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Strib Varsity goes deep on Minnesota high school football each week with insights from coaches and players.
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Signup to Generate a PitchVarsity Insiders With Randy Shaver is hosted by Randy Shaver. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "What it took to go undefeated" (27 October 2026, 27 minutes), "The first season in charge" (20 October 2026, 32 minutes), and "Three sons, two coaches, one team: Lakeville South's Deans" (14 October 2026, 23 minutes).
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher.
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Randy Shaver hosts Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver, a news podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Aitkin, Willmar and Park Christian enter the Minnesota high school football playoffs with perfect records. Their coaches — Alan Hills, Jon Konold and Matt Baasch — join Randy Shaver to share what changed, who stepped up...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
First-year Minnesota high school football head coaches Jerad Kostiuk (International Falls), Devin Lockerby (NRHEG) and Chris Zimmel (Fertile-Beltrami), whose journeys to the job could hardly be more different, chat with...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Lakeville South defensive coordinator Mark Dean has coached all three of his sons, and now his oldest, Camden, coaches alongside him while his youngest, Griffen, finishes his senior season before heading to Montana. The...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Ortonville, Medford and Sibley East are each seeking their first win of the Minnesota high school football season while carrying long losing streaks. Head coaches Matt Fellows, Jerome Johannes and Stephen Montgomery...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
After almost 58 seasons and 442 victories, Verndale football coach Mike Mahlen still enjoys practices, game preparation and calling plays on Friday nights. He joins Randy Shaver to discuss his remarkable career, his...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Wayzata, Bagley and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons have opened the Minnesota high school football season 3-0, and each program took a different path to get there. The three teams' head coaches join Randy Shaver to...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Twenty-five years after playing high school football at Academy of Holy Angels, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. is back in Minnesota for an honor that connects his past, present and family legacy. He joins Randy Shaver to discuss...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Chris Meidt joins Randy Shaver to share how Minneota's broken scoreboard inspired the community to transform its stadium and honor his father, legendary coach Gerhard Meidt. He also shares stories about his father’s...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
An idea embraced by Minnesota football coaches has grown into a statewide movement that has raised $4.7 million for cancer research and patient support. Dave Nelson and Stillwater coach Beau LaBore join Randy Shaver to...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Minnesota’s football recruiting landscape is loaded with talent, led by powerhouse rosters at Moorhead and Shakopee, seven in-state Gophers commits and a growing group of prospects attracting national attention. Randy...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
How do you build and sustain a football dynasty when small enrollments, limited rosters and constant expectations are working against you? Minneota coach Chad Johnston and Jackson County Central coach Tom Schuller join...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Blake Betton is a Penn State commit playing Class 6A football in the Twin Cities. Brodie Metzger is a Nine-Player state champion from southwestern Minnesota with 12 Division I offers. Both are ranked No. 1 in Minnesota...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Why did Dwight Lundeen stay at Becker High School for 57 football seasons — and how does a program replace the only head coach it has ever known? The Minnesota high school football legend joins Randy Shaver to reflect...
Varsity Insiders With Randy Shaver
Welcome to Varsity Insiders from Strib Varsity and the Minnesota Star Tribune. This is your one stop shop for all things Minnesota high school football.
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