Colby Carthel — Head Football Coach at Stephen F. Austin and 2024 Southland Conference Champion — joins David Smoak to discuss SFA’s remarkable rise, the culture that kept his roster together, and the pursuit of an outright conference title against Northwestern State. Carthel reflects on a senior class that turned down major portal money, the program’s decade-long climb from NCAA sanctions to championship contention, and the pride of building a resilient, family-driven locker room.

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