Breaking down Kellen Moore's mixed-results weekend - first camp as NFL head coach seemed smooth but did he inherit the most inexperienced QB room in league history, Saints insider joins show to analyze Derek Carr's retirement, Moore's weekend and his next move (if any) to fix a dire situation at QB, veteran cornerback A'Marion McCoy is No. 10 in ou…

Tina Howell, who covers the Saints, is editor-in-chief for Canal Street Chronicles in New Orleans. She joins Prater and Mallory for a two-part conversation: How did Kellen Moore look during his first NFL camp as a head coach - and is he in charge of the worst QB room in NFL history? Reaction following the retirement of Derek Carr. See omnystudio.co…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to continue a summer series that focuses on football's 12 opponents for the 2025 season. This time, he focuses on Eastern Washington - what the Eagles will bring to the table for the Broncos' home opener (Sept. 6) and what the Bro…

Paul Rappaport is the author of "Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, And The Art Of Rock Promotion" and shares stories about classic guitars from Blue Öyster Cult, shopping with Elvis Costello and if he thinks Pink Floyd could ever get back together. (Nope) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Big day for former Boise State players in the NFL as Ashton Jeanty (Raiders) and Ahmed Hassanein (Lions) hit the field for rookie minicamp, Jeanty says his early focus is building relationships, Hassanein has fun with free food (lobster mac and cheese) and his first face-to-face meeting with coach Dan Campbell, Kellen Moore opens Saints camp but ke…

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for his weekly BNN segment on IST. The three have a roundtable conversation about football, men's basketball and other sports on campus - a year in review with a few expectations for the Broncos' 2025-26 athletic season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati…

Kellen Moore, the head coach, steps on a NFL field for the first time Friday as Saints open rookie camp, we chronicle his 2,400-mile journey from Prosser, Washington, to camp headquarters in Metarie, Louisiana, new Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty signs his $35.9M contract ($22.8M signing bonus), Chris Childs on why Boise State basketball remains a big par…

Chris Childs, one of the top basketball players in Boise State history, joins Prater and Mallory for an extended conversation about his continued loyalty to the Broncos, why Boise State meant so much to him, and his NBA playoff connections with the Knicks and Steph Curry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to launch a summer series that focuses on football's 12 opponents for the 2025 season. He starts with USF and the Bulls' No. 1 storyline coming out of spring ball - the health of QB Byrum Brown (leg), who didn't play in the Spring…

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins the show in studio - how to rebuild a roster in the offseason, Rice has five new players - says Broncos should be more athletic with improved 3-point shooting, what's the ideal nickname if Boise had a major pro sports franchise (with more than 200 responses from listeners), expectations as Ahmed Hassanei…

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Prater and Mallory in the RoePaint.com Studio to go over his offseason roster rebuild – at least five new players will join the Broncos for the 2025-26 season. Rice said his roster is complete - and he expects "a touch more athleticism'' and "better 3-point shooting.'' See omnystudio.com/listener for pri…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share the Broncos' expectations for the Mountain West Softball Tournament, which runs through Saturday in San Diego. Boise State has had mixed results this season; San Diego State and Nevada are favorites to clinch the league's…

History of the Raiders and players wearing No. 2 - the history is short (only seven players have worn it) and the number might be cursed (JaMarcus Russell?), Ashton Jeanty is next to wear No. 2 for the Raiders (bad choice or great opportunity?), WR Cam Camper (Jaguars) and OL Ben Dooley (Rams) roster chances as their new NFL teams open mini-camps t…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to continue a two-day, two-part series for traveling football fans - tips on attending games at USF (Aug. 28 in Tampa, Florida) and Notre Dame (Oct. 4 in South Bend, Indiana) this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…

NFL teams are launching rookie minicamps - how does that impact former Boise State players, we look at new Broncos in the NFL and start a weeklong series with Alexander Teubner (Ravens) and Seyi Oladipo (Dolphins), we continue our series of the 15 Most Important Players on the BSU football roster (this time post spring camp) - starting with backup …

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to begin a two-day, two-part series for traveling football fans - tips on attending games at USF (Aug. 28 in Tampa, Florida) and Notre Dame (Oct. 4 in South Bend, Indiana) this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…

Comedian Felipe Esparza on sobriety, his special on Netflix, "Raging Fool", his podcast "What's Up Fool?" which has over 500 episodes plus he talks about John Goblicon, Eric Andre and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Radio Forrest

Live from Pastry Perfection, we're celebrating Tyson Degenhart Appreciation Day, Boise State basketball's all-time leading scorer talks about his favorite memories and teammates - and what's next in his professional career, Bob shares his favorite Degenhart memories in Bronco Focus, we dive into the Ashton Jeanty-Travis Hunter rivalry - is it real …

Tyson Degenhart, who just completed his four-year basketball career at Boise State, joins Prater and Mallory at Pastry Perfection for Tyson Degenhart Appreciation Day. The program's all-time leading scorer shares memories of his past - and talks about what's next in his professional career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory at Pastry Perfection, where Tyson Degenhart was celebrated for his four-year basketball career. Bob's No. 1 memory: Degenhart's first career start, seven games into his freshman season, after the Broncos lost a frustrating game to…

Dave Moody is one of the singers with Hairball. He talks about bands still touring like AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kiss. Hairball brings the glory of the 80’s with a 2+ hour drop-dead accurate homage to the biggest arena acts in the world. From Van Halen, KISS, Mötley Crüe, Queen, Journey, Aerosmith, and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …

Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson lands new 5-year, $11M contract that goes through February 2030 - with a $2M base salary and a $3.5M buyout for the first year, Danielson's salary pool for 10 assistant coaches reaches a school-record $3.335M, longtime Lions reporter Dave Birkett (Detroit Free Press) on the dynamics of the new Ahmed Hass…

Dave Birkett, a longtime Lions reporter for the Detroit Free Press, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the team's new sixth-round draft pick: EDGE rusher Ahmed Hassanein. The former Boise State standout and fiery Lions coach Dan Campbell seem like a perfect match ... are they? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the men's basketball roster for the 2025-26 season. The Broncos lost The Big Three - and have replaced them with a few new names. Is coach Leon Rice done with his roster rebuild? See omnystudio.com/listene…

Kyle The Crane Operator, who works for Boise-based Seid Crane Service, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his current work assignment: He operates the 160-foot crane that sits on the north end of Albertsons Stadium. It's part of the $75 million north end zone project that should be complete in time for the 2026 football season. See o…

NFL Draft wrapup - complete coverage from Ashton Jeanty to Ahmed Hassanein, four non-drafted Boise State players getting NFL opportunities (which one has the best chance to land on a 53-man roster?), Hassanein and his memorable weekend after a couple of viral social media videos, DL Braxton Fely returns to BSU after dabbling in the transfer portal …

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share highlights from interviews he conducted on the opening night of the NFL Draft. Bob gets reaction from QB Maddux Madsen and LT Kage Casey after RB Ashton Jeanty was selected by the Raiders in the first round of the draft. …

Comedian Ahern Belisle from America's Got Talent and Kill Tony returns. Ahren has cerebral palsy and uses a text-to-speech program to communicate but you can hear him laughing occasionally. The questions were sent to him in advance to make it easier for the interview. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Live from the Boise Off-Road/Outdoor Expo, we recap Ashton Jeanty's historic first-round moment in the NFL Draft - No. 6 to the Raiders, we also recap a memorable night for Idaho as Kellen Moore drafts his first player as a head coach (left tackle at No. 9) and Gooding's Colston Loveland goes No. 10 to the Bears, hear what Jeanty said during his fi…

Finally - it's NFL Draft day for Ashton Jeanty and everyone has the same question - where will the former Boise State RB star begin his NFL career, all chatter indicates he will go Nos. 4-6 to Bears, Jaguars or Raiders, former BSU/NFL standout Ryan Clady joins the show to pass on his BSU/draft crown as the highest pick in school history (No.12) - a…

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory live from the NFL Draft in Green Bay, where former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty is one of the stars of Thursday night. B.J. talks about the pre-draft vibe - and where Jeanty could land in the first round. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Former Boise State/NFL offensive tackle Ryan Clady, who went No. 12 in the 2008 NFL Draft, joins Prater and Mallory to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty and his future in the NFL. Jeanty is projected to go higher than Clady - making him the highest former BSU player to go in the draft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share a audio montage of what national talking heads have been saying about Ashton Jeanty. Bob hits talk shows in Chicago and Jacksonville - two potential landing spots for the former Boise State running back. See omnystudio.co…

Talking to former Queensrÿche singer Geoff Tate about seeing Led Zeppelin in '77, meeting David Bowie and his open-heart surgery. "Geoff Tate's Operation: mindcrime. The Final Chapter" tour runs through September with Mindcrime performed in its entirety for the last time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

There's growing chatter surrounding Ashton Jeanty as we approach the NFL Draft - No. 5 to Jaguars, No. 6 to Raiders or a blockbuster trade all seem to be in play, Boise High grad (now a producer/director for NFL Films) on working with Jeanty for ESPN show, Bob compares recent top RB picks in the draft to Jeanty in Bronco Focus, Packers talk show ho…

Kobi Theiler, who grew up in Boise and felt the impact of Boise State's victory in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, now works for NFL Films. Theiler joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his latest project, airing now on ESPN - "Hey Rookie, Welcome to the NFL,'' featuring Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share a history lesson of recent running backs taken in the NFL Draft. How does Ashton Jeanty compare to RBs who have been selected in the top 10 over the past 10 drafts (and what those players did in their NFL careers). See om…

Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir on his NFL Draft-day experience - and details about his kids camp/golf tournament coming to the Boise area June 6-7, Idaho high school coach Cameron Anderson on the first time he met future first-rounder Colston Loveland in Gooding, Jeanty to the Raiders - are other teams jockeying for position, mixed results for f…

Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his NFL Draft day experience with family and friends in Florida (he was selected in the fifth round in 2022). Shakir also shares information about his Boise area kids camp and his golf tournament at Timberstone GC on June 6-7. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share the details of the Broncos hosting their first home track and field meet since 2019 (meet is Friday afternoon at Dona Larsen Park). Coach Pat McCurry plans to host a home meet every year, and this year the program will ho…

Former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew joins IST to share his thoughts on Ashton Jeanty (and Dirk Koetter), Jeanty is often compared to MJD who had his best NFL seasons with Koetter as his OC, what's the latest on Jeanty and the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, recap of Boise State football and its annual Spring Game - is Kaleb Annett …

Maurice Jones-Drew, a second-round NFL Draft pick out of UCLA, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about former Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty has been compared to MJD, who ran for a career-high 1,606 yards in 2011 when he was in Jacksonville (with Dirk Koetter as the offensive coordinator). See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share his impressions of Saturday's Spring Game at Albertsons Stadium. No. 1: Impressive performance from potential QB2 Kaleb Annett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

Live from Huber Field for our annual Boise State softball show, football coach Spencer Danielson joins the show to preview Saturday's Spring Game and what to expect from all three quarterbacks (race for No. 2 is tight) - and what it's like to be a #GirlDad, Bob shares his top Spring Game storylines in Bronco Focus, softball standout Sophia Knight o…

Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about Saturday's Spring Game - and what he's expecting from the top three QBs on his roster. Danielson also talks about his role as a father to two young daughters - and whether sports are in their future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share what he's looking for in Saturday's Spring Game at Albertsons Stadium (free parking and admission, 1:30 p.m. with a free autograph session after 3:30). One area of focus: Quarterbacks. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv…

Oral history of Boise State's five players taken in the first round of the NFL Draft - Clady, McClellin, Vander Esch, Wilson and Martin, who had the better career and how much money did the group make, meet Dylan Andrews - the Broncos' new point guard from UCLA (he has confidence, some swagger and loves to play defense), Bob (Bronco Focus) and Spen…

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory to preview football and its Spring Game on Saturday at Albertsons Stadium. Rains will focus on the backup QB position, the defense (after significant portal losses), wide receivers and running backs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share details behind an exclusive college football club: Longest current winning streaks. Boise State coach Spencer joins Bob to explain the reasons behind 27 straight winning seasons in Boise. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

Meet Ashton Jeanty ... the sportswriter - former Boise State running back publishes a column for The Players' Tribune and touts himself to all 32 NFL general managers, Jeanty and Travis Hunter amongst 17 players invited to the NFL Draft green room party - how will we feel if they're spotted hanging out together, is No. 10 a cursed number on the BSU…