In the past few years, a handful of coaches have moved down to Division II and Division I-AA. (Yes, we know most people feel that is a move up, but we take a Division III-centric view on such things.) How are they doing?

One of the former Division III coaches who stays on the D-III radar quite a bit is former Rowan head man K.C. Keeler, now head coach at Division I-AA Delaware. It helps that he occasionally references Division III in quotes, like he did this week regarding Delaware potentially giving up its home game because of the condition of the field. Keeler was 88-21-1 at Rowan in nine seasons, including five trips to the Stagg Bowl, all losses.

He’s gone 33-13 at Delaware, including the 2003 national championship. The Blue Hens are 3-2 this year.

One of those wins came against Division II West Chester, home of another Division III coaching alumnus, Bill Zwaan. Keeler and Zwaan are both Delaware alumni and were both up for the Blue Hens job. Zwaan landed at West Chester, leading the Golden Rams to an 11-4 record and the first D-II playoff win in the program’s history. West Chester is 5-2 this season, giving Zwaan an 24-9 overall record.

Former UW-Stout coach Ed Meierkort took Division II South Dakota from five wins to nine his first year and the Coyotes have started his second season 7-0 for a career mark of 16-2. South Dakota is ranked No. 5 in Division II.

Chad Eisele went 31-20 in five seasons as coach at Lake Forest before moving to Division II Moorhead State, where he inherited a team on an 11-game losing streak. It’s been a struggle, but the Dragons did pick up their first win of the season this past weekend, dropping Southwest Minnesota State 37-16.

Jerry Schmitt moved from Westminster (Pa.) to Duquesne, though how much of a move up/down this is is debatable — Duquesne is Division I-AA, but is a non-scholarship program, so he has the same number of scholarships to award as he did last year. The Dukes are 2-3, with a 23-12 win against Robert Morris, the same team Rowan beat a few weeks back.