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B.J. Rains and KTVB Sports Director Jay Tust discuss Boise State's second closed scrimmage of the spring and look ahead to Saturday's Spring Game.
B.J. Rains and KTIK 95.3 FM The Ticket host Mike Prater talk Boise State spring football and recap Saturday's second closed scrimmage - including strong performances from Malachi Nelson, Sire Gaines and more.
Video: Boise State football coach Spencer Danielson meets with the media after Saturday's second closed scrimmage of the spring.
Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson meets with the media after second spring scrimmage
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Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson meets with the media after second spring scrimmage (04-13-24) (Video by Jadyn Finch/BNN)
B.J. Rains and KTVB Sports Director Jay Tust discuss the commitment of Alvaro Cardenas to the hoops team, preview Saturday's second scrimmage for the football team and more on a ICCU Friday edition of Bronco Nation News LIVE presented by RoePaint.com.
Former Boise State tight end Riley Smith and longtime assistant coach Kent Riddle are joined by former Bronco linebacker DJ Schramm on Episode 4 of the Riley and Rid Show on Bronco Nation News.
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B.J. Rains is a four-time winner of the NSMA Idaho Sportswriter of the Year Award. He covered Boise State Athletics for the Idaho Press from 2013 to 2021 before leaving to create Bronco Nation News. Rains, who was a voter in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll from 2014-2021, also makes weekly appearances on KTIK 95.3 FM each Friday at 4 p.m.
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