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Fiesta Bowl Live Blog: Real Question is Can Boise Hold TCU's Offense?

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- So much of the focus during tonight's Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will be on the No.1-ranked TCU defense against Boise State's No.1 scoring offense: The classic strength-on-strength matchup. But what about the matchup of the third-ranked Horned Frogs' offense against the sixth-ranked Boise State defense? That...

Boise Returns to Where the Party Started

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- As a spectator with a vested interest, Kellen Moore remembers being on the edge of his seat along with everyone else at University of Phoenix Stadium as Boise State and Oklahoma put on a show for the ages during the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. Boise State, the proverbial little guy from the WAC, stood...

Fiesta Notebook: It's No Party for Freshman Facing TCU's Hughes

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Facing TCU All-American defensive end Jerry Hughes is a difficult assignment for any offensive lineman. But for a freshman making just the second start of his career and first at right tackle, it almost doesn't seem fair. Yet, that is the reality of Boise State redshirt freshman Brenel Myers, who will...

Boise State Extends Petersen Five Years

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Boise State took steps Friday morning to ensure that coach Chris Petersen sticks around for a while by announcing an agreement on a five-year contract extension. Moments after Petersen declined to give details on a contract extension to reporters, the Boise State coach, athletic driector Gene...

Turner Has Mastered Doing More With Less In TCU Backfield

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Throughout his playing career, TCU senior running back Joseph Turner has never really won what he considers big. That has changed considerably with the TCU Horned Frogs going undefeated and obtaining the Mountain West Conference Championship during the regular season. There is still more to come...

FiestaBowl News From the Web

05/23/12 Fiesta's role a question mark Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ One of the nation's most prestigious college athletic conferences, the Big 12, just ended its contract with you.
04/29/12 New Fiesta Bowl chief wows BCS executives Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ All it took was an address by Robert Shelton to convince college football's decision-makers at their annual meetings here that the once scandal-wracked Fiesta Bowl was charting a different course under new leadership.
04/27/12 BCS Meetings: Removal of Automatic Qualifications... Source: Bleacher Report While everyone is stuck in the discussion about the four-team playoff, and how teams get in or where the games are played, another major decision has been made on the college football front.
04/26/12 Fiesta bowl should matter in 'playoffs' Source: The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ The die is cast for big changes in the Bowl Championship Series, the long-reviled system for finding a college-football champion.
04/26/12 Fiesta Bowl wants to stay in championship mix Source: USA Today College football's power brokers spent much of Wednesday dissecting the idea of a four-team playoff to determine a national champion, offering the clearest signal yet that the current Bowl Championship Series is about end.