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November 13, 2024 The joy is back A year ago, a family tragedy nearly caused Zach Brooks to give up the game he loved. But he stuck it out, and his senior year at Whitworth has seen the joy of football return. More in a feature from Brian Lester.

November 6, 2024 Specializing in everything 'I said to myself that there's no way I will ever play here,' Daniel Sullivan thought after Grove City's first contact practice his freshman year. But Sullivan, who was brought in as a kicker, had a secret talent -- he could also play receiver. Joe Sager has more.

November 6, 2024 Rivals stand between Hope, playoff spot Calvin joined the ranks of Division III football programs this year, bringing D-III's premiere rivalry to a new sport. But Hope is honored to be part of this storyline, they're just focused on getting the MIAA's automatic bid. Brian Lester has more.

October 30, 2024 Expanded bracket gives TLU a shot Texas Lutheran has already won as many games this year as the last two years combined, and at 6-1, has a reasonable shot at a playoff spot even if the SCAC doesn't have an automatic bid. But the Bulldogs are trying to stay focused on Week 9, rather than Week 12. Brian Lester has more.

October 30, 2024 Headed for a MAC showdown Mike Cebrosky, in his first year as head coach, has King's headed into a conference showdown for first place with Delaware Valley, and he talks with Joe Sager about it.

October 23, 2024 Hilbert still hunting its first win Centenary (La.) and Calvin made their football debuts to much fanfare and have already notched a couple of wins, but Hilbert is in season three and still trying to build to that point. Brian Lester talks with the folks who are sticking it out through this process.

October 23, 2024 WashU healthy and fired up The regular season’s final stretch is here. And, Washington University has some momentum – and health – heading into Saturday's game with Wheaton. Joe Sager has more in a feature.

October 16, 2024 Platteville not surprised by hot start Ryan Munz's Pioneers are unbeaten, No. 6 in the country, and in his words, “the fun part for us as a program is we are right where we should be, where we expected to be and where we believe we could be.” Brian Lester has more.

October 15, 2024 North Park finally making progress A little over a decade ago, North Park snapped an unthinkably long conference losing streak. But it wasn't until last year that the Vikings sported even a .500 record, and their most wins in 55 years. This year, the team is off to a 4-1 start. How? Joe Sager has more.

October 9, 2024 'Score every time we have the ball' The goal sounds simplistic, but for the Ursinus offense so far, it's been fairly achievable. The Bears have scored 45 or more points three times in their first four games, including 20 in a fourth-quarter comeback last week at Muhlenberg. Brian Lester has more.

October 8, 2024 Healthy again and loving it A.J. Jackson missed almost all of 2022 and played through an injury in 2023, but the 2019 D3football.com first team All-America pick is finally feeling healthy and he's helping lead unbeaten Lake Forest. Joe Sager has more in a D3football.com feature.

October 3, 2024 FDU-Florham off to a hot start The Devils are 4-0 after winning an early season showdown against Lebanon Valley. Joe Sager dives into the potent FDU offense in a D3football.com feature.

October 2, 2024 Rochester taking another step forward At 4-0, the University of Rochester is already one win short of matching its 2023 total. But that unbeaten start is just one goal, and Liberty League play is next. Brian Lester has more in a D3football.com feature.

September 25, 2024 'It was not shocking to us' Mary Hardin-Baylor went to UW-Whitewater and put its name back in the Division III football conversation in a big way. As coach Larry Harmon sees it, "This win over Whitewater is a trampoline and we’re going to take a big jump and go forward as a team and build on it.” Brian Lester has more.

September 24, 2024 'We can't get too caught up in the hype' It's been a great start to the season for Salisbury, that's for sure. But with one of the best 3-0 starts in Division III football, it's hard for the Sea Gulls to avoid the hype. Joe Sager adds to it in a D3football.com feature.

September 19, 2024 Road only gets tougher for Oshkosh The Titans of UW-Oshkosh have had multiple players step up as the team has gotten off to a 2-0 start against Top 25 competition. But this is the WIAC, and things will not get any easier. Brian Lester has more in a D3football.com feature.

September 17, 2024 The old man in the backfield Will Blakey grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, but instead of going straight to college, he spent six years as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force before returning to football, ending up at St. John's, and being a mature influence on the Johnnies at 26 years old. Joe Sager has more.

September 12, 2024 Wheaton with a chance to start again After a Week 1 loss, the Wheaton Thunder find themselves evaluating what went wrong, remembering the positives, and essentially going back into training camp before they play in Week 3. Brian Lester has more in a D3football.com Feature.

September 10, 2024 Illinois College with a chance to grow Last season, the Blueboys of Illinois College were drummed out of the playoffs fairly quickly in a first-round loss at Wartburg. But IC spent the offseason focusing on what it learned in that game and trying to grow from it. Joe Sager has more.

September 4, 2024 Calvin ready to kick off They said it would never happen, but in reality, it seemed inevitable. Calvin's first varsity football game is here, and the Knights take the field this Saturday. A feature by Joe Sager.

September 4, 2024 At Centenary, football is back Centenary played 10 games last year in a developmental season, but starting Saturday, it counts, as the program returns after an absence of nearly 80 years. "Now that we have guys back and a year under our belts, it’s exciting," said their team captain, and Brian Lester has more.

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