It is one thing to field 20 minutes of questions about your football team if it has started 2-0 and scored a dramatic, massive road win against one of the top programs and most hostile environments in the country.

It is another thing to field over 20 minutes of questions after a mistake-filled, offensively sputtering 20-13 road loss to an unranked team to fall to 0-2.

First year South Dakota head coach Travis Johansen answered directly, decisively, and deftly the questions surrounding the Coyotes from Happy Hour host John Gaskins on Tuesday.

Is there a common denominator cause of some of the problems, particularly from an offense that has not scored a touchdown after their both game-opening drives and posted only three points combined in its two second halves?

How do we assess senior quarterback Aidan Bouman's play, and what does the film say about obstacles he has faced from both opponents and teammates?

What does Johansen mean when he says he sees "growth in the building" from a team that, no doubt, is less experienced than the squad that busted out of the gates in 2025 en route to 11 wins and a semifinal berth?

And what kind of observations and expectations does he have for a fan base that has grown with the newfound elite status of the program, but now has an 0-2 outfit in the DakotaDome on Saturday against Northern Colorado, a team that was 1-11 last year but almost beat FBS Colorado State last week?

Yotes fans have questions. Johansen had answers, and not of the vague, excuse-making, lip service, tap-dancing variety.