Bradley Munday is one of many Blue Jays setting the standard for Johns Hopkins football student-athletes. Photo courtesy Johns Hopkins Athletics.

The Internet has forever changed the way people do their jobs, live their lives, and receive information. Case in point: The article you're reading right now.

Jim Margraff is no different in this regard. The Internet has made recruiting considerably more convenient for the longtime Johns Hopkins football head coach.

"It's helped in a major way," Margraff said.

Johns Hopkins University was ranked 10th in U.S. News and World Report's most recent ranking of national universities, and boasts a well-earned reputation for academic and athletic excellence. As such, Johns Hopkins draws students from all over the country, and many of these students participate in collegiate athletics.

This season's 87-player football roster spans 19 states, with the team's 22 starters coming from 10 different states. All five of the quarterbacks on the roster come from different states -- Florida, New Jersey, California, Virginia and Illinois.

"It's actually awesome," said wide receiver Bradley Munday, a senior captain, Ohio native and reigning Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year. "That's been one of my favorite things about being here. One of my best friends lives in California, I have friends all over the East Coast, whether it be New Jersey, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Florida, Texas."

The challenges that presents, however, are obvious. How does a school based in Baltimore, Md., reliably recruit players from states like California and Texas? In the pre-Internet age, it was difficult. Now, transcripts and highlight clips are available at the click of a mouse.

The university's academic requirements, combined with the level of excellence sought on the football field, also narrows the Blue Jays' potential player pool, which Margraff said can be a positive.

"In some ways it makes it more difficult, but in other ways it eliminates so many people," Margraff said. "We're focused very quickly on the guys that we feel fit the best for us academically and for football."

Margraff and his staff have become regulars at many of the summer football camps hosted by Ivy League institutions, particularly Penn, Princeton and Yale. The camps offer a chance for Johns Hopkins coaches to meet players from out-of-state that seek a challenging academic workload.

"Our academic profiles for football players are higher than most of the Ivys, if not all the Ivys, so we've got to go further and further out to find people," Margraff said.

Of course, the decision to attend Johns Hopkins is only the first step. Senior captain and linebacker Jack Campbell said Margraff and his staff prioritize efficiency during weekly practices, as they understand the players' considerable academic requirements.

"Just seeing how the players at Hopkins excel on the field and off the field," Campbell said, "and how coach Margraff is very efficient with the time in the building, because he knows we have a big academic workload, that's what drew me."

Campbell, a premed biology major who hopes to eventually attend medical school, and Munday, an applied math and statistics major with an eye on a career in financial services or asset management, have been close friends since fifth grade. The two grew up together, played football together up through high school at Chagrin Falls, and even committed to Johns Hopkins on the same day. Munday's younger brother Michael, now a junior cornerback, followed them one year later.

"It takes a special type of kid to play football at Hopkins," Campbell said. "You can't be too regional. You have to look all across the United States, and I think that shows by our roster."

Campbell and Bradley Munday said juggling a rigorous academic schedule with football is challenging, but made easier by Margraff's flexibility.

"That's probably the No. 1 skill I've learned since being at college is time management," Munday said. "Academics comes first, then football, then everything else, and coach Margraff knows that too, which makes it really easy."

"You go to class, you do whatever you need to do, you go to practice, then do homework, study, and go to bed," Munday added. "Then you do it all over again."

Margraff's goal is to make football "the best two hours" of each player's day. Practices are kept loose intentionally, with a heavy dose of music and virtually no live tackling. Margraff is a major proponent of rest and recovery, and if players need to miss a practice or two for class, or leave early for another commitment, that's OK.

Johns Hopkins is internationally-renowned for its hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, which is regularly ranked among the best in the world. Likewise, the men's lacrosse program is a national power in Division I, regularly competing for national championships. But few teams across the Division III football landscape can match Johns Hopkins' consistency.

The Blue Jays have won at least 10 games in five straight seasons and six of the last seven overall, and are well on their way to another one this season (5-0). They've won at least a share of the Centennial Conference title in each of the last seven seasons, and are one win away from tying the conference record of 33 consecutive CC victories.

The team returned a majority of its key skill position players this season, including senior quarterback Jonathan Germano, but had to replace four all-conference offensive linemen. On the field, it's been a work in progress, but Margraff said he has seen continued improvement. Off the field, the players remains a tight-knit group, and Margraff credits a team-wide trip to Italy this past spring.

"Our guys loved it," Margraff said. "We had guys standing at the statue of David with tears in their eyes. It was unbelievable, it was really a neat experience. The team bonded and I think that might have helped us too, losing so many good players from last year."

Most of the players were able to go on the trip, though a handful couldn't. Campbell was one of the few left behind. The reason? He had to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).

"They never forget to tell me how awesome it was," Campbell said with a laugh.

Players may joke with Campbell, but no one questions his decision -- sacrificing a football experience for an important academic milestone just comes with the territory at Johns Hopkins.

Randolph-Macon continues impressive run

Tre Frederick rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and Michael Farry (12 tackles, one sack) led a superb defensive effort in Randolph-Macon's 21-0 win over Bridgewater.

The Yellow Jackets limited the Eagles to just five first downs and 83 yards of total offense. The win, Randolph-Macon's fifth of the season, marked the team's second shutout. The Yellow Jackets are tied for fourth in Division III with 9.0 points allowed per game average.

Randolph-Macon (5-0) has already surpassed its win total from 2015 (4-6), but the second half of the team's schedule includes proven contenders like Washington and Lee, Guilford and Hampden-Sydney. Randolph-Macon last won the ODAC conference title in 2008.

Hurricane Matthew's impact

The effects of Hurricane Matthew have been most keenly felt by the USA South.

LaGrange defeated Greensboro 35-26 in a game that was pushed up two days, from this past Saturday to last Thursday. Connor Blair passed for 337 yards and four touchdowns as the Panthers improved to 3-2 in the short week.

The Methodist-Averett game, originally scheduled for Saturday, was pushed back to Sunday, before being postponed altogether. Methodist's campus, located in Fayetteville, N.C., will remain closed until Monday, due to the effects of the hurricane.

Quick hits

Alec Cobb passed for 178 yards and two touchdowns, and Mike DeMasi rushed for 83 yards, including the go-ahead seven-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, as Hampden-Sydney defeated Guilford 21-15. Hunter Causey rushed for 182 yards and Gibson Ziah tallied four sacks for Guilford, which suffered its first loss of the season. ... Luke Bailey passed for 234 yards and five touchdowns, and added a team-high 119 rushing yards in Huntingdon's 48-27 win over Ferrum. ... Charlie Nelson rushed for 110 yards, Evan Hinkle rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and Matt Underhill kicked the go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 1:17 left in the fourth quarter to clinch Washington and Lee's 23-22 win over Catholic. ... Mac Seagle caught five passes for 127 yards and Trenton Shuler scored three rushing touchdowns in Maryville's 31-17 win over N.C. Wesleyan. ... Cedrick Delaney rushed for 137 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, and Jalen Hudson scored on an 87-yard kickoff return and 76-yard reception in a span of less than three minutes in Shenandoah's 36-33 win over Emory and Henry.

Top 25: Little change among Mid-Atlantic teams

Johns Hopkins (No. 9) remained the only team from the CC, ODAC and USA South to be ranked among the top 25 teams in this week's D3football.com poll.

Huntingdon continued to receive votes, as did Randolph-Macon for the first time this season.

Looking ahead

Maryville at Ferrum, 1 p.m., Saturday: Maryville is coming off a solid 14-point victory over N.C. Wesleyan, while Ferrum is coming off a road loss to Huntingdon. A Panthers win would further tighten an already competitive USA South conference title race.

Washington and Lee at Guilford, 1 p.m., Saturday: Non-conference play wasn't kind to Washington and Lee, but the Generals are 2-0 in ODAC play so far. Guilford was upended by Hampden-Sydney, so a win this weekend would help the Quakers keep pace.

Other games of note: LaGrange at Huntingdon, 2 p.m., Saturday

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