Category Archives: Interviews

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Celebrating Rory’s performance at the Masters – how do you rank Sunday at Augusta and did his victory leave you emotional, we reminisce about the greatest TV moments in sports history (2007 Fiesta Bowl?), if you could watch only one sports event a year what do you choose (Prater goes Masters Sunday and Johnny goes Super Bowl), hear from Boise State football coaches Spencer Danielson, Matt Miller and Tim Keane on spring camp, Bob chats with returning OL starter Roger Carreon in Bronco Focus, Ashton Jeanty’s new TV commercial, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Celebrating Rory’s performance at the Masters – how do you rank Sunday at Augusta and did his victory leave you emotional, we reminisce about the greatest TV moments in sports history (2007 Fiesta Bowl?), if you could watch only one sports event a year what do you choose (Prater goes Masters Sunday and Johnny goes Super Bowl), hear from Boise State football coaches Spencer Danielson, Matt Miller and Tim Keane on spring camp, Bob chats with returning OL starter Roger Carreon in Bronco Focus, Ashton Jeanty’s new TV commercial, Weekend Winners & Losers

Posted on April 14, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Which former Boise State football GOAT will have the better NFL season in 2025 – rookie head coach Kellen Moore (Saints) or first-round RB Ashton Jeanty, Saints’ future turns cloudy after report that quarterback Derek Carr could miss the season with shoulder surgery, Bob previews football’s private Saturday scrimmage in Bronco Focus, B.J. clears up BSU basketball and its roster vision in his BNN Report, hear more from new BSU basketball player Drew Fielder (transfer from Georgetown with a nice touch of confidence), peeing on a golf course (especially at the Masters) – fair or foul?

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Which former Boise State football GOAT will have the better NFL season in 2025 – rookie head coach Kellen Moore (Saints) or first-round RB Ashton Jeanty, Saints’ future turns cloudy after report that quarterback Derek Carr could miss the season with shoulder surgery, Bob previews football’s private Saturday scrimmage in Bronco Focus, B.J. clears up BSU basketball and its roster vision in his BNN Report, hear more from new BSU basketball player Drew Fielder (transfer from Georgetown with a nice touch of confidence), peeing on a golf course (especially at the Masters) – fair or foul?

Posted on April 11, 2025

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BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – REBUILDING THE BOISE STATE BASKETBALL ROSTER

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – REBUILDING THE BOISE STATE BASKETBALL ROSTER

Posted on April 11, 2025

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for his weekly segment on KTIK – this time breaking down the men’s basketball roster for the 2025-26 season. We discuss returning players, the transfer portal, incoming players and if we should expect any surprises over the next few weeks.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Boise State’s newest basketball player – former Georgetown center Drew Fielder, former Rocky Mountain High player goes into detail about his wild ride through the transfer portal (he was committed to USC earlier in the week), coach Leon Rice seems to be winning the offseason as he revamps his basketball roster, Bob checks in with new No. 1 nose tackle Michael Madrie in Bronco Focus, playoff scenarios you need to know as Steelheads host two monster games this weekend, could you attend a major sporting event without your cell phone

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Boise State’s newest basketball player – former Georgetown center Drew Fielder, former Rocky Mountain High player goes into detail about his wild ride through the transfer portal (he was committed to USC earlier in the week), coach Leon Rice seems to be winning the offseason as he revamps his basketball roster, Bob checks in with new No. 1 nose tackle Michael Madrie in Bronco Focus, playoff scenarios you need to know as Steelheads host two monster games this weekend, could you attend a major sporting event without your cell phone

Posted on April 10, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Vegas reporter Vic Tafur (The Athletic) on Ashton Jeanty’s visit with the Raiders – what happens in private meetings and does it mean Jeanty will go No. 6 in the NFL Draft, Boise State lands Georgetown center Drew Fielder (Rocky Mountain High) from the transfer portal, BSU deputy AD Cody Gougler on why football is switching sidelines for home games, Bob dives into BSU/Mountain West draft prospects in Bronco Focus, longtime CBS Sports cameraman and Boise area resident Mark Bowden with a live report from the Masters, Steelheads poised for monster homestand

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Vegas reporter Vic Tafur (The Athletic) on Ashton Jeanty’s visit with the Raiders – what happens in private meetings and does it mean Jeanty will go No. 6 in the NFL Draft, Boise State lands Georgetown center Drew Fielder (Rocky Mountain High) from the transfer portal, BSU deputy AD Cody Gougler on why football is switching sidelines for home games, Bob dives into BSU/Mountain West draft prospects in Bronco Focus, longtime CBS Sports cameraman and Boise area resident Mark Bowden with a live report from the Masters, Steelheads poised for monster homestand

Posted on April 10, 2025

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BOISE STATE SIDELINE SWITCH: DEPUTY AD ON WHY FOOTBALL TEAM IS SWITCHING SIDELINES

BOISE STATE SIDELINE SWITCH: DEPUTY AD ON WHY FOOTBALL TEAM IS SWITCHING SIDELINES

Posted on April 9, 2025

Cody Gougler, the deputy athletic director for external affairs at Boise State, joins Prater and Mallory for a follow-up conversation after athletic director Jeramiah Dickey told KTIK earlier this week that the football team is switching sidelines for home games inside Albertsons Stadium. Gougler explains the reason behind the move.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey on the basketball season, the football fan experience in 2025, the transfer portal – and why the football team is changing sidelines for home games this fall, BSU basketball loses another player to the portal, Bob talks about the revamped/evolving linebacker position in Bronco Focus, Boise Pro Soccer executive on selling a record amount of season ticket deposits, what music do you listen to – but are embarrassed to tell anyone, meet Mike T. – the one dude who won our KTIK/NCAA bracket contest (out of 324 entries)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey on the basketball season, the football fan experience in 2025, the transfer portal – and why the football team is changing sidelines for home games this fall, BSU basketball loses another player to the portal, Bob talks about the revamped/evolving linebacker position in Bronco Focus, Boise Pro Soccer executive on selling a record amount of season ticket deposits, what music do you listen to – but are embarrassed to tell anyone, meet Mike T. – the one dude who won our KTIK/NCAA bracket contest (out of 324 entries)

Posted on April 8, 2025

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