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Idaho Statesman: Petersen says Broncos handled final drive vs. TCU the right way
By Chadd Cripe
ccripe@idahostatesman.com
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen said Monday he wouldn’t change much about the way the Broncos handled Saturday’s game against TCU, including the decision to set up a field-goal attempt rather than trying for a touchdown on the final drive.
The Broncos lost 36-35 as Dan Goodale’s 39-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.
“We probably watched the tape four different times,” Petersen said. “You look at everything. The good thing is I don’t think there’s a whole lot we’d do differently.”
The one play on the last drive that Petersen said the staff has talked about doing differently was on second-and-10 at the TCU 25-yard line, after the Broncos spiked the ball. They threw a quick screen to Matt Miller that gained 5 yards, called timeout, moved the ball to the center of the field, let the clock run down to 1 second and called timeout. ...
By Chadd Cripe
ccripe@idahostatesman.com
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen said Monday he wouldn’t change much about the way the Broncos handled Saturday’s game against TCU, including the decision to set up a field-goal attempt rather than trying for a touchdown on the final drive.
The Broncos lost 36-35 as Dan Goodale’s 39-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.
“We probably watched the tape four different times,” Petersen said. “You look at everything. The good thing is I don’t think there’s a whole lot we’d do differently.”
The one play on the last drive that Petersen said the staff has talked about doing differently was on second-and-10 at the TCU 25-yard line, after the Broncos spiked the ball. They threw a quick screen to Matt Miller that gained 5 yards, called timeout, moved the ball to the center of the field, let the clock run down to 1 second and called timeout. ...
