When the Broncos run the ball ...
Boise State has struggled to get the ground game going, with senior quarterback Montell Cozart’s 179 yards a team high. The Broncos’ 146 yards per game are 88th in the FBS and they’re averaging 3.3 yards per carry outside of a 49-yard TD run by Alexander Mattison against Troy.
“As an offense, we’ve got to continue to pound the ball. We want to be a run-first team, and I feel like (Thursday) we didn’t do that,” Cozart said. “That’s something we’re going to put an emphasis on with Virginia coming in here.