Three perfect starts, three remarkable football turnarounds | 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 discuss their turnarounds, explain why their players bought in and look ahead to the challenges that await.

00:00 Three Minnesota football teams off to notable starts
00:45 Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons’ best start since 1998
02:14 The keys behind Bagley’s 3-0 start
03:22 Inside Wayzata’s rapid turnaround from a 1-8 season
04:49 Why belief in the system matters more than the system
05:53 How a 30-player roster is defying the odds
07:15 The challenges of small-school football
10:29 Can these perfect starts survive the coming gauntlet?
13:13 Other Minnesota teams ending long 3-0 droughts
14:00 The moments that meant even more
16:38 Next tests for Wayzata, Bagley and Alden-Conger
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