A year ago I worked on the first Underscore post, and wrote it on the football game between Brigham Young University and Boise State University. I picked BYU to win the last two games against Boise State. Since 2012, the series is tied at one a piece.
BYU (4-3) is on a three game slide and faces a potential loss this Friday against Boise State (5-2) on its famous blue field. Formerly known as Bronco Stadium, Albertson's Stadium holds over 30,000 fans.
Christian Stewart has taken over BYU's offense for the injured Taysom Hill. Stewart has done well with BYU's offense, and BYU will be counting on him this week, especially since there's a chance running-back Jamaal Williams won't play.
Boise State has a new coach (Brian Harsin), but BYU will face the same Quarterback as last year (Grant Hedrick). The impressive thing about Hedrick is how well he recovered after having bad games. For instance, after turning the ball over several times at Air Force, and even getting benched, he lead the Broncos to a win on the road against the Nevada Wolf-pack (one of Boise State's rivals) the following week. BYU's last loss was by seven points at home vs Nevada.
Boise State recently lost its best receiver Matt Miller. They still have plenty of options, such as Thomas Sperbeck, who is also used to throw the ball on trick plays.
Boise State's best player is probably running-back Jay Ajayi. He ran for 151 yards last year in Provo (an average of 6.6 yards/carry).
So, in my honest opinion who wins?
While I prefer BYU wins, I give Boise State the victory by a score of 30-24.
Following this year, Boise State will have a lot of unknowns.
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