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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former USC quarterback Malachi Nelson is visiting Boise State – we debate the pros and cons of chasing players in the transfer portal, do the Broncos need a QB behind Maddux Madsen and CJ Tiller, Ryan Leaf on calling the FCS championship game Sunday (noon, ABC) and Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill on Montana’s need to win a title for the league, Bob (Bronco Focus) sits down with basketball star Chibuzo Agbo on the eve of the Mountain West opener at San Jose State

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Former USC quarterback Malachi Nelson is visiting Boise State – we debate the pros and cons of chasing players in the transfer portal, do the Broncos need a QB behind Maddux Madsen and CJ Tiller, Ryan Leaf on calling the FCS championship game Sunday (noon, ABC) and Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill on Montana’s need to win a title for the league, Bob (Bronco Focus) sits down with basketball star Chibuzo Agbo on the eve of the Mountain West opener at San Jose State

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RYAN LEAF: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ICON ON HIS BROADCASTING CAREER, MONTANA ROOTS AND BOISE STATE MEMORIES

RYAN LEAF: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ICON ON HIS BROADCASTING CAREER, MONTANA ROOTS AND BOISE STATE MEMORIES

Former Washington State quarterback star Ryan Leaf – known for his troubled lifestyle away from football – joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his Sunday gig: Color analyst for the FCS national championship game between Montana and South Dakota State (noon MT on ABC). Leaf talks about his journey from prison to today, which now includes an extensive media career.MORE

BIG SKY FOOTBALL: COMMISSIONER ON MONTANA’S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL TITLE

BIG SKY FOOTBALL: COMMISSIONER ON MONTANA’S QUEST FOR A NATIONAL TITLE

Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the FCS national championship game Sunday in Frisco, Texas: Montana (13-1) vs. South Dakota State (14-0), noon, ABC. The Big Sky has won six football titles between 1980 (Boise State) and 2010 (Eastern Washington). The Griz last won a football title in 2001.MORE

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore could lose his job with the Chargers next week – what’s the next best stop for the former Boise State star, BSU is hiring someone to take care of the blue turf and other surfaces – who’s interested in the $69,000 job, the Scott Huff Effect on the Washington Huskies, high school coach Cameron Andersen on monster weekends for Colston Loveland (Gooding) and Gatlin Bair (Burley), Bob revisits BSU-Washington opener in Bronco Focus

IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Kellen Moore could lose his job with the Chargers next week – what’s the next best stop for the former Boise State star, BSU is hiring someone to take care of the blue turf and other surfaces – who’s interested in the $69,000 job, the Scott Huff Effect on the Washington Huskies, high school coach Cameron Andersen on monster weekends for Colston Loveland (Gooding) and Gatlin Bair (Burley), Bob revisits BSU-Washington opener in Bronco Focus

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LOVELAND & BAIR: IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAMERON ANDERSEN ON A MONSTER WEEKEND FOR TWO FOOTBALL STARS

LOVELAND & BAIR: IDAHO HIGH SCHOOL COACH CAMERON ANDERSEN ON A MONSTER WEEKEND FOR TWO FOOTBALL STARS

Cameron Andersen has coached Michigan TE Colston Loveland (Gooding HS) and WR Gatlin Bair (Burley HS, deciding between Michigan and Oregon). Loveland is playing for a national title Monday night, and Bair plays in the All-American Bowl on Saturday morning. Anderson joins Prater and Mallory from San Antonio, where he’s on the West staff and coaching Bair for the final time.MORE

BLUE TURF: BOISE STATE HIRING NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURF OPERATIONS

BLUE TURF: BOISE STATE HIRING NEW DIRECTOR OF SPORTS TURF OPERATIONS

Nathan Burk, a senior associate athletic director/operations at Boise State, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new job posting on campus: Director of Sports Turf Operations, including oversight of the famous blue turf. The position pays nearly $70,000 a year – anyone interested?MORE