Boise State - Relentless in Victory Over Va. Tech

LANDOVER, Md. -- Win two Fiesta Bowls and begin the season with a No. 3 ranking. Check. Concoct the worst kind of neutral-site-in-name-only situation you can think of, like a New York lawyer in a Mississippi courtroom. Check. Blow a 17-0 lead, fall behind 30-26, then win the game with the kind of two-minute touchdown drive that would make Peyton Manning get off the couch and bow with respect. Check. Check. And check out Boise State. The Broncos faced down Virginia Tech, winning 33-30 when Kellen Moore threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Austin Pettis with 1:09 to play before 86,587 mostly hostile fans at FedEx Field. Chris Petersen won't let this victory go to the heads of his Broncos players. It was a game that exceeded the months of hype that preceded it, a game filled with early-season mistakes that could not defuse the kind of tension usually reserved for November. That's because Boise State is ranked No. 3 in the nation and, at 1-0, has plowed through the toughest part of its schedule. With this victory, the Broncos bought themselves national attention that will last as long as they keep winning. When Boise State coach Chris Petersen hears such talk, it's all he can do to keep from putting his fingers in his ears. Read more here:

Boise State - Relentless in Victory Over Va. Tech