Bouncing off four or five Portland State defenders, Tyler Crowe lunged for the bright orange turf of the end zone last Saturday with the football clasped tightly to his chest.
As quickly as Crowe fell to the ground, he bounced back up, pretending to shotgun a beer as the Albertsons Stadium lights flashed and the crowd went nuts.
It was a pretty wild celebration for a guy listening to Zach Bryan and Rod Wave — “chill music,” as Crowe describes it — before the game.
But the celebration was well-deserved — and a long time coming.
Crowe’s touchdown in the fourth quarter of Boise State’s 56-14 victory over Portland State was his first score since 2021 and just the second of his career. That 2021 touchdown came in the fourth quarter of a 40-14 road victory over Fresno State — Crowe said it was so quiet in the stadium, you could hear a nickel drop.
That wasn’t the case Saturday. The sixth-year fullback’s first touchdown at home meant the crowd was roaring.
“It felt awesome,” Crowe said. “You know, I’ve never scored on The Blue, and that’s always been a goal of mine. It was really a surreal moment for me.”