Matt Witwicki (D2Football.com & NSIC Weekly) on Augie-USF rivalry, Saturday's matchup, and the passion and quality of Div. II athletics
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Sure, it is easy for folks who live in Sioux Falls to think the Key to the City Game between Augustana and the University of Sioux Falls is a rather special rivalry.
But where does it actually rank in the pantheon of all Division II football rivalries in the nation?
Few people would be able to answer that question, but we found one of them right here in town.
Matt Witwicki has been covering that level of college athletics feverishly since he moved to Sioux Falls about 20 years ago. Now the production manager for D2Football.com and the co-host of "NSIC Weekly" with the Voice of the USF Cougars Tom Frederick, Witwicki joined Happy Hour host John Gaskins at Gateway Lounge on Key to the City week.
What makes the rivalry unique? What are other rivalries nationally that stack up in Div. II? And what is the magic — or at least, the essence — of D2 athletics? How at risk is D2 of being depleted in the future by the transient nature of college athletics via the transfer portal?
Witwicki deftly answers all that, plus tells some fun stories of his time covering D2. He also sizes up the 2025 Key to the City Showdown, of course.
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