Monthly Archives: April 2005

Two players sign, one invited

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Matt Ross mug shotTexas Lutheran tight end Matt Ross, a third team D3football.com All-America selection, signed with the Vikings. That’s the first D-III signing reported in. He caught 28 passes for 546 yards and six TDs. He joins Ryan Hoag (Gustavus Adolphus) on the offensive side of the depth chart. Blake Elliott was released. Picture at left.

UW-La Crosse fullback Matt Pagel signed with the Chargers. More from the La Crosse Tribune.

Hobart guard Alex Bell has been invited to the New York Giants rookie minicamp, where they will work him out at guard and center.

D-IIIs in the D-raft

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As we count down the final hour until the start of the NFL Draft, some more coverage from papers across the country:

The Middletown, N.Y., Times Herald-Record’s Justin Rodriguez writes about Hobart guard Alex Bell. The (Portland) Oregonian writes about Brett Elliott’s date with irony, watching his former Utah backup, Alex Smith, potentially getting drafted No. 1. The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch mentioned Hampden-Sydney running back C.W. Clemmons deep in a story about some Division I-A guy. And Frank Rajkowski of the St. Cloud Times talks with Gustavus Adolphus’ Ryan Hoag about his recollections of the 2003 draft