BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — As Boise State football began its Tuesday afternoon practice, it was pleasant outside. Temperatures had not reached 80. Not only that, there was a breeze blowing. At least, that’s what head coach Spencer Danielson wants you to think.

“I want to make sure, very clear, it was 78 degrees today,” Danielson joked. “I don’t know who told me it was 100 degrees. It was 78, a slight breeze out of Bogus Basin.”

In fact, Boise’s high temperature was 101 — right in the middle of the Broncos’ afternoon practice. The session was initially scheduled for the morning, but Danielson pushed practice back to “put guys in a situation.”

Danielson also pushed a practice to the afternoon last week, and has put his guys through several “inferno practices,” which include cranking up the

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