After Dan Jackson made his public debut as SDSU football head coach in Brookings in an emotional, mostly jovial press conference, John Gaskins and Matt Zimmer discuss the highlights, then sit down for 2-on-1 interviews with athletic director Justin Sell and new (but, yet, old) offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness, who is back for his third stint in that role.

Sell walks through the eventful timeline of learning about Jimmy Rogers and his entire football staff leaving for Washington State, disarming the players who decided to stay, and hiring Dan Jackson. Also, more insight into the Jackrabbits' new, reformed NIL collective and if Jackson demanded that.

Eidsness discusses why he decided to leave FBS Northern Illinois to come back to the FCS and SDSU, his thoughts about Dan Jackson — a former fellow Jacks assistant — being his boss, and reminisces about his last stint as OC (2011-18), when the Jackrabbits had one of the most explosive offenses in the country. Also, a look into why his offensive coordinator role was taken from him in the middle of his fourth season with that title at NIU, and what he has to look forward to with the 2025 SDSU offense.

The QB1 for 2025 was courted by Jimmy Rogers to join plenty of SDSU teammates at Washington State (along with NIL $), but instead became a lead recruiter to keep teammates in Brookings. A 30-minute conversation about his talks with new head coach Dan Jackson, new offensive coordinator Eric Eidsness, and the potential damage the Jacks will do in 2025 despite losing an entire coaching staff and boatload of talented players.

John explains why Eric Eidsness is the best offensive coordinator for SDSU now and why his demotion from OC his last couple years at Northern Illinois (making way for former USD quarterback Wes Beschorner) should not be a concern at all. Then, veteran Des Moines Register columnist Chad Leistikow dives deep about why SDSU legendary quarterback Mark Gronowski is exactly what the Hawkeye offense needs in 2025, and where Iowa football is headed in the expanded Big Ten and College Football Playoff era. SEC Network lead anchor Dari Nowkhah takes us home with a glimpse into Kalen DeBoer's tumultous first season at Alabama and expounds on why the SEC is no longer dominating the college football landscape after a 20-year reign. The former Lincoln, Nebraska (Huskers) and Tulsa, Oklahoma (Sooners) sportscaster makes his semifinal predictions. Oh, and what's it like to host a long-running national radio show with Mel Kiper?