Triple Take: As many questions as answers
Got a sense of the Division III landscape yet? Hopefully, now that we’re going into Week 5, the picture is getting a little clearer. While we all see a lot, we don’t yet see it all. Folks might be...
View ArticleTriple Take, Hump week
Conference races are at full steam, unbeaten teams are still falling at a good clip, and players are beginning to get glimpses of the playoff pastures on the horizon. It’s Week 6, the midpoint of our...
View ArticleATN podcast: All about the bracket
North Central is a No. 1 seed. Why? Pat and Keith debate. We know, there’s been a lot of talk about the bracket already, but there are some great questions being raised and although we answer them in...
View ArticleTriple Take: First-round scores
In a battle of two run-oriented teams, Thomas More’s Rob Kues has nonetheless completed more passes than Washington and Lee has even attempted. The NCAA brass has gotten out its erasers and given 32...
View ArticleATN podcast: Four games, plus awards
Wesley defensive end Chris Mayes had Mary Hardin-Baylor quarterback LiDarral Bailey in his sights all day on Saturday.Photo by Peggy Erwin, D3sports.com Four teams survived and advanced on Saturday …...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Too soon to panic
St. John’s got routed at home in Week 2, but it’s not over for the Johnnies yet.St. John’s athletics file photo That was a butt-kicking that St. John’s got, at home, on Saturday when UW-Eau Claire...
View ArticleTriple 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...
View ArticleTriple 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...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Our take on the clinchers
Rudy Rudolph caught seven passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns for Christopher Newport in a USAC-clinching win at Ferrum.CNU athletics photo If it seems like we have a lot of automatic bids already...
View ArticleATN 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 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 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 ArticleATN Podcast: Welcome back!
Chris Denton was the Purple Raiders’ top receiver and returned two punts for touchdowns. Photo by Dan Poel for d3photography.com It was a long, strange trip. But when you see four games, you are bound...
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 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 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...
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 ArticleATN 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...
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 ArticleATN Podcast: Down to the final eight
Jasper Collins caught five touchdown passes. That’s all. No big deal. Photo by Dan Poel for d3photography.com Subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. When you have just eight games in a...
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