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November 10, 2022 Brother vs. brother, one last time Sean and Aaron Borgerding grew up as competitive as brothers can be, regardless of the competition. On Saturday, they'll display that one last time on the football field, with Sean the quarterback at UW-Stout, and Aaron a starting safety for UW-River Falls. Brian Lester has more.

November 9, 2022 Running to the beat of a different drum At Gallaudet, the nation's four-year university for the deaf and hard of hearing, every snap the football team takes used to start with someone striking a giant bass drum. That part doesn't happen anymore, but the team isn't missing a beat. Joe Sager has more about the playoff-bound Bison.

November 3, 2022 Growing up around the game Cortland’s Zac Boyes and Ryan Bitka have been around college football a whole lot longer than most Division III student-athletes. That's because their dads coached together at one of Cortland's rivals. Brian Lester has more.

November 2, 2022 Belhaven blazing a new trail Coming off a program-best 7-3 campaign, the Blazers have continued their momentum while overcoming some obstacles — a conference change, a flood and a hurricane — along the way. Joe Sager has more.

October 27, 2022 Streaking Tartans doing it with defense Carnegie Mellon has four defensive touchdowns, two shutouts and has held three other teams below 10 points. That's just part of how the Tartans are off to an 8-0 start. Brian Lester has more.

October 20, 2022 Gulls putting up zeroes Endicott is sitting pretty at 6-0, and the Gulls' opponents are finding it hard to score on the Endicott defense. Brian Lester has more.

October 19, 2022 Last year's stumble still stings Susquehanna The River Hawks have been sitting here before, at 6-0, 5-0 in the Centennial Conference. But if Susquehanna wants to take the next step as a program, it knows it has to finish better in 2022. Joe Sager has more.

October 13, 2022 Wally Kalinowski: An R.N. on the O-line “We all get 24 hours in a day. What you do with that time is what differentiates you from others,” Heidelberg coach Scott Donaldson says of Wally Kalinowski, for whom going from a shift in the ER to the football practice field is no big deal. Brian Lester has more.

October 12, 2022 At season's halfway point, Carleton walking the walk Carleton is one of the nation's top-ranked schools -- for academics, at least. In football, it's been a different story, but under Tom Journell the Knights have become more consistently competitive. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature.

October 6, 2022 William Paterson finds chemistry makes for winning formula Former New York Giant Shaun Williams has been on the coaching staff at William Paterson for 14 seasons, and in his first year as head coach, the Pioneers have picked up some clutch comeback wins and stand at 4-1. Brian Lester has more.

October 5, 2022 Veteran Bombers flying high under new old coach When Michael Toerper returned to Ithaca's campus, Matt DeSimpliciis and the other 46 seniors and super-seniors on the Bombers squad welcomed the new coach, especially those who had played under him when he was an assistant. Joe Sager has more.

September 29, 2022 New faces lead Utica to 4-0 start Utica was down 24-7 at the half to Union last week, but the Pioneers, and transfer quarterback Braeden Zenelovic, had no intention of giving up. Brian Lester has more.

September 28, 2022 'It's just a blast being out there' The DePauw defense is having a field day, having pitched three consecutive shutouts en route to a 4-0 start. Joe Sager has more on the crew putting the D in DePauw.

September 22, 2022 No. 1 and 2 leading Morrisville to 3-0 Senior linebackers Joe Miller-LaBar and Ernesto Mitchell wear uniform No. 1 and No. 2, and they've helped Morrisville State start off 3-0 for the first time since the program moved to Division III. Brian Lester has more.

September 21, 2022 3-0 Wartburg credits focus for hot start Wartburg has outscored opponents 123-7 over the first three weeks of the season, including a shutout of UW-Stout. And the Knights credit focus and team chemistry. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature.

September 15, 2022 Ernst's farewell tour off to a hot start Over the summer, Ripon coach Ron Ernst announced he would be retiring. So far, his 32nd and final season is off to a hot start, and Ernst and the Redhawks are enjoying the success, as well as the well-wishes. Brian Lester has more.

September 13, 2022 Hilbert gets its team on the field The Hawks of Hilbert College took the field this week for their first game, less than a year after they first announced they were adding the sport. It might have been a rough ride so far, but they were happy to get started. Joe Sager has more.

September 8, 2022 Fox fast out of the gate George Fox has done a few things right since its first Division III football season in 2014, including a 6-1 mark in the NWC last year. But the Bruins had never won their opener before this past Saturday. Brian Lester has more about how that changed.

September 6, 2022 Long road back to the field Cornell Beachem Jr. could be excused if he never came back to football. Since he last played in 2019, he tore his ACL, lost his father, had a daughter, and also won a Division III wrestling title. Read about Beachem's amazing journey in a feature by Joe Sager.

December 31, 2021 2021 D3football.com features columns