{"id":22115064,"date":"2021-07-14T12:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22115064"},"modified":"2021-07-14T12:07:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:07:55","slug":"the-statesman-sports-desk-neemi-and-the-draft-plus-the-new-usu-football-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/the-statesman-sports-desk-neemi-and-the-draft-plus-the-new-usu-football-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Statesman Sports Desk \u2013 Neemi and the draft plus the new USU football staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA draft is coming up, Sam Merrill is in The Finals and college football season is right around the corner. Jacob and Parker talk about all that and more on the show for the week of July 11-17. 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