Who is the early national title favorite in 2025 now that the transfer portal has closed — NDSU, SDSU, USD, or another FCS squad? John breaks down the dust settling and smoke clearing on those programs' rosters after a wild portal period, especially at SDSU.

The only returning quarterback from those three teams, Aidan Bouman, joins for 43 minutes to discuss his surprise decision to come back to USD, what NFL scouts told him, why he didn't even enter the transfer portal for possible big bucks at FBS schools, being a newlywed, and the Coyotes' massive turnaround the last couple years. What did Bob Nielson and Josh Davis do to reverse the course of the program, and what is Bouman's assessment of the returning offensive players and Davis' replacements at offensive coordinator?

Which team may benefit more from Monday's NFC wild card game's move from L.A. to Phoenix due to the terrifying wildfires in Southern California? Does Minnesota's nightmare in Detroit actually benefit the Vikings one week later? What can or should we expect from Sam Darnold after his debacle in Detroit?

The former Vikings linebacker (1994-2000), who has been the Vikings Radio Network's color analyst for about 15 years, answers those questions, plus the defensive keys to Minnesota reversing a Week 8 loss to the Rams in L.A.

Which team may benefit more from the game's move from L.A. to Phoenix due to the terrifying wildfires in Southern California? Does Minnesota's nightmare in Detroit actually benefit the Vikings one week later? What can or should we expect from Sam Darnold after his debacle in Detroit?

The former Vikings linebacker (1994-2000), who has been the Vikings Radio Network's color analyst for about 15 years, answers those questions, plus the defensive keys to Minnesota reversing a Week 8 loss to the Rams in L.A.

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.