IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Tyson Degenhart Appreciation Day – Boise State basketball star down to his final home game, Degenhart joins the show in studio to talk about a surging team, Senior Night emotions and his future, Bob shares what’s at stake Friday night in Bronco Focus, CBS bracketologist Jerry Palm on NCAA hopes for BSU (in the field) and the Mountain West (four teams), TE Matt Lauter is No. 4 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, six former Broncos d… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball down to final two regular season games – what are expectations for Air Force on the road (Broncos are 5-5 on the road this season) and Colorado State for Senior Night (a Tyson Degenhart celebration), Bob previews Air Force storylines in Bronco Focus, Saquon Barkley is the NFL’s first $20M running back – how could that impact Ashton Jeanty, EDGE Jayden Virgin-Morgan is No. 5 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, who remembers former BSU/College of Idaho basketball star Damon ArchibaldPosted on March 4, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Did former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty make a mistake by not going through drills at the NFL Combine – one RB from North Carolina closed the gap heading into the draft, according to some NFL reporters (hint: we still believe Jeanty is the first RB off the board), BSU basketball continues to build its NCAA resume with two games left in the regular season, Bob previews the top basketball storylines you need to know in Bronco Focus, center Mason Randolph is No. 6 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, former coach Jimmy Johnson retires from TVPosted on March 3, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Coach Leon Rice is right – Boise State basketball is peeking after dominant victory over Utah State, how do we feel about this team with three regular season games remaining, how important is RB Sire Gaines to BSU football – we debate different scenarios in our 15 Most Important Player series, Bob ranks Gaines as No. 1 in Bronco Focus, Yotes basketball coach Colby Blaine on chasing a national championship, Vandals coach Thomas Ford in studio to go over hectic offseason of change, Jeanty & Hassanein at the NFL Combine, Gene Hackman/Hoosiers memoriesPosted on February 27, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State-Utah State basketball – what an odd series as the two Mountain West rivals continue their series in ExtraMile Arena, Aggies have won five straight and own the home arena edge with the passion that fans flash in Logan – what can we expect in Boise, Tyson Degenhart needs 93 points to beak Tanoka Beard’s single-season school scoring record (our prediction: it’s going to happen), Bob previews BSU-Utah State in Bronco Focus, LB Marco Notarainni is No. 9 on our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, looks like Kellen Moore is keeping Derek CarrPosted on February 26, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former Boise State WR Khalil Shakir lands four-year contract extension with Bills – worth $60.2M ($32M guaranteed with $18M due in the next year), Ashton Jeanty isn’t going through drills at NFL Combine but he’s going through team interviews – what questions should NFL personnel ask the former BSU running back (starting with the impact of his 2024 workload), Bob (Bronco Focus) explains why BSU basketball is benefitting from a soft NCAA Tournament bubble, LB Andrew Simpson is No. 10 on our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football rosterPosted on February 25, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Ashton Jeanty will skip all workouts and drills at this week’s NFL Combine in Indianapolis (he’ll go through medical testing and team interviews), Jeanty’s agency doesn’t release public reason for the decision but he’s scheduled to perform drills/workouts at Boise State Pro Day on March 26, Bob recaps Nevada victory/previews Utah State game in Bronco Focus, what coach Leon Rice says about the Broncos’ past six wins (in seven games), Ty Benefield is No. 11 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, should the NFL ban the Tush PushPosted on February 24, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: It’s JP’s final day at KTIK – we celebrate 20-plus years on Idaho Sports Talk with stories, songs and memories, Boise State basketball plays at Nevada on Saturday – Bob talks to senior O’Mar Stanley in Bronco Focus and B.J. goes over BSU’s road struggles in his BNN Report, Pac-12 reporter John Canzano on what he learned after spending time this week in Boise and on the BSU campus, Kellen Moore rounds out the top positions on his Saints staff, cornerbacks A’Marion McCoy and Jeremiah Earby make our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football rosterPosted on February 21, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Getting to know Boise State’s newest star – true freshman basketball player Peanut Carmichael joins the show for his first live radio interview, forward turned his first college start into 21 electric points as the Broncos beat New Mexico, Bob with his observations from basketball’s victory in Bronco Focus, Steelheads teammates Nick Canade (Canadian) and Jade Miller (American) on USA-Canada hockey, details added to BSU’s 2025 football schedule, College of Idaho turning home basketball court into Elgin Baylor Arena, JP’s final day with KTIK is FridayPosted on February 20, 2025… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Klayton Adams joins the show – former Boise State center and GA coach talks about his journey to becoming Cowboys offensive coordinator, Adams talks about his Dallas offense being ‘aggressive, violent,’ Bob previews BSU-New Mexico basketball in Bronco Focus, CBS Sports Network analyst Dan Dickau on BSU-NM, coach Leon Rice and star player Tyson Degenhart, EDGE rusher Max Stege is No. 14 on our list of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster (a two-week series), Broncos land new kicker with familiar namePosted on February 19, 2025… MORE