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58:16

Kurtiss Riggs on SDSU-NDSU, Mason injury/status & how...

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2025/10/20

The collision course of the latest Dakota Marker game featuring a battle of undefeateds between No. 1 North Dakota and No. 2 South Dakota State held serve, as expected, on Saturday as the Jackrabbits and Bison both convincingly beat two of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. But the collision course of a battle of dual threat, freak athlete, rocket armed and fleet-footed quarterbacks Cole Payton and Chase Mason may have taken a detour. Mason was hurt on a 6-yard touchdown

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01:42:02

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football...

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2025/10/17

Imagine being the father of the all-time leading passer at not just his high school, but the entire 12-year history of the state's largest class, who caps off his prolific career leading his team to a state championship. Pretty cool, huh? Now imagine his younger brother, a sophomore, replacing him the very next season and taking almost zero adjustment time to torch defenses all the same... and also pilot the same school to a state title repeat. Double the pride! Double the fun! Now, imagine

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51:55

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent

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2025/10/16

Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Trent Singer lead off with previews of this weekend's games of local interest: #2 South Dakota State at Murray State #22 South Dakota at Northern Iowa HSFB: #1 Brandon Valley at #4 Harrisburg Nebraska at Minnesota #11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama Specifically, what should we expect out of the Jackrabbits and Coyotes as road favorites at bottom-tier MVFC teams who are struggling to score and win? What type of "Battle of the Burbs" do we

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25:28

Augustana hockey coach Garrett Raboin on program's...

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2025/10/16

The Vikings are receiving votes in the Top 25 poll at the start of their third season of existence and opened the season with a two-game split at Minnesota-Duluth, who is receiving even more votes. How has Raboin turned Augie into such a high caliber program in such a short time? What kind of dues did the Vikings have to pay in their own conference the first couple seasons? What kind of style should fans at fancy Midco Arena expect to see? Patrons in that facility will see a Top 25 ranked opponent

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24:41

Lincoln HS OC Travis Schafer (father of All-State...

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2025/10/16

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01:42:02

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football...

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2025/10/16

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01:20:48

FULL WED. SHOW: SDSU alumni check-in (Rogers, Wilde,...

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2025/10/16

At 6-0, it has been so far, so good, for No. 2 South Dakota State in the Dan Jackson era — also known as the post-scorched earth exodus of head coach Jimmy Rogers, his entire SDSU coaching staff, and 15 SDSU players to Washington State. Oh, and life after the school's GOAT quarterback Mark Gronowski (Iowa), blazing top-end speed wide receiver (Griffin Wilde) bolted to the bigger money and bigger stage of Power Four conference football. They're all gone. Forgotten? Depends on the Jacks fan. Some

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34:57

John-o-Logue: Midseason check-in on SDSU alumni —...

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2025/10/16

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19:57

Husker Online reporter Robin Washut on the Matt...

Happy Hour with John Gaskins ·

2025/10/15

Wednesday's show rounds out with a trip to Lincoln and a chat with veteran Husker Online reporter Robin Washut for insight into the latest coaching distraction at Nebraska. Matt Rhule has been connected to the Penn State opening and on Monday addressed speculation he just may be a candidate. What should we make of what Rhule said? How strong of a candidate is he, really? And how do we evaluate his 15-14 run at Nebraska, sitting at 5-1 in his third season? On Friday, Rhule's Huskers are at

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25:55

Travis Johansen on USD's first road win of '25,...

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2025/10/15

Some good old fashioned cliches were served up about South Dakota's 19-14 win at Indiana State — typically, and it appears once again, one of the worst MVFC teams: Just Win, Babhy Any road win is a good win An ugly win is still a beautiful win You get the point. Then, some in the USD camp were quick to mention how the game did not feel as close as the score indicated, particularly considering the Coyotes possessed the ball for 45 of the game's 60 minutes and scored five times. The glass-half-empty

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48:10

NLA: We just can't wait a week to talk SDSU-NDSU!...

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2025/10/14

Forgive us for not taking it "one game at a time" like coaches always preach. Even in today's modern college football world of just about anything unimaginable happening — Indiana vaulting to a No. 3 ranking two years after being dog meat, Jimmy Rogers and his 33-point underdog "Washington State Jackrabbits" almost beating No. 4 Ole Miss — many football fans in the Dakotas are already looking ahead to next week. While No. 1 North Dakota State and No. 2 South Dakota State hunker down for road games

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01:40:31

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Primetime for NDSU-SDSU, guests Dan...

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2025/10/14

On Monday, we learned that the (likely) No. 1 vs No. 2 Dakota Marker showdown between top-ranked North Dakota State and South Dakota will take shape under the lights in Brookings with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 25, a week from this Saturday. While the Bison look mighty ready for primetime — having beaten back-to-back Top 10 opponents by a combined 78-35 — the Jacks seem, well, not as ready after a first half defensive disaster at No. 24 (now unranked) Youngstown State and five-drive offensive lull

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41:32

John-o-Logue: NDSU ready for Primetime. Is SDSU? USD...

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2025/10/13

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33:03

Sam Herder, HERO Sports FCS senior analyst: Midseason...

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2025/10/13

Is North Dakota State head-and-shoulders above the rest of the FCS, even South Dakota State? What makes NDSU quarterback Cole Payton a strong midseason Walter Payton Award candidate if not front runner, while Chase Mason, while playing well and at time spectacular, isn't as easily a part of the conversation? How do we view the job Dan Jackson has done so far at SDSU? What about Travis Johansen at USD? Are there any true contenders to the usual suspects of the Bison, Jacks, and Montana State in the

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25:57

Dan Jackson on beating UNI, defensive lockdown,...

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2025/10/13

In his weekly 1-on-1 chat with Happy Hour host John Gaskins, SDSU coach John Gaskins talked about the 31-3 win over Northern Iowa, his defense's masterpiece, the offensive lulls, this Saturday's return of receiver Lofton O'Groske, and why he's looking forward to getting on the road to play Murray State.

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01:09:16

Happy Hour: Summit League Media day with SDSU, USD...

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2025/10/10

For a special edition of Happy Hour, we take you to the Denny Sanford Premiere Center, home of the Summit League Tournament. Fittingly, it was also home to Summit League Media Day on Tuesday. Marcus Traxler and Matt Zimmer sat down with the coaches and players for each Men's and Women's Team. You will also hear from USD, whose men's team had some holes to fill after losing players who played key roles last year, as they hope to maintain their up-tempo style of play. As for the women, they look

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01:44:46

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Ben Leber (Minnesota Vikings...

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2025/10/10

Time to relax, unwind, and recover for both the Minnesota Vikings and their fans as the team sits through its bye week, then gears up for defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia next week. Especially the recovery part. Recovery from a couple of stomach-knotting, slobberknocking overseas games against the rough-and-tumble Steelers and Browns. Recovery for quarterback J.J. McCarthy, four starting offensive linemen, and three key defenders. What should we make of a 3-2 start that included McCarthy's

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24:52

Ben Leber on Vikings' 3-2 start, McCarthy vs Wentz,...

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2025/10/09

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55:18

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent Singer...

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2025/10/09

Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Trent Singer walk through the storylines and make predictions for this weekend's local college and high school football games: South Dakota State hosting Northern Iowa South Dakota at Indiana State Augustana hosting Concordia-St. Paul USF at Southwest Missouri State HSFB: #3 Harrisburg at #5 SF Jefferson HSFB: #4 O'Gorman hosting SF Washington

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24:36

Augie coach Jerry Olszewski on comeback win at USF,...

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2025/10/09

Augustana football coach Jerry Olszewski looks back at his Vikings' 18-point fourth quarter comeback to beat rival Sioux Falls last Saturday, especially the heroics of true quarterback Rich Lucero and the decision to pull the true freshman's redshirt to start pivotal "Key to the City" rivalry game on the road. "Coach OJ" walks through Lucero's recruitment out of Arizona, his impressive week of practice after learning he'd get the start, and how Lucero handled himself and led the Vikings with an

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