If you want to tell the story of Boise State football in the 21st century a great place to start is nearly 600 miles away in the small town of Davis, California. The Northern California town is home to UC Davis, and like Boise State, UC Davis an unlikely breeding ground for football excellence.
The University groomed two Boise State luminaries in Dan Hawkins and Chris Petersen, and under new Boise State head coach Andy Avalos, the Broncos are again tapping UC Davis to reinvigorate the Boise State offense.
On Sunday evening Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel announced that Boise State is hiring UC Davis associate head coach Tim Plough to head the Broncos offense.