Yearly Archives: 2025

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball plays New Mexico in Mountain West Tournament semifinals – with so much as stake, a win could help the Broncos with their NCAA Tournament hopes, Tyson Degenhart needs 18 points to break the school’s all-time scoring record, we preview the game with two live reports from Las Vegas – Bob with Bronco Focus and B.J. with his BNN Report, our exclusive sit-down interview with new BSU quarterback coach Zak Hill, College of Idaho coach Colby Blaine on chasing a second national title in three years

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball plays New Mexico in Mountain West Tournament semifinals – with so much as stake, a win could help the Broncos with their NCAA Tournament hopes, Tyson Degenhart needs 18 points to break the school’s all-time scoring record, we preview the game with two live reports from Las Vegas – Bob with Bronco Focus and B.J. with his BNN Report, our exclusive sit-down interview with new BSU quarterback coach Zak Hill, College of Idaho coach Colby Blaine on chasing a second national title in three years

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BRONCO FOCUS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, BOB PREVIEWS BSU-NEW MEXICO SEMIFINAL

BRONCO FOCUS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS, BOB PREVIEWS BSU-NEW MEXICO SEMIFINAL

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory from Las Vegas to break down the Friday night semifinal between Boise State and New Mexico. Winner plays for the Mountain West Tournament title Saturday afternoon – with an automatic NCAA bid on the line. MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: NEW QB COACH ON HIS RETURN TO BOISE … AND MADDUX MADSEN

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: NEW QB COACH ON HIS RETURN TO BOISE … AND MADDUX MADSEN

Boise State quarterback coach Zak Hill joins Prater and Mallory for a exclusive one-on-one interview after a spring camp practice earlier this week. Hill, a former Boise State offensive coordinator, is back in Boise for his QB role and is working close with new OC Nate Potter returning starting QB Maddux Madsen. PHOTO: Boise State AthleticsMORE

SCOTT SLANT: The third time was a bloody charm

SCOTT SLANT: The third time was a bloody charm

Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…March 14, 2025. Why the heck was Boise State favored by 2½ points going into their Mountain West quarterfinal against San Diego State Thursday? I mean, the Broncos had been swept by the Aztecs during the regular season. Then they proceeded to go 11-for-40 from three-point range. That’s right, 40 attempts—tying…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME (PRE-GAME AND POST-GAME): We open the show with a preview of Boise State-San Diego State basketball at the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas – and finish with post-game reaction after Broncos advance to Friday night semifinals with impressive 62-52 victory, coach Leon Rice employs wild 3-point strategy (finishes with school-record 40 attempts), BSU closes out win with strong rebounding/defense, quick preview of BSU-New Mexico semifinal, Degenhart needs 18 points to break school’s career-scoring record

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME (PRE-GAME AND POST-GAME): We open the show with a preview of Boise State-San Diego State basketball at the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas – and finish with post-game reaction after Broncos advance to Friday night semifinals with impressive 62-52 victory, coach Leon Rice employs wild 3-point strategy (finishes with school-record 40 attempts), BSU closes out win with strong rebounding/defense, quick preview of BSU-New Mexico semifinal, Degenhart needs 18 points to break school’s career-scoring record

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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State goes dancin’ for the first time

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State goes dancin’ for the first time

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…March 13, 1976: In its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, Boise State runs into the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV in the first round of the West Regional in Eugene. The Big Sky champion Broncos trailed by only seven early in the second half, but the Rebels ended…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Special programming note for IST on Thursday – starting at 2 p.m. for Boise State basketball pre-game show, how much confidence do you have in the Broncos to beat San Diego State in their first game of the Mountain West Tournament, Tyson Degenhart on the childhood nostalgia of listening/watching day-time sports, separate one-on-one interviews with BSU football players Matt Lauter (TE) and A’Marion McCoy (CB), Demarcus Lawrence signs new three-year deal with Seahawks, listen as Mariners broadcaster gets drilled with foul ball

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Special programming note for IST on Thursday – starting at 2 p.m. for Boise State basketball pre-game show, how much confidence do you have in the Broncos to beat San Diego State in their first game of the Mountain West Tournament, Tyson Degenhart on the childhood nostalgia of listening/watching day-time sports, separate one-on-one interviews with BSU football players Matt Lauter (TE) and A’Marion McCoy (CB), Demarcus Lawrence signs new three-year deal with Seahawks, listen as Mariners broadcaster gets drilled with foul ball

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BRONCO FOCUS: BOB TALKS TO MATT LAUTER – BEST TIGHT END IN BOISE STATE HISTORY?

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB TALKS TO MATT LAUTER – BEST TIGHT END IN BOISE STATE HISTORY?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share his conversation with senior tight end Matt Lauter. The Broncos are in the midst of spring camp and Lauter has been dominant after two days of practice – a trend that is expected to continue into the 2025 season.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A rejuvenated Javan Buchanan in Vegas?

SCOTT SLANT: A rejuvenated Javan Buchanan in Vegas?

Presented by ALPHAGRAPHICS. Wednesday Weekly…March 12, 2025. It was somewhat surprising to see Boise State’s Javan Buchanan named Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year Wednesday. We didn’t really think of Buchanan that way, but it’s certainly a show of respect from conference coaches and selected media members. Now, if Buchanan can look at that…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey joins the show from Las Vegas to talk basketball, Mountain West Tournament hopes, how to grow the program and what’s up with the new Pac-12 and north end zone project, BSU basketball fans continue the conversation – what is the state of this program going into the MW, Bob sits down with Tyson Degenhart for a Bronco Focus conversation, Kellen Moore seems to have won his first few weeks as head coach of the Saints, Vandals win rare basketball game in Boise

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey joins the show from Las Vegas to talk basketball, Mountain West Tournament hopes, how to grow the program and what’s up with the new Pac-12 and north end zone project, BSU basketball fans continue the conversation – what is the state of this program going into the MW, Bob sits down with Tyson Degenhart for a Bronco Focus conversation, Kellen Moore seems to have won his first few weeks as head coach of the Saints, Vandals win rare basketball game in Boise

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