Category Archives: Interviews

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Dirk Koetter joins the show as our NFL playoff correspondent (Timberstone Golf Course donating $5,000 to The Horseshoe Collective (NIL) – we break down all four playoff games (with mentions of Kellen Moore, Ashton Jeanty and Maddux Madsen), Kellen completes his interview with the Cowboys, recent CFP title games have been blowouts and recent Super Bowls have been close – why?, Bob talks to Julian Bowie in Bronco Focus, B.J. talks football’s early enrollees and BSU-New Mexico hoops in his BNN Report

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Dirk Koetter joins the show as our NFL playoff correspondent (Timberstone Golf Course donating $5,000 to The Horseshoe Collective (NIL) – we break down all four playoff games (with mentions of Kellen Moore, Ashton Jeanty and Maddux Madsen), Kellen completes his interview with the Cowboys, recent CFP title games have been blowouts and recent Super Bowls have been close – why?, Bob talks to Julian Bowie in Bronco Focus, B.J. talks football’s early enrollees and BSU-New Mexico hoops in his BNN Report

Posted on January 17, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: What’s the best way for Boise State to honor football icons Ashton Jeanty, Kellen Moore and Randy Trautman inside Albertsons Stadium – and should something happen for the 2025 season, Moore will interview with the Cowboys on Friday – is Coach Prime his only real competition, Bob (Bronco Focus) has four big questions going into football’s offseason, former BSU wide receiver Davis Koetter on coaching at Texas – and his CFP title game preview, how do we feel about the Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: What’s the best way for Boise State to honor football icons Ashton Jeanty, Kellen Moore and Randy Trautman inside Albertsons Stadium – and should something happen for the 2025 season, Moore will interview with the Cowboys on Friday – is Coach Prime his only real competition, Bob (Bronco Focus) has four big questions going into football’s offseason, former BSU wide receiver Davis Koetter on coaching at Texas – and his CFP title game preview, how do we feel about the Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl

Posted on January 16, 2025

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DAVIS KOETTER: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON COACHING AT TEXAS; CFP TITLE GAME

DAVIS KOETTER: FORMER BOISE STATE WR ON COACHING AT TEXAS; CFP TITLE GAME

Posted on January 16, 2025

Davis Koetter, who played 23 games at Boise State in the 2021-22 seasons, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his post-playing coaching job at Texas (working with tight ends), what it’s like to work for Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski, and his quick preview of the CFP title game.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore denied a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame, what’s keeping Moore from the Hall of Fame (G5 competition?) and why did Graham Harrell make it this year (Mike Leach?), another sad moment to consider Wednesday – Ashton Jeanty moved away from Boise to begin his NFL career, Bob (Bronco Focus) on basketball building confidence with a 41-point victory over Wyoming, Bills reporter on Khalil Shakir’s playoff weekend against the Ravens – and his future NFL contract

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore denied a spot in the College Football Hall of Fame, what’s keeping Moore from the Hall of Fame (G5 competition?) and why did Graham Harrell make it this year (Mike Leach?), another sad moment to consider Wednesday – Ashton Jeanty moved away from Boise to begin his NFL career, Bob (Bronco Focus) on basketball building confidence with a 41-point victory over Wyoming, Bills reporter on Khalil Shakir’s playoff weekend against the Ravens – and his future NFL contract

Posted on January 15, 2025

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KHALIL SHAKIR: BILLS REPORTER ON THE BSU RECEIVER – AND THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE WEEKEND

KHALIL SHAKIR: BILLS REPORTER ON THE BSU RECEIVER – AND THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE WEEKEND

Posted on January 15, 2025

Longtime NFL reporter Ryan O’Halloran, now with The Buffalo News, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about former Boise State/current Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir – and his role in Sunday’s NFL playoff game against Baltimore. O’Halloran also talks about Shakir’s future in Buffalo – and what kind of money he could expect in a new contract.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Big week for former Boise State star Kellen Moore – Eagles’ OC is interviewing for head coaching positions with Saints and Jaguars, he’s on the radar to take over in Dallas, he’s coaching Sunday in the NFL playoffs and could land in the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Bob previews basketball’s next three games in Bronco Focus (Wyoming a must-win?), NFL stealing attention from CFP title game, does your spouse/partner rearrange dishes after you put them in the dishwasher, new segment – Hot & Cold Tuesday

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Big week for former Boise State star Kellen Moore – Eagles’ OC is interviewing for head coaching positions with Saints and Jaguars, he’s on the radar to take over in Dallas, he’s coaching Sunday in the NFL playoffs and could land in the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, Bob previews basketball’s next three games in Bronco Focus (Wyoming a must-win?), NFL stealing attention from CFP title game, does your spouse/partner rearrange dishes after you put them in the dishwasher, new segment – Hot & Cold Tuesday

Posted on January 14, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Cowboys are looking for a new head coach – Kellen Moore shoots to the top of the potential candidate list, is it a good job for the former Boise State star, one Dallas insider says Moore should be a candidate and should get the job, former BSU quarterback Jaylon Henderson on what it’s like to play for new QB coach Zak Hill, how are we feeling about coach Leon Rice and his BSU basketball program these days (after frustrating loss at Utah State), four former BSU players still chasing Super Bowl rings, Weekend Winners & Losers

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Cowboys are looking for a new head coach – Kellen Moore shoots to the top of the potential candidate list, is it a good job for the former Boise State star, one Dallas insider says Moore should be a candidate and should get the job, former BSU quarterback Jaylon Henderson on what it’s like to play for new QB coach Zak Hill, how are we feeling about coach Leon Rice and his BSU basketball program these days (after frustrating loss at Utah State), four former BSU players still chasing Super Bowl rings, Weekend Winners & Losers

Posted on January 13, 2025

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GETTING TO KNOW ZAK HILL: JAYLON HENDERSON ON BOISE STATE’S NEW QB COACH

GETTING TO KNOW ZAK HILL: JAYLON HENDERSON ON BOISE STATE’S NEW QB COACH

Posted on January 13, 2025

Former Boise State quarterback Jaylon Henderson (2018-19), now playing pro football in Germany, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about new QB coach Zak Hill. Hill returns to Boise State where he coached Henderson, Brett Rypien and Hank Bachmeier from 2016-19 – his new QB is current starter Maddux Madsen.… MORE