Category Archives: Interviews

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir on his NFL Draft-day experience – and details about his kids camp/golf tournament coming to the Boise area June 6-7, Idaho high school coach Cameron Anderson on the first time he met future first-rounder Colston Loveland in Gooding, Jeanty to the Raiders – are other teams jockeying for position, mixed results for five-star QBs from the 2023 recruiting class (Malachi Nelson and four others), BSU hosting first home track and field meet since 2019, Vandals coach Thomas Ford on Friday’s spring game

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir on his NFL Draft-day experience – and details about his kids camp/golf tournament coming to the Boise area June 6-7, Idaho high school coach Cameron Anderson on the first time he met future first-rounder Colston Loveland in Gooding, Jeanty to the Raiders – are other teams jockeying for position, mixed results for five-star QBs from the 2023 recruiting class (Malachi Nelson and four others), BSU hosting first home track and field meet since 2019, Vandals coach Thomas Ford on Friday’s spring game

Posted on April 22, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew joins IST to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty (and Dirk Koetter), Jeanty is often compared to MJD who had his best NFL seasons with Koetter as his OC, what’s the latest on Jeanty and the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, recap of Boise State football and its annual Spring Game – is Kaleb Annett the new backup QB behind Maddux Madsen, Bob presents his top storylines from the Spring Game in Bronco Focus, what are the Broncos’ offseason priorities (portal closes Friday)

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew joins IST to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty (and Dirk Koetter), Jeanty is often compared to MJD who had his best NFL seasons with Koetter as his OC, what’s the latest on Jeanty and the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, recap of Boise State football and its annual Spring Game – is Kaleb Annett the new backup QB behind Maddux Madsen, Bob presents his top storylines from the Spring Game in Bronco Focus, what are the Broncos’ offseason priorities (portal closes Friday)

Posted on April 21, 2025

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MAURICE JONES-DREW: FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK ON … ASHTON JEANTY & DIRK KOETTER

MAURICE JONES-DREW: FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK ON … ASHTON JEANTY & DIRK KOETTER

Posted on April 21, 2025

Maurice Jones-Drew, a second-round NFL Draft pick out of UCLA, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty has been compared to MJD, who ran for a career-high 1,606 yards in 2011 when he was in Jacksonville (with Dirk Koetter as the offensive coordinator).… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Huber Field for our annual Boise State softball show, football coach Spencer Danielson joins the show to preview Saturday’s Spring Game and what to expect from all three quarterbacks (race for No. 2 is tight) – and what it’s like to be a #GirlDad, Bob shares his top Spring Game storylines in Bronco Focus, softball standout Sophia Knight on chasing records and her unfazed approach to the transfer portal, softball coach Justin Shults on building his brand and growing for the future, Broncos close out three-game homestand with San Diego State on Saturday

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Live from Huber Field for our annual Boise State softball show, football coach Spencer Danielson joins the show to preview Saturday’s Spring Game and what to expect from all three quarterbacks (race for No. 2 is tight) – and what it’s like to be a #GirlDad, Bob shares his top Spring Game storylines in Bronco Focus, softball standout Sophia Knight on chasing records and her unfazed approach to the transfer portal, softball coach Justin Shults on building his brand and growing for the future, Broncos close out three-game homestand with San Diego State on Saturday

Posted on April 18, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Oral history of Boise State’s five players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft – Clady, McClellin, Vander Esch, Wilson and Martin, who had the better career and how much money did the group make, meet Dylan Andrews – the Broncos’ new point guard from UCLA (he has confidence, some swagger and loves to play defense), Bob (Bronco Focus) and Spencer Danielson on how football has had 27 straight winning seasons, B.J. with a Spring Game preview in his BNN Report, anyone still listening to AC/DC, and we send our best wishes to Lee Corso

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Oral history of Boise State’s five players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft – Clady, McClellin, Vander Esch, Wilson and Martin, who had the better career and how much money did the group make, meet Dylan Andrews – the Broncos’ new point guard from UCLA (he has confidence, some swagger and loves to play defense), Bob (Bronco Focus) and Spencer Danielson on how football has had 27 straight winning seasons, B.J. with a Spring Game preview in his BNN Report, anyone still listening to AC/DC, and we send our best wishes to Lee Corso

Posted on April 17, 2025

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BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – SPRING GAME PREVIEW

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – SPRING GAME PREVIEW

Posted on April 17, 2025

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory to preview football and its Spring Game on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. Rains will focus on the backup QB position, the defense (after significant portal losses), wide receivers and running backs.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Ashton Jeanty … the sportswriter – former Boise State running back publishes a column for The Players’ Tribune and touts himself to all 32 NFL general managers, Jeanty and Travis Hunter amongst 17 players invited to the NFL Draft green room – how will we feel if they’re spotted hanging out together, is No. 10 a cursed number on the BSU football team – and who’s the best player to ever wear No. 10, Bob previews the WR room going into the Spring Game in Bronco Focus, football’s transfer portal opens and it’s all quiet in Boise (fingers crossed), what is your favorite form of Dude Therapy

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Meet Ashton Jeanty … the sportswriter – former Boise State running back publishes a column for The Players’ Tribune and touts himself to all 32 NFL general managers, Jeanty and Travis Hunter amongst 17 players invited to the NFL Draft green room – how will we feel if they’re spotted hanging out together, is No. 10 a cursed number on the BSU football team – and who’s the best player to ever wear No. 10, Bob previews the WR room going into the Spring Game in Bronco Focus, football’s transfer portal opens and it’s all quiet in Boise (fingers crossed), what is your favorite form of Dude Therapy

Posted on April 16, 2025

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore-Derek Carr storyline is fascinating – how will the former Boise State QB star handle his first QB quagmire as a rookie head coach, Ashton Jeanty making media rounds to talk about NFL Draft, Raiders, his stand-up stance and playing wide receiver, BSU punter James Ferguson-Reynolds enters transfer portal (fourth lost starter this offseason) – does Spencer Danielson have a portal problem, Bob on Ty Benefield’s importance to BSU football in Bronco Focus – and more on Benefield experimenting at WR, seems like new Pac-12/The CW are poised for a TV relationship

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore-Derek Carr storyline is fascinating – how will the former Boise State QB star handle his first QB quagmire as a rookie head coach, Ashton Jeanty making media rounds to talk about NFL Draft, Raiders, his stand-up stance and playing wide receiver, BSU punter James Ferguson-Reynolds enters transfer portal (fourth lost starter this offseason) – does Spencer Danielson have a portal problem, Bob on Ty Benefield’s importance to BSU football in Bronco Focus – and more on Benefield experimenting at WR, seems like new Pac-12/The CW are poised for a TV relationship

Posted on April 15, 2025

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