Category Archives: Local News

BOISE STATE RECRUITING: MEET NEW QB COMMIT MADDUX MADSEN

BOISE STATE RECRUITING: MEET NEW QB COMMIT MADDUX MADSEN

Prater and Mallory talk to American Fork (Utah) High QB Maddux Madsen, a senior this fall who committed to Boise State after the Broncos lost recruit Katin Houser to Michigan State. Madsen, a dual-threat QB, said his decision is 100 percent final.MORE

STEELHEADS: COACH EVERETT SHEEN LANDS NEW CONTRACT, LOSES ROSTER ICON

STEELHEADS: COACH EVERETT SHEEN LANDS NEW CONTRACT, LOSES ROSTER ICON

Idaho Steelheads hockey coach Everett Sheen joins Prater and Mallory on their Dutch Bros. Summer Tour, and talks about the COVID-ending to the 2019-20 season, the historic offseason, losing assistant coach and former player Scott Burt, and what’s planned for the Downtown Boise franchise (ECHL) this fall.MORE

BILL FAGERBAKKE: FROM THE IDAHO VANDALS TO A HOLLYWOOD STAR

Prater and Mallory talk to former Idaho Vandals football player and Minico High graduate Bill Fagerbakke, who played Dauber on the TV series Coach, and is the voice actor behind the SpongeBob SquarePants character Patrick Star. Fagerbakke, playing the Patrick Star character, begins his own show on Nickelodeon this week. MORE

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Mallory and Bob talk to Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press and BlueTurfSports.com) about changes to future nonconference football schedules, what it means to the program and the scheduling philosophy of athletic director Jeramiah Dickey. MORE

SCOTT SLANT: NIL & success in the city

Presented by BACON. Friday, July 2, 2021. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY, JULY 13.) Now that Name-Image-Likeness is a thing, let’s look at the Mountain West. Which athletes are best-positioned to take advantage of these new opportunities?MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Appreciating 1996, and everything since

Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Thursday, July 1, 2021. Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most important moves in Boise State history, the day the Broncos joined the Big West and became Division I-A in football.MORE

BOISE STATE & NFL: JOHN MOLCHON ON GETTING HIS SUPER BOWL RING

BOISE STATE & NFL: JOHN MOLCHON ON GETTING HIS SUPER BOWL RING

Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State offensive lineman John Molchon, who won a Super Bowl ring with Tampa Bay in his rookie season. Molchon joins IST from Las Vegas and talks about getting his ring, getting better this offseason, and Tom Brady.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: High expectations, cautious optimism

Presented by BACON. Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Sure, the college football preseason magazines are rolling out. But you won’t find a much meatier Boise State preview than the one Tuesday from Chris Vannini of TheAthletic.com, who’s been running a series previewing the Power 5 and top Group of 5 teams.MORE