This week on YoteCast, host John Thayer chats with USD athletic director David Herbster, former Coyote volleyball coach Jan Whitman and the voice of the Southern Illinois football team Mike Reis.

Herbster chats about Dakota Days and all things Coyote athletics. Whitman is our featured Title IX guest this week as she shares stories about the beginning of the Coyote volleyball program. Reis discusses the Coyotes' homecoming opponent, Southern Illinois, and looks ahead to Saturday's kick-off.

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Thayer is in his 10th year with Coyote Sports Network by Learfield. He moved into the play-by-play role for Coyote football and men's basketball in 2020 after spending seven years as the voice of Coyote women's basketball and as a sideline reporter for football.