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'Cat Tales - Weber State Athletics

'Cat Tales - Weber State Athletics

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 The official podcast of Weber State Athletics featuring the top guests in an around Wildcat athletics. Hosted by Weber State Director of Athletic Communications Paul Grua.All rights reserved
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  • Eric Kjar Wildcat All In

    Eric Kjar Wildcat All In
    Dec 20 2025
    The last few weeks and days have been a whirlwind for new Weber State head coach Eric Kjar. Last week, he had his Corner Canyon High School team playing in the high school national championship game in Maryland. Less than a week later, he was introduced as the new head coach of the Wildcat football program. In this Wildcat All In interview, Kjar discusses the whirlwind and becoming head coach at Weber State, what the transition from high school to college will look like, the keys to his success in high school, recruiting the state of Utah, and what attracted him to Weber State. He also talks about his coaching style, what he loves about coaching, growing up playing football and becoming a coach, his family, coaching his sons, and more. Kjar (pronounced “Care”) was hired on Tuesday as the 13th head coach in Weber State’s Division I history. He comes to WSU after unprecedented success as a high school coach. In the last nine seasons, Kjar posted a 112-10 record with six state championships at Corner Canyon High School. He guided the Chargers to three consecutive state titles in 2018, 2019, and 2020, followed by three more championships in 2023, 2024, and 2025, along with two state runner-up finishes. His teams were nationally ranked multiple times, including as high as No. 8 in the nation. Corner Canyon also set a Utah state record with 48 consecutive wins from 2018 to 2021 and advanced to the national championship game in 2025. Kjar coached multiple state MVPs and All-Americans, along with numerous Division I college players and NFL Draft picks, including quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and Zach Wilson, and offensive lineman Jackson Powers Johnson. Before Corner Canyon, Kjar spent eight seasons as the head coach at Jordan High School, where he posted a 69-29 record that included a state championship in 2012. He also served as an assistant coach for five years at Jordan before becoming head coach. In 17 years as a high school head coach, Kjar compiled a career record of 181-39.
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    13 mins
  • Eric Kjar named new head football coach at Weber State - 12/16/25

    Eric Kjar named new head football coach at Weber State - 12/16/25
    Dec 17 2025
    Eric Kjar was introduced as the new head football coach at Weber State on December 16, 2025. Kjar is the 13th head coach in Weber State’s Division I history and arrives in Ogden after unprecedented success as a Utah high school coach. Kjar (pronounced “Care”) posted a 112-10 record with six state championships over the last nine seasons as the head coach at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah. He guided the Chargers to three consecutive state titles in 2018, 2019, and 2020, followed by three more championships in 2023, 2024, and 2025, along with two state runner-up finishes. His teams were nationally ranked multiple times, including as high as No. 8 in the nation. Corner Canyon also set a Utah state record with 48 consecutive wins from 2018 to 2021 and advanced to the national championship game in 2025. Kjar coached multiple state MVPs and All-Americans, along with numerous Division I college players and NFL Draft picks, including quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and Zach Wilson, and offensive lineman Jackson Powers Johnson. Before Corner Canyon, Kjar spent eight seasons as the head coach at Jordan High School, where he posted a 69-29 record that included a state championship in 2012. He also served as an assistant coach for five years at Jordan before becoming head coach. In 17 years as a high school head coach, Kjar compiled a career record of 181-39. Kjar, 46, is a native of Kemmerer, Wyoming, and played college football as a quarterback and wide receiver at Wayne State College in Nebraska. He graduated from Wayne State in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in education. He and his wife Andrea are the parents of four children. Their son, Noah, is a wide receiver and kick returner at Weber State.
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    17 mins
  • Head coach Eric Duft on the beginning of a new season of Wildcat basketball

    Head coach Eric Duft on the beginning of a new season of Wildcat basketball
    Nov 3 2025
    As the season begins, hear from Weber State men's basketball head coach Eric Duft as he enters his fourth season as head coach and his 20th season on the coaching staff at Weber State. Coach Duft on coaching the Wildcats for 20 years, this new season and team, the changing landscape of college basketball, the role of new General Manager Damian Lillard, professional Wildcats, scheduling, family time, and much more!
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    38 mins
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