Boise State lost its top running back, Ashton Jeanty, to the NFL in April. As the team opened its 2025 season ranked No. 25, it collapsed in stunning fashion Thursday night, losing 34-7 to unranked South Florida at Raymond James Stadium. The Broncos grabbed an early 7-0 lead before the Bulls unleashed 34 unanswered points, turning what looked like a routine opener into a full-blown disaster.
Three costly fumbles and a lifeless run game doomed the Broncos, who sorely missed star running back Ashton Jeanty. Without him, Boise’s offense looked broken, and fans not only noticed, they circled back to the Heisman talk from earlier this year.
“Holy sht give Jeanty his f**king Heisman,” one fan wrote, as frustration boiled over on social media.
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Another chimed in, “Still is the People’s Heisman,” highlighting how much the team leaned on him last year.
The collapse sparked plenty of sarcasm online as a fan summed up writing, “Yeah fr.”
“We tried to tell y’all… Dude carried us to the playoffs but unfortunately he did not play defense,” one post read.
Others joked about Jeanty commenting, “Jeanty surging up my fantasy draft board” after the team’s ugly showing without him.
Another fan wrote, “Jeanty was the second-best player in Penn State vs Boise State. Penn State just happened to have number one and number three through twenty…”
Quarterback Maddux Madsen fumbled hard under stress, managing just 27 of 46 completions for 225 yards and a single touchdown. The ground attack sputtered with just 122 rushing yards, and every mistake felt expensive against a South Florida team that emerged with flying colors.
Ashton Jeanty Emerging as Favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year
The Las Vegas Raiders made a bold move in the NFL Draft when they used the No. 6 overall pick to select running back Ashton Jeanty. It was an unconventional choice in a league that rarely invests premium draft capital in the position, but Jeanty is no ordinary prospect, and early expectations suggest the gamble could pay off in a big way.
NFL pundits already see Jeanty as the preseason favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year. The news hits the sweet spot for Jeanty’s fans as the honor has eluded running backs for more than half a decade. A recent 2025 prediction report on the official NFL website read,
“This year’s preseason favorite for OROY, Ashton Jeanty, could become the first running back to claim the honor since Saquon Barkley in 2018 and just the second Raider in the franchise’s history to win the award (Marcus Allen, 1982).”
Jeanty arrives in Las Vegas following a sought-after college career at Boise State, where he finished as a Heisman Trophy finalist behind two-way star Travis Hunter. His bruising style and the ability to produce in both the running and passing game made him a nightmare for opposing defenses.
With his versatility and sheer power, Jeanty might be the centerpiece of an evolving offense. Las Vegas plans to lean on him heavily, giving him every opportunity to prove why he was worth a top-10 pick.
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