ATN Podcast 398: Good to be on the road

About this episode

The episode discusses surprising playoff outcomes and features an interview with Wheaton coach Jesse Scott.

We knew to expect a ton of snow for every game between Collegeville and Holland. We knew to expect Susquehanna would have more than a fighting chance at Christopher Newport. We knew to expect a likely rematch of former OAC rivals. What we didn’t know to expect was five road teams winning in the round of 32! Last year, which was the first year the playoff bracket had 40 teams, there was just one road win in the second round. Normal seems to be somewhere in between the two, but way closer to one than five. We should have known that Wheaton had a good chance at Wartburg. The Hansen Ratings even told us so before the game. But the win, nonetheless, was surprising, and we welcome Wheaton coach Jesse Scott to the podcast to talk about it. He discusses what quarterback Mark Forcucci looks like when he is at his best — helpful info for someone who has only seen him play North Central, a game in which he was battling to get back from injury. He talks about his coaching and leadership philosophy, and which philosophy prof at Wheaton should be credited, or perhaps not, with helping mold that. Patrick and Greg also go through each of the second-round games. There is postgame…

People in this episode

Hosts: Patrick, Greg

Guest: Jesse Scott

Topics covered

• football
• playoffs
• coaching philosophy
• game analysis
• postgame insights

Keywords

• playoffs
• Wheaton
• Jesse Scott
• football analysis
• postgame audio

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wheaton, Christopher Newport, Susquehanna, North Central, OAC, Hansen Ratings

Places: Collegeville, Holland

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