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CODY PICKETT: TREASURE VALLEY SPORTS ICON ON HIS LIFE-CHANGING MEDICAL SCARE

Posted on January 20, 2022

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Eagle High boys basketball coach Cody Pickett, 41, a former quarterback at Caldwell High, University of Washington and the 49ers. He’s back coaching basketball this season after doctors found major blockage in a primary artery that supplies blood to the heart.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Andy Avalos has changed 40 percent of his Boise State football staff – why he’s on a mission, meet new edge/special teams coach Kelly Poppinga, Bob on basketball’s 10-game winning streak in Bronco Focus, is June Jones (again) right for Hawaii football, and what Mike McCarthy is saying about Kellen (and that final play!)

Posted on January 19, 2022

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BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: MEET THE NEW EDGE/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH

Posted on January 19, 2022

Prater and Mallory share a conversation about new edge coach/special teams coordinator Kelly Poppinga. The former BYU player/Virginia assistant met with the media Wednesday and talked about his background and coaching style/influences.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: We dive straight into Kellen Moore – what happened over the weekend and what’s next, Bob previews basketball’s big week in Bronco Focus, Steelheads coach Everett Sheen, the Mannings are gambling and swearing in TV ads (and we love it!), Moore interviews with the Denver Broncos, and what kind of crowd is expected for BSU-Air Force basketball

Posted on January 18, 2022

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME, NOW ON 95.3 FM/1350 AM: Boise State basketball wins eighth straight – are you starting to trust this team, Bob on how BSU beat Nevada in Bronco Focus (and what’s next?), NFL playoff picks – loser will send $200 check to BSU or BYU football, how Viagra makes a better football player, how to make CFB better, and what’s up with the Seahawks

Posted on January 13, 2022

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SEAHAWKS: WITH CARROLL AND WILSON, WHAT’S THE FUTURE IN SEATTLE?

Posted on January 13, 2022

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Michael-Shawn Dugar, who covers the Seattle Seahawks for The Athletic. The Seahawks have several offseason issues to address – Russell Wilson’s buy-in to the organization and Pete Carroll’s motivation to continue as head coach.… MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME, NOW ON 95.3 FM/1350 AM: Giving away two pairs of Tool tickets, Boise State basketball faces brutal 11-day stretch – Bob and the Broncos’ director of ops with live reports from Reno, Hawaii football has become a dumpster fire, which former BSU players in the NFL are trending up/down, and do NBA mascots have the right to distract players at the free throw line

Posted on January 12, 2022

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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME, NOW ON 95.3 FM/1350 AM: College football season done – thoughts on CFP and the season, Tyler Shoemaker on Kellen Moore, Bob on how he processed Georgia victory in Bronco Focus, gory teeth stories with the Steelheads’ dentist, best HC landing spot for Moore, Charles Leno joins IST to talk about his monster season, and which former Broncos in the NFL are trending up/down

Posted on January 11, 2022

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BSU & KELLEN: TYLER SHOEMAKER ON MOORE MEMORIES, HIS NFL FUTURE

Posted on January 11, 2022

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with former Boise State wide receiver star Tyler Shoemaker, who was Kellen Moore’s roommate in college. Shoemaker shares Moore memories and talks about his future as an NFL head coach.… MORE

BOISE STATE: CHARLES LENO JOINS IST AFTER BIG SEASON IN WASHINGTON

Posted on January 11, 2022

Prater and Mallory have a conversation with Washington Football Team left tackle Charles Leno, a former Boise State standout who landed a new NFL contract this season. And he has a few things to say about game-day battles with Demarcus Lawrence.… MORE