Category Archives: Local News

BOISE STATE: ASK THE AD

Caves and Prater talk to Boise State athletic director Curt Apsey about life coaches/life skills programs at Boise State, his stance against the NCAA’s name, image and likeness debate, how the College Football Playoff selection committee works, and the Broncos’ hosting the Mountain West soccer tournament next weekMORE

KTIK BEST BETS

Caves and Prater talk to Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports with his picks for the weekend – Boise State (-17.5) vs. San Jose State, Florida (+6.5) vs. Georgia, USC (+4.5) vs. Oregon, Utah (-3.5) vs. Washington and Patriots (-3.5) vs. RavensMORE

STUDENT-ATHLETES, LIFE SKILLS & LIFE COACHES

Caves and Prater talk to Tobruk Blaine – a native Boisean and former coach in the Treasure Valley who’s now the Beyond Football Coordinator at San Jose State – teaching football players skills for handling life after college athletics.MORE

FANTASY CORNER

Bob and Chris talk to Jake Letarski of Rotowire.com – is there tanking in keeper leagues, and answering your questionsMORE

FOOTBALL: SAN JOSE STATE RADIO VOICE

Bob and Chris talk to Justin Alergi on the Spartans’ 4-4 start to the season and what to expect against Boise State on Saturday (pre-game show at 3:30 p.m. on KTIK 93.1 FM The Ticket, followed by the 8:15 kickoff, and the Bronco Game Night post-game show)MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Spartan Stadium memories for Halloween

Presented by BACON. Thursday, October 31, 2019. Happy Halloween. Which brings up a place that has been a house of horrors (or close to it) for Boise State in autumns past. Three times the Broncos have taken undefeated teams to Spartan Stadium and San Jose State, and two of them were gut-wrenching adventures. The first…MORE

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL: CURTIS WEAVER

Caves and Prater talk to Mike Renner of Pro Football Focus on the play of Boise State STUD/edge rusher Curtis Weaver – and what makes the junior a “sure-fire first-round” pick in the 2020 NFL DraftMORE

BOISE STATE BASKETBALL: COACH LEON RICE

Bob and Chris talk to Leon Rice about the season starting Halloween night (exhibition), next week’s season opener, and Emmanuel Akot losing his NCAA transfer case with the NCAA (Broncos are appealing the decision)MORE

SCOTT SLANT: Back to Bach?

Presented by BACON. Wednesday, October 30, 2019. If Hank Bachmeier is ready to go for Boise State at San Jose State Saturday, the hope is that he and the Broncos can get back to their winning ways. But they don’t necessarily want him to pick up exactly where he left off. When Bachmeier was injured…MORE

BRETT RYPIEN GETTING HIS SHOT IN DENVER

Caves and Prater talk to longtime Denver Broncos reporter Mike Klis of 9News on what led to Brett Rypien being elevated from the practice squad to the backup role, and why John Elway is struggling so much as an executive in charge of the teamMORE