Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson admitted that he was surprised by star safety Ty Benefield’s decision to enter the transfer portal and leave the Broncos for LSU and first-year head coach Lane Kiffin.
“I absolutely did not see him leaving here,” Danielson said during Monday’s press conference. “I thought it was either going pro or staying, that was our conversations all the way up. Broke my heart that he left. He is a son to me and I will love him forever and I wish him nothing but the best, and I miss Ty.”
A first-team all-Mountain West selection last season, Benefield started all 14 games as a junior and led the Broncos with 105 total tackles while tallying three pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble…