Prater & The Ballgame

Boise State hosts Portland State in Saturday night's home opener - which players, coaches and position groups need a get-right game against the Big Sky program, national media consultant talks about the money BSU is chasing in the rebranded Pac-12 and what's next for programs like Memphis and UNLV, Bob talks to a couple of players and a couple of coaches in Bronco Focus, Prep Rally with Boise High football coach Mike Altieri, NFL headlines, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender, Best Bets with handicapper Lee Sterling

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Media consultant Bob Thompson, a former president of Fox Sports and co-founder of the Big Ten Network, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the six teams in the rebranded Pac-12, what kind of media rights money Boise State is chasing, and what about Memphis and UNLV.

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PREP RALLY – EVERY THURSDAY DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON: Boise High coach Mike Altieri joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the Braves' 3-0 start, this week's game against Eagle (2-1) and how his entire program has grown from 30+ players to nearly 150.

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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 series of conversations he had this week with coaches Spencer Danielson and Tim Keane, and players LT Kage Casey and LB Marco Notarainni.

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Touchdowns for Tickets - giving away a pair of Boise State season tickets, momentum growing for Memphis to join rebranded Pac-12 - what does one Memphis media insider think about the move (and when/if it could happen), BSU fans/listeners on what they say about the Tigers joining the league in 2026, Bob talks to starting left guard Ben Dooley in Bronco Focus, weekly College Football Hour features interviews with Cody Hawkins (Idaho State) and Bruce Barnum (Portland State), it's National Cheeseburger Day (what is your perfect cheeseburger?)

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Geoff Calkins, a longtime columnist for the Daily Memphian and host of the Geoff Calkins Show on ESPN Memphis, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the Tigers' potential move to the Pac-12. Calkins believes the timing is right and Memphis should make the move, if invited.

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Idaho State football coach Cody Hawkins joins Prater and Mallory for an update on his season - the Bengals are 1-2 going into Saturday's home game against Southern Utah. Idaho State continues to throw the ball and the defense is led by Eagle High lineman Cortland Horton.

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Portland State football coach Bruce Barnum joins Prater and Mallory to talk about his Big Sky program (0-2 to start the season), what happened with last week's game cancellation and what he expects from Boise State on Saturday night. PHOTO COURTESY of Portland State

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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 one-on-one interview with starting left guard Ben Dooley. His thoughts on how the OL group has performed going into Saturday's home-opener against Portland State.

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Touchdowns for Tickets qualifying, Boise State's upcoming football schedule is loaded with late-night kickoffs - how do you/we feel about that (and will a move to the Pac-12 force more late start times?), BSU basketball coach Leon Rice on what he thinks about the 2026-27 move to the Pac-12, latest on conference realignment (Memphis to the Pac-12 gaining steam?), Bob talks special teams (and what happened at Oregon) with Rodney Robinson in Bronco Focus, meet new BSU starting center Zach Holmes, Johnny's NFL Penthouse/Outhouse

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