DawgmanRadio: Yogi Roth Opines on the Sugar Bowl

Dawgman.com's Kim Grinolds caught up this weekend with Yogi Roth from the Pac-12 Networks, and Yogi found his way to New Orleans for Monday's Sugar Bowl between the Texas Longhorns and Washington Huskies.Roth is in a position to offer a very unique perspective into this game because he knows both programs well. His connection with Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian goes back nearly 20 years ago to their time together at USC.He also knows Washington's program through his years and years covering all the Pac-12 programs as part of his role as an analyst and commentator for the Pac-12 Networks.The conversation starts out strong, as Yogi laid out his argument for why Washington should have been the number-one seed, which meant they would have been playing out west at the Rose Bowl, regardless of who they would have been matched up with.And then they transition to his time with Sark and not only the moment where he found out he got the Washington head coaching job (spoiler: Yogi was in the room when the call came through), to how he helped the Huskies get back on their feet.Then Kim gets Yogi's take on current UW Head Coach Kalen DeBoer, his initial impressions when he saw the Huskies in training camp over a year ago and what he feels has made DeBoer so successful so quickly.Yogi also offers up a Washington player that he feels could end up being a difference-maker Monday night during the Sugar Bowl.Kim also asked Yogi for his take on Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. What makes Mike special as a player? Yogi definitely has thoughts about this, as well as thoughts on a number of the other veteran Huskies that have created the foundation for the current UW program, as well as the identity that has been forged inside that locker room.To finish out the conversation, Yogi offers up his thoughts on Steve Sarkisian's journey from Heritage Hall to Austin, including his time on Montlake and the associated trials and tribulations he went through during those years to come out the other side and eventually become the head coach of another major FBS program in Texas.