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Hoffman's father, Brian, coached at Catawba College, but it was actually his mother, Stephanie who installed the spirit.

"I remember in the third grade she called me soft," Hoffman said. "She called me another word, but soft is what I would say. And ever since then, I was never going to be a soft football player."

He has not forgotten those words. He said the best way to describe his play is "physical and nasty."

Well now French, others, and I may have a little more understanding with Hoffman's on-the-football field indiscretions.

Game against Kentucky is on SECN+ now. 1st inning 0-0

Looks like they've corrected the glitch.

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Pos Musher Bib Checkpoint Time Dogs Time Dogs Rest Time Time Enroute Checkpoint Time Out Speed
1 Jessie Holmes 15 Koyuk 3/12/2025 11:31 11       5h 57m Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 5:34 8.4
2 Matt Hall 4 Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 5:37 10 3/12/2025 5:45 10 0h 8m 9h 12m Unalakleet 3/11/2025 20:25 4.57
3 Paige Drobny 26 Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 6:44 12 3/12/2025 9:12 12 2h 28m 5h 27m Unalakleet 3/12/2025 1:17 7.71
4 Michelle Phillips 14 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 6:51 11 3/12/2025 6:57 10 0h 6m 14h 42m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 16:09 5.51
5 Mille Porsild 18 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 7:21 10 3/12/2025 7:40 9 0h 19m 15h 45m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 15:36 5.14
6 Bailey Vitello 22 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 10:04 12 3/12/2025 10:15 12 0h 11m 15h 41m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 18:23 5.16
7 Travis Beals 6 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 12:06 11 3/12/2025 12:10 11 0h 4m 14h 36m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 21:30 5.55
8 Mitch Seavey 32 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 8:46 10 3/12/2025 12:41 10 3h 55m 14h 54m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 17:52 5.44
9 Ryan Redington 16 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 8:29 9       10h 34m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 21:55 7.67
10 Nicolas Petit 7 Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 10:08 14 3/11/2025 18:30 13 8h 22m 8h 52m Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 1:16 7.89
11 Riley Dyche 17 Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 20:09 10 3/12/2025 6:10 10 10h 1m 10h 16m Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 9:53 6.82
12 Matthew Failor 31 Kaltag 2 3/12/2025 4:05 10 3/12/2025 10:52 9 6h 47m 11h 27m Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 16:38 6.11
13 Lauro Eklund 23 Kaltag 2 3/12/2025 12:17 11       14h 53m Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 21:24 4.7
14 Jason Mackey 2 Kaltag 2 3/12/2025 12:23 10       8h 53m Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 3:30 7.88
15 Emily Ford (r) 34 Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 18:07 13 3/11/2025 18:33 13 0h 26m 13h 13m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 4:54 4.24
16 Samantha LaLonde (r) 3 Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 18:01 12 3/12/2025 2:40 12 8h 39m 13h 7m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 4:54 4.27
17 Anna Berington 12 Eagle Island 2 3/11/2025 19:22 12 3/12/2025 3:29 12 8h 7m 12h 12m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 7:10 4.59
18 Keaton Loebrich (r) 13 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 9:33 14 3/12/2025 9:48 14 0h 15m 13h 42m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 19:51 4.09
19 Dane Baker (r) 21 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 12:03 11 3/12/2025 12:15 11 0h 12m 14h 12m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 21:51 3.94
20 Connor McMahon (r) 28 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 6:24 15       7h 13m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 23:11 7.76
21 Calvin Daugherty (r) 25 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 6:49 13       13h 9m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 17:40 4.26
22 Ebbe Pedersen (r) 5 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 12:19 14       13h 34m Grayling 2 3/11/2025 22:45 4.13
23 • Justin Olnes (r) 29 Eagle Island 2 3/12/2025 12:33 10       8h 5m Grayling 2 3/12/2025 4:28 6.93
24 Jenny Roddewig (r) 10 Grayling 2 3/11/2025 16:12 12 3/11/2025 22:14 11 6h 2m 4h 14m Shageluk 3/11/2025 11:58 6.61
25 Sydnie Bahl (r) 8 Grayling 2 3/12/2025 6:14 13       4h 8m Shageluk 3/12/2025 2:06 6.77
26 Quince Mountain (r) 27 Grayling 2 3/12/2025 12:25 10       4h 8m Shageluk 3/12/2025 8:17 6.77

Weird. Looks like the iditarod site is having a glitch, because the 1245 local (1645 EDT) update has rookie Justin Olnes now in 2nd place, arriving in Koyuk having last left Grayling 2, completely skipping Unalakleet and Shaktoolik. He and his dogs were mushing at an astonishing 37mph over the 301mi between Grayling 2 and Koyuk.

This has got to be one of the greatest canine athletic achievements I have ever witnessed (digitally).

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Pos Musher Bib Checkpoint Time Dogs Time Dogs Rest Time Time Enroute Checkpoint Time Out Speed
1 Jessie Holmes 15 Koyuk 3/12/2025 11:31 11       5h 57m Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 5:34 8.4
2 • Justin Olnes (r) 29 Koyuk 3/12/2025 12:33 10       8h 5m Grayling 2 3/12/2025 4:28 36.99
3 Matt Hall 4 Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 5:37 10 3/12/2025 5:45 10 0h 8m 9h 12m Unalakleet 3/11/2025 20:25 4.57
4 Paige Drobny 26 Shaktoolik 3/12/2025 6:44 12 3/12/2025 9:12 12 2h 28m 5h 27m Unalakleet 3/12/2025 1:17 7.71
5 Michelle Phillips 14 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 6:51 11 3/12/2025 6:57 10 0h 6m 14h 42m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 16:09 5.51
6 Mille Porsild 18 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 7:21 10 3/12/2025 7:40 9 0h 19m 15h 45m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 15:36 5.14
7 Bailey Vitello 22 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 10:04 12 3/12/2025 10:15 12 0h 11m 15h 41m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 18:23 5.16
8 Travis Beals 6 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 12:06 11 3/12/2025 12:10 11 0h 4m 14h 36m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 21:30 5.55
9 Ryan Redington 16 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 8:29 9       10h 34m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 21:55 7.67
10 Mitch Seavey 32 Unalakleet 3/12/2025 8:46 10       14h 54m Kaltag 2 3/11/2025 17:52 5.44

I still am curious, though, if Jesse and Matt were just slow between Unalakleet and Shaktoolik, or if they rested on the trail before the Shaktoolik checkpoint. Would previous gps data show this? Big difference between Paige outpacing them on that leg, vs their resting during the leg compared to Paige resting at the checkpoint.

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