2013 Around the Great Lakes columns

November 20, 2013 Sirianni seeing familiar faces Former Mount Union player and assistant coach Mike Sirianni sees the Purple Raiders fairly often as coach of Washington and Jefferson.

November 13, 2013 Albion builds off its 2011 postseason stint Two years ago, Brett McCarty and his teammates took a 59-0 shellacking at the hands of the future national champion and used it to get their bearings on the kind of team they need to become. One more win, and the Britons are back in the playoffs.

November 6, 2013 At Mount, practice wins out over pressure For quarterback Kevin Burke, staying focused each week on a team in which every opponent is hunting for an upset comes down to learning how to be a Mount Union football player.

October 29, 2013 Geneva linebacker: ‘Hard work pays off’ The Golden Tornadoes have had to weather injuries, but Dillon Goodell said the focus of the team is on finishing the season strong.

October 22, 2013 Wabash goes to great depths to find rushers Injuries have knocked the Little Giants’ top two rushers out for the season, but each time a new player steps up, good things still happen. All four starting running backs have logged 150-yard games.

October 15, 2013 Kalamazoo's quarterback has his head in the game Justin Danzy, who his coach calls “a really brilliant kid,” has helped his team to a 3-2 start for the first half of the season, including a one-touchdown victory over Trine early this month.

October 9, 2013 John Carroll steps up its shutouts The undefeated Blue Streaks have already beaten two teams the coaches picked ahead of them in the preseason poll. Thanks in part to a stifling JCU defense, the team hopes to have more surprises for its opponents.

October 1, 2013 Thomas More's Hayden bounces back from injury A year after being named PAC Player of the Year as a sophomore, Domonique Hayden saw his season collapse with injury. Now, though, he's at full speed -- with 547 yards under his belt this fall.

September 25, 2013 Espinosa helping to put OWU in the hunt Coming off the Battling Bishops’ best season in more than 20 years, anything short of another NCAC title would be disappointing to the senior quarterback.

September 17, 2013 Senior defender helps get Hope's season flying Santino DiCesare was "a little nervous" last year being asked to move to free safety for the Flying Dutchmen. But the senior co-captain excelled and this year has been making his share of big plays to help Hope get off to a 2-0 start.

September 9, 2013 After injury, Brooks stronger than ever for Heidelberg Last year, Cartel Brooks sat on the sidelines in the postseason, all but powerless to help his team. For 2013, the Heidelberg rusher expects to be back in action.

September 3, 2013 Games to watch for 2013 In his second year on the job, Brian Lester again takes you inside the Great Lakes and gives you a preview of what games could be the most important this fall.