The infectious smile is the same. The energetic personality has not changed since he arrived on campus.
But Tyler Horton is no longer the hotshot young cornerback on the Boise State defense. He’s now the old man.
A junior, he has 25 games under his belt, while only one other player in the group (sophomore Reid Harrison-Ducros) has appeared in a game for the Broncos.
“I’ve really been taking it in, the younger guys have been picking at my brain, so it’s been good to be there to help them with that,” Horton said. “When I was a freshman, the older guys, they took care of me.