2014 Around the Mid-Atlantic columns

November 18, 2014 Return of the Mules “We expected to be in,” said Mules head coach Mike Donnelly. “We felt we were deserving. We know that every game counts and we know that you can be 9-1 and be a bubble team.”

November 11, 2014 A veteran influence Many times in recent years, Division III teams have welcomed former student-athletes back to finish their education. On this Veterans Day, here's the story of four such young men at Bridgewater and McDaniel.

November 4, 2014 Captains, Quakers take driver's seat A pair of upsets on Saturday handed the keys to the conference to the Captains and the Quakers. One program is on the rise and has already secured its winningest season in nearly two decades. The other is on its way out of a conference it has dominated since the program’s inception.

October 28, 2014 Bears coming home to coach The Ursinus defense is coming back to form thanks in part to the young guys on the field and the young guys on the sideline, two recent alumni who came back to join their former coach.

October 22, 2014 Nothing can slow down Wasps assistant coaches To be a great football coach, you need a great football mind and a tireless work ethic. Emory and Henry assistants Doug Blevins and Clayton Matthews have both. That is why their players have never looked at the coaches’ physical limitations as an impediment to their coaching prowess.

October 15, 2014 Running for a milestone in Centennial Dickinson has had many a great running attack in the past 20 years. But it's been a while since the Red Devils had a 1,000-yard rusher. Cedric Madden could be the one to change that.

October 8, 2014 USAC has veterans under center The USA South Athletic Conference has five quarterbacks who have three or more years as starters under their belts, plus another who led D-III in passing last year. Suffice it to say, that's a lot to gameplan for.

September 30, 2014 Greetings from ODAC country Adam Turer spent some time on I-81 and visited three Old Dominion Athletic Conference campuses. Hear three coaches talk about their school and its hometown in their own words.

September 24, 2014 Blue Jays, Mules set to square off Every senior in the Centennial Conference this season has only known one first-place team and one second-place team. Those teams, Johns Hopkins and Muhlenberg, meet this week.

September 16, 2014 Wesley defense firing on all cylinders Wesley had a long offseason to dwell on the fact that they gave up 62 points to Mount Union in the national quarterfinals. That drive appears to have paid off.

September 9, 2014 Averett looking for a fresh start Every team wants to begin the season 1-0. Some teams were desperate for a win to end a long losing streak. One program endured an overhaul in the offseason and started the 2014 season with what it hopes is a program-defining victory.

September 4, 2014 10 games to watch for 2014 Adam Turer returns for another season covering the Centennial, Old Dominion Athletic Conference and USA South.