No. 15 Boise State stifles Hawaii

Kellen Moore threw three touchdown passes and cornerback Brandyn Thompson had three interceptions to lead No. 15 Boise State to a 27-7 victory over Hawaii on Friday night at Boise, Idaho.

The Broncos (6-0, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) intercepted five of Hawaii quarterback Inoke Funaki’s passes, turning three of them into 17 second-half points.

The Broncos’ smothering defense pressured Funaki all night, sacking him five times and holding the Warriors (3-4, 2-2) to 288 total yards.

Moore finished 25 for 34 for 256 yards. The left-hander’s three touchdown passes gave him 16 for the season and 11 over the last four games.

The victory was Boise State’s 17th in a row at home and avenged a bitter loss to the Warriors last year that cost the Broncos the WAC title. Hawaii beat them, 39-27, in the regular-season finale in Honolulu, ending Boise State’s string of five consecutive conference titles.

Boise State had 367 total yards Friday, 111 on the ground by its corps of three tailbacks.

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Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz indefinitely suspended his son from the team after James Ferentz was cited by Iowa City police early Friday for underage drinking.

In a statement, Kirk Ferentz said his son was suspended from all team activities and must attend counseling sessions and perform community service for the next six weeks.

Kirk Ferentz said the fact it is his son being punished “only complicates an already tough situation.”