St. Cloud Orthopedics Feature: Motivated Johnnies Ready to Begin Spring Football Practice

By: Frank Rajkowski, SJU Writer/Video Producer COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The 2023 season ended well before Grant Peroutka and his teammates on the Saint John’s University football team wanted it to. But that disappointment has served as motivation, fueling the Johnnies’ offseason preparation. Everyone – from the coaches to the players – hated that feeling of being left out, said Peroutka, a 6-foot-1, 275-pound offensive tackle whose team finished 8-2 last fall, but missed the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 2013 – snapping a school-record streak of eight-straight postseason appearances (the Johnnies did not play in 2020…