No. 4 Boise State routs state rival Idaho 52-14

MOSCOW, Idaho — Robb Akey's not exactly sure where Boise State is ranked.

Idaho's coach is just certain the Broncos are really good.

"That's a darn good football team, ranked No. 1 or No. 4 or whatever," Akey said. "It's for good reason. They didn't get there by accident."

Kellen Moore threw two touchdown passes in the first half, Chris Potter broke three tackles on his way to a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown the first time Boise State touched the ball, and the Broncos routed rival Idaho 52-14 on Friday night.

Whether Boise State moves from being No. 4 in the country will depend on what Oregon, Auburn and TCU do on Saturday. The Broncos (9-0, 5-0 WAC) extended the nation's longest win streak to 23 games

It'll be a rare opportunity for Broncos to sit back and take a gander at those they're being compared to in the Bowl Championship Series standings.

"I always like the Friday games because you get to catch everybody else playing on Saturday," Boise State defensive back Brandyn Thompson said. "I don't have the best cable so (I'll watch) whoever is on regular ESPN or ESPN2."

Idaho was hoping to turn the 40th, and possibly final meeting between the state rivals into a raucous night inside the quirky Kibbie Dome.

Instead, it became another national showcase for the Broncos and their quick-strike ability.

Potter's punt return came just 41 seconds into the game. Boise State scored touchdowns on three of its four first-quarter possessions, capped by Moore's 58-yard touchdown pass to Titus Young in the final minute.

Moore added a 17-yard touchdown pass to running back Jeremy Avery in the final minute of the first half and a 21-yard touchdown pass to freshman Gabe Linehan in the third quarter on a broken play where it looked as if Moore was simply throwing the ball away.

Flushed from the pocket, Moore threw an on-the-run dart to Linehan at the back of the end zone for a 52-7 lead midway through the third quarter.

That was Moore's capper, as he donned an orange baseball cap the rest of the way. He finished 19 of 26 for 216 yards, after throwing for 507 yards in just three quarters last week against Hawaii. His pass efficiency rating of 180.9 on Friday night will actually lower his season mark that was at 192.4 entering the week.

"Kellen's being doing a great job with the deep ball and turning the ball over and giving those guys a chance," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said.