lyle smith

The news is breaking that Lyle Smith former coach of the Boise State Bronco's dubbed the "Father of BSU Football" has passed away.

The Father of Football is celebrating another big birthday this week, and he's celebrating with a generous gift that you may have helped pay for. Happy birthday coach!

Talk to anyone in the Treasure Valley about what it means to be a Boise State fan and more than likely the first thing that comes to mind is Loyalty. Between legendary rivals, in or out of conference the Bronco faithful are exactly that. Faithful. So when it comes to helping one their own it shouldn't come as a surprise.

Boise State will unveil a statue of former coach Lyle Smith this week, to be in place by Saturday in front of HOF. pic.twitter.com/aHyIInxpNq — Dave Southorn (@IDS_BroncoBeat) September 7, 2016 This Saturday is the first Boise State home game of the season against Washington State! B...