Podcast appearances and mentions of Leon Rice

Former Boise State coach and new College Football Hall of Famer Chris Petersen joins the show to celebrate the support he received during his career, Petersen said he didn't want the Boise State job, at first, because he was "scared,'' Petersen also expressed his disappointment that Kellen Moore isn't joining him in the Hall of Fame, Bob talks to basketball coach Leon Rice and forward Pearson Carmichael in Bronco Focus, what if Cameron Bates doesn't drop a pass against Fresno State or Dylan Andrew doesn't miss his last-second regulation jump shot against San Diego State, Pac-12 is looking into football scheduling options for 2026See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In todays episode of Bleav in Boise State, Boise State's 89–85 overtime loss to UNLV is examined. The episode focuses on the adjustments made by head coach Leon Rice and explains the key factors that caused the Broncos to fall short despite a strong effort. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to share interview highlights with coach Leon Rice and sophomore forward Pearson Carmichael. The Broncos, 1-5 in Mountain West play, are grinding hard behind the scenes in preparation for Friday night's home game against Colorado State. 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 his thoughts on the Broncos' 89-85 overtime loss at UNLV on Tuesday night. The Broncos are 1-5 in Mountain West play and host Colorado State on Friday night. Bob shares post-game interview highlights with Leon Rice and Andrew Meadow - and tries to figure out what's wrong with this team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State AD Jeramiah Dickey joins Prater and Mallory live from Washington D.C., where he's attending the annual NCAA Convention. Appearing on KTIK for his monthly segment, Dickey touches on the troubles of men's basketball and how he's communicating with coach Leon Rice. He also talks about business from the convention - the college football calendar, a potential new redshirt rule and the evolving world of NIL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey joins the show for his monthly segment - Ask the AD with JD, he's live from the annual NCAA Convention in Washington D.C., where he's also meeting with Idaho legislators, Dickey touches on the struggles of men's basketball, his conversations with coach Leon Rice and his expectations for college football news from the convention, Bob previews Boise State-UNLV basketball in Bronco Focus, Boise State football hires third assistant coach (familiar name), Kellen Moore and Chris Petersen could land in the College Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday, the impact of coach Mike Tomlin leaving the Steelers (what's next?)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, Cainon Rogers takes a look at Boise State's lopsided loss to Utah State and how it serves as a reality check. The episode addresses earlier misjudgments about the Aggies before analyzing what went wrong on the court. The conversation then turns into an extended discussion on head coach Leon Rice, evaluating leadership, adjustments, and the larger state of the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode previews tonight's game against UNLV by focusing on the adjustments head coach Leon Rice must make. The discussion provides feedback on coaching decisions, breaks down the matchup, and examines whether those changes can realistically impact the outcome. The episode concludes with a candid prediction of a Boise State loss. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Boise State basketball is 1-4 in Mountain West play after Saturday's 25-point home loss to Utah State - we all try to figure out what's going on with Leon Rice's program, Bob shares his analysis in Bronco Focus and callers load up with their opinions, top storylines and Idaho connections still alive in the NFL playoffs, Boise State football transfer portal update, Maddux Madsen could face Dylan Raiola in next season's opener at Oregon, Kellen Moore and Chris Petersen will learn their College Football Hall of Fame fate Wednesday, Weekend Winners & LosersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Frandsen continues to preview Utah State at Boise State men's basketball.Press Conference audio with Jerrod Calhoun and MJ Collins.RPI rankings for local high school boys and girls basketball teams.Sam Merrill and Neemias Queta achieve significant milestones

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 of his interview with "AG" Neto, who made his first start with the Broncos on Wednesday night against Grand Canyon. Neto previously played for NBA Academy Africa and the Angola national team - and can speak four languages. Will he continue to start for coach Leon Rice?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Frandsen and Jason Walker interview new Utah State women's volleyball coach Keith Smith.Boise State loses to Grand Canyon and coach Leon Rice calls out fans and his own players after the loss.Ajay Salvesen interviews USU women's basketball coach Wes Brooks.

Boise State football in the midst of roster chaos - WR Chris Marshall (transfer portal) and S Ty Benefield (LSU) are gone while 20+ new players are expected to join the program this weekend, is coach Leon Rice a lifer at Boise State, Bob talks to junior forward Andrew Meadow in Bronco Focus, Ryan Leaf on FCS/G6/CFP playoffs - and Kirby Moore at Washington State, instant reaction to John Harbaugh leaving the Ravens 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 interview highlights with basketball coach Leon Rice. His team is 8-3 with a four-game winning streak heading into the Mountain West opener at Nevada on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tackle Hunger event at Bishop Kelly High, we celebrate Boise's bowl game and postseason college football - what's your favorite part of the bowl season, Bronco Mendenhall (Utah State head coach) and Gage Jones (Washington State linebacker, Eagle High graduate and the only Idaho player on the Cougars' roster) join the show, Bob (Bronco Focus) talks to Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice before Saturday's Mountain West opener at Nevada, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender, KTIK Best Bets with national handicapper Lee Sterling 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 interview highlights with basketball coach Leon Rice. His team is 8-3 with a four-game winning streak heading into the Mountain West opener at Nevada on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tackle Hunger event at Bishop Kelly High, we celebrate Boise's bowl game and postseason college football - what's your favorite part of the bowl season, Bronco Mendenhall (Utah State head coach) and Gage Jones (Washington State linebacker, Eagle High graduate and the only Idaho player on the Cougars' roster) join the show, Bob (Bronco Focus) talks to Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice before Saturday's Mountain West opener at Nevada, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender, KTIK Best Bets with national handicapper Lee Sterling 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 interview highlights with basketball coach Leon Rice. His team is 8-3 with a four-game winning streak heading into the Mountain West opener at Nevada on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live from the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tackle Hunger event at Bishop Kelly High, we celebrate Boise's bowl game and postseason college football - what's your favorite part of the bowl season, Bronco Mendenhall (Utah State head coach) and Gage Jones (Washington State linebacker, Eagle High graduate and the only Idaho player on the Cougars' roster) join the show, Bob (Bronco Focus) talks to Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice before Saturday's Mountain West opener at Nevada, Fantasy Corner with Howard Bender, KTIK Best Bets with national handicapper Lee Sterling See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball drops back-to-back games to N.C. State and USC in the Maui Invitational - what have been the issues for coach Leon Rice & Co., Bob (live from Maui) on what he saw in Boise State's loss to N.C. State, QB battle between Max Cutforth (Boise State) and Bryson Barnes (Utah State) is a dominant storyline going into Friday's regular season-finale in Logan, College of Idaho football coach Mike Moroski on his team (with 65 Idaho high school players on the roster) host a national playoff game Saturday in Caldwell, latest on Bryan Harsin and Justin Wilcox - and college football coaching vacancies in the WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball drops back-to-back games to N.C. State and USC in the Maui Invitational - what have been the issues for coach Leon Rice & Co., Bob (live from Maui) on what he saw in Boise State's loss to N.C. State, QB battle between Max Cutforth (Boise State) and Bryson Barnes (Utah State) is a dominant storyline going into Friday's regular season-finale in Logan, College of Idaho football coach Mike Moroski on his team (with 65 Idaho high school players on the roster) host a national playoff game Saturday in Caldwell, latest on Bryan Harsin and Justin Wilcox - and college football coaching vacancies in the WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball drops back-to-back games to N.C. State and USC in the Maui Invitational - what have been the issues for coach Leon Rice & Co., Bob (live from Maui) on what he saw in Boise State's loss to N.C. State, QB battle between Max Cutforth (Boise State) and Bryson Barnes (Utah State) is a dominant storyline going into Friday's regular season-finale in Logan, College of Idaho football coach Mike Moroski on his team (with 65 Idaho high school players on the roster) host a national playoff game Saturday in Caldwell, latest on Bryan Harsin and Justin Wilcox - and college football coaching vacancies in the WestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fixing a Funk - how will Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice repair their programs coming off bad losses, Ashton Jeanty and JL Skinner with big plays Thursday night, Bryan Harsin, Kirby Moore, Eli Drinkwitz, Andy Avalos and Robb Akey - who has the best chance to land a new head coaching gig, BNN Report with B.J. - what's he looking for as Boise State hosts Utah Valley in basketball on Saturday afternoon, Bob (Bronco Focus) previews Boise State-Utah State for the Mountain West soccer championship Saturday night in Boise, our Six Pack of top college football games this weekend, Friday Five - our week in review, with a twistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fixing a Funk - how will Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice repair their programs coming off bad losses, Ashton Jeanty and JL Skinner with big plays Thursday night, Bryan Harsin, Kirby Moore, Eli Drinkwitz, Andy Avalos and Robb Akey - who has the best chance to land a new head coaching gig, BNN Report with B.J. - what's he looking for as Boise State hosts Utah Valley in basketball on Saturday afternoon, Bob (Bronco Focus) previews Boise State-Utah State for the Mountain West soccer championship Saturday night in Boise, our Six Pack of top college football games this weekend, Friday Five - our week in review, with a twistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fixing a Funk - how will Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson and basketball coach Leon Rice repair their programs coming off bad losses, Ashton Jeanty and JL Skinner with big plays Thursday night, Bryan Harsin, Kirby Moore, Eli Drinkwitz, Andy Avalos and Robb Akey - who has the best chance to land a new head coaching gig, BNN Report with B.J. - what's he looking for as Boise State hosts Utah Valley in basketball on Saturday afternoon, Bob (Bronco Focus) previews Boise State-Utah State for the Mountain West soccer championship Saturday night in Boise, our Six Pack of top college football games this weekend, Friday Five - our week in review, with a twistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the men's basketball team - coming of Monday's embarrassing loss to Division 2 Hawaii-Pacific. The Broncos host Utah Valley at 2 p.m. Saturday in what we're calling, kind of, a "must-win'' situation for Leon Rice & Co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the men's basketball team - coming of Monday's embarrassing loss to Division 2 Hawaii-Pacific. The Broncos host Utah Valley at 2 p.m. Saturday in what we're calling, kind of, a "must-win'' situation for Leon Rice & Co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the men's basketball team - coming of Monday's embarrassing loss to Division 2 Hawaii-Pacific. The Broncos host Utah Valley at 2 p.m. Saturday in what we're calling, kind of, a "must-win'' situation for Leon Rice & Co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three guests join the show in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio, including Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice, the coach explains what happened in Monday's shocking, season-opening home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific - and how his team will respond, Bob with his impressions of what happened in his Bronco Focus report, Idaho Public Television filmmaker/director Eric Westrom on a new "Idaho Experience'' documentary featuring Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (born and buried in Payette) - with an appearance from KTIK's Mike Prater, meet new AC Boise soccer coach Nate Miller, Prater, Johnny and Greg project the first CFP rankings/bracketSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Prater and Mallory in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio to go over Monday night's stunning home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific. What happened? How did Rice process the loss? What does it mean for his program moving forward? How much will the loss impact NCAA metrics in March?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Prater and Mallory in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio to go over Monday night's stunning home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific. What happened? How did Rice process the loss? What does it mean for his program moving forward? How much will the loss impact NCAA metrics in March?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three guests join the show in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio, including Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice, the coach explains what happened in Monday's shocking, season-opening home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific - and how his team will respond, Bob with his impressions of what happened in his Bronco Focus report, Idaho Public Television filmmaker/director Eric Westrom on a new "Idaho Experience'' documentary featuring Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (born and buried in Payette) - with an appearance from KTIK's Mike Prater, meet new AC Boise soccer coach Nate Miller, Prater, Johnny and Greg project the first CFP rankings/bracketSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice joins Prater and Mallory in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio to go over Monday night's stunning home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific. What happened? How did Rice process the loss? What does it mean for his program moving forward? How much will the loss impact NCAA metrics in March?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three guests join the show in the KTIK RoePaint.com Studio, including Boise State basketball coach Leon Rice, the coach explains what happened in Monday's shocking, season-opening home loss to Division II Hawaii-Pacific - and how his team will respond, Bob with his impressions of what happened in his Bronco Focus report, Idaho Public Television filmmaker/director Eric Westrom on a new "Idaho Experience'' documentary featuring Baseball Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew (born and buried in Payette) - with an appearance from KTIK's Mike Prater, meet new AC Boise soccer coach Nate Miller, Prater, Johnny and Greg project the first CFP rankings/bracketSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giving away tickets to the Boise State-UNLV game this week, quarterback Maddux Madsen on threats he's received from fans, Bob talks football and UNLV with Madsen in Bronco Focus, we recap what Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said this week about fans, former Boise State/NFL offensive line standout Charles Leno Jr. on retirement, blue turf and what's next, basketball coaches Leon Rice (Boise State) and Alex Pribble (Idaho) on Friday night's exhibition in Downtown Boise, where does Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty sit in the Offensive Rookie of the Year watchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giving away tickets to the Boise State-UNLV game this week, quarterback Maddux Madsen on threats he's received from fans, Bob talks football and UNLV with Madsen in Bronco Focus, we recap what Boise State athletic director Jeramiah Dickey said this week about fans, former Boise State/NFL offensive line standout Charles Leno Jr. on retirement, blue turf and what's next, basketball coaches Leon Rice (Boise State) and Alex Pribble (Idaho) on Friday night's exhibition in Downtown Boise, where does Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty sit in the Offensive Rookie of the Year watchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Basketball coaches Leon Rice (Boise State) and Alex Pribble (Idaho) join Prater and Mallory for separate interviews, regarding Friday night's exhibition game in Idaho Central Arena in Downtown Boise. Why is this game important to both programs? Why is the game an exhibition? What about the potential for more games in the future?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Basketball coaches Leon Rice (Boise State) and Alex Pribble (Idaho) join Prater and Mallory for separate interviews, regarding Friday night's exhibition game in Idaho Central Arena in Downtown Boise. Why is this game important to both programs? Why is the game an exhibition? What about the potential for more games in the future?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giving away tickets all week to the App State game Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium, we dive into all details of Boise State's 49-37 victory over Air Force, including reaction from Bob (Bronco Focus) and Pete Cavender (weekly post-game segment), hot topics include RB Dylan Riley, QB2 Max Cutforth, penalties, pass defense - coach Spencer Danielson touches on all the good and bad from the Mountain West opener, former BSU players and their NFL weekends (Jeanty, Moore, McNichols, Holani), what did basketball coach Leon Rice say about his players showing up at a Utah football game wearing Utes gear, Weekend Winners & LosersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giving away tickets all week to the App State game Saturday night at Albertsons Stadium, we dive into all details of Boise State's 49-37 victory over Air Force, including reaction from Bob (Bronco Focus) and Pete Cavender (weekly post-game segment), hot topics include RB Dylan Riley, QB2 Max Cutforth, penalties, pass defense - coach Spencer Danielson touches on all the good and bad from the Mountain West opener, former BSU players and their NFL weekends (Jeanty, Moore, McNichols, Holani), what did basketball coach Leon Rice say about his players showing up at a Utah football game wearing Utes gear, Weekend Winners & LosersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Mountain West men's basketball schedule now finalized for 2025-26, Bob caught up with Boise State men's basketball coach Leon Rice to get his thoughts on what lies ahead for the Broncos on the hardwood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny and Greg get you over the hump and look ahead to Taylen Green and Malachi Nelson both playing ranked opponents this weekend. Bob talks with Leon Rice in Bronco Focus as the 2025-26 Mountain West conference schedule has been finalized. Johnny and Greg also re-draft the 2024 NFL QB class after JJ McCarthy is named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week and they get the opinion of CFB writer Chris Vannini at The Athletic on what's going on with The American, Mountain West and Sun Belt in the G5 CFP race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Mountain West men's basketball schedule now finalized for 2025-26, Bob caught up with Boise State men's basketball coach Leon Rice to get his thoughts on what lies ahead for the Broncos on the hardwood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny and Greg get you over the hump and look ahead to Taylen Green and Malachi Nelson both playing ranked opponents this weekend. Bob talks with Leon Rice in Bronco Focus as the 2025-26 Mountain West conference schedule has been finalized. Johnny and Greg also re-draft the 2024 NFL QB class after JJ McCarthy is named the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week and they get the opinion of CFB writer Chris Vannini at The Athletic on what's going on with The American, Mountain West and Sun Belt in the G5 CFP race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are fortunate to have Ryan Lundgren on this episode of the podcast. Lundgren was one of the first coaches to appear as a guest back when the podcast started in 2020. At the time, he was the associate head coach at the College of Southern Idaho. Lundgren went on to serve as the head coach at Carroll College in Helena, Mont. Lundgren is now entering his second year as the associate head coach at Eastern Washington University.---For more updates on our latest podcast episode and more coaching resources, check out the

Could coaches Spencer Danielson and Leon Rice stay at Boise State for the rest of their careers, Coby Karl on losing his job with the 76ers and what to expect from the NBA Finals, a deep dive into new Eagles wide receiver Avery Williams, Baseball with BobSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about football coach Spencer Danielson, 36, and basketball coach Leon Rice, 61. Both seem comfortable in their current gigs with the Broncos - but are they destined to spend the rest of their careers in Boise? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Hassanein opens camp with Lions this week, new nickel Davon Banks is No. 13 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, Bob previews BSU softball/Mountain West Tournament in Bronco Focus

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.''

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 Hassanein opens camp with Lions this week, new nickel Davon Banks is No. 13 in our series of Most Important Players on the BSU football roster, Bob previews BSU softball/Mountain West Tournament in Bronco FocusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.