Former USC recruit Malachi Nelson loses Boise State starting QB job

This is a big surprise at Boise State. Malachi Nelson won’t be QB1, a least at the start of the season.

Boise State football’s quarterback battle between former USC Trojan Malachi Nelson and competitor Maddux Madsen has been officially won by Madsen. This is according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

The Broncos have a good amount of hype coming into the 2024 season as one of the top Group of Five schools in the country, and they have College Football Playoff aspirations.

The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Madsen Maddux completed 81 passes for 1,191 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions last year for the Boise State Broncos while backing up Taylen Green, who recently transferred to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Nelson arrived at USC as a freshman in 2023, playing behind Caleb Williams and Miller Moss. He threw three passes, completing one of them for no yards.

The former California Gatorade State Player of The Year in 2023 was the No. 11 overall recruit in the country in the 2023 recruiting class out of Los Alamitos High School in (California).

Nelson is still early in his career with four years of eligibility left at Boise State.

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