Steve Thomson And Eric Nelson

We talked a lot about Gophers hockey with Jess Myers, of The Rink Live, on the heels of Bob Motzko receiving a two-year extension with Minnesota, Gophers-Spartans, Minnesota Wild and more! 

It is a college football heavy second hour on this Saturday from Division I all the way down to Division III as we talked to Pat Coleman of D3Football.com and got his thoughts on some of the lower divisional games and we talk about Coach Prime and the slow and steady fall from grace their team has experienced amid his first year as coach. Then we talked to the head football coach for Edina Jason Potts on the heels of a big win over Eden Prairie to advance to next weekend's Prep Bowl at US Bank Stadium. Then we talk to Chris Tommasson, formerly of the Pioneer Press,  now covers the Denver Broncos for the Denver Gazette. 

Minnesota heads to Denver to battle a team in Denver who has beaten two of the AFC’s top teams and Minnesota hasn't lost since early October so both teams riding “mile high” heading into this matchup - formerly of the Pioneer Press, now covers the Denver Broncos for the Denver Gazette - Chris Tommasson gives us his preview of Sunday nights matchups. 

With Colorado losing to the Washington State Cougars last night, Steve Thomson alongside producer Josh Wheeler and Jonathan Lowe try to figure out what was the ultimate downfall of those teams throughout the course of the season - we also weigh that with some of the other teams moving to different conferences out of the Pac 12 and how that affects it. 

Started off another hour beginning with a peak outdoors with our friend Steve Carney get the latest update on the bite with this warmer weekend in fishing and more Outdoors talk. Then we hit the ice, talking all things hockey with Jess Myers from The Rink Live from girls high school to PWHL to college hockey and even recap the Wild loss to Ottawa in Sweden. Then we have Jeff Fylling chime in for an update on Augustana football , we also have updates from Austin Legess, Kevin Reid and more as we give you an update on both the local and Top 25 scoreboard around college football.

Don't let the weather fool you, it's still hockey season and Jess Myers from The Rink Live joined us to talk about a dramatic girls high school game he attended today, the new PWHL Minnesota team and we also talk Golden Gophers mens and women’s hockey as well as dive into the Minnesota loss in their first game in Sweden. 

On this edition of College Football Final, Steve Thomson goes around the region to get game reports from the regular season finales of the Northern Sun and championship week of the MIAC.  Plus, Pat Coleman of D3Football.com tells us his thoughts on which teams from the area will earn bids to the NCAA Tournament.

The Timberwolves are continuing the momentum from the end of last season to start well now.  Bally Sports hoops analyst Kevin Lynch explains how the team is winning early.

How's the fishing and hunting across the state?  Outdoorsman Steve Carney gives us a rundown with a Fall warmup on the way.

Steve Carney updates the conditions as we expect a warming trend over the next few days. Kevin Lynch takes us through the Wolves' fast start to the season.

We continue on with our college football coverage this Saturday with various games around Minnesota wrapping up including recaps from Sioux Falls-Wayne State, Macalester-Augsburg and Gustavus-Carleton. Then we check in on the scores around the country with Jonathan Lowe bringing us all the action in the NCAA this Saturday. Then finally we chatted with Dane Mizutani who now covers the Minnesota Vikings for the Pioneer Press, he is in Atlanta ahead of tomorrow’s matchup against the Falcons - he previews that and the Jaren Hall era beginning.

We are onto the new era in Minnesota Vikings football in the aftermath of the Kirk Cousins season ending Achilles injury. Dane Mizutani covers the Minnesota Vikings for the Pioneer Press, he is down in Atlanta for tomorrow's kickoff between Atlanta and Minnesota and he previews that game and what we can expect from Jaren Hall as the man - we also talk about Josh Dobbs as well.

Started off the show with Steve Carney amid this Minnesota hunting opener Saturday talking all things outdoors from the 2023 deer hunting opening weekend, pheasant hunting and fishing as well. Then we recap some of the Minnesota State High School League’s action from Friday and Saturday up to this point soccer, track and field, and more - we have you covered. Jeff Papas checks in from the UMD-Concordia game. Then we also provide you with the local Minnesota college football scores and update you on the college football action from around the country. 

It's a been a busy couple of days over at U.S. Bank Stadium and around the metro as we have the section and state tournaments for high school football, soccer, track and field beginning this weekend - Steve Thomson gives you all of the updates around the MSHSL. 

This morning marked the continuation of another traditional hunting opener around Minnesota so we chatted with our outdoor expert Steve Carney about the environment out there and everything he has seen so far today, even as an avid bowhunter. He also talks about pheasant hunting and fishing as well as he prepares for another busy week outdoors.

College football Saturday rolls on and we have updates from St. Johns, Gustavus, Bemidji State, UMD, and more plus we continue to look around the Top 25 college football scores around the country with Jonathan Lowe including Kansas upsetting #6 Oklahoma - we get producer Josh Wheeler’s thoughts as his Sooners fall on this Saturday.

Another Saturday of football is underway. We bring you the local scores from Minnesota and the surrounding states, including a Wayne State stat that will blow your mind and also bring you the updates for college football around the country. We dive into some of the Minnesota Wild struggles as well. Also, we check in with Steve Carney who weathered the brutal weather we have had this week with wind, rain and more rain.

Caught up with Steve Carney, he takes us outdoors to recap a cold, windy and rainy week of outdoor fishing as the weather is changing and changing quickly.

It's past the midpoint of the regular season, and Steve Thomson is in to guide us over the hump on this week's edition of College Football Final.  You'll hear all of the relevant scores and tons of game reports during the show.

Jess Myers from The Rink Live discusses this weekend's renewal of the Minnesota-North Dakota rivalry, an extension for Gopher women's hockey coach Brad Frost, and the up-and-down start to the season for the Wild.