Category Archives: Local News

SCOTT SLANT: Doutrive eases in, Broncos roll

Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE & CATERING. Thursday, January 7, 2021. The drip-drip-drip of Air Force’s offense bothered Boise State in spurts Wednesday night, but the Broncos ultimately overwhelmed the Falcons in a 78-59 win in ExtraMile Arena. It was Boise State’s ninth win in a row, one short of the school record. The Falcons…MORE

AUBURN WRITER SAYS HARSIN HAS BEEN RECEIVED WELL

AUBURN WRITER SAYS HARSIN HAS BEEN RECEIVED WELL

Prater and Mallory talk to longtime Auburn football journalist Lyn Scarborough, who said the Bryan Harsin coaching transition has been received well by most fans of the SEC program. Moving forward, he said the roster is set up for a successful 2021 season.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Moore and Dickey may have matched

Presented by the ASHLEY INN OF CASCADE. Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Troy Aikman is high on Kellen Moore. But Boise State probably isn’t high on Aikman and his view on what happened with Moore in the Broncos’ coaching search. And some are once again saying Aikman is wrong when he claims Moore accepted the Broncos’…MORE

NFL PLAYOFF REPORT WITH FORMER GM RANDY MUELLER

NFL PLAYOFF REPORT WITH FORMER GM RANDY MUELLER

Prater and Mallory talk to former NFL executive Randy Mueller on coach Doug Pederson and the debacle in Philadelphia, the process of firing and hiring coaches, and a preview of this weekend’s six wildcard games.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Determined Dickey digs in

Presented by RIB SHACK BARBECUE. Tuesday, January 5, 2021. Jeramiah Dickey was emotional and sincere while introducing himself as Boise State’s new athletic director at his press conference Monday. He had to win the day, and I think he did. Dickey talked a lot about family and winning championships and elite facilities. “We will be…MORE

DARYN COLLEDGE ON BSU FOOTBALL, NFL PLAYOFFS

Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State football star and Super Bowl champion Daryn Colledge on the State of BSU Athletics, and getting your mind right for the NFL postseason.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: There’s a supervisor now

Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Monday, January 4, 2021. Only time well tell, but Boise State appears to have made a solid athletic director hire in Baylor associate vice president for athletics Jeramiah Dickey. The process was kept under wraps—Dickey’s name didn’t even surface until New Year’s Day—but it was a process, and I respect that.…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Hurry up and wait

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Wednesday, December 30, 2020. (TOM SCOTT’S COLUMN WILL RETURN MONDAY.) What can we say that hasn’t already been said about the Boise State search for a football coach, especially the Kellen Moore-Andy Avalos angle? We may be biding our time through the weekend. First of all today, it’s hard to get…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The ‘Jerry Factor’

Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Tuesday, December 29, 2020. There’s a reason they call AT&T Stadium outside Dallas “Jerry World.” It’s kind of Jerry Jones’ world down there. So it figures that the Cowboys owner can be persuasive when he wants to be. Could that apply to Jones’ desire to keep Kellen Moore in Dallas? According…MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Two primo choices

Presented by BBSI BOISE. Monday, December 28, 2020. This little nugget was uncovered over the weekend by a KTVB collegeaue in an old Scott Slant column from January 24, 2018, almost three years ago. That’s when Kellen Moore transitioned from player to coach with the Dallas Cowboys. It went like this: “In the early days…MORE