The Athletic Scout podcast

Lake Forest hosts Stevenson in a big Week 6 match up Friday night at Varsity Field. This week, publisher Jon Kerr has conversation with Patriots head coach Brent Becker.

Topics discussed:

* How Stevenson matches up against Lake Forest

* Who are the Patriots’ best players and why

* The importance of embracing rivalries in high school sports

* Overall state of the sport of football in Chicagoland

* His relationship with NFL quarterback Aiden O’Connell

Hope you enjoy this conversation Coach Becker.

Should be a terrific atmosphere Friday night at Varsity Field.

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Lake Forest plays Zion Friday night in a 7:30 pm kickoff at Varsity Field.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this Week 5 game and path to victory for the Scouts.

talk about turnovers…Spags references at 2:00 minute mark…

Zion talk…6:30…

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are extending the 50% discounted price for all first-time subscribers through Sept. 15.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

We are extending the offer through Friday, Sept. 15.

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Lake Forest plays Thursday night for a 7:30 pm kickoff in Libertyville.

In this podcast, publisher Jon Kerr breaks down the keys to this Week 4 game and path to victory for the Scouts.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are extending the 50% discounted price for all first-time subscribers through Sept. 15.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

We are extending the offer through Friday, Sept. 15.

Click the button below to claim your special offer.

Lake Forest travels up I-176 for a big Week 4 match up Thursday night with the Libertyville Wildcats. Tuesday, publisher Jon Kerr had a conversation with Wildcats head coach Mike Jones.

Topics discussed:

* How Libertyville matches up against Lake Forest and playing on a short week

* Who are the Wildcats’ best players and why

* The longstanding rivalry between the two schools that goes back decades

* Changes with the football schedule in the North Suburban

* The importance of a robust youth program to aid the success of high school

* The second longest tenured head coach in the NSC, why he continues to coach

Hope you enjoy this conversation Coach Jones.

Should be an electric atmosphere Thursday night at Libertyville.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are extending the 50% discounted price for all first-time subscribers through Sept. 15.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

We are extending the offer through Friday, Sept. 15.

Click the button below to claim your special offer.

Lake Forest plays Waukegan Friday night for a 7:30 pm kickoff at Lewis Field.

In this podcast, publisher Jon J. Kerr breaks down the keys to this Week 3 game and offers insight on how personnel decisions are made.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are extending the 50% discounted price for all first-time subscribers through Sept. 15.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

We are extending the offer through Friday, Sept. 15.

Click the button below to claim your special offer.

Entering his second season as a Vanderbilt Commodore is former Scouts football player Richie Hoskins.

As a senior in the spring of 2021, Hoskins led the Scouts to an undefeated season and was named North Suburban Conference Player of the Year.

Earlier this week, Scouts Football Newsletter publisher Jon J. Kerr had a conversation with Hoskins after a Vanderbilt practice.

Topics discussed:

* A day in the life of a Power 5 football player majoring in economics

* The science of sleep and meditation and how vital they are to elite performance

* His path to Vanderbilt after starting his college career at a Division 3 program

* How playing multiple positions as a high school player aided his development

* How the Lake Forest Scouts program helped jump start his college career

Hope you enjoy this conversation Richie. I know I did.

You can watch Richie and the Vanderbilt Commodores take on Wake Forest Saturday at 10 a.m. on the ACC Network.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are discounting the price for all first-time subscribers the 50% through Labor Day.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

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You can claim that offer through Labor Day, Sept. 4.

Lake Forest plays Carmel Catholic Friday night for a 7:30 pm kickoff at Varsity Field.

In this podcast, publisher Jon J. Kerr breaks down the Week 2 game and a path to victory for the Scouts.

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A special offer for Scouts Football family members: we are discounting the price for all first-time subscribers the 50% through Labor Day.

That’s $25 for a full season of Scouts Football coverage.

That discount covers all new paid subscribers that are members of the Scouts Football family. That’s former players, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles—the entire community.

Click the button below to claim your special offer.

You can claim that offer through Labor Day, Sept. 4.

Lake Forest hosts Carmel Catholic Friday night in what should be a terrific non-conference match up. This week, publisher Jon J. Kerr had a conversation with Corsairs head coach and former Chicago Bear, Jason McKie.

Topics discussed:

* How Carmel matches up against Lake Forest

* Who are the Corsairs’ best players and why

* How the Carmel rebuild is going in Year 4

* Competing in the merged ESCC/CCL conference

* Thoughts on the Bears in 2023 as Jason also serves at an analyst for ESPN 1000

* Coaching with Olin Kreutz, the former Bear and Carmel offensive line coach

The conversation was done over the phone so the audio quality is not terrific. But I hope you enjoy the entire interview with Coach McKie! I know I did. A very engaging guy and someone who is doing a great job at Carmel.

Should be a lot of fun at Varsity Field Friday night.

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Lake Forest travels up to Lake Villa Friday for a Week 1 match up vs. the Lakes Eagles, out of the Northern Lake County Conference. Earlier this week, SF newsletter publisher Jon J. Kerr had a conversation with Eagles head coach Jason Ellerman.

Topics discussed:

* What Scouts fans can expect from this Lakes team on offense and defense

* Who are the Eagles best players and why

* Ellerman’s plan to transform the program and make the Eagles more competitive

* A long time track coach, Ellerman explains why track is a good companion sport

* The unusual job Ellerman has over the winter sports season

The interview was recorded over the phone so the audio quality is not the best. But I hope you enjoy the conversation with Coach Ellerman.

Should be a lot of fun at Lakes Friday night.

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Entering his sophomore year at Denison University is Cade Nowik, a 2022 graduate of Lake Forest High School.

Nowik has the distinction of playing all 12 seasons of athletics during his four years as a Scout. He was a starting wide receiver on the 2021 Scouts football team that made the Class 6A semifinals.

Before he left for school, Scouts Football Newsletter publisher Jon J. Kerr had a conversation with Nowik.

Topics discussed:

* Juggling two sports at the college level, football and baseball

* How he manages body and mind to be able to compete in two collegiate sports

* His relationships with coaches in college and differences from high school

* Bounding back from a severe knee injury that cut short his 2021 football season

* Lessons learned from getting hurt and motivating forces throughout recovery

Hope you enjoy this conversation with Cade. I know I did.

More to come with the newsletter as we begin the march towards the 2023 season.

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