You gotta feel for the guy. Taking a knee instead of spiking the ball is not something that Colin Schuetz invented; heck, a current NFL starting quarterback did the same thing in college. But it's tough, and before this podcast is over, we'll bring out a head coach who will have some words of wisdom for him. That's just one of a handful of games with national implications that we are talking about in Podcast 290. UW-La Crosse hanging on against UW-Platteville; UW-Whitewater running away from UW-Oshkosh, Birmingham-Southern rallying past Centre, and Muhlenberg's win against Johns Hopkins from Friday night. We'll hear from one of the key players and key plays from Muhlenberg, plus key moments from other contests around Division III football. Plus, we'll talk with North Park coach Kyle Rooker. His Vikings did something they haven't done since 1992, namely, they won at Carthage. But this isn't your older brother's North Park program. These wins will likely be coming more frequently now, and we'll talk about them in our Tight Five.  Our game balls go to New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our surprising results come from Texas and Maine. Our off-the-beaten-path highlights come from Tennessee and Virginia. Our stats of the week, from Massachusetts and Ohio. Plus, what will it take for Howard Payne to get ranked? Which two teams should play for the Red-Feathered Muskie? And how do you pronounce Simuncak? That and much more in episode 290. Pat Coleman and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post After the mistake, after the upset appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast

After the mistake, after the upset

We got a little clarification in some conferences. We had celebrations of some big wins. And we got separation -- or at least, some key players did. Week 6 of the 2021 Division III football season promised to be exciting, and frankly, it overdelivered. To the tune of Matt Clarke rolling up 318 receiving yards for William Paterson. Or already highly decorated return man A.J. Jackson returning two punts for touchdowns in the span of just a few minutes.   We'll give you our take on the big games, like the one in Wisconsin, the one in New York, the one in Oregon, the one in Pittsburgh and the one in Texas. But we also have William Paterson coach Dustin Johnson on for a tight five minute interview. A 3-3 season might not seem like much to you, but for WPU, three wins is already more than they've had since 2014. We'll hear a broadcast beg their team not to kick to Jackson, only to see them to do it again, the very next time. Our surprising results come from Illinois and Massachusetts. Our off-the-beaten-path highlights come from Illinois and western New York. Our stats of the week, from Oregon and Ohio. Hear the broadcasters who are on the ball and those who are offbase.  Plus, what will it take to get a home game in the playoffs? Which two teams should play for the Old Musket Ball? That and much more in episode 289. Pat Coleman and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 289: Clarification, celebration and separation appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 289: Clarification, celebration and separation

Week 5 was witness to a number of key battles, both inside and outside of the Top 25, and if you're living life in the fast lane, you hopes for making the postseason may be already gone in the long run. One of these nights, you think, someone is going to upset the team you are chasing in the standings, or in the Top 25, and then there's going to be a heartache tonight. That did not happen to Washington & Jefferson, which survived a close game at Geneva and will finally get another home game. Presidents coach Mike Sirianni talks about that and more with us in our Tight Five segment. There's no wasted time when we get the interview down to five minutes. Or perhaps you are exceeding everyone's expectations and you're the new kid in town. That could well be FDU-Florham, which took it too Widener this weekend. There's implications here beyond the MAC standings, however, and if you can trust your lyin' eyes, you can probably have a peaceful, easy feeling about your postseason chances. Saturday night also saw a big game down in Georgia that we'll talk about, and of course, you'd have to think hell freezes over if we don't talk about that big win for Ithaca against Hobart. Meanwhile, it was business as usual for Central against Wartburg -- 2021 style, anyway. Perhaps not 2019 style. Plus, who really are the best dual-threat quarterbacks in Division III? You are not alone if you think it's your quarterback, so we'll give you a few more names because your program may not be the center of the universe. What have been the most impactful plays of the season so far? Which two teams should play for the Twilight Trophy? That and much more in episode 288. The post ATN Podcast 288: Close calls from Week 5 appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 288: Close calls from Week 5

There were a lot of eyes on the big game of Saturday night between Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin-Simmons, and we talk plenty about that game, its breakout star, the aftermath and the implications. But it wasn't the only big comeback of Week 4. Witness Salve Regina, which rallied from even further back -- 25 points -- to defeat Rowan. We take you through that game too, with the help of Seahawks coach Kevin Gilmartin in what we are calling our Tight Five. We take exactly five minutes of the podcast with a guest to get to the key questions. And if you're puzzled about how to rank Hardin-Simmons, after this loss or any other loss in any season to Mary Hardin-Baylor, well, you're not alone. We take you through what a voter has to consider when filing their ballot in this particular instance. Plus, game balls go to the ground game, we go off the beaten path to a commonwealth, and Greg has to go all Minnesotan to answer a question in On the Spot. That and much more in episode 287. The post ATN Podcast 287: Classic comebacks appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 287: Classic comebacks

From bell reality to poll potential, there’s a lot to talk about in this week’s podcast. First off, you can hear exactly what North Central coach Jeff Thorne had to say about a lack of respect for his team immediately after Saturday’s Little Brass Bell game win against Wheaton, and how his team reacted. Andrew […] The post ATN Podcast 286: The bell, the poll, and why you aren’t ranked appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 286: The bell, the poll, and why you aren’t ranked

We got our first look at the defending national champions this past week, and against a ranked team as well. What do the Cardinals look like? Greg Thomas has his take, and it's bad news for the rest of Division III football. Plus, we got to see UW-Whitewater against a Top 10 team, and that was super enlightening as well! Plus, Pat and Greg hand out their game balls, including one to a special teamer, and dig up the great off-the-beaten-path highlights, the weekend's surprising results. Plus, we take a look at the games coming up in Week 3. All that and more in Podcast 285. The post ATN Podcast 285: Game balls, off the beaten path, and more appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 285: Game balls, off the beaten path, and more

If you have gone 650-some days between games, you can be expected to be happy, and you can be excused for being a little bit emotional as well. And when that long break culminates in a big win, well, all bets are off. We talk to a couple of players who had big wins of varying varieties in Week 1, plus Pat and Greg give out game balls, find the off-the-beaten-path highlights and surprising stats from Week 1. And for Week 2, they discuss their games to watch, pick a first-year coach to go 2-0, and make up a rivalry game (and more!) on the spot from a random game in the Week 2 schedule. All that and more in Podcast 284. Pat Coleman and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 284: Both happy and emotional appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 284: Both happy and emotional

First of all, it's official: We're back. And secondly, Pat and Greg have a confession to make, perhaps some news to break about who is the No. 1 team on their preseason ballots. Meanwhile, for many programs, including most of the top five teams in the poll, their next game will be the first in 600 to 700 days. That includes for Wheaton, which has had 'new' coach Jesse Scott for more than 18 months before he gets to coach his first game for the Thunder this upcoming Saturday. He sits down with us to talk about the wait, and the weighty expectations on his program. Plus, Pat and Greg talk about their games to watch, spotlight some of the unexpected programs who are benefitting from the year off, and make up a rivalry game (and more!) on the spot from a random game in the Week 1 schedule. All that and more in Podcast 283. Pat Coleman and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 283: Back after the long layoff appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 283: Back after the long layoff

At the time this episode drops, Wesley was scheduled to play one last time this upcoming weekend. It's not exactly a fitting end for a proud Division III football program, but in this 2020-21 season, it's the end we have.   The Wolverines were not always a Top 10 program. When Wesley joined the Division III ranks in the mid-1980s, they lost their first 25 games. Those struggles included a time where the team had to make a call: play a powerhouse team while suiting up only 27 players, or sit the week out. We've collected those memories and more of 30-plus years of Wesley football for this edition of the D3football.com Around the Nation podcast.  Who did one player get way too hyped up to play? What did one 18-year-old young man do on his first long snap of his Wesley career? Who clocked a future NFL player out of bounds in a hyped-up matchup? And who got the big play to send the Wolverines to the playoffs for the first time? The following Wesley alumni and others associated with the Wesley football program sent in their memories for inclusion in this podcast: Milt Alexander, Norman Bauer, Jason Bowen, Nick Cipot, Shaun Clark, Eric Czerwinski, Calvin Griffin, Shawn Matthews, Chris Panter, Ken Pippin, Jason Schatz, Justin Sottilaire, Rick Vogel, Dante Walker, Matt Walker and Mike Ward. And special thanks to Chad Kragh, former athletic trainer at Wesley, for helping us reach so many of these alumni.  Plus, Pat and Greg look back on some of the great conference title games of the past few weeks, hand out game balls, and talk about all the games that haven't yet been postponed. All that and more in Podcast 282. Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and Greg Thomas talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 282: Wesley memories appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 282: Wesley memories

There is so much here to talk about as we are midway through March in Division III football, and one of the things that Division III football coaches are pointing to right now is how all of the old excuses given for why D-III can't have pads in practice in the spring are being proven wrong. They said it would be impossible to find field time, that athletic training staffs would be stretched too thin. Well, here we are having had coming up on 100 games in Division III this spring -- and we're not talking about asking for games: We're talkin' about practice. We're joined by three head coaches who each give their take on renewing the drive to add pads and helmets in the spring, as we hear from Hendrix coach Buck Buchanan, Lake Forest coach Jim Catanzaro and Whitworth coach Rod Sandberg. Plus, we talk with Berry coach Tony Kunczewski about his team's 4-0 spring, and with Trinity (Texas) coach Jerheme Urban about what his team accomplished with its spring football as well. But the best part of this podcast may well be our chance to catch up with former Berry defensive back Justus Edwards. You may remember his name because in 2018, he suffered a catastrophic spinal injury during the Vikings' game at Centre. He has continued to inspire his classmates and former teammates on the sidelines, and he was at the team's appearance at the SAA championship in Little Rock, Arkansas. We talked with him about the work he is doing to get stronger, plus the foundation he has started to help people who have suffered similar injuries and have nowhere to turn. Meanwhile, we talk about the big games from Week 6, hand out two weeks' worth of game balls, and bring back a well-known name to talk about Montez Archer and offer some advice to the Bluffton freshman who has intercepted six passes over the past two games. The post ATN Podcast 281: Could spring games lead to spring practice? appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 281: Could spring games lead to spring practice?

The first-ever February football in Division III is in the books, and Pat and Keith are here to hand out game balls and talk about the goings-on. Coaches were getting a bit of a breather in the fall, but those whose teams are playing now are making up for it. That's what we heard from our guest, Randolph-Macon coach Pedro Arruza. We also talk about what's next for Wesley, playing its final football season this fall. Plus we talk about the big performances of February and the great finishes. The post ATN Podcast 280: Return of game balls appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 280: Return of game balls

We are mere weeks away from getting games in this Division III football spring season, with nine games slated to go on Feb. 6. And one Division III prospect is getting his crack at the NFL this month as well. UW-Whitewater guard Quinn Meinerz, a D3football.com All-America pick in 2019, just found out he was getting an invite to the Senior Bowl, the same place that St. John's guard Ben Bartch got his big break in 2020 before getting drafted. Meinerz had to make the decision to pull out of whatever UW-Whitewater's spring season would be in order to do so, and he tells us about it, plus the unusual training regimen he had to go through at times to get to this point. Bridgewater coach Mike Clark is ready to take up fly fishing -- but not yet, as the longtime Eagles coach will be coaching one final season for Bridgewater this spring before retiring. Clark talks about what the spring season is going to require from coaches and players, what he did with his unforeseen free time this fall and Pat tells his favorite Mike Clark story. And we hear from one coach that is jumping right in to get a team ready for Week 1, as Jason Bachtel returns to his alma mater just days before practice starts at Howard Payne for a Feb. 6 opener. Plus, we take three listener questions. All that and more in Podcast 279. The post ATN Podcast 279: On the move appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 279: On the move

Four teams are playing games in October and all four were supposed to be playing within a few miles of each other last Saturday, Of course, Because Of The Pandemic, that didn't exactly happen. Bluffton is still planning to take the field this weekend for the first time, Trine finishes the fall at 2-0, Manchester got to open its new stadium and Adrian has a chance to finish 2-1.  Each of those four teams takes something different away from its October schedule but they all got a chance to get some work in, and play in the season they were intended to play in. Pat was at Manchester and at Trine and we talk with all four of these teams on the latest D3football.com podcast. Guests: Bluffton coach Aaron Krepps, Trine quarterback Alex Price and coach Troy Abbs, Adrian running back Steven Moses and coach Jim Deere and Manchester coach Nate Jensen. We discuss that and more in Podcast 278. Pat and Keith talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation between Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan and guests covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 278: October’s classics appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 278: October’s classics

This eternal offseason is destined to continue, but even into mid-August, things move so quickly that conferences, and individual schools which had been sure they were going to play football games this fall, have turned out to be headed back to the sidelines. That leaves very few teams still in a position to play ball this fall, but we'll talk to two schools who just had their season dashed this week and one which is still on course. Adrian has 150 players on campus already and is looking to play up to its maximum five games, the number of games a team can play without using a year of its student-athletes' eligibility. And they might want to go beyond that. Bulldogs coach Jim Deere talks about who they'll play, who they are talking to, how they'll keep the players safe and how important sports is to the college. Simpson was among the schools that had its fall hopes dashed when the American Rivers Conference reversed course and changed its mind after previously saying their schools would play football in the fall. Storm coach Matt Jeter talked to us mere hours after the decision was announced and discusses the quick change, what happens to the student-athletes left in travel limbo, and how he might use his team's 114 permitted days of football over the next academic year. And we talk with Northwestern (Minn.), which had a five-game schedule lined up until every American Rivers Conference team slated to play had to drop off the schedule. The Eagles have to go back to watching from the sidelines as well, and coach Matt Moore talks to us about that process and more. We discuss that and more in Podcast 277. Pat and Keith talk about it all in the latest D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation between Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan and guests covering the wide range of Division III football. The post ATN Podcast 277: The teams left standing appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

ATN Podcast 277: The teams left standing

With the fall championship all but called off, schools that haven't called off their fall sports already will probably be doing so soon, and those who are looking to potentially play football in the spring may be starting to make plans. We talked to all three of our interview subjects on the day that the Division III Management Council said it was recommending the 2020 fall championships in Division III be canceled, and although that hasn't formally happened yet, it almost certainly will. So we talked to three people who are all in different stages of the 2020 season: First, we talk with TCNJ coach Casey Goff. His school was one of the first to say they would not be fielding fall sports teams, so he has known for more than a month that there wouldn't be a 2020 fall season for his program. With that perspective, Goff talks about whether it was good to know early in the process, what he thinks of his school's plans. And, is spring football possible? We'll get his take on that. We also talk with Centre wide receiver Jordan Gunter. He would have been playing his senior season for the Colonels this fall, and his school is in a conference which is pushing publicly to get football moved to the spring. Is he looking forward to playing football in the spring? No -- because he also is a starting outfielder for the Colonels, and he's already lost a baseball season to COVID-19. He'll explain why he would play baseball in the spring, given the choice. And we have a conversation with Illinois Wesleyan coach Norm Eash. IWU and the CCIW have yet to make any announcement on their plans for the fall, so we get the perspective of a coach with a program that still has hopes of playing football. In the fall. The post ATN Podcast 276: Running toward the spring? appeared first on D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.

hubhopper

D3football.com » D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast

hubhopper