Category Archives: Local News

SCOTT SLANT: Favorite son on the ballot

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Thursday, June 3, 2021. There are 78 FBS players on the ballot, so anything can happen. But all is not right with the world if Kellen Moore is not elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: A reasonable over/under

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, June 2, 2021. DraftKings has released its projected 2021 win totals for the FBS, and the over/under for Boise State is 9. What do you think?MORE

BOISE PARKS AND REC: BUSY PLANS FOR A POST-COVID SUMMER

BOISE PARKS AND REC: BUSY PLANS FOR A POST-COVID SUMMER

Prater and Mallory talk to Doug Holloway, director of Boise Parks and Recreation, which has massive plans scheduled for this first post-COVID summer. New parks, new programs and the return of many popular activities are a major part of the plans, according to Holloway.MORE

BOISE STATE: NATIONAL RECRUITING ANALYST ON SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNE 1

BOISE STATE: NATIONAL RECRUITING ANALYST ON SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNE 1

Prater and Mallory talk to Brandon Huffman, national recruiting editor for @247 Sports, about June 1 – the day face-to-face football recruiting returns after 14+ months of COVID quiet. Coaches can start visiting players – and players can start hitting campuses for visits and camps.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The counselor and the kid

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Tuesday, June 1, 2021. What did you do for Memorial Day weekend? Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier was a camp counselor, and one of his possible successors, Broncos commit Katin Houser, was a camper.MORE

BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

Prater and Mallory talk to Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press, BlueTurfSports.com) after a busy week of Broncos’ headlines: Jeramiah Dickey’s announcement of 100 percent capacity for all sports this fall, and major changes to the football schedule (TV updates).MORE

SCOTT SLANT: TV’s big ones are the home runs

Presented by HOFFMAN AUTO BODY. Friday, May 28, 2021. You could say that this is already Boise State’s best football TV schedule in school history. That’s based on the fact that 2021 will mark the first time the Broncos have ever landed two regular season games on a major network (CBS).MORE

SCOTT SLANT: 100 days, with an asterisk

Presented by FRANZ WITTE NURSERY. Thursday, May 27, 2021. The CBS Mountain West schedule was unveiled Wednesday. Fox is still to come today, as is any ESPN plan to move the opener at UCF in September to Thursday.MORE

PRATER & THE BALLGAME SUMMER TOUR: DUTCH BROS.

PRATER & THE BALLGAME SUMMER TOUR: DUTCH BROS.

Prater and Mallory talk to Brian Wight, local franchise owner of Dutch Bros. and sponsor of the Prater & The Ballgame #YearOfTheFan Summer Tour. The 10-week tour hits a different Dutch Bros. location every Wednesday, starting June 2 at 1181 N. Milwaukee. There will be prizes and a chance to meet really cool people (Brian … not Prater and Johnny!!).MORE