Boise State’s 1994 football team – which won 13 games, beat the Idaho Vandals and played in the NCAA I-AA national championship game – is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a reunion during this weekend’s home game against Nevada. Star defensive players Joe O’Brien and Brian Smith join Prater and Mallory for a trip down memory lane. PHOTO of Joe O’Brien after the Idaho victory courtesy of Boise State Athletics
ESPN reporter/storyteller Marty Smith, in Boise on Wednesday, joins Prater and Mallory from the Broncos’ team room on campus after a series of interviews with RB Ashton Jeanty, QB Maddux Madsen and coach Spencer Danielson. Smith’s package on Jeanty will appear on Saturday’s edition of College GameDay.
Presented by BACON BOISE. Wednesday Weekly…November 6, 2024. Boise State doubled its season interceptions total with two against San Diego State. Can the Broncos build on that? They face a better quarterback this week in Nevada’s Brendon Lewis (11 touchdown passes against five interceptions). The catalyst in the 56-24 win over the Aztecs last Friday…
THREE-PART SERIES, PART II – CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF PRO SPORTS IN BOISE: Bill Taylor, co-founder of Boise Pro Soccer and a longtime advocate/member of the youth soccer community, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about how a new soccer soccer stadium and two USL pro teams could impact youth soccer in the Treasure Valley. A new mixed-used stadium at Expo Idaho could be finished in time for the 2026 season. WEDNESDAY: What the Boise Hawks envision for a new baseball stadium on the Expo Idaho grounds.
Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…November 5, 1994, 30 years ago today: The latest showdown in a series of showdowns for Boise State’s “Magic Carpet Ride” squad, as All-Big Sky quarterback Dave Dickenson leads top-ranked Montana into Bronco Stadium. The Broncos came into the game at 7-1 after a 38-10 win at Montana…
THREE-PART SERIES, PART I – CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF PRO SPORTS IN BOISE: Brad Stith – a Boise native, former NBA executive and CEO/co-founder of Boise Pro Soccer – joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new soccer stadium planned on the grounds of Expo Idaho. Stith and his group are planning to bring two USL franchises to Boise by the 2026 calendar year. TUESDAY: Community/youth sports impact of the new mixed-use stadium complex.
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…November 4, 2017: In arguably the most diversified passing game performance in school history, Boise State thumps Nevada 41-14 on the blue turf. Quarterbacks Brett Rypien and Montell Cozart and wide receiver Cedrick Wilson combined for 339 yards through the air. The victory was the Broncos’ fifth straight—and their…
