Boise State football coach Andy Avalos joins Prater and Mallory for an exclusive, in-season interview. Avalos touches on the Washington opener, the QB battle between Michael Penix Jr. and Taylen Green, and his relationship with Chris Petersen.… MORE
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football coach Andy Avalos – on playing Washington, program confidence, his backup QB and being paranoid, we share stories of college football coaches being paranoid, Yotes coach Mike Moroski on a new season that starts Saturday, Louisiana Tech reporter on Hank Bachmeier starting his fifth opening-day game Saturday, college football realignment is heating up (good news for Mountain West?) … PROGRAM NOTE: CHRIS PETERSEN ON IST ON THURSDAY
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MIKE MOROSKI: YOTES FOOTBALL COACH STARTS NEW SEASON SATURDAY
College of Idaho football coach Mike Moroski joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about a new season – it starts Saturday afternoon in Caldwell. Moroski has more than 60 Idaho players on his roster and has high expectations to compete for a NAIA national championship. … MORE
HANK BACHMEIER: LOUISIANA TECH REPORTER ON SATURDAY’S OPENER – AND QB EXPECTATIONS
Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier – now a starter at Louisiana Tech – makes his fifth opening-day start Saturday against Florida International. Beat reporter Matt Belinson (Ruston Daily Leader) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Bachmeier’s progress on and off the field since leaving Boise. PHOTO: Matt Belinson… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Washington loses its starting running back – how does that impact Boise State and the Sept. 2 opener in Seattle (hint: Huskies have a deep RB room), new BSU strength coach Ben Hilgart on how to make players bigger, stronger and faster, Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. is a stat-producing machine who’s expected to do it again in 2023, college football storylines – Overrated or Underrated?, six NFL quarterbacks facing a make-or-break season
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State football players who deserve to be featured on banners on the east side of Albertsons Stadium, Bob shares what coach Andy Avalos said about the weekend scrimmage in Bronco Focus, BSU players who are fighting for roster spots after Week 2 of NFL preseason games, is BSU athletic director Jeramiah Dickey interested in the Washington vacancy, college football analyst Petros Papadakis on who’s going to win the BSU-UW opener Sept. 2, Weekend Winners & Losers
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PETROS PAPADAKIS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL ANALYST ON CHANGES IN THE WEST, BOISE STATE VS. WASHINGTON
College football analyst and Southern California talk show host Petros Papadakis joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the state of the game in the West – and who’s going to win the Sept. 2 opener between Boise State and Washington.… MORE
IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins IST to discuss the December neutral site game against Saint Mary’s, B.J. Rains (Bronco Nation News) previews the BSU closed scrimmage and what he would expect to see, Taylen Green’s video of how the new LED lights work at Albertsons Stadium, we learn more about Broncos safety Rodney Robinson
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LEON RICE: THE ART OF BUILDING A NON-CONFERENCE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Johnny and Bob for a conversation about how the neutral site game between the Broncos and Saint Mary’s in Idaho Falls came about, and the art of putting together a non-conference schedule.
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IST WITH PRATER & THE BALLGAME: Washington coach Kalen DeBoer joins IST for exclusive, two-part interview – he touches on Coach Pete, former Boise State players on his staff and Sept. 2, Seattle radio icon Softy Mahler with two predictions – BSU-UW will be close and Oregon State & Washington State will compete in the Mountain West in 2024, Titans insider with camp updates on former Broncos John Ojukwu and Tyreque Jones, Bob on three backups fighting for starting jobs in Bronco Focus
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