Monthly Archives: November 2010

Podcast: Building from the ground up

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Andy CarrThere have been 15 new Division III football programs added in the past decade, with five more announced as starting within the next three seasons. They range from Georgia and Maine on the East Coast to Oregon in the West.

But one of them is in untapped Division III territory. That’s at Presentation College, the only Division III school in the state of South Dakota, and the only Division III football program between Concordia-Moorhead and the West Coast. Five hours west of Minneapolis, the small Catholic campus of fewer than 800 full-time students is part of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and takes the field for the first time next fall.

Until then, Andy Carr and his surprisingly large number of full-time assistants are starting from scratch. Not a football or kicking tee on campus, and no players when he was hired this spring. Pat Coleman caught up with Carr at the UMAC’s Dome Day this past weekend.

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ATN Podcast: East implodes?

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UW-Whitewater cornerback Matt McCulloch knocks a pass away from UW-Stevens Point receiver Jared Jenkins.
Photo by Darryl Tessman, d3photography.com

So, yes, the East’s last best chance at a No. 1 seed went by the wayside this weekend when Cortland rallied to beat Montclair State. And yes, Mount Union wasn’t ranked No. 1 in the North in the last poll, but that doesn’t mean the Purple Raiders can’t still make the move.

Pool B got a shakeup Saturday when Case Western Reserve took its first loss after 38 consecutive regular-season victories. How far does this open the door for other Pool B contenders?

Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan discuss the possibilities in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast. But there’s more — Keith visited UW-Whitewater on Saturday for the first time since 2005 and came away impressed by all that has changed at Perkins Stadium in the past five years. Plus, there’s a bunch of big games coming up next week as teams try to wrap up automatic bids.

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