Category Archives: Local News

SCOTT SLANT: The super-senior toe

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, August 19, 2021. Special teams are a current topic as Boise State enters the final two weeks before the showdown at UCF. What kind of a super-senior year will punter and kickoff specialist Joel Velazquez have? It’s been a rollercoaster.MORE

BOISE STATE FB SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 2: UTEP HAS PIECES TO BE EXPLOSIVE ON OFFENSE

BOISE STATE FB SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 2: UTEP HAS PIECES TO BE EXPLOSIVE ON OFFENSE

BOISE STATE SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 2: UTEP … Prater and Mallory continue their 12-part tour of the Broncos’ schedule by talking to El Paso radio personality Steve Kaplowitz about the Miners, who visit Boise for the Sept. 10 home opener. He says coach Dana Dimel and his offense can be explosive this season.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: No portal for Cole

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Wednesday, August 18, 2021. I’m taking a time-out today from the battle for the starting cornerback spots at Boise State to talk about one of the top backups.MORE

BOISE STATE FB SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 1: ORLANDO REPORTER ON CHANGES IN UCF CAMP

BOISE STATE FB SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 1: ORLANDO REPORTER ON CHANGES IN UCF CAMP

BOISE STATE SCHEDULE TOUR STOP 1: CENTRAL FLORIDA … Prater and Mallory launch their 12-part tour of the Broncos’ schedule by talking to Matt Murschel, the national college football reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. He goes over roster changes for Central Florida, which hosts Boise State on Sept. 2.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Offense opens the throttle

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Coach Andy Avalos said Sunday that both of his quarterbacks, Hank Bachmeier and Jack Sears, are operating the new Boise State offense at a high level. Avalos even added that true freshman Taylen Green “is now able to operate and run the majority of the playbook.”MORE

KEN BURNS JOINS IST FOR EXCLUSIVE TWO-PART INTERVIEW ABOUT NEW ALI PROJECT

KEN BURNS JOINS IST FOR EXCLUSIVE TWO-PART INTERVIEW ABOUT NEW ALI PROJECT

Prater and Mallory talk to American film icon Ken Burns, who will debut his four-part documentary on Muhammad Ali on Sept. 19 on PBS. Burns, who provided an advance copy of the 8 1/2-hour project to IST, dives into Ali’s complex behaviors, why he was so hated and so loved, and his relationship with Joe Frazier. Burns also talks about his trips to Idaho for a previous Lewis & Clark documentary.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Is Hank coming full-circle?

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Monday, August 16, 2021. The dynamic appears to have changed in the Boise State quarterback race. Reading between all the lines, it’s Hank Bachmeier’s job to lose now, if only because Jack Sears is dealing with what coach Andy Avalos calls “a lower leg injury.”MORE

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Prater and Mallory talk to Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press, BlueTurfSports.com) about mask mandates at Boise State, how it could impact the football season, and former Broncos fighting for roster spots in the NFL.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Rock and a hard spot

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Friday, August 13, 2021. Boise State has sold 16,185 football season tickets, according to B.J. Rains of the Idaho Press. Four weeks ahead of the home opener, the Broncos would seem to be pacing ahead, since the total in 2019 (the last full season) was 16,580.MORE