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Triple Take, Week 3: The competition gets rougher
In quite a few places from coast to coast this weekend, the time for mismatches is over. Whether conference play is getting underway like it is in the Empire 8 and OAC, or teams are looking for one...
View ArticleAround the Nation: Big games and close calls
We might question whether some teams are as good as we think, and some Top 25 voters might be asking the same questions. Other teams are right where everyone thought they would be. And in some places,...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Shaking off the big loss
It was definitely a tough weekend for Linfield and Washington & Jefferson, and a great weekend for Mary Hardin-Baylor and Thomas More, and we had people at both games and talk with the people...
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Quick Hits: The 35,000-foot view
The biggest show in Division III is coming to a major league baseball stadium. Perhaps you’ve heard. But there are 100 other games on Saturday as well, and if you’re not named Tommie or Johnnie,...
View ArticleATN Podcast 177: Covering the rest of a newsy week
Aside from “the Target Field game” there were another 99 games played on Saturday, and on top of that, there was all sorts of other news in the past week to cover. Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan talk...
View ArticleATN Podcast 179: Big games lead to playoff talk
All of a sudden we drop a few big games into the mix, set a couple of Top 25 ballots on fire, and then it’s not too early to talk about strength of schedule, and the playoffs, and how at-large bids...
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Quick Hits: On the flip side
We’re on the downhill slope now to Selection Sunday. Six weeks down, and five weeks left, with lots of questions to be answered. We’ll try to answer part of one-fifth of those questions here with our...
View ArticleATN Podcast 180: Heavy on lightning, light on thunder
A little bit of rain (OK, a lot of rain), a little lightning, half the usual Thunder and a few unbeaten teams getting their first loss made up a good part of the news in Week 7. This was definitely a...
View ArticleATN Podcast 181: How it all ties together
There were more than a couple of games that all came down to exciting endings at about the same time on Saturday, and there are plenty of games from this past week and future weeks that are fairly...
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Quick Hits: Games to keep an eye on
Lots of eyes on Iowa, where the first automatic bid of the season could be clinched, as well as on Indiana, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. But also, perhaps there’s something in Connecticut to note, or...
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ATN Podcast: Starting 2011 with a bang
Redlands quarterback Chad Hurst led four second-half scoring drives in the Bulldogs’ win. The opening weekend of the season is exciting enough without all these hear-stopping finishes we had. North...
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Triple Take: Blemished and battling
Trevor Manuel leads Huntingdon with 177 all-purpose yards per game. Huntingdon athletics photo By the time Week 5 rolls past, the Division III landscape usually still has many unbeatens fighting...
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Triple Take: A lot of running room left
Tyler Brown helps key a defense that has allowed just 177 yards per game.Johns Hopkins athletics photo We’re past the midway point in the season. Many conferences still have nearly half their teams in...
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ATN Podcast: Looking at playoffs
Trinity (Texas) answered Huntingdon’s statement with one of its own.Trinity athletics file photo It was an interesting week down south, with Birmingham-Southern and Huntingdon taking losses and Centre...
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Triple Take: Top 25s collide
If healthy, Nate Wara can hurt teams with his arm and legs.By Larry Radloff, d3photography.com Three crucial games between Top 25 teams take place this weekend. Each and every Saturday, players line...
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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...
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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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ATN Podcast: Welcome to October
Hobart has run out to a 5-0 start. And it’s too early to talk top seed, but we’ll do it anyway. Hobart file photo by Kevin Colton The sight of two gunslingers in slings is not a good one for...
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Triple 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...
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Triple Take: Will someone clinch?
Christian Bailoni has thrown just five interceptions in seven games. He’ll try to lead Kean past Cortland State on Saturday. Kean athletics photo Open the floodgates. After this week, no one can fault...
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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...
View ArticleTriple Take: The penultimate week
It’s make or break time for a lot of teams. Players and coaches will be hunting for that last push toward the postseason and will be keeping an eye on the national landscape as teams fall in and out of...
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ATN 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...
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Your 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...
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Triple Take: Rivalry week
With an extra week to wait and prepare, Chris Haupt and Widener need a win against Delaware Valley to secure a playoff bid. Widener athletics file photo For all the games played in the regular season,...
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ATN Podcast: Pat and Keith discuss the bracket
Adrian was already in the NCAA playoff field, but as we said last week, the Bulldogs had a lot to play for. Adrian athletics file photo Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. Yeah, lots...
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Triple Take: We predict the scores
Josh Mitchell was featured in Kickoff back in August and as we reach mid-November, he and North Central are still in the picture. North Central photo by Steve Woltmann Subscribe to the Around the...
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ATN 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...
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Triple Take: Going down the rabbit hole
From a huge rivalry game to a couple of stellar Top 25 matchups, there’s no shortage of things to keep an eye on this week among Division III’s elite. But if you read our Around the Region columns and...
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ATN podcast: Jumbled standings
If Wash U wins out, a playoff bid could be in the offing. Hendrix athletics photo by Cody Usher Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. Redlands ends Cal Lutheran’s 28-game SCIAC streak,...
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ATN podcast: Road trips, memory lane, playoff chase
Lake Forest players walk from the dorms to the stadium before Saturday’s game. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. Pat Coleman and Keith...
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Around the Nation podcast: McKoy and the conference showdowns
Ill. Wesleyan hasn’t been 7-0 since 1996. Illinois Wesleyan photo by Marc Featherly Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. If you are a regular listener to the Around the Nation...
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Triple Take: Big ones keep coming
Heidelberg faces its first big challenge of the season. Heidelberg athletics photo We’re down to the final three weeks of the regular season, and with that, we’re about to have some regional rankings...
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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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Around the Nation podcast: Playoff picture takes place
Hardin-Simmons wasn’t a threat to Linfield, Willamette or UMHB but crushed Texas Lutheran. Hardin-Simmons athletics photo Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. So let’s see, John...
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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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Triple Take Week 3: Big clashes and bigger road trips
Cartel Brooks and the rest of the Heidelberg Student Princes had their way with Alma in Week 1. This week’s opponent will be much more challenging.Heidelberg athletics photo Late September in Division...
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Podcast: Strange, and happy endings
This is what it looked like — Dennis Dunn got pretty far out onto the field. (Texas Lutheran athletics video) What’s the sound of a team snapping a 31-game losing streak? Or of a team’s dreams...
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Triple Take, Week 7: Approaching a turning point
Shreve Rohle and the Hampden-Sydney defense don’t get nearly as much of the spotlight as the Tigers’ offense does. Past the season’s halfway point, many of us have seen enough to think we know...
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Triple Take Week 8: Some clashes to get excited about
Will the Texas Lutheran defense stand up to Mary Hardin-Baylor? (TLU athletics photo) It’s that time of year when the air gets colder, the crowds get rowdier and the games get more meaningful. To boil...
View ArticleATN Podcast 200: What people don’t want to admit
We are getting back into the flow in the D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast. This is the 200th edition of this podcast, entering its 12th season, and Pat and Keith use it to run down the Week 1...
View ArticleAround the Nation 218: The bid-clinching has begun!
Yep, three teams have clinched their automatic bids to the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with 23 more to go, plus five true at-large bids. And it’s those at-large bids which will receive a ton...
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ATN Podcast 249: The one with the Cru reaction
This was shaping up to be a perfectly normal week with awesome Division III football games, and then the news broke, that UMHB was being told it had to give up the 2016 Division III football national...
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Quick Hits Week 6: Where the rubber meets the road
Week 6 features key games at the top of the MIAC, NJAC, PAC, SAA, and SCIAC. Not every team is playing for control of their league, and our panel also takes a look at teams likely to get their seasons...
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ATN Podcast 257: The one with the bronze and the turkey
This is where stuff gets tight. We already have some of our traditional season-ending rivalry games going on this weekend (Bronze Turkey, The Drum, Amherst-Williams) and the chase for the Walnut and...
View ArticleATN Podcast 282: Wesley memories
At the time this episode was recorded, 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...
View ArticleATN Podcast 316: All eyes on Platteville, plus regional rankings
Some things we can’t seem to avoid talking about every week this season: The Cortaca Jug game in Yankee Stadium The University of Wisconsin-Platteville This week, Platteville made headlines again, and...
View ArticleATN Podcast 357: Big games in Week 1
We had to wait an extra week longer than just about everyone else, but we are here to get you ready for Week 1 with our preview podcast. Patrick and Greg will talk about the big games nationally in...
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