Triple Take: It’s Guru Bowl Week!
Before Pat and Keith were ever colleagues at D3football.com, they were on opposite sides of Catholic/Randolph-Macon clashes, at about the time when the two teams began to have thrilling enough games to...
View ArticleGameday: Must win already?
It seems strange to say that already, but two teams who went deep in the playoffs last year need wins today. Unranked Bethel has two loses and needs a win at Concordia-Moorhead to avoid falling out of...
View ArticleWhere we’ve been, who we’ve seen
Keith McMillan talks at length about some of the trips he has taken since starting the Around the Nation column back in 2001. Some of those trips he and I have taken together, sometimes he’s been on...
View ArticleTriple Take: Final Exam
Pride is on the line in some of the division’s best rivalries, and 18 of the 32 playoff bids need to be sorted out and earned. What do we really need to say to get you hyped up for Week 11? We brought...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Shaking it up
One of the things for us about traveling a long distance for a game is that it’s like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates. We get on an airplane for a highly touted matchup and sometimes it becomes a rout...
View ArticleGame Day: Fall, for sure
I mean, in your part of the country anyway, I’m sure it’s fall. But here in Minneapolis I woke up to snow on the ground. Not enough to last the day or affect any games around here, probably, but just a...
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Triple Take: Yet to see the field
Mary Hardin-Baylor gets started this week. Many got to take a deep breath after Week 1, knowing the opening day jitters for their teams are past. Yet many people don’t have that luxury. Lots of teams...
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Triple Take: Watchlist for records
Manny Sicre got nearly half of his rushing yards in Case’s season opener. The Spartans need to win out to have a shot at the playoffs. Case Western Reserve athletics photo The season is getting down...
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ATN Podcast: Snow, records, clinching
Alex Tanney is the third Tanney to play football at Monmouth, but will be known as the best in the familyMonmouth athletics photo Records fell, as did snowflakes and the chances of anyone else winning...
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Triple Take: Clarity in conferences
Was Redlands stiffed in this week’s regional rankings?Redlands athletics photo The Eastern Collegiate, Empire 8, North Coast, Old Dominion, Southern Collegiate and USA South each feature matchups this...
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ATN Podcast: Past performance not indicative
Tyler Robinson caught two TD passes for Huntingdon in a win at Hampden-Sydney. Huntingdon athletics file photo As much as the Division III landscape was turned upside down last week, it reset this...
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Triple Take: Getting to their goals
When Williams and Trinity (Conn.) meet, usually the game has NESCAC title implications, even though it’s always the second game of their season. Williams athletics photo Some weeks, our perceptions...
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Triple Take: Battles of midway
Josh Dean leads Willamette, which has gone from the Fly to being the top passing team in Division III. Willamette athletics photo Can you believe we’ve already reached the midpoint of the regular...
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ATN Podcast: There will be a new champ
Kevin Burke and Mount Union are going strong, despite Heidelberg actually scoring this week. Mount Union athletics photo by JT Higgins Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. Now at...
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ATN podcast: A week for the rest of us
The first night home game in Brockport State history was memorable for more than the large crowd and lights. Brockport State athletics photo by Matt Yeoman Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast...
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Triple Take: Middle of the road
Thomas More has been rolling up the numbers on offense, but the Saints’ defense has shone as well. Thomas More athletics photo Week 6 signifies the midway point in the regular season. The bright side...
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Triple Take: Back-loaded battles
Matt Behrendt made a splash when he came in off the bench at quarterback for UW-Whitewater last year vs. UW-Oshkosh. This year he’s the starter. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com We can count...
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Around the Nation podcast: Your questions, Mount answers
Josh Yoder has the Linfield offense clicking as well as the Wildcats have their defense clicking. Linfield athletics photo Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. Mount Union answered a...
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Triple Take: Penultimate picks
Either Wabash or Wittenberg will clinch the NCAC automatic bid Saturday. Wabash athletics photo by Howard Hewitt The long-awaited regional rankings are here, and we can expect to see at least a couple...
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Triple Take: Rivalry week 2013
The Hampden-Sydney/Randolph-Macon game always draws a crowd. This year it’s also a winner-take-all game for the ODAC title. Hampden-Sydney athletics photo If you’ve never been affiliated with a school...
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