Albuquerque—Stop 2 on the ‘Vengeance Is Ours’ Tour...aaaand we're off! Boise State elected to receive to start the game, and immediately went three and out. Okay. Not ideal. But on the first defensive possession, we find that a hero has come home: Tanner Vallejo announced his return from a 1.5 game injury with a picture-perfect, 4 yard tackle for a loss and the Lobos were forced to punt.
Bronco ball. The offense struggled at first, but New Mexico came in with the assist. Boise State got back to back first downs on facemask pentalties, but then decided to help themselves once they crossed midfield.