Category Archives: Interviews

IDAHO STATE: COACH CODY HAWKINS ON USING FOUR QBS AND 17 WRS

PORTLAND STATE: COACH BRUCE BARNUM ON WHOOPING COUGH – AND BOISE STATE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Touchdowns for Tickets qualifying, Boise State’s upcoming football schedule is loaded with late-night kickoffs – how do you/we feel about that (and will a move to the Pac-12 force more late start times?), BSU basketball coach Leon Rice on what he thinks about the 2026-27 move to the Pac-12, latest on conference realignment (Memphis to the Pac-12 gaining steam?), Bob talks special teams (and what happened at Oregon) with Rodney Robinson in Bronco Focus, meet new BSU starting center Zach Holmes, Johnny’s NFL Penthouse/Outhouse

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL & THE PAC-12: WHAT COACH LEON RICE THINKS ABOUT THE MOVE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State returns from bye week – with plans to host Portland State in Saturday’s home opener, hear from coaches Spencer Danielson and Dirk Koetter on the Broncos’ passing game, including a bye-week emphasis to help WRs gain more separation from defenders (Danielson said it starts with practice habits), Bob (Bronco Focus) on where BSU needed to get better during the bye week, Scott Matlock keeping busy with Chargers (and other former BSU players in the NFL), Weekend Winners & Losers

DAN WETZEL ON ASHTON JEANTY

VANDALS’ COACH JASON ECK: ‘NO WONDER BOISE STATE IS ALWAYS SO GOOD …”

ADAM RITTENBERG ON ASHTON JEANTY

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Ashton Jeanty Radio – we dive in hard to find the national perspective from national college football insiders, we talk to Mike Golic Jr. (DraftKings, TNT/truTV analyst), Adam Rittenberg (ESPN) and Ralph Russo (Associated Press) about the Broncos’ star running back, Bob shares a stunning stat in Bronco Focus – all three of Jeanty’s 70+ runs this season have come on the first play of a drive, BSU tweaks nonconference football schedule, Johnny’s NFL Penthouse/Outhouse, more details about our Thursday/Friday shows on The Blue

RALPH RUSSO ON ASHTON JEANTY