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ATN Podcast: That first loss

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Brian Alspaugh, Conner Warye
Conner Warye ran three times for minus-4 yards for Wittenberg at Huntingdon.
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Some were surprising, some were foretold, and some where more competitive than expected, but in the end four teams in the national discussion each picked up their first losses on Saturday: Augsburg, Dubuque, Wittenberg and Worcester State. Who gained respect by losing? Whose win put someone else in the Top 25? And how was one of these games spectacular? Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman discuss in this week’s Around the Nation Podcast.

And that certainly isn’t all — there were two key games in the NJAC, some impressive interceptions, and a little lightning for our lightning round. That and more in this week’s podcast. See the list of tags at the bottom of this post to see who else is discussed.

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Game Day Live: Make a move

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Elmhurst's Scottie Williams
Elmhurst stumbled against Chicago but has a shot at Wheaton this week.
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Maybe this weekend’s slate of games doesn’t have the star power that Week 5 did, but that’s when we can’t afford to get complacent as fans of Division III football.

Could Augsburg upset St. Thomas? Sure. Elmhurst over Wheaton? Definitely possible. UW-River Falls over UW-Whitewater? Alright, that might be a bit of a stretch, but the point is there’s a reason why coaches talk about Any Given Saturday, and it’s not just to cover their tails.

It can happen, so no sleeping at the wheel this weekend.

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ATN Podcast: Big games, unbeatens

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LiDarral Bailey
LiDarral Bailey ran for 110 yards and threw for 123 for Mary Hardin-Baylor.
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There were a bunch of teams with big wins, the ones we like to call signature wins. The ones that used to be talked about openly as being necessary for playoff consideration, back when we used to have 16-team brackets and not-so-strictly followed playoff criteria.

That’s not the case anymore, but those wins are still key in terms of national exposure, respect and rankings. Pat and Keith talk about some of the key wins this weekend in this week’s Around the Nation podcast.

Also, there are plenty of unbeaten teams remaining, including teams that aren’t ranked. Why aren’t they ranked? Keith and Pat run through the list, plus some of the other surprise teams. That and more in this week’s podcast. See the list of tags at the bottom of this post to see who else is discussed.

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