2022 Around the Nation columns

November 17, 2022 Our playoff surprises, disappointments We've been training all year for this -- how to follow an incredible regular season by predicting the playoffs. And our crew is up to the task. Who will surprise and disappoint? Here's our picks!

November 10, 2022 Rivals so close they share a campus Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer have stadiums just a couple of blocks apart in Southern California, and these rivals that share more than just a street face off on Saturday for a trip to playoffs. Greg Thomas has more in Around the Nation.

November 3, 2022 Giving order to regional rankings Alphabetical regional 'rankings' don't really mean much to people, so Greg Thomas has taken the listed teams and applied some much-needed order. How we would rank them, in the latest Around the Nation.

October 27, 2022 Your questions, answered We dive into the mailbag on each podcast, but that leaves many questions unanswered each week. Greg Thomas circles back to get more people those answers in this week's Around the Nation column.

October 20, 2022 Building a program in the U.P. Mike DuFrane is the fourth coach to try to kick-start the football program at Finlandia, which started in 2015 and has won just five games. In his second year, DuFrane, who won a Stagg Bowl as a Warhawk defensive lineman, is beginning to see the growth at D-III's smallest school with a football program.

October 13, 2022 ATN's first look at Pool C There are 27 conferences and just five at-large bids to the 32-team playoffs, so if you're not winning your conference title ... good luck. Greg Thomas takes a look at what the at-large picture looks like, region by region.

October 6, 2022 Building a community for better mental health The founder of Blue Jays Together, Johns Hopkins offensive lineman Alan Gorny saw a need for mental health conversations, and decided to do something about it. A grad student in health care management, Gorny is inspiring student-athletes beyond just football on his campus to talk about it. More in Around the Nation.

September 29, 2022 Ranking the conferences for 2022 Non-conference play for the 2022 regular season is all but complete, so it's time for Greg Thomas to revisit how the conferences should be ranked.

September 22, 2022 So you're telling me there's a chance Earlier this week, our feature stories focused on teams who have started off 3-0. But even teams who are 0-3 can still meet their goals of winning conference titles and automatic playoff bids. Greg Thomas talks to Maryville and Rose-Hulman in Around the Nation.

September 15, 2022 Revisiting a wild weekend We've been spoiled by some great games in the early part of the season, but haven't written enough about them. Greg Thomas revisits both the Whitewater-UMHB game and the Trinity-Wheaton game with the participants in this week's Around the Nation.

September 8, 2022 Welcome to Division III football! Perhaps you are new to following Division III football, or your program has never been in contention for the Top 25, or you think your quarterback should absolutely be an All-American. D-III football isn't like D-I, and Greg Thomas is here to help get across the sheer scope of the Division in the latest Around the Nation.