Former Concordia-Moorhead quarterback Griffin Neal continued his improbable trek to the NFL by signing a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
The NCAA has announced that two Bluffton University standouts have topped the nation in three individual categories for the 2015 football season. Senior Ryan Aelker (Holgate/New Bavaria) is the Division III statistical champion for sacks per game and tackles-for-loss per game. Sophomore Micah Roberson (Ada) joined Aelker as an NCAA statistical champion on the other side of the ball. Roberson led the country in receptions per game.
Franklin, Ind. - The Franklin College football team will once again face strong early-season challenges from a NCAA Division III playoff participant and nearby Division I non-scholarship opponent during the 2016 season.
Alfred State President Dr. Skip Sullivan and Athletic Director Dr. Kelly Higgins are excited to announce that the college has been accepted and will become a member of the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC). For the first time in school history, the blue and gold will begin play as a four-year NCAA school and member of the ECFC beginning in the 2017 season.
After serving the past three years as the offensive coordinator at nearby Wheaton College, Josiah Sears has been tabbed as head football coach at Benedictine University
Nate Jensen, a former Manchester assistant coach who has been defensive coordinator at Alma for the past four years, has been named head coach at Manchester.
The Touchdown Club of Richmond has announced that Washington and Lee Head Coach Scott Abell has been selected to receive the Willard Bailey Coach of the Year Award as the State Coach of the Year for the College Division.
Frank Girardi cobbled together one of the finest resumes in the history of college football. He won 257 games, which still ranks 16th all-time in NCAA history. He helped Lycoming win 13 Middle Atlantic Conference titles and make 11 appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament. He led the Warriors to the national title game in 1990 and 1997 and the semifinals in 1996. On Friday, Jan. 8, he was rewarded with perhaps the biggest honor of his career, as he was announced as part of a group of 16 inductees that are part of the 2016 National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame class, the foundation announced in Scottsdale, Ariz., as part of the pregame festivities at the College Football Playoff.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – After nearly four decades as the head football coach at Gettysburg College, Barry Streeter has a lot of orange clothing in his closet. That gives him plenty of options when he heads to Arizona to watch his son Brandon coach top-ranked Clemson University in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
During the 2015 campaign, the University of Redlands football team squared off against an impressive slate of opponents, earning a 4-5 overall record and a tied-for-third-place showing in the parity-full Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) with a 4-3 mark. With three, one-score losses on the year, the Bulldogs endured a challenging yet fruitful test of their mental toughness and extreme desire that led to significant steps toward a bright future.
Nichols College sophomore Brett McEvoy has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III North Football North All-Star Second Team.
When the Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP handed out the awards for the 3rd annual CLIFF HARRIS AWARD, Bluffton defensive end Ryan Aelker (New Bavaria/Holgate) was announced as one of two athletes to share the top spot in Division III. Along with Aelker and Tom Lally from Mount Union, Adam Sauder took home top honors for NAIA while Marqui Christian (Division II) was named the overall winner of the Cliff Harris Award.
The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) released its 2015 College Division All-State Football Team recently and Washington and Lee had several individuals honored.
Former Cobber QB signs with Saints
April 11, 2016Former Concordia-Moorhead quarterback Griffin Neal continued his improbable trek to the NFL by signing a three-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
