Kurtiss Riggs, Pt. 2 - CFB - How Hoosiers won, if local teams (Huskers, Hawkeyes, Gophers) can follow suit, building through portal, SDSU OL turning down $1M from SEC school episode artwork

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Kurtiss Riggs, Pt. 2 - CFB - How Hoosiers won, if local teams (Huskers, Hawkeyes, Gophers) can follow suit, building through portal, SDSU OL turning down $1M from SEC school

from Happy Hour with John Gaskins · host John Gaskins

If the Hoosiers — the most losing program in the history of major college football — can turn from trash to treasure in two years, why not the Huskers, Hawkeyes, or Gophers?   The three FBS programs with the most devout followings in eastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa had all been historically way better than Indiana until Cignetti and his NIL/transfer portal lever-pulling lapped them.   So, who is the closest of these three former "Big Ten West" rivals to becoming the next Indiana? What does it take?   Kurtiss Riggs has his own angle, with some more intimate insight into how Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota operate based on his relationship with some of the top talent in the Sioux Falls area who have been recruited to those spots.   * Did South Dakota State offensive lineman Quentin Christensen really have a $1,000,000 offer from an SEC school?    And why is it a good thing he turned it down? Also, why did 10 other Jackrabbits reject FBS offers while eight NDSU starters are bolting? Is that an indictment on the Bison?    Time for more education on how all this modern day wild west portal/NIL stuff works from someone heavily connected to some of the best players in the region and the coaches at every relevant high school and college program in the region.

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