College Football is going through a big shift right now. Football coaches, players, fans, and enthusiasts all need to learn how to keep up with the changing landscape of college football.    Whether it’s social status, play stats, or big money, there is more to the game than just winning in today’s football culture.    So, how can we stay connected with the fundamental beauty of the game?   Today’s guest has some ideas! And we’ll take his word for it because he’s set some serious records during his 1999 to 2002 stint as the Cougar quarterback and learned a few things or two in his 15+ years in the athletic sector as both a player and a coach.   Jason Gesser is on the show to talk shop on the changing landscape of college football, including what it means moving forward for coaches and players, how to find the balance between playing the game and making money, the difficulty of finding players who want to win the game,  how we can channel the football days of old, and the importance of learning on the blue-collar pride of WSU.   Jason’s had a fantastic career at WSU, and he’s taken his experience in sports into real life and business as the current Property and Casualty consultant in USI’s Portland, Oregon office. Whether he’s calling the shots as the quarterback, head coach, or business owner, Jason has an extensive background in putting the right people in the right place to win —and we’re talking about it!   Leave a 5 star review on iTunes or Spotify!   What we discussed: [00:42] From a kid in Hawaii to playing football in the PNW [1:40] How an intermediate football coach scouted him in the 7th grade [4:31] Why he tried to find the right coaches to play college football for [5:00] Why he chose to play for WSU [9:30] What the energy was like at WSU circa 2002 [11:00] His experience of three consecutive years of going to the Rose Bowl [13:00] The biggest difference between the mindset and culture of college football then and now [15:00] How to find the balance between playing the game and making money [16:00] The difficulty of finding players who just want to win the game [17:17] Why coaches now have to recruit high schoolers and defend their college players during off-season [18:00] The importance of leaning on the blue collar pride of WSU [19:00] The most influential WSU alumni [23:30] How he ended up at  the largest privately held insurance brokerage in the country [25:00] Why he decided to be an insurance broker [27:00] How he’s built a career beyond football   Links: Website: https://www.usi.com/   Find out more about our community via the CougsFirst! website:  https://www.cougsfirst.org/    Want to find all of the CougsFirst! businesses? Checkout our directory https://cougsfirst.org/cougsfirst-businesses/    Connect with us on social media: Follow us on Instagram:

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