Lounge: SDSU's Dan Jackson, USD voice John Thayer, Zach Borg profiles Pierre's dynasty and '26 squad

Every Friday, "South Dakota Sports Lounge" displays some of the most captivating and entertaining conversations from daily sports talk shows in Sioux Falls, Rapid City, and Fargo. Plus, Midwest Sports+ reporter Zach Borg provides a compelling feature story to send Dakotas sports fans into the weekend with a smile. Here are this week's segments: Happy Hour with John Gaskins (Sioux Falls): Second-year SDSU coach Dan Jackson describes the speech legendary former coach John Stiegelmeier gave his squad, the elevated abilities of already uber-talented quarterback Chase Mason, how the Jacks plan to be far more explosive on offense, and why some top veterans were held out of some August practices ahead of Saturday's season opener against Stetson. Hot Mic with Dom Izzo (Fargo): Minnesota State-Moorhead coach Steve Laqua beams about the shining NFL preseason performances from former Dragon quarterback Jack Strand in Atlanta, then previews the 2026 season. The Nate Brown Show (Rapid City): The Voice of the USD Coyotes, John Thayer, projects the top storylines of the only program that has reached the FCS quarterfinals for three consecutive years, including the new leadership of Matt Vitzthum as head coach and redshirt freshman quarterback Austin Modrzewski, who Vitzthum recently selected to take the starting reigns in Saturday's opener against '25 playoff team Central Connecticut State. Zach Borg Feature (MS+): A "Camp Confidential" series profile on the Pierre Governors, who this season seek their ninth Class 11AA state title in 10 years. You can catch all the "Camp Confidential" profiles here and enjoy live and on-demand broadcasts of Sioux Falls Metro Conference games with your Midwest Sports+ subscription, starting this weekend with: Friday's doubleheader at Howard Wood Field, which will also be televised live on KSFL-TV, channel 36 (over-the-air) and Midco channel 616: 5 p.m. - Rapid City Central at Sioux Falls Washington 7:30 p.m. - No. 5 O'Gorman at No. 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln Zach Borg will call the play-by-play of those games, with former Augustana offensive coordinator James Schrenk returning as an MS+ analyst. On Saturday, MS+ will televise what is anticipated to be the best matchup of the week in South Dakota's 11AAA football — The Tiger Bowl in Harrisburg. No. 3 Sioux Falls Jefferson will visit No. 4 Harrisburg in rematch of a epic come-from-behind Cavaliers win last season on MS+. You can watch back that instant classic and all of our game replays from 2025 with your MS+ subscription! Veteran local play-by-play announcer John Gaskins will call the game, also with Schrenk providing analysis. Soon after these broadcasts conclude, your subscription makes them available "on demand" to watch anytime on midwestsportsplus.com or the MS+ app. Let the games begin!