Life has gotten off to a good start for Boise State football in the new Pac-12. The Broncos have raced to a 2-0 start in conference play and are considered favorites to win the rejuvenated conference in its first full season since 2023, after which most Pac-12 teams scattered to other leagues.
Only two teams remain from the once-revered Pac-12 — Oregon State and Washington State — and the Broncos will face the latter Saturday in Pullman, Washington.
Oregon State is a charter member of the Pac-12, joining in 1915 when it was called the Pacific Coast Conference, while Washington State joined in 1962. That gives both programs decades of exposure at the highest level, while the six other football teams joining the conference came from the Mountain West, or, in Texas State’s case, the Sun Belt…