Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for his weekly BNN Report – touching on new offensive coordinator Nate Potter, who replaces outgoing OC Dirk Koetter. Rains also touches on basketball, Saturday’s home game against San Diego State and the Mountain West standings.… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…January 3, 2004: What is now the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl gets a one-time-only opportunity—a spot on ESPN’s schedule all by itself, midday on a Saturday in January. Furthermore, it was sandwiched in between the BCS bowls. Not many fans traveled from afar by Humanitarian Bowl…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Thursday Special…January 2, 2025. Virtually any national media person with any shred of credibility has said it: Boise State belonged in the Fiesta Bowl. “Closer than the score indicated” is small consolation to the Broncos after their 31-14 loss to Penn State Tuesday, and the College Football Playoff format will no…… MORE
NBA icon and Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving joins Prater and Mallory for a live interview from Turf Paradise in the Phoenix area. Dr. J, who has ownership in horse racing, was part of a gathering of former Boise State football stars on the eve of Tuesday night’s Fiesta Bowl against Penn State.… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…December 30, 1999, 25 years ago today: Boise State plays its first Division I-A bowl game ever—at home in Bronco Stadium—beating Louisville 34-31 in the Humanitarian Bowl. The Broncos were urged on in 25-degree weather by a crowd of 29,283, considered at the time to be the loudest…… MORE
Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the Broncos’ preparation for next week’s Fiesta Bowl against Penn State. Rains attended Friday practice and reports that injured RB Sire Gaines did not take part in the open portion of BSU’s practice.… MORE
Presented by ZAMZOWS. Friday Special…December 27, 2024. It’s quite obvious that Penn State is going to try to make Maddux Madsen beat them Tuesday in the Fiesta Bowl. The Nittany Lions figure that if they can bottle up Ashton Jeanty and prevent his trademark explosive runs, they’ll be able to handle Madsen, spunk and all.…… MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. This Day In Sports…December 26, 2018: The most bizarre finish to a football game in Boise State history. The First Responder Bowl was historic for the Broncos and Boston College—for all the wrong reasons. In fact, according to the bowl records, it never even happened, as the game was cancelled with 5:08 left…… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. Monday Special…December 23, 2024. I, for one, am not surprised by the point spread of 10½ for Penn State against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. In a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world, the Nittany Lions’ 38-10 waxing of SMU Saturday in the College Football Playoff first round set the table for this. You’ve…… MORE
Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a two-part conversation: The men’s basketball team opens a 20-game Mountain West schedule Saturday at home against Air Force, and football continues preparations for its Dec. 31 appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.… MORE
