Category Archives: Local News

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

SCOTT SLANT: ‘Super senior’ freshman moments

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Thursday, August 12, 2021. They’re the grizzled old leaders in Boise State’s fall camp, and they’ll all probably play a key role in the Broncos’ 2021 season.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Takeaways from the first poll

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Boise State is right where many thought it would be in the USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll. The Broncos aren’t in the Top 25, but they did receive 27 points in the Others Receiving Votes category, leaving them ninth in line to get in.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Roster revelations

Presented by ADVANCED VISION THERAPY CENTER. Tuesday, August 10, 2021. It’s gotten to the point that if Stefan Cobbs is not the breakout wide receiver for Boise State this season, it’ll be a colossal disappointment. Cobbs’ name came up all through spring football.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Hard to ignore what’s 24 days away

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Monday, August 9, 2021. When I asked Boise State coach Andy Avalos last Tuesday if UCF would be an underlying thread from Day 1 of fall camp, he deflected. “It’s all about us the first 2½ weeks or so,” said Avalos.MORE

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT

B.J. Rains and Bob Behler talk with Auburn beat reporter Tom Green about how former Boise State coach Bryan Harsin is being received at Auburn, and the similarities and differences between Harsin and Gus MalzahnMORE

SCOTT SLANT: Faces of fall in Albertsons Stadium?

Presented by LOUIE’S PIZZA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT. Friday, August 6, 2021. Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey’s quest for “six games—six sellouts” this season has hit a pothole. On Twitter Wednesday night, Dickey said essentially that it’s back to a bubble for football and other Broncos sports.MORE

COLLEGE OF IDAHO FOOTBALL: COACH MIKE MOROSKI

COLLEGE OF IDAHO FOOTBALL: COACH MIKE MOROSKI

Behler and Rains are joined by College of Idaho football coach Mike Moroski to discuss the Yotes’ fall camp, coming off a shortened COVID spring season, and expectations for 2021.
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SCOTT SLANT: High hopes for Holani

Presented by BACON. Thursday, August 5, 2021. George Holani looked good in Boise State’s Spring Game, but has he really bounced back from the injury that limited him to just three carries and four receptions after the first quarter of Game 2 last season?MORE