2015 Boise State Broncos football team

2015 Boise State Broncos football
2015 Boise State Broncos football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
Poinsettia Bowl, W 55–7 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Bryan Harsin (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Eliah Drinkwitz (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marcel Yates (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Albertsons Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Bryan Harsin and played their home games at Albertsons Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
Air Force x	6	–	2	8	–	6
New Mexico	5	–	3	7	–	6
Utah State	5	–	3	6	–	7
Boise State	5	–	3	9	–	4
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Wyoming	2	–	6	2	–	10
West Division
San Diego State x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
Nevada	4	–	4	7	–	6
San Jose State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Fresno State	2	–	6	3	–	9
UNLV	2	–	6	3	–	9
Hawaii	0	–	8	3	–	10
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Paul Hornung Award – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes^[1]

Chuck Bednarik Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson^[2]

Rimington Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry^[3]

Outland Trophy – Sr. C Marcus Henry^[4]

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa & Sr. S Darian Thompson^[5]

Jim Thorpe Award – Sr. CB Donte Deayon & Sr. S Darian Thompson^[6]

Lombardi Award – Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Sr. C Marcus Henry, Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo & Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo^[7]

Fred Biletnikoff Award – Jr. WR Thomas Sperbeck^[8]

Wuerffel Trophy – Sr. WR Shane Williams-Rhodes^[9]

Walter Camp Award – Sr. S Darian Thompson^[10]

Mountain West media days

At the Mountain West media days, held at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Broncos were picked as the overwhelming favorites to win the Mountain Division title, receiving 28 of a possible 30 first place votes.^[11] Sr. C Marcus Henry and Sr. OL Rees Odhiambo were selected to the all-conference first team offense. Jr. DE Kamalei Correa, Jr. LB Tanner Vallejo, Sr. CB Donte Deayon and Sr. S Darian Thompson were selected to the all-conference first team defense.^[12]

Media poll

Mountain Division

Boise State – 177 (28)
Utah State – 150 (2)
Colorado State – 108
Air Force – 90
Wyoming – 64
New Mexico – 41

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	8:15 p.m.	Washington*	No. 23	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN	W 16–13	36,836
September 12	8:15 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 20	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 24–35	63,470
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Idaho State*		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Battle for the Liberty Bell)	CBSSN	W 52–0	33,868
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN	W 56–14	42,427
October 3	8:15 p.m.	Hawaii		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 55–0	35,907
October 10	5:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	No. 25	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	CBSSN	W 41–10	26,117
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Utah State	No. 21	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT	CBSSN	L 26–52	22,509
October 24	8:15 p.m.	Wyoming		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	W 34–14	31,946
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPNU	W 55–27	14,315
November 14	8:15 p.m.	New Mexico		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPNU	L 24–31	32,780
November 20	7:30 p.m.	Air Force		Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 30–37	30,332
November 27	1:30 p.m.	at San Jose State		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 40–23	15,770
December 23	2:30 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Poinsettia Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–7	21,501
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source:^[13]

Roster

2015 Boise State Broncos football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Shane Williams-Rhodes	Sr
QB	`3`	Thomas Stuart	So
QB	`4`	Brett Rypien	Fr
QB	`5`	Garrett Collingham	Fr
WR	`6`	Chaz Anderson	Jr
QB	`7`	Anthony Upshaw	Fr
WR	`8`	Sean Modster	Fr
WR	`9`	Bryan Jefferson	Fr
RB	`10`	Cory Young	Fr
RB	`13`	Jeremy McNichols	So
QB	`14`	Ryan Finley	So
WR	`16`	Taylor Pope	Jr
WR	`17`	Austin Cottrell	So
QB	`18`	Alex Ogle	Fr
WR	`20`	Terrell Johnson	Sr
RB	`21`	Jack Fields	Sr
RB	`26`	Devan Demas	Jr
WR	`28`	A. J. Richardson	Fr
RB	`30`	Ryan Wolpin	So
RB	`39`	Kelsey Young	Sr
TE	`47`	Matt Pistone	Fr
OL	`52`	Andrew Tercek	So
OL	`57`	Tennessee Su'ese'e	Fr
OL	`59`	Mason Hampton	So
OL	`60`	Kellen Buhr	Jr
OL	`63`	Hunter Nettles	Jr
OL	`66`	Mario Yakoo	Jr
OL	`67`	Garrett Larson	Fr
OL	`68`	Dan Urquhart	Jr
OL	`70`	Steven Baggett	Jr
OL	`71`	Rees Odhiambo	Sr
OL	`72`	Marcus Henry	Sr
OL	`73`	Travis Averill	Jr
OL	`74`	Archie Lewis	So
OL	`76`	Jerhen Ertel	Sr
OL	`77`	John Molchon	Fr
OL	`78`	Andres Preciado	Fr
OL	`79`	Eric Quevedo	Fr
WR	`80`	D. J. Dean	So
WR	`81`	Akilian Butler	Fr
WR	`82`	Thomas Sperbeck	Jr
WR	`83`	David McKinzie	So
TE	`84`	Jake Hardee	Sr
TE	`85`	Holden Huff	Sr
TE	`86`	Chase Blakley	Fr
TE	`87`	Alec Dhaenans	So
TE	`88`	Jake Roh	So
WR	`89`	Brock Barr	Jr
TE	`91`	David Lucero	Fr
TE	`93`	Jake Knight	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`2`	Jonathan Moxey	Jr
S	`3`	Chanceller James	Jr
S	`4`	Darian Thompson	Sr
CB	`5`	Donte Deayon	Sr
MLB	`7`	Joe Martarano	So
DL	`8`	Kamalei Correa	Jr
CB	`9`	Mercy Maston	Sr
CB	`14`	Tyler Horton	Fr
S	`15`	Evan Tyler	Fr
S	`17`	Brandon Brown	So
DE	`18`	Jabril Frazier	Fr
OLB	`20`	Tanner Vallejo	Jr
CB	`21`	Ladarryl Blair	Fr
OLB	`22`	Drew Berger	Fr
S	`23`	Damion Wright	Fr
LB	`24`	Kameron Miles	So
CB	`25`	Raymond Ford	Jr
CB	`26`	Garrett Estrada	Fr
CB	`27`	Donzale Roddie	Fr
S	`29`	Dylan Sumner-Gardner	So
CB	`30`	Isaiah Johnson	Fr
S	`31`	Skyler Seibold	Fr
DE	`32`	Rondell McNair	Sr
OLB	`33`	Gabe Perez	Jr
S	`34`	Darreon Jackson	Fr
MLB	`35`	Marquis Hendrix	Fr
OLB	`36`	Tyler Gray	Sr
S	`37`	Cameron Hartsfield	So
OLB	`38`	Leighton Vander Esch	Fr
DT	`40`	Armand Nance	Sr
OLB	`41`	Will Heffner	Fr
MLB	`43`	Joe Provenzano	Fr
MLB	`44`	Darren Lee	Jr
CB	`47`	Eric Yates	Fr
DT	`48`	David Moa	Fr
DL	`50`	Sawyer Shields	Fr
OLB	`51`	Ben Weaver	Jr
DL	`53`	Sam Whitney	Fr
DL	`54`	Matt Locher	Fr
DT	`55`	Tutulupeatau Mataele	Sr
DT	`58`	Robert Ash	Sr
DT	`69`	Tyler Horn	Sr
DT	`90`	Justin Taimatuia	Sr
DE	`91`	Durrant Miles	Fr
DT	`92`	Paul Semons	Fr
DE	`94`	Sam McCaskill	Jr
DE	`95`	Khaleb Hill	Fr
DT	`96`	Elliot Hoyte	Jr
DT	`97`	Austin Silsby	So
DT	`98`	Antoine Turner	Sr
DT	`99`	Dereck Boles	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`19`	Sean Wale	Jr
LS	`42`	Matt Cota	So
LS	`46`	Kevin Keane	Sr
K	`48`	Blake Gonzalez	Fr
K	`49`	Tyler Rausa	Jr
K	`93`	Max O'Rourke	Fr

Head coach

Bryan Harsin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Kent Riddle – Associate head coach/Special teams coordinator/Tight ends
Steve Caldwell – Associate head coach/Defensive linemen
Eliah Drinkwitz – Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
Marcel Yates – Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties
Andy Avalos – Co-defensive coordinator
Junior Adams – Wide receivers
Lee Marks – Running backs
Scott Huff – Offensive linemen
Julius Brown – Secondary
Jeff Pitman – Director, Strength and Conditioning
Byron Hout – Graduate assistant
Tommy Smith – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/14/23

Game summaries

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	10	3	13
No. 24 Broncos	6	10	0	0	16

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Ryan Finley (BSU): 16–26, 129 YDS, 1 INT; Jake Browning (WASH): 20–34, 150 YDS, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 24 CAR, 89 YDS, 2 TD; Dwayne Washington (WASH): 8 CAR, 14 YDS
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 3 REC, 28 YDS; Dwayne Washington (WASH): 7 REC, 68 YDS.

At BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Broncos	7	3	14	0	24
Cougars	7	0	7	21	35

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Ryan Finley (BSU): 25–38, 297 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT; Tanner Mangum (BYU): 17–28, 309 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 15 CAR, 46 YDS, 2 TD; Adam Hine (BYU): 19 CAR, 93 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Shane William-Rhodes (BSU): 11 REC, 107 YDS; Mitchell Juergens (BYU): 4 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD.

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	14	7	28	3	52

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 8–9, 126 YDS; Michael Sanders (ISU): 21–42, 169 YDS, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 15 CAR, 69 YDS, 3 TD; Xavier Finney (ISU): 14 CAR, 38 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 7 REC, 99 YDS; Madison Mangum (ISU): 7 REC, 98 YDS.

In the first quarter, starting quarterback Ryan Finley left the game after fracturing his right ankle. He was expected to miss eight weeks.^[14] However, he did not return in the 2015 season. The last two Boise State starting quarterbacks to miss time with injuries were also from broken right ankles (Ryan Dinwiddie in 2002 and Joe Southwick in 2013).

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	17	12	17	10	56
Cavaliers	7	7	0	0	14

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 24–35, 321 YDS, 3 TD; Matt Johns (UVA): 12–25, 199 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 9 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD; Daniel Hamm (UVA): 8 CAR, 22 YDS
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 121 YDS, 2 TD; Taquan Mizzell (UVA): 5 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	14	35	3	3	55

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Jeremy McNichols during a 13-yard TD run in the 2nd quarter.

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 19–25, 271 YDS, 3 TD; Max Wittek (UH): 7–24, 66 YDS, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 108 YDS, 2 TD; Steven Lakalaka (UH): 8 CAR, 34 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Chaz Anderson (BSU): 5 REC, 95 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus Kemp (UH): 5 REC, 39 YDS.

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Broncos	17	10	7	7	41
Rams	0	10	0	0	10

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Boise State on offense in the first half.

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–35, 339 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Coleman Key (CSU): 5–19, 56 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 17 CAR, 104 YDS, 2 TD; Jasen Oden, Jr. (CSU): 19 CAR, 52 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 5 REC, 178 YDS, 2 TD; Rashard Higgins (CSU): 3 REC, 42 YDS.

At Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Broncos	3	7	7	9	26
Aggies	17	28	7	0	52

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 25–50, 299 YDS, 3 INT; Kent Myers (USU): 17–24, 157 YDS, 3 TD.
Rushing leaders: Kelsey Young (BSU): 20 CAR, 60 YDS, 2 TD; Devante Mays (USU): 11 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 156 YDS; Hunter Sharp (USU): 7 REC, 42 YDS, 2 TD.

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	0	7	14
Broncos	17	7	10	0	34

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–28, 211 YDS, 3 TD; Cameron Coffman (WYO): 8–13, 70 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 33 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD; Brian Hill (WYO): 23 CAR, 76 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 84 YDS, 2 TD; Jake Maulhardt (WYO): 6 REC, 76 YDS, 1 TD.

At UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	10	14	3	28	55
Rebels	3	14	3	7	27

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 35–52, 469 YDS, 2 TD; Blake Decker (UNLV): 29–50, 357 YDS, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 22 CAR, 122 YDS, 1 TD; Xzaviar Campbell (UNLV): 9 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 10 REC, 163 YDS; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 10 REC, 116 YDS.

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	7	7	3	14	31
Broncos	0	3	7	14	24

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 41–75, 506 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT; Austin Apodaca (UNM): 8–12, 172 YDS, 1 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 26 CAR, 128 YDS, 1 TD; Jhurell Pressley (UNM): 9 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 20 REC, 281 YDS; Delane Hart-Johnson (UNM): 1 REC, 81 YDS.

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	21	10	3	37
Broncos	13	0	7	10	30

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 23–48, 237 YDS, 1 TD; Karson Roberts (AF): 9–16, 279 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 151 YDS, 1 TD; Jacobi Owens (AF): 9 CAR, 132 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 7 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD; Garrett Griffin (AF): 3 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD.

At San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	9	7	24	40
Spartans	3	7	0	13	23

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 25–33, 197 YDS, 2 TD; Kenny Potter (SJSU): 28–41, 336 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 20 CAR, 192 YDS, 2 TD; Tyler Ervin (SJSU): 11 CAR, 52 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Thomas Sperbeck (BSU): 6 REC, 45 YDS; Billy Freeman (SJSU): 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD.

Northern Illinois–Poinsettia Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	21	10	10	14	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

Helmet	Jersey	Pants
Uniform Combination

Passing leaders: Brett Rypien (BSU): 29–40, 377 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Ryan Graham (NIU): 7–21, 38 YDS.
Rushing leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 19 CAR, 93 YDS, 2 TD; Joel Bouagnon (NIU): 8 CAR, 16 YDS.
Receiving leaders: Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 5 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD; Kenny Golladay (NIU): 3 REC, 12 YDS.

Boise State out-gained Northern Illinois 654–33 in total yards. Boise State had 2 more first downs (35) than Northern Illinois had in total yards.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	20	RV	RV	RV	25	21	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	24	22	RV	RV	RV	24	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Scores by quarter

All opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise State	139	127	120	122	508
Opponents	47	108	40	68	263

Mountain West opponents

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise State	57	78	34	95	264
MW Opponents	33	87	20	44	184

Post-season awards

Mountain West Freshman of the Year

Brett Rypien – Fr. QB (first Boise State player to win MW freshman of the year award)

Mountain West first team

Offense

Brett Rypien – Fr. QB

Thomas Sperbeck – Jr. WR

Marcus Henry – Sr. OL

Rees Odhiambo – Sr. OL

Tyler Rausa – Jr. K

Defense

Darian Thompson – Sr. DB

Mountain West second team

Offense

Jeremy McNichols – So. RB

Jake Roh – So. TE

Defense

Kamalei Correa – Jr. DL

Donte Deayon – Sr. DB

Mountain West honorable mention

Tyler Horn – Sr. DL

Tanner Vallejo – Jr. LB

Mario Yakoo – Jr. OL

Award Reference:^[15]

References

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^ "2015 Fall Watch List". Rimington Trophy. July 8, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
^ "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List". Sportswriters.net. July 10, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
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[1] "Watch List". Louisville Sports Commission. February 25, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[2] "2015 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Maxwell and Benarik Awards". Maxwell Football Club. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on August 21, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[3] "2015 Fall Watch List". Rimington Trophy. July 8, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[4] "FWAA > News > Outland Trophy Watch List". Sportswriters.net. July 10, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[5] "Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". Football Writers Association of America. July 10, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[6] "Jim Thorpe Award Names 2015 Preseason Watch List" (PDF). National College Football Awards Association. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

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[8] "2015 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. July 22, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[9] "2015 Watch List". All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach. December 12, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[10] "2015 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List Announced". Walter Camp Football Foundation, Inc. August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[11] "Boise State, San Diego State, Picked to Win 2015 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. July 28, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[12] "2015 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team". Mountain West Conference. July 28, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

[13] "2015 Boise State Broncos Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

[14] "Boise State QB Ryan Finley likely to miss eight weeks with broken ankle | NCAA Football". Sporting News. September 21, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

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