Prater & The Ballgame

Boise State basketball star Tyson Degenhart - is he still the face of the program, the answer is yes but he's being pushed by top players Chibuzo Agbo and O’Mar Stanley, Bob with a preview of BSU-UNLV basketball in Bronco Focus, former BSU football star Tyreque Jones on landing a roster spot with the Raiders, Mountain West (and Khalil Shakir) with a monster impact on weekend NFL playoff games, would we love/hate Bill Belichick with the Cowboys, Weekend Winners & Losers 

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NFL rookie Tyreque Jones joins Prater and Mallory after signing with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday morning. Jones spent his first NFL season on the practice squads of the Titans, Jets and Colts - and says he's humbled and motivated by the business aspect of the NFL.

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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 preview the Tuesday night basketball game inside ExtraMile Arena. 

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We start the NFL playoffs with a new teammate - former Boise State/NFL head coach Dirk Koetter joins IST as our correspondent every Friday during the postseason, Koetter touches on all six games - and has a few things to say about Chris Petersen and Jeremy McNichols, Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (BNN Report) with live BSU-Nevada basketball previews from Reno, BSU hires new assistant football coach Stacy Collins, Kalen DeBoer leaves for Alabama, Prater & Johnny bet on all NFL games, Chargers' insider on Kellen Moore

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Dirk Koetter joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the opening weekend of the NFL playoffs - he touches on all six games (plus Chris Petersen, Jeremy McNichols and more). Koetter will appear on Idaho Sports Talk every Friday before playoff games this postseason.

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Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about new football hire Stacy Collins (linebackers/special teams coach returns from Penn State) and Leon Rice and the Broncos' upcoming basketball games.

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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 break down the Friday night matchup in Reno: BSU at Nevada in one of the biggest Mountain West basketball games of the weekend.

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There are four Boise State players in the NFL playoffs - Lawrence, Shakir, Wilson and McNichols, which one has the best chance to win a Super Bowl, we debate what's next after 24 hours of historic coaching news involving Carroll, Saban and Belichick, Bob on the rise of basketball standout O'Mar Stanley (pictured) in Bronco Focus, new BSU Hall of Famer Troy Merritt from Hawaii for his 14th season on the PGA Tour, Boise native Bailey Conger on what it's like playing for the Steelheads, NFL picks from handicapper Lee Sterling

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PGA golfer Troy Merritt joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation from the Sony Open in Hawaii. Merritt, who will be inducted into the Boise State Athletics Hall of Fame this fall, has made $15 million in professional golf.

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New Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) player Bailey Conger joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about his return to Boise. Conger was born in Boise, won a national championship with the Junior Steelheads, and just returned from England to make his Steelheads' debut this week. Idaho hosts Kansas City on Friday and Saturday nights in Downtown Boise.

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