For each region, we picked one team that will surprise, one that will disappoint, and one that will make it through to the national semifinals. The lack of consensus just goes to show you how exciting the 2019 postseason is going to be. Read on to find out what us “experts” predict, and chime in with your own predictions in the comments.
Some of the best rivalries in Division III have put up huge attendance numbers of late, with games in the teens of thousands, 20,000, even 37,000. But on Saturday, the Cortaca Jug rivalry between Cortland and Ithaca goes huge. Adam Turer has more.
"When I was at Hanover and we were winning conference championships, we had a swagger and a pride in Hanover football that needed to be rebuilt. We’ve tried to recreate that identity." That's how former player and current head coach Matt Theobald describes the state of the Panthers program.
A team that struggled to win the close ones last year has won a whole host of close ones in 2019. Wesley might look a little different than it did under Mike Drass, but the W's are coming.
Adam Turer fields that question and more from readers in this week's edition of Around the Nation. What are the best determining factors for the playoffs, how can my team get into the top four, and more.
In nine seasons, Chapman has lost just nine home games. The energy at Wilson Field this season, especially, has been fantastic, especially in wins vs. Whitworth and Redlands. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
One win doesn’t make an entire season. But man, it feels good to win the game circled on everyone's calendars, doesn't it? Hope, Texas Lutheran and Mount St. Joseph have all done that in big conference games this season, and Adam Turer has more.
Not far removed from a three-season-plus losing streak, Grove City had a nice little win streak going. So with William Paterson and Crown having put their large losing streak away, perhaps they can do the same. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
Two top teams in the Northwest Conference traveled more than 11,000 miles for Saturday's games. One returned victorious in its season debut. One spent a long flight thinking about what might have been. But both had experiences beyond football. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
Centre's offense had a great performance in the Colonels' season-opening win vs. Hanover. But that won't be enough to keep Centre's offensive coordinator from losing sleep for a while. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
Adam Turer is back for another season of the Around the Nation column. Here's his welcome to the 2019 season, and what you can expect from his column in the 2019 season.
This was a season full of gratitude, Adam Turer writes. Whether at an elementary school in August or on the way to the airport after the Stagg Bowl, there were constant reminders as to why we at D3football.com give up all of our free time every season to pursue Division III football.
Who will make it through to the semifinals? Who will be the disappointments and surprises in each bracket? Our panel makes its picks for the postseason in this week's edition of Around the Nation.
We predicted this year's field of 32 back in Kickoff before a down of the 2018 season was played. With only a few hours until the field is officially released, how did we do? Plus, power rankings of the 32 expected playoff participants.
Current St. Thomas players have never needed a Week 11 playoff win to secure a playoff bid, but if they need inspiration for fighting a tough opponent, they need look no further than Rachael Caruso. Coach Glenn Caruso's wife has been battling cancer for almost a year.
There are seven games in the Week 11 slate that have a playoff berth directly on the line. The high stakes only heighten the anticipation for these already exciting rivalry games.
Tragedy struck the Wabash College campus community and the football team when Evan Hansen died by suicide back in September. But this past week, they had reason to celebrate and feel actual joy for the first time in a while.
What does the Top 25 mean to you? What does it mean to coaches, players, alumni, and universities? Here's how one voter approaches his ballot each week. And remember, voting is important!
In Division III, we know that players play for the love of the game. Coaches coach for the love of the game. Another group that participates for the love of the game is often overlooked.
Mike Leonard has cultivated a culture at Franklin that makes coming to work every day fun for both players and coaches. Friendships translate to victories, and no coach in Grizzlies history has more than Leonard.
Both Eureka and Washington U. have exceeded any modest expectations and are in positions to claim conference titles in their first season in the NACC and CCIW. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
The road can be fun and exciting, but it does not compare to playing at home. UW-Oshkosh finally played at Titans Stadium, and re-energized its season. Meanwhile, Muhlenberg hit the road in a battle of playoff preparation.
Brant McAdams is not a Westering. He's not a Frosty Westering disciple. He's not an alumnus of Pacific Lutheran. But he's taken over one of the Division III programs most identified with its traditions, and so far, the Lutes, and their alumni, have responded. Adam Turer has more in Around the Nation.
There were a pair of prototypical trap games played yesterday, but the favorites prevailed to set the stage for Week 7 showdowns. Read how they avoid getting tripped up, plus a remembrance of the great John Gagliardi.
With non-conference games essentially over and done with, there's plenty to dig through. Which conferences helped themselves and moved up D3football.com's conference rankings? Check out Adam Turer's take in Around the Nation.
Three perennial conference champions who rarely lose a conference game each dropped their 2018 conference opener. That opened the door for their challengers to enter October atop the conference standings. The races are just beginning.
Being a teenager, of whatever race, gender or orientation, is just plain difficult. When you throw in having to deny who you are, it gets even more so. When Wyatt Pertuset became the first openly gay college football player to score a TD, it brought a lot of notice, and stories from those who went before him. More in Around the Nation.
Misericordia had never won more than one game in a season. In the program's seventh year, the Cougars finally strung together their first winning streak. What changes did Mark Ross make in the offseason and how have they led to unprecedented success?
Division III is home to many coaches who have made a life out of coaching at the same school they played at. Some of those coaches graduated, coached elsewhere and came home as head coach, while some never left. Adam Turer talks to a handful of young coaches who arrived as teenagers and are now young head coaches in this edition of Around the Nation.
November 20, 2019Golden Bears looking to take next stepWestern New England has been to the playoffs five years running, but this season presents the Golden Bears with a game...
November 14, 2019The TO that wasn't; the two points that were'I was running down the sideline yelling timeout, and when the ball was snapped, I thought to myself that this is just what...
November 13, 2019It's gotta be the ShoesWhen the Shoes are on the line, nothing else matters. And while multiple Division III rivalries have some form of footwear on...
November 7, 2019Freshman sensation keeps Oshkosh in the huntThe Titans have been foundering on offense ever since the graduation of 2017 D3football.com Offensive Player of the Year...
November 6, 2019Overcoming hurdlesAfter a rough start, SUNY-Maritime has righted the ship and qualified for the playoffs under a first-year head coach. Joe...
October 30, 2019Linfield finally has its offense rollingThe Wildcats knew their offense had the potential to be explosive, but even so, Linfield's numbers in recent weeks have been...
October 30, 2019Shouldering the loadWPI senior linebacker Steve Mey has a lot more than the traditional student-athlete load on his plate. In addition to a...
October 23, 2019Details make difference for unbeaten CometsAfter Olivet dropped three games by five points or less in 2018, the Comets challenged their players over the offseason. The...
October 23, 2019Western Conn excited after 6-0 startJoe Loth had a positive outlook on his Western Connecticut football team's chances this preseason, and it turns out that was...
Adam Turer graduated in 2006 from Washington and Lee University, where he was a two-year starter at free safety. He lives in Cincinnati and covers area high school sports in addition to his full-time job as an attorney. Adam has contributed to D3football.com since 2007 and is in his third season writing Around the Nation after spending four seasons writing Around the Mid-Atlantic.
2014-2015 columnist: Ryan Tipps. 2001-2013 columnist: Keith McMillan.
Our playoff surprises, disappointments
November 21, 2019For each region, we picked one team that will surprise, one that will disappoint, and one that will make it through to the national semifinals. The lack of consensus just goes to show you how exciting the 2019 postseason is going to be. Read on to find out what us “experts” predict, and chime in with your own predictions in the comments.
