Bronco Focus With Bob Behler

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation. In place of his daily Bronco Focus report, we play an entire interview with Owyhee High graduate Carson Rasmussen, a 6-5, 300-pound senior who is targeted to win the Broncos' starting job at left guard.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share his interview with senior Mikaio Edward, a Central Washington transfer who is battling for rotation reps on the Broncos' interior defensive line.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share separate interviews with QB coach Zak Hill, DL coach Frank Maile and WR coach Alvis Whitted. Bob asks each coach about their most important player.

Bob steps outside of Boise on a Monday edition of Bronco Focus and fills the audience in on some of the hottest talking points around the Pac 12 with camps well underway across the entire conference.

Sherrod Smith is projected to be one of Boise State's starting cornerbacks in 2026 after sitting behind A'Marion McCoy and Jeremiah Earby last season. Bob filled everyone in on what to expect from the junior this season, who also went to the same high school as McCoy and Earby.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share his conversation with Bol Bol. The 6-4, 250-pound Canadian said he "was alright'' last year - his first in college football. What are expectations for this season?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share his conversation with junior safety Travis Anderson. Wednesday was the first day of fall camp and Anderson was taking No. 1 snaps at field-side safety. Where has Anderson become a better player going into 2026?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame for a conversation on the eve of fall camp. Bob wants to see the 2026 Broncos go from "good to great'' - what is he looking for on offense and defense as fall camp Wednesday?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Greg for a conversation about running backs Sire Gaines and Dylan Riley. Bob said RB is the Broncos' best position - both players are hoping to chase 1,000 yards this season. How can that happen? Will it happen? And which players are providing depth behind Gaines and Riley?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation so Prater and Greg take over with a pre-camp debate: Should the Broncos, who struggled with tackling during the 2025 season, go live with physical tackling when camp opens Wednesday? Coach Spencer Danielson went with that strategy in spring camp. Does it make sense in fall camp?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation so Prater and Greg take over with a look at special teams. The unit struggled with elite production last season - how will it be different in 2026, starting with position battles in fall camp starting next week. 

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Greg to share his report on two new position coaches for the football program: Tights end coach Justin Udy and cornerbacks coach DJ Killings. Udy has Idaho ties and Killings has an NFL resume. How did Boise State land two new coaches - and what kind of talent are they working with this season?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Greg to share his Media Day interview with returning wide receiver Cam Bates. The speedy junior is part of a crowded WR room this season - but an important part of the passing game for QB Maddux Madsen.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share his Media Day interview with presumed starting right guard Roger Carreon. The redshirt senior was a mainstay starter last season but missed spring camp - what's the potential for a strong finish from Carreon?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share a few nuggets from Boise State Media Day on Wednesday. What does Sire Gaines think about the Broncos having two 1,000-yard running backs this season?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame to share his Boise State Media Day conversation with football coach Spencer Danielson. What does he know about the Pac-12?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame for a conversation about what it takes to land a CFP invite. What ingredients worked in the past when Boise State landed in four Fiesta Bowls? What's it going to take this year - especially when it comes to coaching and the schedule?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Ballgame for a conversation about this season's version of Boise State's defense. He compares the 2026 roster to four previous Boise State defenses that played in Fiesta Bowls.

Bob continues checking in on the strengths of some previous Boise State Football teams that have played in the Fiesta Bowl. On Thursday, he looked at how the rushing attacks have been for the teams that played on one of College Football's biggest stages.

Bob starts a four-part series by looking at some of the QB play Boise State has gotten in its four seasons that have ended with appearances in Fiesta Bowls.

Bob runs through how likely it might be that both Dylan Riley and Sire Gaines rush for over 1,000 yards in 2026 and provides some historical context on Boise State's rushing attacks of years past.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation this week as Prater and Ballgame take over his segment to talk about the Pac-12 football season. Earlier in the week, we talked about top contenders? New conversation: Which team finishes last?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation this week as Prater and Ballgame take over his segment to talk about how the new rule (five years to play five seasons) impacts four senior starters on the Broncos' football roster: EDGE rusher Max Stege, LT Tyler Ethridge, WR Akeem Wright and P Oscar Doyle. All four could take advantage of the new rule and return for a fifth season in 2027.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation this week as Prater and Ballgame take over his segment to talk about football coach Spencer Danielson and what he recently told a publication regarding the Sept. 5. game at Oregon: "You’re always going to have one of those games that is outside your weight class, but you know what, you don’t have to beat them 10 times; you have to find a way to beat them once, right?'' We have our thoughts. How do you feel about the comment?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation this week as Prater and Greg take over his segment. We replay highlights from a previous interview with Ben Victor, the nationally known sculptor who is working on a new 9-foot bronze statue of Kellen Moore. What is the process? The timeline? How much does a statue cost?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is on vacation this week as Prater and Greg take over his segment. The focus turns to Tyson Degenhart, Boise State basketball's all-time leading scorer who returns to Vegas this week for the Toronto Raptor's appearance in NBA Summer League.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share what he's learned after diving into a new batch of college football magazines. No. 1: Boise State EDGE rusher Jayden Virgin-Morgan is getting preseason All-American love.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to go back in the record book and share Kellen Moore's history against Pac-12 opponents. The former Boise State QB, who's receiving a statue on campus this fall, played four P12 teams between 2008-2011. He won all four, of course.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny for the Pac-12 Launch Party on the North End Zone concourse at Albertsons Stadium. In the new league, Bob expects Boise State to compete for football titles, basketball parity and preaches patience for Washington State and Oregon State.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share thoughts and conversations with Pearson Carmichael. The junior forward talks about first impressions of the Broncos' new basketball roster, which spent the past month going through summer workouts.

Pearson Carmichael is one of Boise State's more experienced basketball players all of a sudden. Bob shared Carmichael's thoughts on becoming one of the veteran leaders on Boise State's roster heading into 2026-27.

Having previously served as an assistant at Boise State, Andrew Rich thrived in his first head coaching gig at Idaho State and now returns to the Treasure Valley to take the head job at BSU. Bob gives Boise State fans all the info on their new softball coach.

After checking in with football yesterday, Bob catches up with some former Bronco basketball players who shared their favorite memories of the Mountain West era with Boise State officially in its final week as a member of the Mountain West.

As Boise State prepares to install new blue turf at Albertsons Stadium, Bob shared with Johnny and Greg the four former Broncos he caught up with during the offseason that had some memories on the turf that is getting replaced and some other iterations of the blue.

Boise State announced a finalist for university president this week - David Hahn, a mechanical engineer with a academic background on the campuses of Arizona, Florida and LSU. Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey has been talking/meeting with Hahn for a couple of weeks - he told Prater and B.J. (BNN Live show earlier Thursday morning) about his initial impression of Hahn. More important, is he a sports fan? And which team? The answer may surprise you ... NOTE: Bob returns to Bronco Focus with Johnny and Greg next week.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share the second half of his interview with former Broncos player/current EDGE coach Jabril Frazier. He recently attended the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship in California, spending time with the Los Angeles Rams.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share the first half of his interview with former Broncos player/current EDGE coach Jabril Frazier. He recently attended the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship in California, spending time with the Los Angeles Rams. TUESDAY: Part II of the Frazier interview.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share his interview with football general manager Brandon Jones. The Broncos are in the middle of June camp season - Bob takes a look at the importance of high school-aged camps. The Broncos aren't doing a team camp this summer so the emphasis is on individuals (and future/potential recruits). "In the end, in-person evaluation is everything,'' Jones said.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share his interview with Boise State football general manager Brandon Jones. The Broncos are in the middle of June camp season - Bob takes a look at the importance of youth camps (up to eighth grade). "Planting seeds at a young age,'' Jones said. Thursday: The impact of camps for high school-aged athletes.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Greg to share his interview with former Boise State wide receiver Billy Bowens (2018-23). Bowens, out of football for a while, is playing for the Jacksonville Sharks of the Indoor Football League. 

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Greg to share his thoughts after meeting with Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice on Monday. It was the first day of summer conditioning for the Broncos and their revamped roster. What were Bob's observations? What did Rice say about his new team?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to continue his Mountain West memory tour. The Broncos didn't do a lot of losing during their 15 seasons in the MW - but some of those losses will sting forever. From TCU in 2011 to UTEP in 2022 and Colorado State in 2023 - which one hurt the most?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to continue his Mountain West memory tour. The Broncos won 75 percent of their football games during 15 seasons in the MW - what are the top six victories, according to Bob.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to continue his Mountain West memory tour. The Broncos have produced several top kickers and punters over the past 15 seasons - but this conversation centers around one of Bob's all-time favorite Boise State football players ... special teams guru Avery Williams.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to continue his Mountain West memory tour. The Broncos spent 15 seasons in the MW - Bob has identified the top five defensive plays from those seasons (plays from the Kellen Moore season in 2011 to Seyi Oladipo's dramatics in 2024).

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Johnny and Greg to share wide receiver memories during the Broncos' 15-year run in the Mountain West. Bob highlights plays made by Thomas Sperbeck and Cedrick Wilson Jr.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share running back memories during the Broncos' 15-year run in the Mountain West. Naturally, Bob focuses on Ashton Jeanty - but Boise State's list of RBs during the Mountain West era would stack up against almost any college football program in America. THURSDAY: Boise State wide receiver memories from the MW era.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to share quarterback memories during the Broncos' 15-year run in the Mountain West (14 different quarterbacks started for Boise State during the time). Bob touches on Kellen Moore, Hank Bachmeier and Jack Sears but settles on Brett Rypien for producing the single biggest QB highlight during Boise State's time in the MW. 

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Johnny and Greg to present his third and final day of The Behlers: Male Athlete of the Year, Female Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Team of the Year

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-THURSDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Johnny to present The Behlers. On Wednesday, with his audio play-by-play, Behler presented four awards: Best Individual Performance, Best Play of the Year, Most Memorable Game, Most important Win. Thursday: Top Male, Top Femaie, Top Coach, Top Team.