Although that’s exactly what it was for two receivers last week.

Lorne Chan explains how Texas Lutheran Bulldog Chris Edwards regained interest in football after taking two years off. The San Antonio Express-News even cites the role of certain “Division III football Web sites and message boards” in this rejuvenation.

In Michigan Matthew Mowrey tells the inspirational story of Alma senior Nate Jervey who caught his first touchdown pass last weekend since returning from surgery last year to remove a benign tumor. You can read about Jervey, who also played hoops for the Scots, in the Mt. Pleasant (Mich.) Morning Sun.

Larry Beckish of the Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet is apparently ready to make the move.

That is, the move from Division I to Division III football fandom or at least begin more closely following a level where student athletes are the rule, not the exception.

Good to have you aboard, Larry.

Just so you know, Amherst and Tufts can’t meet in the Stagg Bowl for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the NESCAC doesn’t participate in the playoffs. But you’ll get the hang of this soon.

Doug Dougherty’s College Notebook in The Roanoke (Va.) Times lists one of many position battles we’re monitoring as Kickoff 2005 approaches.

Bridgewater (Va) Eagles Head Coach Mike Clark will have to choose a new quarterback to replace graduated Brandon Wakefield. Will he choose senior Jacob Lewis or sophomore Jeff Highhill? Both are pictured in the tremendous picture (Lewis at left, Highill at right) courtesy of Eagles’ fansite Bridgewaterfootball.com.

Either way Clark is confident the Eagles have enough returning pieces on offense. “We’re in a position where the quarterback doesn’t have to be a magic man,” he told the Times.

Bridgewater isn’t the only team with a key position battle taking place in training camp. Each of the other 226 teams will have similar subplots unfold on their quiet, hot campuses.

And D3football.com will bring you the story from each and every one in our upcoming Season Preview. Stay tuned for more information on this exciting product shortly.