Quinn Douglas KQWC Radio leader talks Iowa High School Football in North Central Iowa and who to look out for across the state this fall.

Ghost and Jay recap of Thursdays games - Drake, Northwestern College with tough starts. Graceland and William Penn in a good game in OSKY, where the Statesmen prevailed.

The guys pick all the games Grandview, Upper Iowa, Dordt, and more kicking off on Saturday.

Mike and Warren go deep on the show talking about the Home Opener versus the Jamestown Jimmies on 8.29 in Fayette.

They talk positions players and more all that you need to know about the D2 Opener for the Peacocks.

The guys break down Week Zero Thursday Games and pick them against the Massey Ratings Line

Northwestern College (+23.5) @ Western Illinois (FCS) a big step up for the always tough Red Raiders from Orange City IA.

Drake (-27.5) at Home vs South Dakota School of Mines - The Air Raid Offense is unveiled in DSM

Graceland @ William Penn (-9.5) as the Yellow Jackets from Lamoni travel to Oskaloosa to take on the Statesmen

Jeremy Mikesell talks about West Des Moines Valley Girls Volleyball 2026 and the outlook for the Tigers as they look to get back to the state tournament in Coralville again this year.

Coach goes in depth on this year's Valley Volleyball team and the Marj White Classic being played in week one outdoors in Valley Football Stadium. The CIML will be loaded again this fall as last years final four teams came from the conference.

Coach Benavidez shares his thoughts on the Statesmen heading into the 2026 season, after coming off the best season in school history as they won 11 games and reached the second round of the NAIA playoffs.

The Statesmen are ranked preseason #11 by the Victory Sports Network NAIA Poll and 2nd in the Heart of America preseason coaches poll.

Ryan Maiuri shares his background and journey and goes deep on the University of Dubuque Football Team as they enter A-R-C play in 2026. The Spartans have been an upper tier American Rivers Conference team the past 15+ years, and bring alot of veteran young talent back this fall to the field.

Playing one of NCAA DIII toughest non-conference schedules and in one of DIII Power 5 Conferences means there are no weeks off for the Spartans on the hill in Dubuque this fall.

Jordan "J Cole" Cole does a one week out quick pod covering the week zero games for the FCS, D2,D3 and NAIA teams we cover in the state of Iowa.

The first in state clash is Graceland @ William Penn. The Yellow Jackets from Lamoni head up to Oskaloosa for a Thursday Night Clash under the MUSCO lights to start the Heart of America Conference Season.

Partick Ritter joins the show to talk Upper Iowa Peacock Corner and talks about the big recruiting class coming in this fall to Fayette.

Coach Ritter took over late in the cycle last year so this is really the first class he can add to the Peacocks.

Nik Rule joins the show to talk about Heart of America (Heart) Football. In our opinion the best conference in NAIA Football with two time defending National Title winner Grandview (IA) and 4 other teams ranked in the preseason top 25.

Nik is a former coach and athletic director at William Penn and one of the most interesting thought leaders in college athletics. On this show we talk in depth about the Heart strategic plan, the impact of athletics at NAIA Schools, the 5 for 5 rule, and so much more in the ever-changing world of college athletics.