Former Boise State QB Brett Rypien sharp, throws TD pass as West wins at Shrine Game

By Dave Southorn

Updated January 19, 2019 5:19 PM

Former Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien threw a touchdown pass in the West’s 21-17 win Saturday in the East-West Shrine Game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Rypien started for the West and threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to LSU running back Nick Brossette on the game’s first drive. He finished 10-of-14 for 134 yards with the score.

.@BroncoSportsFB's Brett Rypien with a DIME to @LSUFootball's Nick Brossette for the TD!

: @Shrine_Game live on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/XOLsZ5F5Zy
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 19, 2019

Twenty-five other Boise State players have appeared in the Shrine Game, including current pros Charles Leno Jr. (Bears) and Tyrone Crawford (Cowboys).

This story was originally published January 19, 2019 at 4:13 PM.

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Idaho Statesman

Dave Southorn is a 2004 graduate from the University of Colorado. He has covered Boise State athletics since 2005, and worked at the Idaho Statesman since 2013. He’s won multiple Idaho Press Club awards and once won a contest designing a play for the Seattle Seahawks.If you like seeing stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a digital subscription to the Idaho Statesman.

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