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SCOTT SLANT: Do you doubt that he’s here for the long haul?

SCOTT SLANT: Do you doubt that he’s here for the long haul?

Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. Wednesday Weekly…April 30, 2025. It was another “if I had told you” checkpoint Tuesday. If I had told you in the summer of 2023 that 1) Andy Avalos would be fired as Boise State head coach during that season, 2) that a 35-year-old Spencer Danielson would end up as head…MORE

MEET KYLE … THE CRANE OPERATOR AT ALBERTSONS STADIUM

MEET KYLE … THE CRANE OPERATOR AT ALBERTSONS STADIUM

Kyle The Crane Operator, who works for Boise-based Seid Crane Service, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his current work assignment: He operates the 160-foot crane that sits on the north end of Albertsons Stadium. It’s part of the $75 million north end zone project that should be complete in time for the 2026 football season.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A trio of Broncos in the top three rounds

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A trio of Broncos in the top three rounds

Presented by BBSI BOISE. This Day In Sports…April 29, 2016: For the second time in five years—and the second time ever—Boise State has three players selected in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.  Kamalei Correa, a defensive end who would become an outside linebacker, was taken in the second round, 42ndoverall, by the Baltimore…MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Raiders jersey No. 2 that didn’t work out so well

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The Raiders jersey No. 2 that didn’t work out so well

Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…April 28, 2007: By all accounts, former Boise State star Ashton Jeanty will be wearing his familiar No. 2 with the Las Vegas Raiders (if he can strike a deal with the team’s current kicker, Daniel Carlson). There was a draft night that involved another No. 2 for…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Here we go, born-again Raiders fans

SCOTT SLANT: Here we go, born-again Raiders fans

Presented by BACON BOISE. Friday Special…April 25, 2025. (Photo credit: Boise State University Athletics) It seems like just yesterday that we were looking at all these predictions—all the scenarios in which the Las Vegas Raiders wouldn’t draft Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty. He’d go earlier. Some team would trade up to get him. Vegas would go…MORE

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM THE NFL DRAFT IN GREEN BAY

BNN REPORT WITH B.J. – LIVE FROM THE NFL DRAFT IN GREEN BAY

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory live from the NFL Draft in Green Bay, where former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is one of the stars of Thursday night. B.J. talks about the pre-draft vibe – and where Jeanty could land in the first round.MORE

CLADY & JEANTY: TWO FORMER BOISE STATE STARS – AND NFL DRAFT HISTORY

CLADY & JEANTY: TWO FORMER BOISE STATE STARS – AND NFL DRAFT HISTORY

Former Boise State/NFL offensive tackle Ryan Clady, who went No. 12 in the 2008 NFL Draft, joins Prater and Mallory to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty and his future in the NFL. Jeanty is projected to go higher than Clady – making him the highest former BSU player to go in the draft.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: Boise State’s last Top 60 draft pick

Presented by CORSO ITALIAN STEAK. This Day In Sports…April 24, 2020, five years ago today: Boise State’s Ezra Cleveland is selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 58th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft, making him the 13th-highest pick in Broncos history. By Week 6 as a rookie, Cleveland was named starting right guard…MORE