Replacing somebody that Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen said was the best player in the country in 2024 will prove challenging going into this season.

But, Madsen believes the 25th-ranked Broncos’ running back room is up to the task of helping the team move on after the departure of Ashton Jeanty for the NFL.

“The room right now is better than it was last year, and I’ll say that with a lot of confidence,” Madsen said. “Sire (Gaines) has been amazing. He understands what it takes to be an elite running back. And then you add in a veteran football player like Malik Sherrod to kind of dig into that as well and carry the high level of leadership.”

Gaines and Sherrod combined for 80 carries and 352 yards in 2024 behind Jeanty, the Heisman Trophy runner-up who led the country in rushing

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