The USA South was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. Methodist and N.C. Wesleyan are picking up the pieces and slowly regaining a sense of normalcy on campus. Getting back on the football field is helping the recovery. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
No. 2 UW-Whitewater came away with the road win at No. 8 UW-Platteville, while Dubuque ruined Central's unbeaten record, Huntingdon fell on the road and Hobart survived. More in Saturday's Top 25 roundup.
There's a new Around the Mid-Atlantic columnist, but he's no stranger to D3football.com readers. Here are the 10 games in the region that caught Andrew Lovell's eye when he studied the USA South, ODAC, and Centennial schedules.
Dustin Midgett has spent portions of his past two offseasons helping minister in Ecuador. That off-field leadership has translated onto the field this year. The three-year starter at quarterback and teammate Malik Adams form the USA South's most potent offensive combination as well as one of its most unique friendships. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
Sophomore quarterback Dustin Midgett threw for a program-record six touchdown passes on Saturday afternoon to lead his Battling Bishops to their third straight win, 48-21, at LaGrange College. In addition to topping Wesleyan's record book, his six TDs tied the USA South record for TD passes in a game.
N.C. Wesleyan junior quarterback Dustin Midgett threw three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the last to freshman wideout Dwayne Bishop with 15 seconds remaining, to fuel a thrilling 34-30 come-from-behind win over Averett University on Saturday in Rocky Mount. Wesleyan scored 27 points in the final period to secure the team's second straight USA South win and the program's first back-to-back league victories since the 2010 season.
Not every D-III football player will get a shot at the NFL right out of college. For every Pierre Garcon, there are dozens of D-III players in indoor leagues and overseas. Adam Turer highlights two of them.
After an extensive search, the North Carolina Wesleyan announced the hiring of Jeff Filkovski as the next head coach for the Battling Bishop football program.
The Battling Bishop football team of North Carolina Wesleyan celebrated its 2012 Senior Day on Saturday afternoon with a 32-21 victory over Averett University. NCWC's defense pitched a shutout in the second half, outscoring the Cougars 20-0 in the third and fourth quarters en route to the victory.
Dwayne Hollis is the kind of defender who "can flip the field position for us on one play," his coach says. And Hollis is living the caliber of games that other players only dream of.
Rocky Mount, N.C. - Senior B.G. Howell made the most of his kicking debut on Saturday afternoon, connecting on a 40-yard field goal in overtime to secure a 16-13 Battling Bishop victory over Ohio Northern University in Rocky Mount. In a day of firsts, the field goal was the first of Howell's career, while the win marks the first time in the nine-year history of N.C. Wesleyan football that the Bishops have won their opener.
Ahead of the 2008 season, Bill Doody was hoping for little more than a place on Hampden-Sydney’s roster and, if things really worked out, a chance to make the travel roster.
After going through the nonconference slate 1-2 this year, North Carolina Wesleyan was on familiar ground. Every year since the program began in 2004, that’s how the season has started.
North Carolina Wesleyan’s Mark Henninger is comfortable pacing the sidelines in front of his team. After all, he’s been doing it for five seasons now, but not until this year has he done it as the Bishops’ head coach.
Like many mechanisms in our lives, when they're working flawlessly, you barely even notice they exist. But a breakdown in the machine doesn't just ripple nearby -- it crashes the system. In this way, sports parallels life -- and life on offense revolves around the men in the trenches.
The tricky thing about hype is that you're expected to live up to it. And N.C. Wesleyan and Widener met for the first time Saturday each with their own baggage of high aspirations.
Great expectations. In Week 1, everyone has them. And half of them went home last weekend thoroughly disappointed, dreams of an undefeated season dashed.
After the deluge
October 26, 2016The USA South was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. Methodist and N.C. Wesleyan are picking up the pieces and slowly regaining a sense of normalcy on campus. Getting back on the football field is helping the recovery. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
