Fans of attractive non-conference games -- and why wouldn’t you be? -- we bring you good news.
Florida State announced in a release on Monday that the Seminoles have agreed to play Boise State in a home-and-home in 2019 and 2020. The first game is scheduled to take place at FSU in September with a return date to Boise the following year.
“We are very excited to add Boise State to our future football schedule,” said Florida State Athletic Director Randy Spetman in a statement. “Boise State has an excellent football program and we feel this will be an out of conference game that will be exciting for fans of both schools and appealing to TV networks.”
This would be the first-ever meeting between the two programs, and there’s a guarantee of $400,000 for each.
“Scheduling a home-and-home series against a perennial top-25 program like Florida State is another step in growing our football program,” Boise State AD Mark Coyle said in his own statement. “Florida State is a team fans talk about when discussing the top collegiate programs in the country and I know Bronco Nation will be excited about hosting a team like Seminoles in Boise.”
It’s been a struggle at times for Boise State to play a home-and-home series with quality non-conference opponents in the past, but this looks like it could be a good one. Provided nothing changes in the next six years, that is. And you know how much college football loves the status quo.