South Dakota State's roster full of youngsters and rookie starters looks green, while several USD players are leaving -- perhaps for literally greener pastures (NIL money?).

Those are a couple headlines from spring football at the Rushmore State Div. I schools, according to Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer, who joins John Gaskins for another "Nobody Listening Anyway" pow wow from Gateway Lounge. 

Who and what stood out at SDSU, and what do we make of quatterback Chase Mason so far? And what does the exodus from Vermillion lead us to believe about the nature of FCS and college athletics?

Yes, it delves into another NIL and portal transfer, but we promise an entertaining one. 

Plus, you don't want to miss Zim's rant about the Twins, which aims squarely at "dumb" owner Joe Pohlad.

The season may be over, but the work is far from done for college basketball coaches like the University of Sioux Falls' Chris Johnson, who dives right in to the rigorous postseason recruiting efforts now required in the portal era?

Does the always candid and "good hang" Div. II bench boss bemoan the portal, and the new 3-balls and transition style of basketball at all levels? Sure, but there are parts he likes and he embraces "adapt or die."

Johnson not only opines on the way things are in the college game on amd off the court, but offers plenty of takes on his beloved hometown Minnesota Timberwolves as they get ready for a playoff series with the Lakers. In particular, is there more to loathe or love about Anthony Edwards, and does the college coach have to tell hoopheads who tune out the NBA?

Before all this, host John Gaskins piles on the putrid Minnesota Twins and still sees an open crack for Aaron Rodgers to come play for the Vikings despite the most recent endorsement for J.J. McCarthy from Kevin O'Connell.

And you better believe Johnson was ready to sound off on those topics, too!

The shows host, John Gasksins, made his return Monday and found himself chatting with a big guest.

Head coach of the South Dakota State Jackrabbit football team, Dan Jackson, chatted with John fresh off their spring game.

The two talked about what made this weekends masters so inspirational with Rory McIlory catching a huge win.

They eventually transitioned to talking football and what coach saw out of his guys this weekend, and the impact quarterback Chase Mason will have this year.

There's still high expectations for the Jacks, coming off a semi-final appearance, and the spring should leave fans eager for kickoff in the fall. 

The South Dakota State Jackrabbit spring game took place over the weekend, which made for a perfect time to sit down with head coach Dan Jackson.

He talked about what he looks for out of the spring game, and walked through what he saw on the field this year.

Jackson also spent time talking about his excitement for Chase Mason as he gears up to take the field as the starting quarterback in the Fall.

It was an action packed 45 minute interview, you don't want to miss it. 

Thursday's Happy Hour with John Gaskins (AKA Patrick Lalley) took place at Orion Pub in downtown Sioux Falls.

Patrick sat down with his former co-worker from "The Mothership" Mick Garry.

Garry has been a sportwriter for decades and the conversation centered around SDSU and USD and how things have changed over the years.

The two also swapped stories about their biking experiences and much more. 

Wednesday's Happy Hour included Sioux Falls Live Editor Patrick Lalley sitting down with Trent Singer. 

Discussions centered around the Augustana Hockey team follow their playoff birth, specifically a new commit.

Cole Birch is a redshirt junior and he's expected to have a large impact on the program.

Trent also talked about the success as a whole the program has had in the transfer portal. 

It's been just over a week since Matt Wilber was announced as the new head coach of the Northern State University Wolves.

Wilber previously had long-tenured success as Dakota Wesleyan University, before taking on an assistant role in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury. 

He also has run basketball camps across the state of South Dakota for decades.

Tuesday he sat down with Matt Zimmer to talk about the move, his career in coaching, and even talked about time playing baseball.

Sioux Falls Live Editor Patrick Lalley was at Sunny's Pizzeria for the first show of the week.

Sportswriter Rich Jensen was Monday's guest to talk about the lawsuit filed against the NCAA by the state of South Dakota.

It was recently decided that the case will stay in state court, and Rich walked us through the logistics of the case.

It's been nearly a week since Bryan Peterson was announced as the new head coach at SDSU, and Friday he was available to chat with Matt Zimmer on Happy Hour.

He has big shoes to fill as Hendo moves onto Drake, but those around him believe he is up to the task.

We sit down with coach, Matt Moores, and athletic director Justin Sell to take a look at what's to come for the Jackrabbits and the world of college athletics continues to change.

John Gaskins is officially on vacation, so editor of Sioux Falls Live, Patrick Lalley, filled in.

He and Trent Singer went player by player for the girls basketball players announced as part of the Metro Super 6.

They also talked about Griffin Goodbary, who recently announced his decommitment to SDSU to explore other options. This comes after Eric Henderson took the job at Drake, which serves as a potential landing spot for the South Dakota Star.

Patrick also previewed tomorrows media availabe with SDSU's new head coach Bryant Peterson, which you can find coverage of from Matt Zimmer on Sioux Falls Live.