Yearly Archives: 2025

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State running back Sire Gaines still isn’t practicing this spring camp – a cause for concern or just a cause for a conversation (Malik Sherrod has been the most impressive RB in camp so far), Bob previews basketball’s trip to next week’s Crown tournament in Las Vegas in his Bronco Focus report, BJ’s weekly BNN Report focuses on Gaines, linebacker depth and the Davon Banks experiment at nickel, Sweet 16 & Leon Rice flashbacks, in search of a nickname for Ashton Jeanty, Deion joins the $10M coaching club in college football

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State running back Sire Gaines still isn’t practicing this spring camp – a cause for concern or just a cause for a conversation (Malik Sherrod has been the most impressive RB in camp so far), Bob previews basketball’s trip to next week’s Crown tournament in Las Vegas in his Bronco Focus report, BJ’s weekly BNN Report focuses on Gaines, linebacker depth and the Davon Banks experiment at nickel, Sweet 16 & Leon Rice flashbacks, in search of a nickname for Ashton Jeanty, Deion joins the $10M coaching club in college football

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BNN REPORT: SIRE GAINES, LB ROOM AND THE DAVON BANKS EXPERIMENT

BNN REPORT: SIRE GAINES, LB ROOM AND THE DAVON BANKS EXPERIMENT

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about three hot topics from football’s spring camp – the absence of RB Sire Gaines, depth in the linebacker room and Davon Banks’ move from backup cornerback to starting nickel.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Top of the mountain for McGuire & ‘Balboa’

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Top of the mountain for McGuire & ‘Balboa’

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…March 28, 1977: Two back-alley scrappers, Sylvester Stallone and Al McGuire, walk away with big prizes. In a storybook ending to his coaching career, McGuire won the NCAA championship when his Marquette Warriors beat North Carolina 67-59. McGuire had announced three months earlier that it would be his final…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses star LB Andrew Simpson to the transfer portal – who’s next in line, starting LB and team leader Marco Notarainni talks about the suddeness of losing a teammate and what he thinks could happen with a replacement for Simpson, BSU basketball loses Dylan Anderson to the portal, NCAA Tournament resumes with BYU and Arizona in the Sweet 16, Boise Pro Soccer breaks ground on new stadium complex, Opening Day preview of Baseball with Bob, how college GMs are starting to wield more power, our new idea – NIL concerts inside Albertsons Stadium

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State loses star LB Andrew Simpson to the transfer portal – who’s next in line, starting LB and team leader Marco Notarainni talks about the suddeness of losing a teammate and what he thinks could happen with a replacement for Simpson, BSU basketball loses Dylan Anderson to the portal, NCAA Tournament resumes with BYU and Arizona in the Sweet 16, Boise Pro Soccer breaks ground on new stadium complex, Opening Day preview of Baseball with Bob, how college GMs are starting to wield more power, our new idea – NIL concerts inside Albertsons Stadium

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BRONCO FOCUS: BOB AND SAFETIES COACH TYLER STOCKTON TALK STARTERS, BACKUPS

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB AND SAFETIES COACH TYLER STOCKTON TALK STARTERS, BACKUPS

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share Thursday’s interview with safeties coach Tyler Stockton. The coach talks about the nickel and safeties positions and what he’s seeing from his personnel groups this spring camp.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s last public audition

SCOTT SLANT: Ashton Jeanty’s last public audition

Presented by MCCAULEY GROUNDSKEEPING. Thursday Special…March 27, 2025. Okay, here’s your list of running backs coaches who came in to see Ashton Jeanty at Boise State’s Pro Day Wednesday, according to B.J. Rains of Bronco Nation News: New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders. That’s Raiders…MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Boise State Pro Day inside the Caven-Williams Sports Complex, live interviews with former Boise State football stars Ashton Jeanty, Ahmed Hassanein, Seyi Oladipo, Jonah Dalmas and Ben Dooley, observations on Jeanty (with personnel from all 32 NFL teams in attendance) and whether his offseason strategy is working, how Hassanein boosted his draft hopes with a monster bench press performance, Bob with his Pro Day thoughts in Bronco Focus, College of Idaho basketball coach Colby Blaine on winning a second NAIA national title – and his future

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Boise State Pro Day inside the Caven-Williams Sports Complex, live interviews with former Boise State football stars Ashton Jeanty, Ahmed Hassanein, Seyi Oladipo, Jonah Dalmas and Ben Dooley, observations on Jeanty (with personnel from all 32 NFL teams in attendance) and whether his offseason strategy is working, how Hassanein boosted his draft hopes with a monster bench press performance, Bob with his Pro Day thoughts in Bronco Focus, College of Idaho basketball coach Colby Blaine on winning a second NAIA national title – and his future

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BRONCO FOCUS: BOB WITH HIS BSU PRO DAY THOUGHTS ON JEANTY, OTHER TOP BRONCOS

BRONCO FOCUS: BOB WITH HIS BSU PRO DAY THOUGHTS ON JEANTY, OTHER TOP BRONCOS

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory from Pro Day inside the Caven-Williams Sports Complex. Bob shares his thoughts after watching RB Ashton Jeanty and other top players from the 2024 football season work out for all 32 NFL teams.MORE

ASHTON JEANTY: NFL FIRST-ROUNDER ON BOISE STATE PRO DAY – AND HIS OFFSEASON STRATEGY

ASHTON JEANTY: NFL FIRST-ROUNDER ON BOISE STATE PRO DAY – AND HIS OFFSEASON STRATEGY

Former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who finished second in last season’s Heisman Trophy race, joins Prater and Mallory for a one-on-interview inside the Caven-Williams Sports Complex on campus Wednesday. Jeanty performed limited workouts before personnel from all 32 NFL teams – and is projected to be a high first-round selection in next month’s NFL Draft.MORE