Scots center Patrick Mohorcic was voted team captain of the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team, which is focused on community service. He's the second D-III captain in as many years, and one of several D-III players on the team.
Veteran Around the Northeast columnist Tom Haley showcases a new season full of marquee matchups and coaches vying to make it into the national spotlight. Here are his 10 games to keep a close eye on.
Augsburg quarterback Ayrton Scott led his team to a comeback win and finishes with his name on the all-time leaderboard, while Amherst finished an unbeaten season, Randolph-Macon beat its rival for the fourth time in five years. That and more in the national roundup.
Kyle Rudolph plays offensive line for Amherst, while his younger brother Ryan is on the Middlebury O-line. That makes for some interesting game days for this family from California.
Michael Aldo made a great first impression at Amherst in 2008, but he has had a long road to get back and leave a final impression this year, as a senior. And he's been asked to carry on a tradition 100 years in the making.
Trinity hasn't lost a home game since 2001, but Amherst is one win away from setting a program record for longest winning streak. Something's gotta give.
Amherst College senior quarterback Alex Vetras has been named the NESCAC Football Offensive Co-Player of the Week for his record-breaking performance at Wesleyan University on Saturday.
The Amherst College football team has defeated Wesleyan in 15 of the past 16 attempts to take a commanding 65-41-9 lead in the all-time series, but the Jeffs will be up against Division III's top running back on Saturday.
It had to be done. Those of us outside the New England Small College Athletic Conference needed answers. I convinced publisher Pat Coleman to send me to Amherst last week to get a look at Trinity (Conn.) in the midst of their Division III-best win streak, now at 29 games and counting.
A state school against a private school. A co-ed college versus an all-male institution. One college started with books taken from another. They're all pretext for some of Division III's most heated rivalries.
This is Rivalry Week, where the games are big and the legends are bigger. This week, teams from around the nation meet their fiercest competitors. With a win in this game, even a 1-9 team can go out a champion.