 Boise State defensive football players Ahmed Hassanin and Amarian McCoy on Wednesday were named to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Watch List. Hassanin this summer has also been selected to the Phil Steele preseason All-America 4th team and was named Mountain West Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He recorded 12.5 sacks last season, good for 6th in the nation. He also had a streak of 9 straight games with at least half a sack, the longest streak in the bowl subdivision since 2015.