Column: Andrew Holtan reflects on his relationship with John Stiegelmeier
South Dakota State Jackrabbits head football coach John Stiegelmeier on the field prior to their game against North Dakota State Bison in the 2023 FCS National Championship football game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. (Dave Eggen/Inertia)
By: Andrew Holtan, The Brookings Register
Updated: 1 month ago / Posted Jan 26, 2023
As I stood with a bunch of other reporters last Friday, talking to John Stiegelmeier around 16 hours after South Dakota State had announced that he was going to be retiring after 26 years, I started to think about all of the times that I had talked to him in the past.
