ATN Podcast: What they got right
Linfield has gone 9-0 with Mickey Inns at quarterback this season.Photo by Rusty Rae Usually we have some complaints about the bracket, so much so that there’s a category in the annual predictions...
View ArticleTriple Take: Chomping into Round 1
Will Kean win in its first-ever playoff game? Our crew says …Kean athletics photo You’ve probably been reading all week about the uniqueness of this year’s playoff setup, with a spread-out bracket, a...
View ArticleATN Podcast: A week in the books
UW-Whitewater was opportunistic on defense, to say the least.Photo by Larry Radloff, d3photography.com Four backup quarterbacks, a wide receiver at corner, a triple-overtime game, an “upset” that all...
View ArticleTriple Take: Half off in Round 2
Delaware Valley is one of this week’s toss-up games, where our picks don’t agree. Delaware Valley athletics photo The field of 32 has become a more elite group of 16. Last week, several games were...
View ArticleATN Podcast: The comebacks
Sean McAndrew brought down two big fourth-quarter touchdowns against Linfield.Wesley athletics photo Two big comebacks and another that nearly went all the way back. Two prolific passing games...
View ArticleTriple Take: Regions’ winners to emerge
Mount Union’s defense has not been a problem this season. Mount Union athletics photo Is your heart still pounding after the comeback-laden Round 2? The field shrank to just eight teams, and we’re a...
View ArticleGame Day: Just four games
Mike Asiedu and the Wesley defense face a potent UMHB offense. Wesley athletics photo We have two interesting cross-region quarterfinals, where two East teams can give the region some long-awaited...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Can they be challenged?
Jeremy Murray returned and got 25 carries for Mount Union. Photo by JT Higgins for d3photography.com Now that we’ve reached the semifinals, will someone challenge UW-Whitewater and Mount Union? St....
View ArticleA view to an upset
Adam Hurd and Briane Greene celebrate after Buffalo State’s win against UW-Whitewater. D3sports.com photo If you’re looking for the last time a team ranked No. 1 in the D3football.com Top 25 lost in...
View ArticleATN 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...
View ArticleTriple 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...
View ArticleTriple 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...
View ArticleAround the Nation Podcast: A crushing finish
In this photo, you can see the Concordia-Moorhead defender just about to control the fumble, with players already well out onto the field. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com Subscribe to the...
View ArticleTriple Take: Conjuring up the past
The rare event this week is a battle of 25’s, as Heidelberg takes on Otterbein. Heidelberg athletics photo The saying is that history repeats itself. And we ask ourselves whether certain teams are...
View ArticleATN 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...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Who’s still in contention?
Cody Pohren and Pacific Lutheran benefited from the double losses in the MIAC. How? PLU athletics file photo by John Froschauer Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. We’re down to a...
View ArticleYour handy guide to Pool C
Lycoming is on our list, but will the Warriors ever get on the board? Lycoming athletics photo Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. By Keith McMillan For the purposes of discussing...
View ArticleNorth Coast Athletic Conference tiebreakers
These come directly from the North Coast Athletic Conference office and break down the confusion that is the final week of the season in the NCAC. Since the conference doesn’t play a full round-robin,...
View ArticleATN Podcast: When a surprise isn’t a surprise
Mary Hardin-Baylor bounced Louisiana College from the playoffs, perhaps a round sooner than it should have been. Photo by Andrew Zavoina, d3photography.com Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast...
View ArticleTriple Take: We welcome many more
Linfield, North Central, Bethel, Pacific Lutheran, Cal Lutheran, Wabash, Baldwin Wallace. Those Top 25 teams and so many other squads around the nation haven’t had the chance to take their first...
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