left off, going 22-of-33 for 347 passing yards and two touchdowns in the Broncos’ season opening win over Louisiana-Lafayette.