BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — As Boise State football’s season ticked along to the tune of a 6-2 record, a not-insignificant portion of the fan base gave redshirt junior quarterback Maddux Madsen a lot of heat.

The Broncos scored just 7 points in both of their losses, at South Florida and at Notre Dame, and Madsen struggled in those games, and then eventually opened up about the vitriol that can come at a college quarterback online.

On Saturday afternoon at Albertsons Stadium, Bronco Nation got a glimpse of what can happen when Madsen isn’t around. And it was not pretty.

Madsen exited the game midway through the first quarter with an injury, and Boise State lost 30-7, its offense reaching new levels of futility — and hearing a lot of boos from a restless crowd. The point total was the Bronc

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