OBNUG Roster Update: Kickers

Spring football gets OBNUG in the mood to speculate, so over the next few weeks, we will be making blind guesses as to who will be starting for the Broncos in the fall. We’ll do it position-by-position. Today: Kickers.

Kickers

Ideal candidate: Pele


Worst candidate: a member of the Gramatica family


Actual candidates: Kyle Brotzman, Brock Jaramillo, Brad Elkin

OBNUG's pick: Brotzman for field goals, Elkin for punts. Brotzman could be up for Lou Groza consideration this season, and he was one of the most important players on the Bronco team last year. His value to the 2007 squad was magnified due to the lack of an effective Elkin, leaving all kicking duties in Brotzman's hands. We think Elkin will step it up this year, mostly because there is really no other place to step it. He was pretty bad.

Boise State football links

Here are some links to good BSU stories. Enjoy.

• Vinny Perretta could be seeing duty as a punt returner. In a Statesman article with quite possibly the worst headline ever ("Perretta shoulders adversity"), special teams coach Jeff Choate hinted that he wants Perretta returning punts when he's healthy. Fine by us.
  
• Boise State reeled in another recruit yesterday. Carson (Calif.) High's Jack Sula, a RB/LB who will be playing OLB at Boise State, committed to the Broncos. He was voted the player of the year by his local newspaper, and he turned down offers from Fresno and LaTech among others.
  
• Coach Pete will be racing BSU students, faculty, staff, and members of the community on April 5 in the first Beat Coach Pete 5k race. We would prefer a Beat Coach Pete Madden tournament ourselves.
  
• FOX Sports ranked Boise State #20 in combined rankings for football and basketball.
  
• Kyle Brotzman is hitting the weights to improve his kicking distance...and his odds with the ladies.