Student-athletes and their coaches take away so much more from a season than the memories of scored touchdowns or buzzer-beating wins. Among the life lessons are the opportunities to boost confidence levels, develop a sense of resiliency, and make friendships that will last long after the Friday Night Lights dim at the stadium for another year.    

These are just a few of the takeaways from Connect Canyons’ second-annual Super Bowl-themed podcast. This week, join some of the state’s top prep football coaches and former collegiate and professional athletes with CSD ties for an insider’s look at this Sunday’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.  

 The all-star roster: Canyons Superintendent Dr. Rick Robins, a four-year quarterback for Southern Utah University; Corner Canyon High’s head football coach Eric Kjar; Brighton’s head coach Casey Sutera, and Bengal graduate and former NFL player Bryan Kehl. 

 “I think no matter how many years go by,” says Sutera, “you forget about the scores and even your records, but you don’t forget the relationships — and those carry on.”

 Episode Chapters

01:53 The Impact of Football

Our resident football experts share how being a part of a team at young ages impacted them in various ways and how they hope it is positively affecting students today. 

08:38 Advice to Young Athletes

They say hindsight is 20/20. Our guests look back on their own time as football players and whether they would change anything if they could go back in time

12:02 Super Bowl 59 Preview and the Chiefs Dynasty

Will the Chiefs enter a category all their own with a third straight Super Bowl win? Can Saquon Barkley push past the Chiefs defense and lead the Eagles to their first Lombardi trophy in seven years? Our guests predict the winner of Sunday’s Big Game.