Boise State may have just made the College Football Playoff, but offensive coordinator Dick Koetter is clearly concerned about the team’s future success.
The Broncos won the Mountain West and earned an automatic bye to the CFP, but fell to No. 6 Penn State in the New Year’s Eve Fiesta Bowl.
With NIL hot and heavy and players transferring for money, Koetter said the Broncos are victims of the system.
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Boise State Broncos offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter before a game against the San Diego State Aztecs at Albertsons Stadium. (Brian Losness/Image Images)
“We are behind right now in NIL play,” Koetter wrote in a Facebook post. “Our best players are being offered 2-10 times what we can offer. We are losing recruits to the portal to schools that simply outbid us.
“I know it’s not all about money and Coach D (Spencer Danielson) and the staff will certainly continue to find the ‘right kind of people,’ but money is an issue.”
Boise State Broncos running back Ashton Jeanty (2) runs for a touchdown against the Wyoming Cowboys during the first quarter at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, on Nov. 23, 2024. (Troy Babbitt/Image Images)
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Koetter then pleaded with fans to contribute to the school’s NIL fund “so Coach D can keep our best players in Boise and continue to find the next Ashton Jeanty or Ahmed Hassanein.”
“Thank you Coach Koetter. Every dollar counts to keep our players here at BSU. We need everyone’s help,” Danielson wrote in X.
Koetter has said that the 2024 season will be his last as coach, and he reiterated this in his extensive post.
Head coach Spencer Danielson of the Boise State Broncos during a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31, 2024, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Jeanty missed Barry Sanders’ single-season rushing record by just 28 yards after rushing for 104 in what will likely be his final college game. He had run for over 125 in his previous 13 games.
