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THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos blaze a new top 25 trail

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Broncos blaze a new top 25 trail

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…January 5, 2004, 20 years ago today: The final college football polls for the 2003 season have Boise State finishing 15th in the Coaches Poll and 16th on the AP list after the Broncos’ record 13-1 season. TCU, the team Boise State beat in the Fort Worth Bowl a couple weeks…MORE

RYAN LEAF: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ICON ON HIS BROADCASTING CAREER, MONTANA ROOTS AND BOISE STATE MEMORIES

RYAN LEAF: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ICON ON HIS BROADCASTING CAREER, MONTANA ROOTS AND BOISE STATE MEMORIES

Former Washington State quarterback star Ryan Leaf – known for his troubled lifestyle away from football – joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his Sunday gig: Color analyst for the FCS national championship game between Montana and South Dakota State (noon MT on ABC). Leaf talks about his journey from prison to today, which now includes an extensive media career.MORE

BIG SKY FOOTBALL: COMMISSIONER ON MONTANA’S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL TITLE

BIG SKY FOOTBALL: COMMISSIONER ON MONTANA’S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL TITLE

Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the FCS national championship game Sunday in Frisco, Texas: Montana (13-1) vs. South Dakota State (14-0), noon, ABC. The Big Sky has won six football titles between 1980 (Boise State) and 2010 (Eastern Washington). The Griz last won a football title in 2001.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Fewer fireworks in this Fiesta Bowl

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Fewer fireworks in this Fiesta Bowl

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. This Day In Sports…January 4, 2010: Just like three years earlier, sixth-ranked Boise State is an underdog going into the Fiesta Bowl. Unlike the Broncos’ original Fiesta Bowl experience, the legendary 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma, this one would be a defensive battle. In the first meeting of unbeatens in a…MORE

LOVELAND & BAIR: IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAMERON ANDERSEN ON A MONSTER WEEKEND FOR TWO FOOTBALL STARS

LOVELAND & BAIR: IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAMERON ANDERSEN ON A MONSTER WEEKEND FOR TWO FOOTBALL STARS

Cameron Andersen has coached Michigan TE Colston Loveland (Gooding HS) and WR Gatlin Bair (Burley HS, deciding between Michigan and Oregon). Loveland is playing for a national title Monday night, and Bair plays in the All-American Bowl on Saturday morning. Anderson joins Prater and Mallory from San Antonio, where he’s on the West staff and coaching Bair for the final time.MORE

BLUE TURF: BOISE STATE HIRING NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURF OPERATIONS

BLUE TURF: BOISE STATE HIRING NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURF OPERATIONS

Nathan Burk, a senior associate athletic director/operations at Boise State, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new job posting on campus: Director of Sports Turf Operations, including oversight of the famous blue turf. The position pays nearly $70,000 a year – anyone interested?MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A wild winter ride ahead in the Mountain West

SCOTT SLANT: A wild winter ride ahead in the Mountain West

Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…January 3, 2024. This is going to be one fascinating Mountain West season. Boise State, picked second in the MW preseason poll, may be a distant No. 6 in the pecking order going into its opener Friday night at San Jose State, but let’s take a look at the Saint…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Phase I of the ‘Golden Era’ ends

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Phase I of the ‘Golden Era’ ends

Presented by POOL SCOUTS. This Day In Sports…December 28, 2005: The Dan Hawkins era and the 31-game winning streak on the blue turf come to an end for Boise State in the MPC Computers Bowl. Boston College, ranked 19th in both polls, burst out to a 27-0 lead behind quarterback Matt Ryan before a furious Broncos…MORE