Ansel is a Bronco

Marina High’s M.J. Ansel, the 1999 Sunset League Offensive Lineman

of the Year, verbally committed to Boise State University last weekend,

his father, Mike Ansel, said.

M.J. Ansel paid a visit to the Boise campus over the weekend, and

immediately was impressed with the school and its football program.

Ansel, who also was named All-CIF Division I and first team All-Orange

County (Times and Register) as a senior, served as team captain the past

two years, and was an all-league selection as a junior, also had several

offers from other schools, including Utah State, Army, and Portland

State.

Ansel also is known for his academic excellence. He was a scholar athlete

all four years at Marina, carries a 3.2 GPA, and scored 1,200 on the SAT.

Boise State capped a 10-3 season in 1999 by winning the Big West

Conference title and beating Louisville in the Humanitarian Bowl.

The Broncos will play one more year in the Big West before joining the

Western Athletic Conference in 2001.