Taylor Bennett jokes that outside of the WAC, he’s been to Bronco Stadium more than any other opponent.

The Louisiana Tech quarterback may have a point.

Coming out of Lafayette (Mo.) High in 2004, Bennett had verbally committed to Boise State after an official visit to Boise, but later opted to sign with Georgia Tech. He then traveled with the Yellow Jackets to the stadium for the MPC Computers Bowl in 2004 and the Humanitarian Bowl last season.

Now, after transferring to Louisiana Tech in April, he’ll be back again Wednesday to play the Broncos.

“I have such a history with Boise State despite the fact I never went there,” Bennett said, laughingly. “It killed me not to be able to play for them, but I couldn’t turn down the academic opportunity at Georgia Tech.

“It’ll be nice to actually play against Boise State in Boise.”

Bennett’s frequent run-ins with the Broncos continued in the spring, when he graduated from Georgia Tech with a year left of eligibility. An NCAA rule allowed him to transfer without sitting out a year because the Atlanta school did not offer the master’s program (computer information security) that Bennett chose.

One of the schools he considered before picking the Bulldogs? Yep — Boise State.

“Of course they came up again,” Bennett said.

Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley picked Bennett as the starting quarterback Aug. 22. Bennett, who threw for 2,804 yards at Georgia Tech, has led the Bulldogs to a 2-1 record, including a season-opening win over SEC opponent Mississippi State.

Bennett has struggled with his completion percentage — 41-of-100 for 490 yards — but there hasn’t been reason to panic.

“He certainly needs to improve, but we played some really good teams (Mississippi State and Kansas),” Dooley said. “There’s also the fact he is still learning our system.”

Transitioning from a high school to college is one thing, but going from learning at one Division I school for four years to another?

“I moved here the same day I graduated from Georgia Tech,” Bennett said. “It’s been go, go, go ever since. It hasn’t stopped. I think it only will get better though, considering I’ve only really been running the offense for about 50 days.”

The offensive coordinator at the time of Bennett’s recruitment will be on the opposite sideline instead of guiding the quarterback — Boise State head coach Chris Petersen still spoke highly of him and also said he was able to speak briefly with Bennett at last year’s Humanitarian Bowl.

“Taylor’s a good thrower — we’ve known that for a long time,” Petersen said. “They’re still trying to run their system and I think he’s still adjusting to it, but we know what type of arm he has and what type of plays he can make.”

Bennett had hoped to finally play against his best friend — Boise State linebacker David Shields — but Shields’ chronic shoulder problems forced him to take a medical redshirt this season.

Even without playing against Shields, Bennett said playing at Bronco Stadium against the Broncos will be an unforgettable experience.

“It’s a great town, great fans,” Bennett said. “Who knows? I might be able to play there yet again if we make it to the bowl game.”

Febis sidelined with knee injury

Petersen said Friday that freshman defensive back Cedric Febis will miss two weeks after having his knee scoped.

Febis, a 2006 Bishop Kelly graduate, had two tackles against Idaho State in his only game action this season.

Petersen added that the team has emerged relatively unscathed injury-wise, saying that guard Jon Gott is OK and that receiver Vinny Perretta should play despite not being able to finish practice Thursday because of a dizzy spell.