BOISE, Idaho — This Day In Sports…October 27, 2018:

Boise State finally breaks through at the Air Force Academy, taking a wild 48-38 victory after losing to the Falcons there in 2014 and 2016. Brett Rypien righted the ship with 399 yards passing and five touchdowns. Three of them went to John Hightower, who had eight catches for 182 yards. The Broncos defense, gashed for 278 yards in the first half, held Air Force to 165 after the break to key the win. Rypien recorded his 20th career game of 300 or more yards, tying the Mountain West record held by BYU’s Max Hall.

Make no mistake, Broncos offensive coordinator Zak Hill (now Boise State’s quarterbacks coach) called a great game. The most obvious gold strikes were a 35-yard touchdown from Rypien to CT Thomas on fourth-and-10 at the end of

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