The Sports Huddle

This coming Monday marks the finale of a new format implemented into college football where we saw some blowouts and some close battles but overall we saw new additions to the mix when it comes to programs being on a big stage like the playoffs - but we break down how effective this transition has been as Ohio State and Notre Dame prepare to face off on Monday for the National Championship. Also,...

It was a Wild weekend of Wild Card matchups and has been an even crazier Divisional Round - we chat Sam Darnold and the Vikings future, Josh has the Fast Breaks and more as we slowly peel back who will be in their respective Conference Championship games next weekend.

There is one name that has been explosive against two of the best NFL teams so far in the playoffs - Josh elaborates on that, previews a big game on Sunday, Bob Uecker and much more with the Fast Breaks!

With the Vikings season officially behind us we now look ahead to the offseason for the Minnesota Vikings with many questions already put into circulation. We went to Dane Mizutani who has covered the Minnesota Vikings for the Pioneer Press this season - he breaks it all down as we try and make sense of it all including analyzing the coaching of Kevin O’Connell in the playoffs!

It has been a topic of conversation for a few weeks now - what lies ahead for Vikings quarterback and soon to be free agent Sam Darnold in the wake of their Wild Card loss last weekend to the Los Angeles Rams, and what could it take for Minnesota to keep him!

From college football to the high school hardwood, as well as a Rams-Vikings pick - we take you through all levels of the sports world in the second hour of The Huddle!

After a run to the state tournament last year, Cretin Durham Hall boy’s basketball has all cylinders firing so we talked to their coach Jerry Kline Jr about their number one ranked team, recruiting talent into this new season, the scrappy win over Woodbury and even an ode to Mancini’s!

For today’s Fast Breaks, Josh takes his Fast Breaks to South Beach as they will now host the 2026 Winter Classic outdoors between the Panthers and Rangers, Jim Nantz will make history on Sunday when he picks up the headset and also its WIld Card weekend in football and we make our picks known!

Pete and Steve recap the College Football Playoff and weigh in on the final two teams being Notre Dame and Ohio State facing off for it all in the National Championship!

It's a ‘wild’ first hour of The Huddle with Wild Card weekend underway in the NFL, we chat with Matthew Coller about the Monday Night Football matchup with the Rams and the Minnesota Wild out west this weekend we chat with Kevin Gorg, also what is going on with Gophers men's basketball!

It has been a tough stretch for the Minnesota Wild as they are without their top three defenseman and top forward in Kirill Kaprizov with injuries hurting this team - we ask Kevin Gorg of Fan Duel Sports Network how this team has managed to stay in the playoff spots in the Western Conference, what went wrong with Gus vs. Colorado and recap their win over San Jose last night!

Time is winding down as we approach kick off on Monday night with the Rams “hosting” the Vikings at State Farm Stadium in Arizona in wake of the tragic devastation taking place in California. Matthew Coller of Purple Insider previews the matchup, how the Vikings can rebound from a blowout loss in Detroit, Vikings defense needing to be ready for this Rams offense this time around and much more!

Not the result the Minnesota Vikings wanted last weekend so they now face a Wild Card matchup with the Los Angeles Rams in a relocated State Farm Stadium matchup on Monday Night Football, Pete and Steve preview the matchup, how much relocation affects the matchup and more!

Did PJ Fleck win a “bowl game that matters”? Also we give our end of season NFL award picks. Nadine Babu of GopherHole.com joins the show as we wind down on the second hour of the first show of 2025. Also, could we see the Gophers in a College Football Playoff someday?

We were pleased to get a full breakdown of the Gophers win in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, PJ Fleck’s effect on the culture at the U and recruiting with Nadine Babu of GopherHole.com.

After a dominant win over Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, should anyone question what PJ Fleck brings to the table as a long-term head coach of this team - we discuss!

Just how good is this Vikings team - that, Fast Breaks, Matthew Coller also joins this hour!

Josh has the Fast Breaks today as we break down SEC dominance supposedly coming to an end, Baker Mayfield as a Pro Bowl snub, Max Brosmer’s NFL chances and whether we are panicking without KAT!

Less than 12 hours ahead of the biggest game in Minnesota Vikings history - we chatted with Matthew Coller of Purple Insider who is LIVE from Detroit - what will it take to keep Darnold, how much credit does Josh McCown get for this year’s success and much more as we preview Vikings-Lions.

Sunday night it is for all of the marbles in Detroit and we ask the pressing question amid all of the doubt this season - is Sam Darnold the best Vikings quarterback of all-time and is this the best Vikings team in history?

A lot of ground covered this hour with Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press joining us to chat Gophers football and recruiting, evaluating a KAT-less Wolves team. Wes Walz joins to break down the latest in Kirill being injured and looking ahead to the Ottawa matchup and the Four Nations tourney!

It appears the Minnesota Wild will go without Kirill Kaprizov in their Sunday matchup against the Ottawa Senators and Wes Walz of Fan Duel Sports Network joins The Huddle to give the latest, Brock Faber’s electric play as of late and we look ahead to their matchup against Ottawa, also - what does Wes make of the Four Nations Tournament! It appears the Minnesota Wild will go without Kirill Kaprizov...

Only a few days until the Gophers take the field in North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl against Virginia Tech and we also break down some of the positional depth next season and recruiting with this team especially without Max Brosmer!

It's always a football packed Sunday when the Packers face off against the Vikings so we tackle that with Dane Mizutani of the Pioneer Press, we look at the hot seat with NFL coaching with the Fast Breaks and more as its a football filled first hour on The Huddle

After last night, Joe Burrow is doing everything he needs to do to win games and cannot - why is that - Josh brings us that and other pressing questions with the Fast Breaks