2015 Around the East columns

November 19, 2015 East season in review Another regular season has come and gone, so I thought I would take this week’s final column to review and wrap up another fantastic season of Division III football Around the East.

November 11, 2015 For Salisbury, everything clicked When looking at the anatomy of an upset, most of the time you see the key factors for the underdog were inspiration, faith and maybe even a little luck. In this case, it was a little of everything for the Sea Gulls vs. Wesley.

November 4, 2015 Tough act to follow Not much was expected of Delaware Valley this season, after losing almost its entire offense, including some of the greatest players in program history. But here we are, entering Week 10, and the Aggies are in control in the MAC.

October 28, 2015 Saints sitting pretty, but not resting St. Lawrence is in the driver's seat in the Liberty League, but the Saints are not ready to take a victory lap just yet. Linebacker Alec Dietsch, a two-sport standout, gives us a look inside the Saints' psyche.

October 21, 2015 Next stop: Medical school Albright linebacker Colton Ryan always excelled at biology and the sciences. So it’s not too surprising that a chance encounter in a bookstore with an atlas of the human body so fascinated him so much that he decided he’d pursue a future in medicine.

October 14, 2015 Making hard choices has helped lift Kean back into contention With an effective quarterback entering his senior year, Kean could have easily kept the status quo. But as part of their offseason planning, Rob Meade was asked to move to linebacker. He bought in, and the Cougars have bought in as a team in 2015.

October 7, 2015 Big week to be a Pioneer Beating the defending champ and highest-ranked team in the conference, in overtime, on statewide television -- well, that's a big deal for a Utica Pioneer program that is still looking for its first period of sustained success.

September 30, 2015 Rochester QB all about spreading the credit around Not long ago, Rochester quarterback Daniel Bronson didn’t even know if he’d play football again. But now, he and the Yellowjackets' offense have helped lead the team to its best start since 2000.

September 22, 2015 Red Dragons on fire in 2015 The beginning of the 2014 season was eminently forgettable for Cortland fans. But the Red Dragons are off to a 3-0 start this time around, with a key win in their Empire 8 debut to show for it. More, plus teams trending up and trending down, in Around the East.

September 15, 2015 Wesley College giving Drass his due Mike Drass probably won't be a big fan of seeing his name on the front page of D3football.com, but since the school is putting his name on the field this weekend, it only seems appropriate.

September 8, 2015 Stevenson looks to keep momentum going If there is any place on the landscape of NCAA Division III football programs in the east where expectations have increased the most recently it may be in the Baltimore suburbs, at Stevenson University.

September 1, 2015 10 games to watch for 2015 We have a new-old writer, and two completely remade conferences. Welcome to Around the East for 2015.