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JERAMIAH DICKEY: BOISE STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ON THE STATE OF FOOTBALL AND COACH ANDY AVALOS

JERAMIAH DICKEY: BOISE STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ON THE STATE OF FOOTBALL AND COACH ANDY AVALOS

Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins Prater and Behler, and B.J. Rains of Bronco Nation News, for a candid conversation about the state of the football program. The Broncos are 3-4 heading into a bye weekend and there are concerns surrounding coach Andy Avalos and his program. Dickey addresses the concerns and shares his thought process moving forward.MORE

BEST JOB EVER? FORMER BOISE STATE KICKER MIKE BLACK ON LIVING THE DREAM

BEST JOB EVER? FORMER BOISE STATE KICKER MIKE BLACK ON LIVING THE DREAM

Former Boise State kicker Mike Black (1988-91) – whose name still appears 12 times in the school record book – joins Prater and Behler to share stories behind his professional career. Black is the talent spotter for Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit (Saturdays, ESPN/ABC) and Mike Tirico (Sundays, NBC), and is an in-stadium producer’s assistant for Peyton and Eli Manning’s ESPN2 broadcast on Monday Night Football.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Dodgers title (and a word about the A’s)

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: A Dodgers title (and a word about the A’s)

Presented by ZAMZOWS. This Day In Sports…October 20, 1988: Riding the momentum of historic Game 1 drama, the Los Angeles Dodgers finish off the heavily-favored Oakland A’s 5-2 to win the World Series in five games. Because of Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walk-off home run, pitcher Orel Hershiser was overshadowed in this Series. But Hershiser…MORE

PREP RALLY: OFFENSIVE LINEMAN RAKEEM JOHNSON, BISHOP KELLY FOOTBALL

PREP RALLY: OFFENSIVE LINEMAN RAKEEM JOHNSON, BISHOP KELLY FOOTBALL

PREP RALLY – EVERY THURSDAY AT 4:30 P.M. DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON: Rakeem Johnson joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Bishop Kelly’s undefeated season and his commitment to Oregon State. Johnson is the only Treasure Valley player who has committed to a Power Five program this season.MORE

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The biggest of the Broncos’ launching pads

THIS DAY IN SPORTS: The biggest of the Broncos’ launching pads

Presented by GREENWOOD’S SKI HAUS. This Day In Sports…October 19, 2001: Boise State picks up a defining win: its first-ever win over a Top 25 team, upsetting no. 8 Fresno State on the road, 35-30. A standing room only crowd of 42,881 and a national audience on ESPN watched the Broncos fall behind David Carr…MORE

CODY HAWKINS: IDAHO STATE FOOTBALL COACH ON COMEBACK MIRACLE – WHAT’S NEXT?

CODY HAWKINS: IDAHO STATE FOOTBALL COACH ON COMEBACK MIRACLE – WHAT’S NEXT?

Idaho State football coach Cody Hawkins joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about last weekend’s 42-41 victory over Eastern Washington – the Bengals were down 35-7 in the first half. Idaho State has won two its past three Big Sky games and Hawkins said the program is headed in the right direction.MORE

SCOTT SLANT: The glass half-full vs. the glass half-empty

SCOTT SLANT: The glass half-full vs. the glass half-empty

Presented by FRANZ WITTE GARDEN CENTER. Wednesday Weekly: October 18, 2023. There are still some blue and orange-colored glasses as Boise State licks its wounds during the bye week. From the glass half-full side: outside of the rout at Washington, the Broncos have lost by two points to UCF, three points to Memphis and one…MORE