This week on YoteCast, host John Thayer chats with USD athletic director David Herbster, former Coyote football player and current receiver for the XFL's Arlington Renegades Caleb Vander Esch, and head women's basketball coach Kayla Karius. 

Herbster sits down with Thayer to recap recent Summit League Championship performances and discusses what Western Illinois' departure from the Summit League means for the conference. Vander Esch then talks with Thayer to talk about his team winning the XFL Championship and the process of his pro career. Karius catches up with Thayer and talks about the recent staff and roster additions to the women's basketball team. 

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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.