Category Archives: Local News

LOSING ANDY AVALOS

Caves and Prater talk to former Boise State defensive player Elliot Hoyte on playing under Andy Avalos, and what he meant to the BroncosMORE

SCOTT SLANT: Going small is a thing, occasionally

Presented by BACON. Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Boise State coach Leon Rice did something different down the stretch in Saturday’s loss to Utah State. He went “small,” going without a center for the final 6½ minutes of the game. In fact, Rice didn’t substitute anyone for the rest of regulation after sending Derrick Alston in…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Courageous comeback, confounding defeat

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Monday, February 25, 2019. This Boise State team rallied big against No. 6 Nevada last month in Taco Bell Arena, led in the final two minutes, and lost by one point. On Saturday, the Broncos staged a 16-2 late-game run against the Mountain West’s second-best team, Utah State, to take a…MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL & THE NFL

Bob and Prater talk to Dave Southorn of the Idaho Statesman on the future of several high-profile former Boise State player who are NFL free agents. Where will they land – and how much money will they make?MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Trying to burst the Aggies’ bubble

Presented by BACON. Friday, February 22, 2019. Don’t look now, but Utah State is only a half-game behind Nevada in the Mountain West. And guess who’s coming into Taco Bell Arena tomorrow. Boise State has been thrust into a spoiler’s role in not only the conference regular season title race, but the NCAA Tournament. The…MORE

ASK THE AD WITH CURT APSEY

Bob and Prater talk to Boise State AD Curt Apsey on the Nike deal with BSU and how many shoes the school goes through, and the chances of games moving off Saturday for the football team this yearMORE

NBA: CHANDLER HUTCHISON

Bob and Prater talk to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on the injury status of Chandler Hutchison, his fractured toe and expectations for the second half of his rookie seasonMORE

SCOTT SLANT: Sidebars on the benches at Taco Bell Arena

Presented by VETERANS PLUMBING. Thursday, February 21, 2019. Boise State and Utah State play their only game of the regular season Saturday afternoon in Taco Bell Arena, as this year’s Mountain West rotation skips the Broncos-Aggies game in Logan. So Tim Duryea, the former USU coach and now a Boise State assistant, does not have…MORE

DAN HAWK ON UNC-DUKE

Chris and Fish talk to Dan Hawk on the Duke-UNC rivalry and the impact of Zion Williamson on Duke basketball this yearMORE

SCOTT SLANT: DeMarcus Lawrence and the maneuvering

Presented by BACON. Wednesday, February 20, 2019. No game of tag Tuesday—so Demarcus Lawrence isn’t “it” yet. “It” would be the Dallas Cowboys’ franchise tag, something the former Boise State star played under last season (for a cool $17 million). The tag this year would earn him $20 mill, but Lawrence doesn’t want to do…MORE