IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB: The number 2 has a lot of significance at Boise State-the best basketball and football players currently wear the number and it was the highest poll ranking ever reached, former Bronco hoops star Abu Kigab talks about TBT and playing in Germany, in the Bronco Focus Bob is previewing Mountain West football teams-today Fresno State without Jeff Tedford, ESPN radio host Chris Carlin discusses where the .300 hitters have gone in MLB, a new game called “Have you/Would you,” and how can Major League Baseball jazz up the all-star gamePosted on July 16, 2024… MORE
IST WITH JOHNNY AND BOB: Former Boise State basketball great Justinian Jessup stops by the KTIK studio as he and other former Broncos get set to play in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), Jeff Tedford steps down at Fresno State leaving 6 first year coaches in the Mountain West, weekend winners and losers include the Seattle Mariners and an aspiring young broadcaster, Bob (Bronco Focus) takes a close look at the UNLV football team and why they won’t be a surprise this season, and a discussion about what time in history was their favorite time in college footballPosted on July 15, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & BOB: Former Boise State OL star (and assistant coach) Scott Huff joins IST to share his coaching journey from college to the Seattle Seahawks, we also dive into former BSU players now coaching/working on NFL staffs – our list stands at seven, B.J. (Bronco Nation News Report) with a Mountain West Media Days wrapup – feisty coaches, impressions from three days in Vegas and what’s next for BSU (camp starts July 31), Bob talks to Colorado State WR star Tory Horton in Bronco Focus – brother of former Bronco Tyler Horton, replay of our exclusive interview with RB Ashton Jeanty in VegasPosted on July 12, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Mountain West Media Days at Circa Resort in Las Vegas, with broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, exclusive interviews with Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (his legacy), coach Spencer Danielson (no more Sunday practices), athletic director Jeramiah Dickey (on the Houston job), Nevada coach Jeff Choate (fired up and looking forward to the BSU game in November) and UNLV coach Barry Odom (giving IST credit for last year’s success), plus Media Day segments with Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (BNN Report)Posted on July 11, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from MW Media Days at Circa in Vegas, with broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, exclusive interviews with Boise State defensive end/MW co-Defensive Player of the Year Ahmed Hassanein, record-setting kicker Jonah Dalmas and commissioner Gloria Nevarez on the state of the MW (and beef jerky), BSU dominates first day of Media Days with a first-place team vote and a league-best seven players on the all-MW preseason team, Dalmas and Ashton Jeanty and their Vegas publicity stunts, reports from Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (BNN Report)Posted on July 10, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Mountain West Media Days at Circa Resort/Stadium Swim in Las Vegas, with our broadcast partner Bronco Nation News, Boise State reveals ‘refreshed uniforms’ – changes shown in new EASports video trailer are more subtle than bold, Bob with four fresh MW storylines in Bronco Focus, B.J. with his top questions in his BNN Report, roundtable (including Mike Sanford) on what’s happening with Jeramiah Dickey and the Houston AD job search, Jonah Dalmas PR stunt could be fun WednesdayPosted on July 9, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s Mountain West Football Media Days Week and we kick off five days of coverage with one big question – what do we all need to learn in Vegas, live shows (IST and BNN Live) continue Tuesday through Thursday from Circa Resort, Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty will make a surprise appearance in Vegas this week, Bob talks to new basketball point guard Alvaro Cardenas in Bronco Focus, who will have a better season – Hank Bachmeier or Taylen Green, Johnny having emotional issues with his first-place Mariners, Weekend Winners & LosersPosted on July 9, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Previews and predictions for Boise State football and running back star Ashton Jeanty – from college football magazine guru Phil Steele, B.J. previews Mountain West Media Days in Vegas next week in his weekly BNN Report (IST will broadcast three straight shows from Circa Resort starting Tuesday), update on the Houston AD search and how it might impact Jeramiah Dickey and BSU football, Bob talks to BSU golfer Cole Rueck in Bronco Focus – he’s headed to the Scottish Open to play against PGA starsPosted on July 3, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Our college football tradition – we get you ready for another season with a three-part, two-day interview with magazine guru Phil Steele, Steele starts with the national FBS picture and a preview of the Mountain West (part three will air on IST on Wednesday – Boise State and Ashton Jeanty), Idaho resident and longtime Olympic reporter Heather Cox on covering the Summer Games in Paris, Bob with one question for all seven first-year MW coaches in Bronco Focus, Oklahoma State RB star Ollie Gordon arrested – how will that impact JeantyPosted on July 2, 2024… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Malachi Nelson’s father, Eric, joins Idaho Sports Talk to share an update on Boise State’s new quarterback, what he’s doing this summer and expectations for this season and his long-term future, the history of July 1 and what the date means to the BSU football program (both good and bad memories), former KTIK/BSU broadcaster Chris Lewis on his second straight NBC gig covering Olympic table tennis – and another fall covering pro and college football for CBS, how much time do you spend in your garage, Weekend Winners & LosersPosted on July 1, 2024… MORE