{"id":483107,"date":"2026-11-01T11:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T11:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/483107\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T11:08:20","slug":"spencer-danielson-commends-boise-state-for-recovering-from-absolutely-terrible-third-quarter-against-texas-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/483107\/","title":{"rendered":"Spencer Danielson commends Boise State for recovering from \u2018absolutely terrible\u2019 third quarter against Texas State"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 20 Boise State <\/a>raced out to a 28-3 halftime lead and cruised by Texas State \u2026 oh, wait.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not what happened on a wild, rainy Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium.<\/p>\n

After scoring touchdowns on their first four possessions, the Broncos surrendered 36 straight points to Texas State and then lost starting quarterback Maddux Madsen to an apparent knee injury<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Backup quarterback Max Cutforth came to the rescue with three fourth-quarter touchdowns, leading Boise State (7-1, 4-0 Pac-12) to a dramatic 46-45 victory<\/a> over the Bobcats (4-4, 2-2). \u00a0<\/p>\n

With Fresno State (5-3, 2-2) earning a 38-22 victory over Oregon State (5-3, 3-1), the Broncos sit alone atop the Pac-12 standings with three conference games remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the Broncos were nearly stuck in a three-way tie for first place after coughing up a 25-point halftime lead. Instead, Cutforth helped keep the team in position to secure a College Football Playoff bid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cBacks against the wall, everything\u2019s gone sideways, and I am so proud of our team finding a way to that game,\u201d head coach Spencer Danielson said in his postgame press conference. \u201cI\u2019m proud of this team, this group of leaders, that found a way to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cHats off to the leadership in that locker room. Because when everything was going sideways\u2014and we had some hard conversations on the sideline\u2014they never flinched. But we\u2019ve got to find ways to execute and create momentum, and we didn\u2019t do that tonight throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coming out of halftime, the Broncos were out-gained 177-21 in the third quarter. Texas State had 22 points in the period to Boise State\u2019s 21 yards of offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at the product on the field, and that\u2019s one of the worst quarters of football that I\u2019ve ever been a part of,\u201d Danielson said. \u201cThat\u2019s no one\u2019s fault but my own, and I\u2019ve got to look in the mirror and see why that happened because in all three phases, we were absolutely terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fourth quarter also started poorly with a long Texas State touchdown and a Madsen pick-six, his first turnover of the year. Madsen left the game with a knee injury on Boise State\u2019s next drive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Danielson did not have an update on Madsen\u2019s health after the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going through it,\u201d Danielson said. \u201cI know initially, didn\u2019t look great, and our doctors are going through it. We\u2019ll see what it is. He\u2019s a warrior, he\u2019s a competitor. I\u2019m proud of Max stepping up and finding a way to win, but obviously Maddux is our guy, and we\u2019ll figure out where that\u2019s at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking over for Madsen, Cutforth orchestrated three touchdown drives to spark the comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if Max going in was the jolt, but Max going in and executing absolutely did,\u201d Danielson said. \u201cI\u2019m super proud of Max.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danielson noted that the Broncos lost Madsen to injury on nearly the same day last season. Madsen hurt his ankle on Nov. 1, 2025 against Fresno State. The Bulldogs went on to earn a 30-7 victory at Albertsons Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cA year ago today \u2026 we played on The Blue against Fresno State, our starting quarterback goes down and we get absolutely boatraced at home,\u201d Danielson. \u201cI\u2019m proud of our guys finding a way to win tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madsen missed three games last season before returning for the Mountain West Championship game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fifth-year senior will likely be sidelined for next week\u2019s road trip to Colorado State (3-5, 1-3).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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