Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Coach Bryan Harsin’s unusual 7 a.m. press conference Tuesday didn’t reveal anything unusual about Boise State’s quarterback outlook for Friday’s game versus BYU. If Hank Bachmeier is able to practice by today, he’d be able to suit up for the Cougars. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’d…… MORE
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PFF SAYS ZACH WILSON IS A PROJECTED FIRST-ROUNDER
Prater and Mallory talk to Mike Renner, the lead NFL Draft analyst for Pro Football Focus, about BYU quarterback Zach Wilson, who plays at Boise State on Friday night. Renner projects Wilson to be a first-round selection in next spring’s NFL Draft.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Perusing the polls
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The game against BYU this Friday night on the blue turf is the biggest of the year for Boise State. That’s pretty easy to say for a team that’s played only two games. But it’s also the biggest for 7-0 BYU. If the Cougars are dreaming of…… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Definition of ‘next man up’
Presented by BIG BUN DRIVE-IN. Monday, November 2, 2020. Coach Bryan Harsin has preached it ever since the Mountain West announced a salvaged football season this year. Every Boise State Bronco had be better ready to turn on a dime and enter the lineup with all the unknowns of a pandemic-altered fall. So it was…… MORE
BRONCO GAME NIGHT: BOISE STATE 49, AIR FORCE 30
Mike Prater and Johnny Mallory break down the Broncos’ victory over Air Force, leaving the program 2-0 heading into next week’s battle against BYU. Starting QB Hank Bachmeier didn’t make the trip to Colorado, but USC transfer Jack Sears played well in his starting debut in a Boise State uniform. Listeners weigh in: Who should start Friday … Bachmeier or Sears?… MORE
BLUE TURF SPORTS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS
Prater and Mallory talk to Boise State beat reporter B.J. Rains (Idaho Press, BlueTurfSports.com) about the crazy history that’s bugged Boise State at Air Force, the revamped basketball schedule that now begins in Houston (and not against Kansas), and how BSU football players get Tuesday off – three days before the BYU game.… MORE
PREP RALLY: COACH JOHN HARTZ, EAGLE FOOTBALL
MOUNTAIN WEST BANK PREP RALLY EVERY THURSDAY AT 4 P.M. ON IST: Prater and Mallory talk to Eagle High football coach John Hartz, whose 5-1 squad hosts Thunder Ridge of Idaho Falls in the first round of the 5A state playoffs Friday night. … MORE
KTIK BEST BETS WITH LEE STERLING
Prater and Mallory talk to national handicapper Lee Sterling (ParamountSports.com) about his top picks this week: Boise State (-13.5) vs. Air Force, Nevada (-15) vs. UNLV, San Diego State (-7.5) vs. Utah State, Rams (-4) vs. Dolphins, Seahawks (-3) vs. 49ers.… MORE
FANTASY CORNER WITH HOWARD BENDER
Prater and Mallory talk to fantasy football insider Howard Bender (FantasyAlarm.com, SiriusXM and NY Post) about COVID updates and strategies, scenarios to start both RBs from the same backfield, and how updated (next-day) stats can impact fantasy outcomes.… MORE
SCOTT SLANT: Turning the corner vs. Air Force?
Presented by MAZ-TECH AUTOMOTIVE. Thursday, October 29, 2020. The playing field seems to have leveled between Boise State and Air Force, because it sure wasn’t that way five years ago. “We have a lot of history with Air Force, in the games we’ve played going back to 2014,” said coach Bryan Harsin in an understatement.…… MORE
