Happy Hour with John Gaskins

Kurtiss Riggs on Jacks' new hold on No. 1, USD vs. Southern Illinois, Alabama's big stretch, his connections with local HSFB, and if he's an SDSU homer

SDSU's coach elaborates on the colossal 31-14 road win at Illinois State. USD's Matt Vitzthum on the "so, what, now what" win over Indiana State and the Yotes' upcoming showdown with Southern Illinois

Matt Vitzthum on Yotes dominating D-Day win... especially defense

SDSU, USD & Augie defenses win the day (or at least set the tone for huge wins)

Dan Jackson on SDSU's smothering of Illinois State and... some things about jersey selection

Matt Zimmer and John Gaskins break down a second half romp for the Chase Mason-less Jacks on the road.

Brock Spack (Illinois State head coach) goes 1-on-1 with John to tell Drew Brees & Joe Tiller stories, Redbirds almost winning the national title & more

John Gaskins and Trent Singer sit in a local neighborhood pub and predict local football games of interest for Oct. 2-3, 2026. Please consider these picks "for entertainment purposes only!"

Jed Stugart was USF's football coach from 2010-16, taking over for Kalen DeBoer and posting a 69-17 overall record and 55-10 NSIC mark. He looks back on the first "Key to the City Game" in 2012 along with the hype and build-up surrounding it and the elation of winning 32-31, pleasing the USF alumni who were parts of four NAIA national titles but never had the chance to play Augie.

Jed Stuart was USF's football coach from 2010-16. In part 1, he talks about his country singing career before becoming a coach (and the famous singers and musicians he met and even opened for), taking over at USF for Kalen DeBoer, and making the NAIA to D2 transition.