Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…October 7, 1984, 40 years ago today: The late Walter Payton becomes the NFL’s all-time leading rusher while going for 154 yards in the Chicago Bears’ 20-7 win over New Orleans to surpass Jim Brown’s career mark. Nicknamed “Sweetness,” Payton ended up with 16,726 yards in 13 seasons, retiring…… MORE
POST-GAME CALL-IN SHOW: Boise State (4-1) defeated Utah State 62-30 in its Mountain West opener at Albertsons Stadium on Saturday night (attendance: 37,210). Athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins the show to talk about the game-day experience – after QB Maddux Madsen and RB Ashton Jeanty led one of the most dominant offenses in all of college football. Next: At Hawaii on Saturday night.… MORE
Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for his weekly appearance on IST. Rains helps break down the Mountain West football race after the first month of the season – contenders, pretenders, sleepers and CFP impact.… MORE
Presented by COMMERCIAL TIRE. This Day In Sports…October 4, 2014, 10 years ago today: In the final game before a two-year hiatus in their long rivalry, Boise State and Nevada produce a classic. The Broncos, despite rolling up 570 yards of offense and picking off four Cody Fajardo passes on defense, had to hang on…… MORE
PREP RALLY – EVERY THURSDAY DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON: Timberline (4-1) coach Ian Smart – a former Boise State player – joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Friday night’s game at Middleton (3-2).… MORE
Presented by HAMMER & HINGE CONSTRUCTION. This Day In Sports…October 3, 2012: Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers becomes the first player in 45 years and only the 10th in modern major league history to win baseball’s Triple Crown in a 1-0 victory over Kansas City. Cabrera hit .330 with 44 home runs and 139…… MORE
Mike Marose, the father of former Boise State defensive lineman and current L.A. Chargers two-way player Scott Matlock, joins Prater and Mallory to talk about the emotions of watching his son play in the NFL. Marose, who lives in the Treasure Valley, recently attended a Chargers game, watched Scott catch a pass and met head coach Jim Harbaugh. PHOTO courtesy of the Marose family.… MORE
Idaho football coach Jason Eck, whose Vandals lost a Big Sky game at UC Davis last week, joins Prater & The Ballgame to talk about rebounding from the loss, an update on the status of QB Jack Layne and returning to the Kibbie Dome to play Northern Arizona on Saturday. … MORE
Presented by THE JAMES. Wednesday Weekly…October 2, 2024. After the 45-24 win over Washington State, Boise State is averaging 47.8 points per game. That’s 191 points. The last time Boise State scored that many points through the first four games of the season was 2004. Under coach Dan Hawkins, those Broncos piled up 196 points in…… MORE
Longtime football coach Chuck Pagano joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Pagano, who lives in Boise and regularly attends BSU practices, shares what he sees in Jeanty’s ability – and talks about his game transitioning into the NFL.… MORE
