Having been given its release from the CCIW earlier this fall, the Washington University football program has found its 2026 home a little bit to the north and east.
Four Division III football conferences are joining the ever-growing number of leagues sponsoring postgame bowls, as the Ohio Athletic Conference, Presidents' Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will square off this November in Canton.
No. 17 Alfred had a pass to the end zone picked off by Cortland in overtime, while for No. 20 Wabash, a home game against Ohio Wesleyan ended with the Battling Bishops blocking a field goal attempt that would have tied the game.
Sophomore kicker Anthony Sanfillipo connected on a 20-yard field goal to give Ohio Wesleyan the lead with 3:46 left in regulation time, and sophomore defensive end Kyle Hogan blocked a potential game-tying field goal attempt on the final play -- his second blocked field goal attempt of the game -- as the Bishops defeated 20th-ranked Wabash on Saturday in Crawfordsville, Ind.
Senior quarterback Dominick Orsini set a school record for total offense, including the second-highest single-game rushing performance in school history, and the Ohio Wesleyan defense blanked DePauw during the second half as the Bishops defeated the Tigers in a North Coast Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday in Greencastle, Ind.
Kendall Roberson ended up 45 yards short of the D-III rushing record, but only played three quarters. Meanwhile, Trine ended Albion's unbeaten run and DePauw couldn't get past Ohio Wesleyan. More in Saturday's national roundup.
Coming off the Battling Bishops’ best season in more than 20 years, anything short of another NCAC title would be disappointing to the senior quarterback.
Ohio Wesleyan and Waynesburg are off to their best starts in at least half a decade. And both are still in contention for a playoff spot with just two weeks remaining in the season.
The Ohio Wesleyan kicker set a pair of school and conference records as the Bishops opened their North Coast Athletic Conference slate with a win at Oberlin on Saturday.
Tom Watts, assistant football coach at Baldwin-Wallace, has been named head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan. He replaces Mike Hollway, who coached at OWU for 25 years.
Sophomore quarterback Mason Espinosa fired 5 touchdown passes to match the second-highest single-game performance in Ohio Wesleyan history as the Bishops defeated Hiram in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday in Hiram.
Freshman kicker Miles MacKenzie drilled a 34-yard field goal with :03 left in the first half to give Ohio Wesleyan a 10-7 lead, but Chicago scored a pair of second-half touchdowns to take a 21-10 non-conference win over the Bishops on Saturday at Selby Stadium.
Sophomore quarterback Mason Espinosa found sophomore tight end Erik Wall on a 23-yard touchdown pass that brought Ohio Wesleyan within 13-10 late in the first half, but Wittenberg answered with a score in the closing seconds of the half and pulled away with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to defeat the Bishops in the North Coast Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday at Selby Stadium.
Zander Jones spends his free time on the soccer, football and baseball fields. At Ohio Wesleyan, he began as a soccer player in the fall while pitching for the baseball team during the spring. Once a new kickoff rule was instituted in college football, Jones was called upon to help the Battling Bishops.
WashU to join NCAC in football in '26
October 18, 2024Having been given its release from the CCIW earlier this fall, the Washington University football program has found its 2026 home a little bit to the north and east.
