Friday Night Drive
235 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe have a simple mission at Friday Night Drive: produce in-depth quality high school football coverage for Illinois high school football fans. It’s our goal every day with our award-winning writers and editors to give our listeners high quality coverage of the teams, players and issues they care about in high school football.
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Episodes
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 077: Week 3 provides a bevy of standout performances
April 05, 2021 21:11 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBCrystal Lake Central pulled off a huge upset, and Lockport, Marmion and Sacred Heart Griffin were among the teams that grabbed our attention. Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie recap Week 3.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 076: Setting the stage for a long Week 3
March 31, 2021 23:33 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWe’re set for three days of action this week with dozens of games from Thursday through Saturday night. Joe Stevenson joins Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie to preview Week 3.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 075: Catching up with Kane County and the western suburbs
March 31, 2021 19:16 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge return to discuss a busy week 2, including the latest developments around the Batavia quarterback position. They'll also break down the biggest games of week 3.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 074: Week 2 provides no shortage of impressive performances
March 29, 2021 20:16 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBA loaded Week 2 schedule didn’t disappoint. Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss this past weekend’s games, including impressive performances from Loyola, East St. Louis, Minooka and Barrington.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 073: Week 2 features no shortage of big-time matchups
March 25, 2021 19:09 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBCan’t get enough high school football? Well, you’re in luck. There are great matchups all the way through Sunday evening in Week 2. Joe Stevenson joins Steve Soucie and Kyle Nabors to set the stage for this weekend.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 072: Kane County and the western suburbs get ready for Week 2
March 24, 2021 22:08 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBJosh Welge and Jake Bartelson return to bring the latest news on programs returning from quarantine in the western suburbs, discuss the best Week 1 performances and what we’re looking for in Week 2.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 071: What did we learn in Week 1
March 22, 2021 22:18 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBHigh school football made its long awaited return to Illinois this past weekend. Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie dive into the results and discuss their Week 1 takeaways.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 070: Week 1 Kane County edition
March 19, 2021 15:38 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge take you through the top games to watch in Week 1 around Kane and DuPage Counties.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 069: Hard to believe, but we’re just hours away from Week 1
March 18, 2021 21:13 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBAfter nearly 17 months, high school football returns to Illinois this weekend. Steve Soucie and Kyle Nabors preview Week 1 and make their season predictions.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 068: Talking Week 1 and previewing McHenry County football
March 16, 2021 21:34 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBCOVID-19 has already forced a Week 1 shakeup in the West Suburban. There’s also an awesome last-minute schedule addition to discuss. Plus Joe Stevenson joins the show to preview the Fox Valley and Kishwaukee River Conferences.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 067: Let’s discuss this preseason coaches poll
March 12, 2021 17:37 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBThe Friday Night Drive preseason coaches poll is out, so Steve Soucie and Kyle Nabors set out to determine if the coaches got things right.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 066: Previewing the western suburbs
March 08, 2021 19:49 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge discuss the breaking news surrounding outdoor contest fan attendance, recap the first day of football practice and bounce around Northern Illinois to highlight programs like Glenbard West, St. Francis, IC Catholic, Batavia and more.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 065: A visit with EdgyTim
March 04, 2021 19:04 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBPractices for the six-game spring season kicked off Wednesday, and EdgyTim of EdgyTim.com joined Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie to discuss what this spring will look like and how the delayed season has impacted college recruiting in Illinois.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 064: High school football's return is finally here
March 01, 2021 20:23 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBSixteen months since we crowned the 2019 state champions in DeKalb, high school football finally returns to Illinois this month. Kyle Nabors, Steve Soucie and John Sahly discuss what to expect from this six-week spring season.
Football in the time of COVID-19, what can we expect?
September 24, 2020 21:20 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWhy wasn't football played this fall and should we expect it in the spring? Plus the guys are joined by Matt Stepp of TexasFootball.com and Aaron Ferguson of the Northwest Indiana Times to discuss how football is going in their states.
Sorting through the details of high school sports this year
July 30, 2020 19:49 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBKyle Nabors, Steve Soucie and Josh Welge discussed what we learned and what questions we still need answered after Wednesday's announcement by the IHSA.
Can we make high school football work this fall?
July 21, 2020 21:32 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn our latest podcast, we discuss: Can we make high school football work this fall? Our guest: coach Josh Jostes of Maroa-Forsyth
FND: Reviewing IHSA Return to Play, Early Schedule Analysis
July 07, 2020 21:08 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBSMI reporters Jake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back with a podcast recapping the IHSA Return to Play guidelines, early schedule analysis and more in looks arcoss Kane, Kendall and SLM coverage areas.
Friday Night Drive podcast, Episode 059: Are we going to have a football season?
May 22, 2020 18:55 - 34 minutes - 32 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss what a high school football season could look like this fall.
So much for districts
December 18, 2019 14:12 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss the IHSA membership's decision to abandon the district plan.
2019 season wrapup: McHenry County
December 04, 2019 14:02 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBJoe Stevenson, Sean Hammond and Kyle Nabors recap the 2019 season and take a look ahead to next fall.
Previewing the 6A and 4A title games for McHenry County
November 27, 2019 14:08 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBJoe Stevenson, Sean Hammond and Kyle Nabors breakdown this weekend's state title games for Richmond-Burton and Prairie Ridge.
Our picks for all 8 state title games
November 26, 2019 13:46 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie preview all eight state championship games and make their picks.
Our semifinal picks - all 8 classes
November 20, 2019 22:43 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie sit down and make their state semifinal picks for all eight classes.
Picking the state semifinals in McHenry County
November 20, 2019 13:48 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBJoe Stevenson, Sean Hammond and Kyle Nabors make their picks for this weekend's state semifinals.
Wrapping up the quarterfinals
November 18, 2019 20:53 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie wrap up last weekend's state quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals are here. Let's get ready.
November 14, 2019 22:22 - 44 minutes - 15.1 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss their favorite matchups from this weekend's state quarterfinals.
Kane County+ podcast: Quarterfinals
November 14, 2019 14:31 - 33 minutes - 11.4 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge return to recap the second round from Kane, Kendall and Suburban life coverage areas. Jake interviews Bucknell recruit, Batavia’s Sam Barus, ahead of the rematch with Nazareth. Jake/Josh look ahead to the quarterfinals.
Previewing the quarterfinals in McHenry County
November 13, 2019 14:35 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond break down this weekend's state quarterfinals in McHenry County.
Round 2 surprises
November 12, 2019 14:13 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie take a look at the biggest surprises and storylines from the second round.
Round 2 is here. Let's get ready.
November 08, 2019 14:43 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie preview this weekend's second round matchups.
Preview Round 2 in Kane and Kendall counties
November 07, 2019 16:51 - 37 minutes - 12.9 MBJosh Welge and Jake Bartelson return to break down the first round of playoff games and look ahead to what’s in store for the next. Jake interviews Marmion trio Major Haas, Max Lambert and Jack Scales ahead of their bout with Rockford Boylan.
Previewing Round 2 in McHenry County
November 05, 2019 22:14 - 21 minutes - 20 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond preview the second round in McHenry County.
Reviewing Round 1
November 04, 2019 21:52 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie take a closer look at some of the top games and performances from the first round.
Round 1 is here. Let's dig in.
October 31, 2019 13:46 - 31 minutes - 29 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss the recently unveiled IHSA proposals and dig into this weekend's first-round games.
Previewing the playoffs in Kane and Kendall County, plus Batavia's Trey Urwiler
October 30, 2019 20:07 - 33 minutes - 11.5 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back to recap Week 9, preview Round 1 of the playoffs, and we interview Batavia's Trey Urwiler.
Previewing Round 1 of the playoffs in McHenry County
October 29, 2019 21:30 - 33 minutes - 31 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond make their picks for this weekend's first round.
Playoff pairings are here. Let's talk about it.
October 28, 2019 21:21 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe 2019 playoff pairings are out! Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie go through all eight classes to discuss the highlights.
GOTW W9 CLS @ PR
October 25, 2019 23:41 - 3 hours - 169 MBListen live as the Prairie Ridge Wolves host the Crystal Lake South Gators, in Week 9 of McHenry County FVC Prep Football action.
Previewing Week 9 in Kane County, and we interview St. Francis RB Ben Radel
October 24, 2019 13:06 - 32 minutes - 11.3 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back and previewing Week 9 in Kane, Kendall and DuPage County, plus Jake interviews St. Francis RB Ben Radel
Let's get ready for Week 9 in McHenry County
October 23, 2019 12:58 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond get you ready for Week 9 in McHenry County.
Friday Night Drive GOTW: W8 PR at CG
October 18, 2019 23:29 - 2 hours - 144 MBListen live as the Prairie Ridge Wolves take on the Cary-Grove Trojans in Cary, in Week 8 of McHenry County FVC prep football action!
How a Chicago strike affects the IHSA playoffs
October 17, 2019 13:06 - 33 minutes - 11.4 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie give an update on how a strike would impact CPL teams in the postseason. The guys also discuss the situation with Cardinal Ritter and preview Week 8.
Previewing Week 8 in Kane County, plus Ben Furtney talks St. Charles North football
October 16, 2019 18:46 - 27 minutes - 9.58 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back to preview Week 8 in Kane County. Plus, Jake interviews St. Charles North's Ben Furtney.
Previewing Week 8 in McHenry County
October 16, 2019 16:52 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond get you ready for Week 8 in McHenry County, which includes the Prairie Ridge vs. Cary-Grove showdown.
The first district counterproposal is here
October 15, 2019 01:15 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBKyle Nabors and Steve Soucie discuss the first counterproposal to the district system and wrap up Week 7.
Friday Night Drive GOTW: W7 CLS at MCH
October 11, 2019 23:33 - 2 hours - 164 MBListen live as the Crystal Lake South Gators take on the McHenry Warriors, at McCracken Field in McHenry, in Week 7 of McHenry County FVC prep football action!
Let's get ready for Week 7
October 10, 2019 12:57 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIt's a critical week if you're a 3-3 team. Kyle Nabors and Steve Soucie get you ready for Week 7.
Batavia's Cam Jones and a Week 7 Kane County preview
October 09, 2019 02:16 - 24 minutes - 8.37 MBJake Bartelson and Josh Welge are back and recap Week 6, preview Week 7 and we have a conversation with Batavia's Cam Jones
McHenry County review and Week 7 preview
October 08, 2019 21:32 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBJoe Stevenson, Kyle Nabors and Sean Hammond get you ready for Week 7 in McHenry County.