It says plenty about Boise State’s Alexander Mattison that he never really had a “welcome to college” moment.
Rarely did opposing defenders put the hurt on the true freshman running back in 2016. In fact, he was the one announcing his arrival.
For the 5-foot-11, 216-pound sophomore, his most fond moment of his debut season was when he created extra yardage on a 15-yard reception against BYU, one of only two touches he had that game. He did it by bowling over linebacker Fred Warner, a likely NFL player who had seven tackles, an interception return for a touchdown and a forced fumble in the Boise State win.