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Boise State Athletics
8 Days to Kickoff
8/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football
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When Brock Forsey was selected in the sixth round of the National Football League Draft by the Chicago Bears in 2003 (No. 206 overall), he was just the third Bronco running back to be drafted in school history - and the first in 17 years (Jon Francis, New York Giants; 1986).
He played in 11 games for the Bears as a rookie that season - starting two - and picked up 244 yards and two touchdowns on 69 carries. He played for the Miami Dolphins in 2004, picking up 53 yards on 19 carries in six games.
But before he went to the league, Forsey was a beast at Boise State.
Forsey walked on to the Boise State team in 1998 after leading Centennial High School to the state championship his senior year.
As a redshirt freshman in 1999, he carried just 75 times for 313 yards and two touchdowns - but 152 of the yards came in the Humanitarian Bowl en route to earning Boise State's Most Valuable Player Award for the game. Forsey added 50 yards receiving and 67 yards returning kicks, racking up a then-school-record 269 all-purpose yards as Boise State defeated Louisville 34-31.
What Forsey brought in the final game of his debut collegiate campaign turned out to be what the Broncos would receive for the remainder of his career. He was named second-team All-Big West in 2000, finishing the regular season ranked sixth-nationally in all-purpose yards. He broke his school record with 292 all-purpose yards against Northern Iowa - which stood until 2011 when Doug Martin posted 301 against Arizona State - and rushed for more than 100 yards three times.
The Broncos joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2001, and Forsey earned first-team all-league honors that same season. He ranked ninth-nationally in all-purpose yards, and put together his first 1,000-yard rushing campaign. By the end of his junior season, Forsey had five games with more than 200 all-purpose yards - a school record.
In his final collegiate campaign, Forsey broke the school record for rushing (1,611), a mark that had been held by Cedric Minter since 1978. What everyone knew in Boise was recognized nationally - Brock Forsey was an All-American. After leading the nation in touchdowns (32) in 2001 - a mark that still stands as the school record, seven clear of second place - he earned fourth-team All-America accolades from The Sporting News and honorable mention from CNN.SI. The 32 touchdowns were the second-most in NCAA history, trailing only Barry Sanders' 39 in 1988.
He scored touchdowns in 12 games in 2002, tying the national record, and his 35-career games with a score also tied the NCAA record. His 408 career points were at the time the third-most by a non-kicker in NCAA history.
He finished the season ranked ninth-nationally in all-purpose yards and 11th-nationally in rushing.
Forsey's final career total of 6,670 all-purpose yards set the school record, and it still stands today. His 4,045 yards rushing rank third all-time at Boise State, his 19-career 100-yard rushing games are the second-most in school history and his eight 200-yard all-purpose games are the most by a Bronco all-time.
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Senior offensive lineman Spencer Gerke talks about what his time as a Bronco has meant to him and lets us in on some of his post-football plans.
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One week and one day. That is all that stands between now and kickoff for the season opener.
Until then, you'll have to bide your time with National Football League Preseason games, and there are plenty of games to choose from featuring former Broncos.
Last night Kellen Moore put on a show in the second half for the Detroit Lions, completing 9-of-12 for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Richie Brockel also started last night's game at fullback for the Carolina Panthers.
Tonight, Jeron Johnson and the Seattle Seahawks square off against the Green Bay Packers at 6 p.m. (MT) on CBS. Then you can catch Shea McClellin and the Chicago Bears square off against the Oakland Raiders at 8 p.m. on NFL Network.
Back to the countdown...
...Boise State has won EIGHT conference championships in the last 10 seasons.
...Boise State has sent EIGHT former student-athletes to the Senior Bowl in the past four years.
...John Rade recorded EIGHT tackles for loss against Utah State in 1982, a single-game school record. Rade went on to start 112 games for the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL.
...There is at least one former Bronco in each of the EIGHT different position groups in the National Football League: defensive back (six), defensive line (four), offensive line (three), running back (two), wide receiver (two), linebacker (one), quarterback (one) and tight end (one).
