Now that the National Football League appears they are going to have a season, teams are scrambling to get players and Boise State is one of the top beneficiaries.
Safety Jeron Johnson is going to Seattle, Winston Venable has signed with the Chicago Bears, Tommy Gallarda will join former Bronco coach Dirk Koetter in Jacksonville, standout defensive end Ryan Winterswyck is headed to Atlanta and in a pretty telling transaction, backup quarterback Mike Coughlin has signed a free agent deal with Tampa Bay.
Congrats to these fine young men and best of luck!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Seven Broncos on MWC Preseason Football Team
Kellen Moore, chosen as the Preseason Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year, led seven Broncos on the All-MWC football team.
| 2011 Preseason All-Mountain West Football Team | |||
| Offense | |||
| QB | Kellen Moore | Sr. | Boise State |
| WR | Phillip Payne | Sr. | UNLV |
| WR | Josh Boyce | So. | TCU |
| RB | Ronnie Hillman* | So. | San Diego State |
| RB | Doug Martin | Sr. | Boise State |
| OL | Nate Potter | Sr. | Boise State |
| OL | A.J. Wallerstein** | Sr. | Air Force |
| OL | Kyle Dooley | Sr. | TCU |
| OL | Thomas Byrd | Sr. | Boise State |
| OL | Paul Madsen** | Sr. | Colorado State |
| TE | Lucas Reed* | Jr. | New Mexico |
| Defense | |||
| DL | Billy Winn | Sr. | Boise State |
| DL | Shea McClellin | Sr. | Boise State |
| DL | Stansly Maponga** | So. | TCU |
| DL | Josh Biezuns** | Sr. | Wyoming |
| LB | Tank Carder#* | Sr. | TCU |
| LB | Mychal Sisson** | Sr. | Colorado State |
| LB | Miles Burris* | Sr. | San Diego State |
| DB | George Iloka | Sr. | Boise State |
| DB | Leon McFadden* | Jr. | San Diego State |
| DB | Anthony Wright | Sr. | Air Force |
| DB | Jon Davis | Sr. | Air Force |
| Specialists | |||
| P | Brian Stahovich* | Sr. | San Diego State |
| PK | James Aho | Sr. | New Mexico |
| Ret. | Jonathan Warzeka | Sr. | Air Force |
| Offensive Player of the Year: | |||
| Kellen Moore, Sr., QB, Boise State | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year: | |||
| Tank Carder, Sr., LB, TCU | |||
| Special Teams Player of the Year: | |||
| Jonathan Warzeka, Sr., KR, Air Force | |||
| # - unanimous 2011 preseason selection. | |||
| * - member of the 2010 All-Mountain West first-team. | |||
| ** - member of the 2010 All-Mountain West second-team. | |||
Boise State Picked to Win Mountain West Conference
You could either call it respect or buttering up the Broncos for a surprise but in the annual Mountain West Conference meetings, Boise State was selected to win the conference in a vote of 31 members of the media associated with the MWC. Boise State was the choice of 28 of those polled, while departing member TCU was selected by three people.
| 2011 Mountain West Football Preseason Poll | |||
| Rk. | Team (first-place votes) | Points | |
| 1. | Boise State (28) | 236 | |
| 2. | TCU (3) | 208 | |
| 3. | Air Force | 176 | |
| 4. | San Diego State | 160 | |
| 5. | Colorado State | 104 | |
| 6. | Wyoming | 80 | |
| 7. | UNLV | 77 | |
| 8. | New Mexico | 39 | |
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