College Football Playoff era has arrived with four first-round games - and all attention turns to Penn State-SMU on Saturday morning, winner faces Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31 (who would BSU fans rather play?), we break down the pros and cons of Fiesta Bowl matchups, Bob shares a Penn State-SMU preview through the mind of Spencer Danielson in Bronco Focus, B.J. touches on hoops (Mountain West opener vs. Air Force on Saturday) and football (more Fiesta Bowl talk) in his weekly BNN Report, meet new Vandals football coach Thomas Ford

College Football Playoff era has arrived with four first-round games - and all attention turns to Penn State-SMU on Saturday morning, winner faces Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31 (who would BSU fans rather play?), we break down the pros and cons of Fiesta Bowl matchups, Bob shares a Penn State-SMU preview through the mind of Spencer Danielson in Bronco Focus, B.J. touches on hoops (Mountain West opener vs. Air Force on Saturday) and football (more Fiesta Bowl talk) in his weekly BNN Report, meet new Vandals football coach Thomas Ford

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho.

Prater & The Ballgame

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho on Boise's 95.3FM/1350AM "The Ticket"

Mike Prater and Johnny "Ballgame'' Mallory host Idaho Sports Talk - the longest-running sports talk show in Idaho on Boise's 95.3FM/1350AM "The Ticket"

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, DEC. 20: CFP, PENN STATE-SMU, BEST MATCHUP FOR BSU?, FIESTA BOWL, BRONCO FOCUS, BNN REPORT, VANDALS

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a two-part conversation: The men's basketball team opens a 20-game Mountain West schedule Saturday at home against Air Force, and football continues preparations for its Dec. 31 appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a two-part conversation: The men's basketball team opens a 20-game Mountain West schedule Saturday at home against Air Force, and football continues preparations for its Dec. 31 appearance in the Fiesta Bowl.

BRONCO NATION NEWS REPORT WITH B.J. RAINS

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview Saturday morning's CFP playoff game between Penn State-SMU. How will the game play out - and what's the best fit for Boise State when the Fiesta Bowl kicks off Dec. 31?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview Saturday morning's CFP playoff game between Penn State-SMU. How will the game play out - and what's the best fit for Boise State when the Fiesta Bowl kicks off Dec. 31?

BOB ON PENN STATE-SMU - AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR BSU

Live from the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tackle Hunger food drive at Bishop Kelly High, we preview Monday's game between Fresno State and Northern Illinois, executive director on the future of Boise's bowl game, NIU coach on the art of beating Notre Dame and Fresno State star WR on his hometown program making the Pac-12 transition (and flying into Boise on the New England Patriots' private plane), Boise State has played in four Potato Bowls - sharing memories of those games between 1999 and 2005, Bob previews Mountain West basketball in Bronco Focus, CFP predictions with Lee Sterling, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender

Live from the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tackle Hunger food drive at Bishop Kelly High, we preview Monday's game between Fresno State and Northern Illinois, executive director on the future of Boise's bowl game, NIU coach on the art of beating Notre Dame and Fresno State star WR on his hometown program making the Pac-12 transition (and flying into Boise on the New England Patriots' private plane), Boise State has played in four Potato Bowls - sharing memories of those games between 1999 and 2005, Bob previews Mountain West basketball in Bronco Focus, CFP predictions with Lee Sterling, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender

PRATER & THE BALLGAME, DEC. 20: CFP, PENN STATE-SMU, BEST MATCHUP FOR BSU?, FIESTA BOWL, BRONCO FOCUS, BNN REPORT, VANDALS

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