Jim Gagliardi

I talked with longtime friend, Jim Gagliardi today and the recent passing of his 91-year old father, legendary former St. John's Football Coach John Gagliardi. John Gagliardi died Sunday at the age of 91 with family by his side.

The St. John's football team closes the 2012 season at Bethel Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies have won 3 games in a row and are 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the MIAC. St. John's is coming off a blowout win over Hamline 55-10 last Saturday. St. John's Offensive Coordinator Jim Gagliardi talked with Jay Caldwell on the Granite City Cafe on AM 1390-the Fan.

The St. John's football team has just 2 games remaining and will play at Hamline Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies have won 2 in a row after losing 4 straight games to start the conference schedule. St. John's is 2-4 in the MIAC and 4-4 overall.

The St. John's Football team hosts Gustavus Saturday afternoon at 1pm in hopes of winning their 2nd straight game. St. John's was off last week and are 3-4 overall this season but just 1-4 in the MIAC. Gustavus has struggled this season and id 1-4 in the MIAC and 2-5 overall.

St. John's will start freshman Nick Martin at quarterback Saturday when they host St. Olaf for homecoming at 1pm. Martin is a 6'3 195 pound pocket passer from Plymouth and Wayzata High School. He was 6-8 passing for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns in relief of Connor Bruns and John Ries Saturday at Concordia-Moorhead.

The St. John's football team looks to bounce back this week after a tough loss to rival St. Thomas last week when they play at Concordia-Moorhead this Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies are 2-1 while Concorida is 3-0 and is receiving votes this week for the d3football.com top 25 poll.

The St. John's football team hosts rival St. Thomas in both team's MIAC opener Saturday at 1pm at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville. Both teams are 2-0. St. John's is coming off a 3-point win over UW-Eau Claire last Saturday in Eau Claire. Both the Johnnies and Tommies beat UW-Eau Claire by 3 points this season. St. Thomas is ranked #7 in the Nation in the latest Division III poll. St. John's is receiving votes in the top 25 poll.

The St. John's football team faces a big test Saturday when they play at UW-Eau Claire at 1pm. The Johnnies are 1-0 after a 52-7 win over Northwestern College last Saturday. St. John's has developed a rivalry with Eau Claire having played them in non-conference play for the past few seasons. St. John's lost to Eau Claire last year 47-19 in Collegeville.

The St. John's football team is looking for improvement on their 6-4 finish in 2011. The Johnnies didn't have stability at quarterback in 2011 but this season they appear to have that. Connor Bruns has emerged as the starting quarterback and will start week one against Northwestern University Saturday at 1pm at Clemens Stadium.