Ian Johnson info..
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BOISE, Idaho - Boise State running back Ian Johnson plans to wear a flack jacket to protect two cracked ribs when the Broncos play Nevada in their regular-season finale.
"I feel great," Johnson said at a news conference Monday. "The lungs feel great. I can breath. I'm pretty much back 100 percent."
Johnson averages nearly 150 yards a game and has 21 touchdowns. He sat out the 49-10 win against Utah State on Saturday while recovering from a partially collapsed left lung.
Johnson was hurt Nov. 11 in the Broncos 23-20 win at San Jose State and spent five days in a California hospital before being discharged Thursday.
The Broncos (11-0, 7-0 Western Athletic Conference) have captured at least a share of the league title and could claim it outright if they win at Nevada (8-3, 5-2). It would be Boise State's second undefeated regular season in three years.
The Broncos are also chasing a spot in a Bowl Championship Series game. They moved up one spot to No. 12 in The Associated Press poll on Sunday and one spot to No. 11 in the BCS standings.
They have to finish No. 12 or better in the BCS standings to automatically qualify for one of the big-money bowls. They would become only the second team from a non-BCS conference to achieve that goal, following the 2004 Utah team.
"Whatever my roll is I'll embrace it," said Johnson, adding he hopes to get 25 carries against Nevada. "I'm going to play like nothing happened. There's going to be so much adrenaline, I don't think I'm going to worry about it at all."
The Broncos dominated overmatched Utah State but face a tougher test at Nevada.
"There's no doubt about it," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. "This is one of the better teams in our league and they're playing well."