BOSIE (Idaho Statesman) — If ever Boise State needed to be road warriors on defense, this is it.

The football team’s season is essentially on the line Friday afternoon in Logan, Utah, where the Broncos (7-4, 5-2 Mountain West) need to defeat Utah State (6-5, 4-3) to have a good chance at making the Mountain West championship game.

A victory, in fact, puts Boise State in decent shape to be in a fourth straight conference title game. However, winning at Utah State is no small order. The Aggies are 5-0 at home this season, and the Broncos are just 2-3 on the road. In all three of those losses, Boise State could manage only seven points.

Another hurdle for the Broncos? They’ll be facing the “offensive player of the year in our conference,” according to Boise State coach Spencer Danielson.

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