Surely, some Boise State fans watching at home saw the first play from scrimmage at Troy and thought “here we go again.”
On the Broncos’ first offensive snap, Trojans linebacker Hunter Reese sacked Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien. Looking back at that play, junior guard John Molchon couldn’t help but let out a sheepish chuckle.
“The first thing I thought was ‘next play mentality,’ we have a ton of time,” Molchon said. “’We can’t let the first play ruin the 2018 season.’”
Sure enough, the Boise State offensive line did not let it snowball, did not let it become a talking point like it was for the first month of last season.