Eric Nelson, the father of new Boise State quarterback Malachi Nelson, joins Prater and Mallory for an extended conversation about his son, his personality, why he’s living by himself in Meridian and his expectations for the 2024 football season.
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We dive into the psyche of Boise State football fans, they won’t attend ancillary events like a summer softball game but they show up on Saturdays in the fall – maybe that’s a good thing heading into the new and messy world of college football, Lakers draft Bronny James and the nepotism debate flies off the charts, Bronco Focus – former BSU athletes shooting for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, what are some of the best sports lines in music lyrics, it’s float season in Boise and we try to get JP to play in the Boise River
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Idaho Sports Talk is headed to Las Vegas in two weeks for Mountain West Football Media Days at Circa Resort, we get you ready with three questions – which team will be No. 2 behind Boise State, who’s the new breakout coach of the year and who are the three Preseason Players of the Year, new rules are coming to NCAA football (more coaching help, no more marijuana testing), when it comes to vacations are you a mountain, beach or desert person, NBA Draft nuggets for those of you who don’t care
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Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…July 1, 2024. I was at Orlando Cepeda’s assisted living apartment last Wednesday afternoon. The beloved 86-year-old Baseball Hall of Famer passed away Friday evening. Here’s the story. In the early 1960s, a bunch of us little San Francisco Giants fans ran around together in a Bay Area suburb, Orinda.…
BNN REPORT: B.J. RAINS ON LEON RICE’S NEW BASKETBALL ROSTER
Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about coach Leon Rice and his changing basketball roster – 13 total players, including nine who didn’t play last season.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Kershaw curtails every Rockies bat
Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. This Day In Sports…June 18, 2014, 10 years ago today: It isn’t a perfect game, but some consider it to be the best pure pitching performance ever. Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Clayton Kershaw no-hit the Colorado Rockies, 8-0, with his night spoiled only by a seventh-inning throwing error…
BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: ASHTON JEANTY 2025 DRAFT EXPECTATIONS
Dane Brugler of The Athletic, author of The Beast NFL Draft Guide, joins Johnny and Bob for an early look at Ashton Jeanty’s draft expectations in 2025, the depth of next year’s RB class, how Jeanty compares to other great Bronco RBs and ultimately how high he thinks he can go.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Big news from two valley campuses
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…June 17, 2004, 20 years ago today: In back-to-back days, two local bombshells are dropped during an otherwise slow sports week. Boise State announced a 15-year deal to rename the BSU Pavilion as Taco Bell Arena. It was shocking to some, not only from a commercialization standpoint, but…
IDAHO VANDALS FOOTBALL: COACH JASON ECK CONTRACT EXTENSION
Jason Eck received a contract extension from the University of Idaho through the 2028 season. Eck joins Idaho Sports Talk to discuss his desire to stay with the Vandals, and some of his short- and long-term goals for the program.
