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Boise State faces an uphill battle in terms of having a chance to land the coveted Cotton Bowl bid that will go to the best team from a non-power conference.You see, a team cant be in position to qualify for a New Years Six bowl berth without winning its division.That means the No. 22 Broncos (8-1, 4-1 Mountain West) need some help to reach their bowl aspirations as they enter Saturdays road game at Hawaii (7 p.m. ET, CBS Sports Network).Boise State is facing this predicament because it lost to Wyoming on Oct. 29 and that result gave the Cowboys the upper hand in terms of winning the Mountain Division of the Mountain West.Basically, Boise State needs to win its final three regular-season games and hope Wyoming (7-2, 5-0) loses twice.Even if the Cowboys collapse and allow the Broncos to overtake them, Boise State still would have to beat Pacific Division champion San Diego State (8-1, 5-0) in the Mountain West title game.Coach Bryan Harsin is aware of the situation but has decided to simplify it.We have to stay focused on what we can control, said Harsin, and focused on that were going to try and go play our best each and every week.Based on past results, Harsins approach should hold up well when the Broncos tussle with the Rainbow Warriors (4-6, 3-3).Boise State has won the past five meetings in the series by an average of 38 points. The Broncos have averaged 45.4 points during the stretch.Hawaii also was manhandled last Saturday by San Diego State. The Rainbow Warriors recorded only 215 yards while losing 55-0.I told them this one hurts, Hawaii coach Nick Rolovich said of the beat down. I told them we didnt execute to our ability.Rolovich is well aware another substandard effort could lead to another blowout in the series with the Broncos.The Rainbow Warriors allow an average of 38.2 points per game and will be hard-pressed to slow a high-octane Boise State offense led by running back Jeremy McNichols.The junior ranks fourth in the nation with 1,216 rushing yards and leads the nation with 20 touchdowns, one ahead of Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, the Heisman Trophy favorite.McNichols has scored 16 touchdowns on the ground and added four receiving scores. He has scored at least one touchdown in 21 consecutive contests.When we get close, or when we get the ball, I just smell blood in the water, McNichols said in a press conference. I just want to get to the end zone as many times as I can.McNichols has 14 career 100-yard games and his big-play ability has helped the offense average 34.8 points and 486.1 yards per game.Sophomore quarterback Brett Rypien has passed for 2,578 yards and should surpass his true freshman output of 3,353 yards. Rypien has thrown 18 touchdowns passes against just six interceptions.Senior receiver Brian Sperbeck became the fifth player in Boise State history to top 200 receptions during last weeks 45-31 victory over San Jose State but had a rare quiet game with only two catches for 19 yards.Sperbeck, who has 201 career catches, has 57 receptions for 909 yards and seven touchdowns this season. Junior Cedrick Wilson has emerged as top-flight wideout with 37 catches for 686 yards and a conference-leading eight touchdowns.One concern is the amount of points the Broncos are allowing. The defense has give up 30 or more points in each of the past two games and an average of 26.4 over the past five contests.Defensively, I think there is still a lot we can improve on, senior weak-side linebacker Ben Weaver said. No matter if you win or lose, there is a standard there -- the pursuit of perfection.Weaver has been all over the field with 31 tackles over the past two games, including 15 against San Jose State. He has a team-best 87 tackles and could reach the century mark with a strong outing against Hawaii.The Broncos have just four interceptions this season and have recorded just one sack over the past two games.Hawaii sophomore quarterback Dru Brown been picked off just six times but three came in the loss to San Diego State. He has passed for 1,551 yards and nine touchdowns with senior Marcus Kemp rating as his favorite target with 55 receptions for 910 yards and six touchdowns.Sophomore middle linebacker Jahlani Tavai (team-best 91 tackles) and senior cornerback Jalen Rogers (team-high three interceptions) have been the Rainbow Warriors top defenders.Marcus Cannon Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Stitched Patriots Jerseys . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. https://www.patriotsjerseysale.com/221p-aaron-hernandez-jersey-patriots.html . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. JaWhaun Bentley Jersey . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Andre Tippett Jersey . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons.Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard is questionable for Wednesdays game after he suffered a really painful bruise on his left thigh Tuesday night.Howard exited the Hawks 93-90 win over the Heat with 3:06 left in the third quarter after being struck by Miami center Hassan Whitesides knee.It swelled up pretty bad, Howard told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. We are trying to make sure it doesnt swell up anymore. I tried to come in the back and get as much ice on it as I could so it wont swell. Some of the swelling did go down.Its super tight right now. Really painful. I wanted to come back out there, but they said it wwasnt worth it this early in the season.dddddddddddd There is a lot of pain. We are going to get treatment tonight, get treatment in the morning and see how it feels.The Hawks are set to host the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.Despite his shortened night, Howard had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks. It was his eighth double-double in 10 games this season. He is averaging 15.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for 8-2 Atlanta.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '