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ATN Podcast 424: Tricks, treats and improbable feats

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Halloween weekend delivered more than its share of improbable endings. Exactly what chance did Dickinson have to do what it did at Carnegie Mellon? How did Johns Hopkins win on a play that wasn’t even legal a year ago? What did Azusa Pacific do to improve from Week 1 to Week 9?

Patrick and Greg break down those finishes and the biggest Week 9 storylines: Wheaton’s recurring slow starts, UW-Whitewater’s improving offense, the de facto OAC title game between Baldwin Wallace and Mount Union, and the crowded races in the SAA and Centennial.

In addition, DePauw coach Brett Dietz joins the Fast Five to discuss the Tigers’ quarterback change, Jack Kazmierczak’s patience and efficiency, Harry Pratt’s emergence on defense, and taking the Monon Bell game to Ball State while DePauw’s stadium is under construction.

We’re getting more and more long field goals at the Division III level. How many are we really talking, and why are we getting better kickers? We talked to some coaches to dig into this.

We go region by region, we hand out game balls, the mailbag makes us talk about the best defensive players in D-III and Whitewater-Platteville. Biggest WIAC game since when?

Patrick and Greg cover it all in Around the Nation Podcast No. 424.

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Photos: Baldwin Wallace athletics photo by Erik Drost; Mount Union athletics; UW-Whitewater athletics photo by Olivia Zinnani

Long field goal data

Season 50+ 55+ 60+ Long Kicker
2013-14 13 2 1 62 Matthew Aven, CMS
2014-15 13 0 0 54 Andrew Franks, RPI
2015-16 15 0 0 54 Sean Murray, Redlands
2016-17 10 0 0 53 Tyler Stolen, Buena Vista
2017-18 10 2 0 55 Nathan Hierlihy, Redlands; Spenser Thompson-Meyers, St. Norbert
2018-19 10 1 0 55 Jon Alberts, Central
2019-20 9 2 0 58 Tim Branneky, Westminster (Mo.)
2020-21 0 COVID
2021-22 6 1 0 55 Doug Cummings, Gettysburg
2022-23 17 2 1 60 John McArdle, Bethany
2023-24 13 1 0 55 Will Goodman, Chicago
2024-25 15 1 0 56 Tim Kissinger, Lebanon Valley
2025-26 17 1 0 57 Aidan Ellison, North Central
2026-27 17 5 0 56 Sean Lee, CMS and Sean Ryniec, North Central
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ATN Podcast 420: No consensus, plenty of contenders

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UW-Whitewater found a freshman-sized answer to a championship-sized challenge, while St. John’s turned shovel passes into an avalanche against Bethel and WashU broke through with the first top 10 victory in program history. Across Division III, defenses joined the scoring spree, long field goals delivered big wins and the playoff picture got a whole lot more interesting.

Which two defenses each produced three pick-sixes on the same Saturday? Which quarterback ran for three fourth-quarter touchdowns on just four carries? Which offense somehow scored 335 points on 336 plays? Oh yes, we did the math.

Who came up with the key defensive plays to get a game ball in Trinity’s revenge win against Berry? Who became a one-man Falcon wrecking machine in Whitewater? Who hit from 54 yards to give Luther a win, and who earned the nickname “Patty Ice” while kicking St. Olaf to a win?

Plus, WashU coach Aaron Keen joins us for Fast Five, the analytics say what they’re going to say, and Dickinson produces a third quarter unlike just about anything we’ve seen. Who survived an even longer delay than the one at St. John’s? Who scored three touchdowns before the opponent even recorded a first down? And who finally got to see the St. John’s tailgate?

And looking ahead: Can Whitewater follow its biggest win of the season by winning at UW-La Crosse? Will Rowan’s defensive prowess continue at Salisbury? Might Howard Payne make a statement at Mary Hardin-Baylor? Can Ohio Northern throw a great big … bear paw … into the OAC race? And most importantly, what happens when No. 1 North Central and No. 2 Wheaton meet for the Little Brass Bell?

Patrick and Greg tackle all this, plus your mailbag questions, in the latest edition of the D3football.com Around the Nation podcast.

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Photos: Semanco Media for WashU athletics; Evan Laserstein for UW-Whitewater athletics, Ella Carlson for St. John’s athletics

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ATN Podcast 417: Another splashy Saturday

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It seems like Division III football made another big splash this past weekend, and we’re not just talking about that flood that overtook Washington & Jefferson’s field at halftime vs. Keystone. No, we’re talking about another great week of games.

How about unranked Randolph-Macon taking down then-No. 3 Johns Hopkins? No. 1 North Central and No. 9 Wartburg tight going deep into the fourth quarter? No. 6 UW-River Falls taking it to No. 21 Coe? No. 14 Hardin-Simmons winning at No. 12 UW-La Crosse?

And none of that even includes the fact that Mount Union was 16 seconds away from losing its third consecutive game.

Game balls get handed out to some of the top performances and most memorable performances in Division III from Week 2. Plus, which team held the ball for more than 25 minutes in the second half? Yes, you read that right. Who’s hitting a ton in Region 1? What’s the hullabaloo in the 2? What do you see in the 3? Who’s got questions galore in the 4? Who’s taking a long drive in the 5? Who’s getting their kicks in the 6?

Randolph-Macon coach Pedro Arruza joins us for Fast Five. Plus, when Patrick pulls over the podcast car to the side of the road, what is the big question? And didn’t Pumpkin Spice season come even earlier this year? We’ll have a Pumpkin Spice Showdown in the Final Countdown. Plus we take four mailbag questions, and much more.

Patrick Coleman and Greg Thomas deliver all of the goodness to your fall in this week’s edition of the D3football.com Around the Nation podcast.

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Photos: Randolph-Macon athletics; Wade Gardner, d3photography.com; Hardin-Simmons athletics