SD Sports Lounge: Justin Sell, Jerry Olszweski, Matt Zimmer, and the new "Where Are They Now" series

The South Dakota Sports Lounge is a weekly show, produced by Midwest Sports Plus and hosted by Sioux Falls Live's John Gaskins, that showcases the best and/or most topical sports conversations from the daily sports shows in the Forum Communications family — Happy Hour with John Gaskins (Sioux Falls), Hot Mic with Dom Izzo (Fargo) and The Nate Brown Show (Rapid City). Most episodes also include at least one feature story about an athlete in the region. This week:   Happy Hour w/ John Gaskins: Augustana football coach on his program's NSIC title-contending consistency, being a "CEO" head coach, how Vikings' recruiting targets and results have evolved the last few years, how NIL and transfer portal have affected Augie in recent seasons. Plus, an emotional story about the last moments of the life of Jeff Fylling, the 40-year radio voice of the Vikings who died recently after a battle with cancer. Hot Mic w/ Dom Izzo: SDSU athletics director Justin Sell weighs in on the NCAA Tournament's expansion to 76 teams, NDSU's move to FBS and what it means for SDSU, the finalization of the Jackrabbits' 2026 football schedule and the heavy lifting it took to notch a 12th regular season game, and the fan base's reaction and attitude to the ever-changing NIL landscape.   The Nate Brown Show: Sioux Falls Live sports editor Matt Zimmer on how sports coverage has changed on a local/national level, mostly for the worse. Apps and streaming is replacing cable while laptops and phones replaced newspapers for print consumption. That's not all good, Zimmer says.   Where Are They Now: A new series debuting on Midwest Sports Plus that tracks down standout high school athletes who have moved in life to college athletics or other ventures. This episode's guest is Indiana University swimmer Grace Hoeper, a former standout at Solon High School in Iowa.