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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — After an bloodless abhorrent assuming in its division opener, Boise State accepted Saturday its breach is affluence almighty as the Broncos exploded for 676 yards in a 37-24 achievement over Colorado State in the Mountain West Appointment opener for both teams.
Boise State active aback Jay Ajayi provided best of the atom for the Broncos, finishing with 219 yards rushing, 61 yards accepting and three touchdowns. The team's 676 yards was the fifth best in academy history.
"It's been abundant accepting a lot of opportunities to blow the brawl and accomplish big plays for the team," Ajayi said. "It's been absolutely fun seeing how my role has developed from aftermost year to this year with the altered appearance that we're doing."
It's a appearance that formed adjoin Colorado State in every angle of the Broncos offense.
Grant Hedrick was 22-of-33 casual for 352 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He additionally ran for 80 yards and a touchdown.
"Things went our way and the actuality that we were able to do it at home on The Blue with that blazon of fan abject was exciting," said Boise State drillmaster Bryan Harson, who alveolate his aboriginal win with the Broncos and abhorred the school's aboriginal 0-2 alpha aback 2005. "It was a acceptable alpha for us in our appointment as well."
Colorado State (1-1), which saw Dee Hart and Treyous Jarrells anniversary accretion over 100 yards in its season-opening win over in-state rivals Colorado, acquired 28 yards hasty on 23 carries.
Instead, the Rams were affected to await on Garrett Grayson, who was 31-of-58 casual for 434 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Joe Hansley led the aggregation in accepting with seven catches for 149 yards and a touchdown, while Rashard Higgins had 11 receptions for 143 yards.
Colorado State, which has alone all four affairs with Boise State aback the Broncos abutting the Mountain West Appointment in 2011, confused the brawl finer in the game's aperture control afore blockage at the Boise State 20 and clearing for a 39-yard acreage ambition by Jared Roberts.
That was the alone advance the Rams would hold.
Hedrick responded with his aboriginal aperture touchdown drive in his career, arch Boise State 75 yards in nine plays, which concluded on an 8-yard touchdown run by Ajayi. Colorado State blocked the added point, abrogation the Broncos with a 6-3 lead.
On the Broncos' abutting possession, Hedrick rushed for 30 yards on three carries in affective Boise State 70 yards on 12 plays. His 1-yard bastard capped the drive and gave the Broncos a 13-3 lead. Colorado State would never get any afterpiece than that.
Trailing 37-10 in the fourth quarter, Colorado State attempted to get aback in the bold with a brace of backward touchdowns and a ambition band stand. Boise State closed the victory, however, back Jeremy Ioane intercepted an aberrant Grayson canyon with 1:28 remaining.
Matt Miller bent eight passes for 151 yards and a touchdown and overtook Austin Pettis for the best career receptions at Boise State.
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