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Quarterback Kellen Moore may be the superstar of the Boise State offense, but there are some very good running backs in there as well.  That three headed  monster had three different backs score two touchdowns each in their win over West Virginia tonight, 42-23.

“[Moore] did everything we asked him to do tonight,” Boise State coach Chris Petersen said afterwards.  “He had a lot of great throws that got us down inside the ten or the five but our backs were so good tonight that we just gave them the ball and they got in.”

“When you have that much success in one aspect of the game, you keep going to it until it’s stopped.”

Junior running back Jeremy Avery was key to that success rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns to put the Broncos up early in the first half.

“It felt good…to play this well in a game like this was really special for me,” said Avery.  “I look forward to doing it again next weekend.”

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So too do his classmate D.J Harper, who also rushed for two touchdowns and added 99 yards of his own, and sophomore Doug Martin, who chipped in another 40 yards and two touchdowns.

“I pity the teams that try to shut them down season after season,” West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said.  “They do so many things well and have so many playmakers that it really is tough for a defense to match up to it.”

“It took us a while to get into our flow and, by that point, it was too late.”

Avery’s two first quarter touchdowns made it 14-0 after one and then Harper and Martin each added another in the second to make it 28-0.  West Virginia did manage to score a field goal just before the half to break up the shutout, but the game was never really in doubt in the second half.

Boise State cruised to another Martin touchdown in the third to make it 35-9 before West Virginia scored their first end-zone trip midway through the fourth quarter.  Sadly for the Mountaineers, the remaining hope was firmly extinguished on the next play from scrimmage as Harper ripped off a 70-yard highlight reel run to firmly ice the game.

The undefeated Broncos will make the trip to Glendale to face the undefeated Horned Frogs of TCU.

“It’s a shame we have to meet so early in the competition,” Petersen lamented.  “We’re both underdogs really so to have one of us get knocked out is a bit of a bummer for Cinderella lovers.”

This will be the best defense Boise State has faced this season as the Horned Frogs entered the playoffs as the number two scoring defense in the nation and allowed zero points to their opponent (Iowa) earlier today.

“It’ll be a tough game, but we’re always ready for a challenge,” said Petersen.  “I have some pretty good memories about that field and the [Fiesta] Bowl from a few years ago and the team and I hope we can add to those next week.”

Results of Other Games:

#1 Alabama vs. #16 Troy

#8 Oregon vs. #9 Ohio State

#4 TCU vs. #13 Iowa

#5 Boise State vs. #12 West Virginia

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#2 Texas vs. #15 Central Michigan

#7 Georgia Tech vs. #10 LSU

#6 Florida vs. #11 Virginia Tech

#3 Cincinnati vs. #14 East Carolina