{"id":35980,"date":"2025-11-03T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/35980\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:04:09","slug":"boise-states-bowl-outlook-after-fresno-state-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/35980\/","title":{"rendered":"Boise State\u2019s Bowl Outlook After Fresno State Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we knew it wouldn\u2019t be easy without Ashton Jeanty, leading up to the 2025 season there were plenty of Boise State fans who truly believed analysts who thought the team could make their second straight College Football Playoff. That dream all but died on The Blue after Saturday\u2019s 30-7 loss to Fresno State.<\/p>\n<p>Loren Orr, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Loren Orr, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>When we walked into Albertsons Stadium, we were really looking forward to grabbing one of the mouthwatering cheesesteaks from Heart and Sull. We just didn\u2019t realize that the sandwich would be the only highlight of the game. Just a few minutes later, Maddux Madsen went down with an injury and came back to the field on crutches, wearing a boot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/liteonline.com\/ashton-jeanty-raiders-micd-up\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boise State&#8217;s Ashton Jeanty&#8217;s Hilarious &#8220;Mic&#8217;d Up&#8221; Moment Has NFL Fans Cracking Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coach Danielson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/boise-state\/football\/what-boise-state-spencer-danielson-said-after-loss-to-fresno-state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">later said<\/a> that it\u2019s going to be \u201ca while\u201d before he\u2019s back. Former Skyview High School standout, Max Cutforth, came in but struggled in a difficult situation. The good news? The Broncos have a week to regroup and get the offense in sync with Cutforth before they\u2019re back in action.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KXLTFM.png\" alt=\"107.9 LITE FM logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The bad news? The team has to stay extremely focused and win out to have a shot at winning their final Mountain West Championship Game before moving to the PAC-12. Their matchup against San Diego State on November 15 will probably be the biggest challenge of the three games left on their regular season schedule.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what happens, the Broncos are bowl eligible for the 28th season in a row. That\u2019s the second longest active streak in the country. So where could the Broncos end up and who could they face? Here are the most recent predictions after the Fresno State loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/46816973\/college-football-playoff-bowl-projections-week-10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN<\/a> (Mark Schlabach)<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Stockman, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Stockman, Getty ImagesFirst Responder Bowl (December 26)\u00a0Dallas, TXVs. Iowa State<a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/news\/bowl-projections-espn-predicts-12-team-college-football-playoff-bracket-full-bowl-slate-after-week-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN <\/a>(Kyle Bonagura)<\/p>\n<p>Ezra Shaw, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Ezra Shaw, Getty ImagesSheraton Hawai\u2019i Bow (December 24)\u00a0Honolulu, HawaiiVs. California<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-football\/2025-bowl-projections-after-week-10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athlon Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maria Lysaker, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Maria Lysaker, Getty ImagesFirst Responder Bowl (December 26)Dallas, TXVs. USTA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college-football\/college-football-playoff-and-bowl-projections-after-week-10-byu-virginia-miss-auto-bids\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports Illustrated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ed Mulholland, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Ed Mulholland, Getty ImagesArizona Bowl (December 27)\u00a0Tucson, AZVs. Ohio University<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/bowls\/predictions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rey Del Rio, Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Rey Del Rio, Getty ImagesArizona Bowl (December 27)Tucson, AZVs. Western Michigan\u00a0KEEP READING: 17 Things You Should Never Do at a Boise State Home Game<\/p>\n<p>Things that are a no-no to do in or around a Boise State game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Michelle Heart<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While we knew it wouldn\u2019t be easy without Ashton Jeanty, leading up to the 2025 season there were&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35981,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-35980","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fresno","8":"tag-fresno","9":"tag-fresno-headlines","10":"tag-fresno-news","11":"tag-local-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}