Listen "Kurtiss Riggs on USD beating SDSU, state of both programs, HSFB state championships, McCarthy/O'Connell"
Episode Synopsis
local football legend Kurtiss Riggs drops by Gibs Sports Bar for a beer and his weekly Monday Afternoon quarterback hour. The 11-time indoor pro football champion, SDSU gameday TV analyst, and Sanford Sports Academy's football director digs into "State vs U:" How and why the Yotes won SDSU quarterback Jack Henry's first start Bouman the USD offense's gradual progress First year coaching performances of Jackson and Johansen How good are both offensive lines? How good is football in the FCS this year? How we should look at the 7-3 Jacks considering everything since Jimmy Rogers left? What message would Kurtiss send to the most disgruntled Jacks fans Riggs will be on the call for SDPB in the South Dakota high school football state championships later in the week. He was also on the call with Happy Hour host John Gaskins for last Friday's state semifinal showdown between No. 2 Lincoln and No. 3 Jefferson. What does he make of the Patriots' win and how do they match up with No. 1 Brandon Valley in a rematch of last year's state final? The veteran quarterback coach also assesses J.J. McCarthy's play in the Minnesota Vikings' ugly 27-13 loss to Baltimore and Mark Gronowski's body of work after the former Jackrabbit led a late fourth quarter touchdown drive only to watch Oregon kick a field goal to dash the Hawkeyes' CFB Playoff dreams.
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