Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Friday, April 16, 2021. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN TUESDAY.) The NFL Combine never happened, and Boise State Pro Day is over. So the countdown is on to the 2021 NFL Draft, 13 days away now.… MORE
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SCOTT SLANT: An unkind 2021 projection
Presented by BACON. Thursday, April 15, 2021. What year is this, 1999? That was before anyone knew much about Boise State as a Division I football participant nationally, and ESPN’s College Football Power Index for 2021 feels a lot like that, when there were middling expectations.… MORE
CARROLL FOOTBALL: WES NURSE (BOISE STATE) & DEVAN BRIDGEWATER (EAGLE HIGH) STILL COMPETING
Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State star Wes Nurse and Eagle High graduate Devan Bridgewater, both now with the NAIA-playoff bound Carroll College football team. Nurse is the defensive coordinator and Bridgewater is the starting quarterback for the Helena, Montana, program.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Two sets of DL starters?
Presented by WESTERN HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Wednesday, April 14, 2021. We’ve talked about two waves of wide receivers at Boise State. Well, once upon a time in the Chris Petersen era, Broncos defensive line coach Pete Kwiatkowski would roll out what was almost two sets of starters along the D-line.… MORE
UCF FOOTBALL: BOISE STATE’S OPENING OPPONENT SHAKING UP CFB AGAIN
Prater and Mallory talk to UCF reporter Matt Murschel (Orlando Sentinel) about the program allowing players to put Twitter handles on the back of their uniforms for the Spring Game, which was Saturday. Murschel also touches on what faces UCF this offseason before the September opener vs. Boise State.… MORE
VANDALS’ FOOTBALL: COACH PETRINO ON HIS QB SHUFFLE, SPRING SEASON EXPERIMENT
Prater and Mallory talk to Idaho football coach Paul Petrino for his weekly spring season segment. Petrino touches on the Eastern Washington loss, using a fifth-string QB and a new offensive scheme, and the pros-cons of a spring season that ends this Saturday at Northern Arizona.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The run game report
Presented by BACON. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. The No. 2 position of intrigue at Boise State beyond Bachmeier-Sears is running back. And it seems the Broncos finished spring football the same way they started the shrunken season of 2020: George Holani and the field.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: The double-edged sword
Presented by BACON. Monday, April 12, 2021. Offense win fans, and defense wins the Spring Game. That’s how it often goes, and as much as the 5,777 fans who snapped up tickets wanted to see an offensive explosion, the Boise State defense won Saturday’s contest decisively.… MORE
BSU & NFL: TANNER VALLEJO ON COMING BACK TO BOISE, AND HIS FUTURE IN ARIZONA
Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State linebacker Tanner Vallejo – now with the Arizona Cardinals and a new 2-year contract – about coming back to Boise as one of four honorary captains for the Spring Game on Saturday. For him, it all started with Andy Avalos.… MORE
BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS
Prater and Mallory talk to Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press, BlueTurfSports.com) about Saturday’s soldout Spring Game at Albertsons Stadium, top storylines to follow, positions/players to watch, and what it could mean for this fall.… MORE
