BROOKINGS — If the Spring Game attendance is any indication, the end of South Dakota State’s two-year run as FCS national champions and departure of Coach Jimmy Rogers has not led to a decrease in interest from the Jackrabbit fan base.
What was likely the biggest crowd yet for an SDSU Spring Game turned out Saturday, clearly intrigued to see what new coach Dan Jackson is cooking up, but also as a show of support for a program that in just a few short months has taken something of a collective chip on its shoulder. Rogers left and brought his staff and many players and recruits with him, while star offensive players Mark Gronowski, Griffin Wilde, Evan Beerntsen and Davin Stoffel all transferred to Big Ten schools, and it seems to have ignited a fire under the leftover and new players.
The Jacks still believe they will be national championship contenders this year, and Saturday’s Spring Game showed essentially two things — the ceiling is indeed high, but there’s a long way to go before the season opener against Sacramento State.
“The big goal of the spring was fundamentals and technique and building the brotherhood stronger than it was before, and it is,” Jackson said. “I think the confidence is pretty high. The first two weeks the offense had a hard time moving the ball because everything was new for them and nothing was new for the defense. Then we started tweaking things on defense and the offense started clicking. So it was interesting to see the back and forth.”
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