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A ‘quiet assassin,’ Boise State’s Noa a physical force making most of starting shot

In front of more than 100 people, a mix of strangers and teammates, Boise State redshirt freshman linebacker Zeke Noa had no stage fright.

The day before Thanksgiving last Wednesday, he and junior nose tackle Sonatane Lui sang for the crowd at Cathedral of the Rockies, at which the Broncos were helping serve meals.

“That was fun — they asked me to do it, so I was like ‘OK, let’s do it,’” Noa said.

But that outgoing persona, it’s not exactly what Noa projects when he’s walking around Boise State’s facility.

“Zeke and I are up to a total of 25 words spoken to each other since he’s been here,” Boise State coach Bryan Harsin said at his weekly news conference Nov.