No. 15 Boise State holds off rallying Colorado State, 28-23

BOISE, Idaho -- Jeremy McNichols suggested just the play to spark Boise State's struggling offense, and then the 15th-ranked Broncos just had to hang on from there. McNichols' play resulted in an 80-yard touchdown run to break open a tight game, and Boise State withstood a late rally by Colorado State in a 28-23 win Saturday night. McNichols was untouched on the play, an inside run from a shotgun formation that put the Broncos up 21-3 late in the third quarter. "We called the play earlier in the game and I almost broke that one," said McNichols, who rushed for a career-high 217 yards and two touchdowns. "So when coach asked me what play to call, I told him we needed to call it again.