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If any CPS Football teams are looking for a lighted field to use tonight,
@StRitaFootball
@StRitaHS
is willing to host you. Message
@StRitaAthletics
if interested. We want to help get your practices in so you can compete in the Playoffs!
@michaelsobrien
@Tim_OBrien10
@disabato
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Congratulations to
@sritabasketball
's Morez Johnson '24 on his commitment to
@IlliniMBB
!
#GoRitaGo
#WhosNext
#Illini
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Congratulations to
@StRitaBaseball
Senior SS
@JalenGreer
who was just picked today in the MLB Draft in the 5th round at No. 164 overall by the Oakland Athletics!
#GoRitaGo
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He did it! NATIONAL CHAMPION! Austin O’Connor ‘17
@aoconnor149
is your 2021 NCAA 149-pound Champ! The former Mustang legend took home FOUR IHSA titles while at 7740 S. Western. Now, he’s the first Tar Heel
@UNCWrestling
to bring it home since 1995. We are so proud of you, OC!🔵🔴
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St. Rita is lighting it up for
#LightsForTheFight
again this Friday night at beautiful Doyle Stadium. Thank you to our medical personnel, first responders, and all essential workers, the
@StRitaHS
family prays for you every day!
@EDGYTIM
@Tim_OBrien10
@KyleGarmes
@disabato
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
42, Prospect 20. Mustangs go for it all next Saturday at 4:00 pm vs. Wheaton North in Dekalb. We will see you there. This makes back to back state appearances for St. Rita (4th overall in program history)
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And a big congratulations to Sophomore RB Kaleb Brown on being named the 2019 Chicago Catholic League Green Division Tony Lawless Award Winner! Not many sophomores take home this award, pretty remarkable for the young man
#GoRitaGo
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We need everyone to vote for Morez Johnson ‘24, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign commit, as the best 2022-2023 high school basketball dunker in the country!
Voting closes Tuesday, February 14th at 11:59 PM.
You can vote by clicking here:
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A picture says 1000 words. 4x State Champion. Austin O'Connor becomes just the 15th wrestler to win 4 titles (& 2nd Ritaman: Albert White'07
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Congrats Head Baseball Coach John Nee ‘93 on being named Chicago Catholic League Blue Coach of the Year! That’s a well-deserved honor!
#COTY
#CoachNee
#SRBaseball
#GoRitaGo
@StRitaBaseball
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Freshman Joel Watts' buzzer-beater lifts the Mustangs to victory at Marist!
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Congratulations to
@sritabasketball
Senior Connor Serven who has committed to U of Illinois as a preferred walk-on!
#GoRitaGo
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Rest In Peace, Coach Quinn. We will miss you dearly. Certainly on the Mt. Rushmore of impactful people in the 116-year history of our school. God Bless you, Coach.
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
42. Boylan Catholic 21. The Mustangs are headed to Dekalb for the IHSA Class 5A State Championship!
#GoRitaGo
thank you
@StRitaHS
fans. Your support was incredible!
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The guy on the right is Super Bowl champion, Ritaman Pat O’Connor ‘12, of the
@Buccaneers
who got his 💍 recently. The one on the left plays QB or something. Congratulations to Pat, the former
@StRitaFootball
standout!
#GoRitaGo
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This is what happens when you live in the weight room in a 15-month off-season like
@upnext_hwj13
did. Hard work pays off - it’s not just a saying.
Oh my!
@StRitaFootball
’s Henry Wilson using the truck stick.
What a touchdown. It gives St. Rita a 13-7 lead over Montini early in the second quarter.
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The entire St. Rita Family is saddened by the loss of legendary football coach Chuck Zeman '68 who passed away this morning. Visitation and Funeral information are pending at this time. Let perpetual light shine upon Coach Zeman. St. Rita Pray for us.
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Our boys are off! Good luck to
@StRitaFootball
going ring chasing today. The entire St. Rita family is with you!
#GoRitaGo
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We would like to welcome home Curtis Price as he will be our new Athletic Director!
Curtis graduated from St. Rita in 1988 and he has 16 years of coaching experience as well as experience holding Athletic Director roles.
Click here to read about him:
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Strong work tonight from
@CaravanFootball
@RedHawkFB
@BrotherRiceFB
and of course
@StRitaFootball
— all advancing to the State Semifinals. Southside Football is king. Keep it going next week boys
#DestinationDekalb
#SouthsidePride
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Way to go,
@Followthe_LAW
! A
@sritabasketball
@StRitaHS
man scoring some Pts in the
@NBA
we are very proud!
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We want to thank our thousands of fans from St. Rita for packing Doyle Stadium tonight. We expect to see all you (& more) at NIU next Saturday at 4:00 pm. Get to DeKalb and support your Mustangs
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Congratulations to
@aoconnor157
on winning his 2nd National Championship!
#strita
#stritaofcascia
#stritaalumni
#SRPride
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Happy birthday to one of the best of all-time, Teacher/Coach John Nee ‘93! Coach Nee has been coaching
@StRitaFootball
and
@StRitaBaseball
since 1998 and has impacted thousands in the classroom and on the fields over the years. Happy birthday Coach Nee
@jneestrita
🔵🔴
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FINAL SCORE:
@StRitaFootball
27. Trinity (Kentucky) 14. Mustangs impressive on both sides of the ball and get a big win down in Louisville tonight vs. a talented Trinity team. Mustangs in the win column at 1-1, with a showdown in Wilmette next week vs. Loyola.
#GoRitaGo
🏈🔵🔴
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This was it....Gavin Mottl connects on a game-winner!
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The
@stritafootball
State Championship sendoff is underway!
Good luck to our Mustangs on Saturday in DeKalb.
#GoRitaGo
x
#BeatWheatonNorth
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Breaking News: Roshawn Russell '08 named St. Rita Basketball Head Coach
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Congratulations to Vic Law ‘14, who signed a Free Agent deal with the Orlando Magic! Vic was a four-year varsity standout as a Mustang and a key force for the Northwestern Wildcats, leading them to their first appearance ever in the NCAA Tournament a few years ago. Way to go Vic!
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Today St. Rita unveiled the John McNicholas Clubhouse to the varsity baseball team.
#SRBaseball
#GoRitaGo
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
26. St. Charles North 16.
@StRitaFootball
will advance to the Class 7A quarterfinals!
#RevengeTour
moving on!
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Congratulations to sophomores Morez Johnson and James Brown who have been selected to the USA Basketball U17 Junior National Team!
This is a great accomplishment for our varsity basketball players, which we are very proud of!
Best of luck, Mustangs!
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FINAL: Wheaton North 35,
@StRitaFootball
6. Not our night tonight. Congratulations to Wheaton North on a well-played game. Mustangs finish 11-3 on the season and will take home a runner-up trophy. We’re proud of our Mustangs. They played hard
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For the first time in St. Rita's 113-year history the golf team captures a 1st place finish at Regionals! Now on to Sectionals!
#GoRitaGo
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He's done it! Austin O'Connor wins his FOURTH
@IHSA_IL
State Wrestling Championship, 20-7 over Providence. History for Austin...WayToGo OC!
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Sneak peek of the beautiful new Fitness Center. Blue Turf is down and looking better than
@BroncoSportsFB
#GoRitaGo
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Very exciting morning
@StRitaHS
as 5 more
@StRitaFootball
seniors sign letters-of-intent for college football! Congrats to L-to-R Ryan Quinn (U of Chicago), Connor Cahill (Lake Forest), Kevin Flamm (Loras), Aaron Jones (Olivet Nazarene), & Charlie Selke (St. Ambrose)! Way to go!
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Congratulations to our varsity basketball team who have been named IHSA 4A Regional Champions after defeating Homewood-Flossmoor by a score of 71-41!
Our Mustangs head back home for the Sectional Round next week!
Let’s keep it rolling, Mustangs!
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👀 this is newsworthy.
Lost for words...🙏🏼 Blessed to receive an offer from The university of Alabama !!
@CoachHuff
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Congratulations to
@StRitaHS
@StRitaFootball
alumnus Kenny Golladay ‘12 of the
@Lions
who eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark yesterday for receiving yards. Kenny is having a breakout year with 64 catches, 5 TD’s and 1,005 receiving yards! We’re very proud of Kenny!
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Look who stopped in today--The newest
@Lions
came home to
@StRitaHS
@TooPOC
@kgxix19
to see teachers & coaches
@StRitaFootball
welcome back!
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St. Rita Mustangs 1-0. Home opener this Friday at Doyle Stadium vs. Rich Central
@StRitaFootball
#GoRitaGo
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Congratulations to former Mustang
@StRitaFootball
standout Ed Streit '07
@StrengthCoachEd
who is a Strength and Conditioning Coach for the NBA Champion
@Lakers
who won the Title last night. St. Rita Alumni go on to do special things. Congrats, Ed, we are proud of you!
#GoRitaGo
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Another Ritaman with a Super Bowl ring! Last night, Mike Kafka '05 (pictured next to Head Coach Andy Reid) of the Chiefs was victorious in the Super Bowl. Mike is the Quarterbacks Coach in Kansas City. Mike is the 2nd Ritaman to win a Super Bowl in the last few years...cont...
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Today, our new Head Football Coach, Martin Hopkins ’09 held his first meeting today with the players returning to play football next season.
Coach Hopkins shared his goals and expectations on the field, in the classroom, and in the community for his players.
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the top
@StRitaFootball
defensive player since 2000 is Darius Fleming'08! Darius led the Mustangs to the 2006 7A State Championship and played in the US Army All-American Bowl. He was a 4-year starter at
@NDFootball
& a 5th Rd Draft Pick by the 49ers and Super Bowl XLIX champion!
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Here's a great picture of our 3 guys at Bears pre-draft workout today. Pat O'Connor '12, Kenny Golladay '12 & Mikey Zunica '12
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FINAL:
@StRitaBaseball
4, LincolnWay East 1. Mustangs capture their 4th SummerStateTitle since 2005! Congrats to
@jneestrita
& the Mustangs
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St. Rita’s very own Vic Law on media day with the Orlando Magic! St. Rita family is wishing you a very successful rookie season. Congratulations! Go Mustangs 💪🏽
@Followthe_LAW
@sritabasketball
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
38, Mt. Carmel 21. The
#RevengeTour
marches on as the Mustangs are 4-1 (1-1 in CCL) also congrats Sophomores on W!!!!
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A special day
@StRitaHS
with another
@StRitaFootball
senior signing for a D-1 university. Congrats to Senior RB Chris Childers on inking a letter of intent to continue his playing and academic career at
@IndStFB
— great job, Chris, & congrats Childers family
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115 years. Only 6 Football Semis at home. Don’t miss history in the making tomorrow. 2:30 Kickoff. Pat Cronin Field at Doyle Stadium. 7740 S. Western Ave.
#StangsOnTheRun
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Congrats to Mike Kafka ’05 as he will be inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame this spring!
Mike played quarterback at Rita, Northwestern, and for the Eagles. He became the quarterbacks coach for the Chiefs and is now the offensive coordinator for the Giants.
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Congratulations to Head Baseball Coach, John Nee ‘93 on being inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Hall Of Fame!
Coach Nee is well-deserving of this recognition for his dedication to our baseball program!
#strita
#stritaofcascia
#stritabaseball
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
31, Joliet Catholic 14. Great W for the Mustangs. Best of luck to
@HilltoppersFB
the rest of the way.
#GoRitaGo
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We are excited to announce the new head coach of St. Rita Football will be Martin Hopkins '09!
Hopkins brings nine years of high level coaching experience with him as well as experience at the Division I collegiate level.
Read more about Martin here:
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Mustangs get it done. They will advance with a 28-7 victory over a strong Geneva team. Solid all around performance tonight by
@StRitaFootball
- they are Class 7A quarterfinal bound. Game time and opponent TBA based upon tomorrow’s matchup.
#GoRitaGo
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Congratulations to Michael! What a cool honor. And even though it’s been said plenty, he’s an even better person off the field as a representative of St. Rita.
#GoRitaGo
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Perfect afternoon for the
@StRitaBaseball
dedication of the Freshman baseball field to Coach Jay “Jaybird” Standring.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
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#ThrowbackThursday
to 2007 when
@StRitaFootball
was ranked No. 19 in national rankings and featured in Sports Illustrated in August. The Mustangs were coming off their state championship in 2006 the previous year. Several D-1 starters featured including Galeher, Kafka & Fleming
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Congratulations to Matt Gordon ‘01
@mattcgordon
& the
@RamblersMBB
team on advancing to the
#Sweet16
today. Matt is an Asst Coach and former
@sritabasketball
standout and proud
@StRitaHS
graduate.
#GoRitaGo
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Super cool moment just now
@StRitaHS
w/
@StRitaFootball
alumni Kenny Golladay'12 & Pat O'Connor'12 being recognized at all-school assembly
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Congratulations to a pair of Ritamen on the Big Ten champion
@IlliniMBB
in Connor Serven ‘20, forward, & Manager Bobby Gikas ‘17 - way to work hard and represent our state, Mustangs.
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Nearly 800 votes cast & our top
@StRitaFootball
Offensive Player since 2000 is RB Wade Weyer ´05. As a soph Wade racked up 500+ yards before exploding his junior/senior seasons. His junior year saw 2160 yards & 26 TDs & senior year was 1715 yards & 31 TDs. 2x All-State selection
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Congrats
@1CMatthews
‘15 on signing with the
@cavs
!! That makes 20 St Rita professional athletes since 2013.
#GoRitaGo
#WhosNext
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Congrats to 1st Team All-CCL Blue selections, senior K/P Gavin Mottl, Senior DB Matt Callahan, Senior DL George Western and Senior DL/OL Quinn Coghlan -- way to go Ritamen!
#GoRitaGo
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It's CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY!
@StRitaFootball
takes on Wheaton North for the 7A State Championship at 4pm and
@sritabasketball
battles Vashon HS (MO) in the championship game of the
@WCHSTOC
at 7pm.
Watch Football on the NFHS Network and catch Basketball on Youtube.
#GoRitaGo
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Ritaman Austin O’Connor ‘17 advances to the National Finals of the NCAA individual wrestling tournament. He’s the first North Carolina wrestler to advance this far in 25 years. He goes for a National Championship tomorrow. Good luck OC!
#GoRitaGo
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What a start for
@sritabasketball
to begin the 2019-20 season! New Head Coach Roshawn Russell’08 and the Mustangs are 4-0 after edging Morton today to capture the Riverside Brookfield Thanksgiving Tournament title, the first in program history. Strong work, Mustangs
#GoRitaGo
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FRESHMAN MELVIN BELL INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO THE KEVIN BROWN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
@sritabasketball
@_melvinbell_
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Congrats to
@Jake_Zylman
of
@StRitaFootball
who was named Class 7A IHSFCA All-State 1st team for 2017-18. He was a key part of the successful
#RevengeTour
in 2017 & a true
#Captain
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great to see the Catholic League represented well at the IHSA Baseball State Finals with
@STL_Athletics
Baseball and
@montinibaseball
in Class 3A as well as
@StRitaBaseball
in Class 4A having punched their tickets to Joliet and the Final Four. Good luck to our CCL friends!
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Good luck to our
@StRitaFootball
alumni in the NFL! Pat O’Connor ‘12 made the 53-man for
@Buccaneers
& Kenny Golladay ‘12 is coming off a Pro Bowl year for the
@Lions
- & good luck to QB Coach/Passing Game Coordinator Mike Kafka ‘05 of the Super Bowl champion
@Chiefs
tonight!
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FINAL Score from DeKalb: Rochester 42,
@StRitaFootball
28. Great season Mustangs. We are very proud. Only 364 more days until we’re in Champaign next year. Congratulations to Rochester. What a great game they played.
#GoRitaGo
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Congrats to
@StRitaFootball
Senior Captain Louis Cox on earning a $3,500 college tuition scholarship from the Chicago Bears and the National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Chapter! Louis will receive his NFF Scholar-Athlete Award at Halas Hall Feb. 19 at an awards ceremony!
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FINAL:
@StRitaFootball
32, Sterling 0. The Mustangs will advance to the IHSA Class 5A quarterfinals to face Fenwick/Hillcrest. The Mustangs (8-3) will be making their 2nd quarterfinals appearance in the last three seasons. Thank you,
@StRitaHS
fans, for your support here today!
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@StRitaBaseball
wins the Class 4A St. Rita Sectional 7-0 over Nazareth!
#GoRitaGo
Mustangs will play next week in the SuperSectional game time and location TBA
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Please say a prayer for
@StRitaFootball
coaching legend, Jack Quinn. St. Rita, Pray For Us!
St. Rita family, please pray for Jack Quinn, our longtime head freshman football coach, who is having a difficult time healthwise. St. Rita, pray for him!
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Congrats to former
@StRitaFootball
@StRitaHS
standout Mike McDevitt '17 on being named a Team Captain for
@LorasCollegeFB
this season!
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J-Bird!
What's it like to tackle O.J. Simpson?
@barstoolcarl
and I had Chicago's Forrest Gump Jay Standring on the show to talk about O.J. and alot more
Listen here -
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