The same quality that made Andy Avalos one of the Boise State football team’s most productive defensive players in the early 2000s has made him the latest rising coaching star on the Broncos’ staff.
And it’s the same attribute the second-year defensive coordinator demands from his players.
Passion.
“It’s his motor,” junior cornerback Tyler Horton said of what makes Avalos so effective. “His motor is always rolling.”
Avalos orchestrates a Boise State defense that has held five straight opponents to 14 points or fewer — the longest such streak for the Broncos since 2002, when Avalos was the leading tackler as a linebacker.