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Fiedorowicz, an all-state wide receiver in high school, spent his freshman season of college on the basketball court. The preseason all-American tight end is returning for his fourth year of football after his 6-7 height and efficient production attracted the attention of NFL scouts.
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Not that too many defenders caught up with Kentel Noel, especially not on the day he took two punts all the way back for the Captains. Noel hopes to have an even bigger impact this season in a receiving corps depleted by graduation. He'd also like a season devoid of the family tragedies that have marred past years.
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It's small, but the state is a mecca for Division III talent in the New England region. And as tightly packed as that part of the country is with Division III teams, the definition of 'staying near home' might mean something different than in other parts of Division III.
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With nearly three decades of head coaching insight, Rick Giancola shares thoughts on high expectations, tweeting, being an alum of the school now known as Rowan and seeing live Red Hawks on game day.
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Bethel doesn't get much time in the spotlight, not in a conference with the 2003 national champion and a program that's come back from the dead to make the quarterfinals two years in a row. But the MIAC knows all about the Royals.
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Our expert picks on everything from who will win the national title to who will return the most kickoffs for a touchdown. Which team is picked to pull the most surprising upset and get upset most surprisingly? Does anyone think Levell Coppage won't win D3football.com Offensive Player of the Year?
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It's a lot easier to slide out of national prominence than it is to get back. Just ask programs such as Bridgewater, Lycoming, Pacific Lutheran and Trinity (Texas), each of whom has played in the Stagg Bowl in the past 15 years but has fallen on hard times.
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Four of the eight coaches in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference are new this season, but don't necessarily look for an overhaul of those programs.
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The 2010 season was a tough one for Occidental and coach Dale Widolff, starting with his being suspended for four games before the season started and finishing with a 4-5 mark.
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Following the path of Westminster (Pa.) and St. Vincent before them in Western Pennsylvania, Geneva joined NCAA Division III and the Presidents' Athletic Conference, meaning the program had to wait four years before becoming eligible for the NCAA playoffs. That probation ends this season.
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With the spread and wide-open offenses in general going nowhere any time soon, coaches are adjusting by starting five defensive backs. And Mount Union is going a step further, turning its defensive scheme on its ear this season.
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As an incoming freshman, Kevin DelleDonne wasn't sure college football was the right step for him. Three years later, DelleDonne is one of Rowan's co-captains, a rarity for a tight end, and a go-to weapon in the passing game.
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The games might start with a little Jay-Z and Lil Wayne coming through the headphones, but in cornerback Chris Greenwood's mind, the season ends with an MIAA championship for Albion.
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Someday again in Division III, the Stagg Bowl will feature a matchup other than Mount Union vs. UW-Whitewater. Perhaps even, it will feature neither. When it happens, it will involve one of these five schools.
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Brad Boyle's right arm has carried the Kohawks to the playoffs twice, and his accuracy is hard to top. But what does he do in his down time? How does he deal with the hype of being a first-team preseason All-America pick?
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While many football players will dwell on the things that happened during the 2010 season, Huntingdon's 6-4 record is probably one of the furthest things from some players' minds. When Mark Patterson looks back on that day and upon the members of the state of Alabama who were affected by a deadly series of tornadoes, he says he feels fortunate to be able to play while many go without.
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Just because a team did well last season doesn't mean it will again. Keith goes beyond the rankings to look at surprise teams that will make the playoffs and others who will slide back.
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The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference has an automatic qualifier to the Division III playoffs (more commonly known as an automatic bid) for the first time this season, and the AQ has been a rallying cry for programs. But perhaps nowhere more than at St. Scholastica, where the first recruiting class in school history becomes seniors this year.
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Dubuque's father-son combination was held over one final year after Michael Zweifel got hurt, but he and his father, head coach Stan, are hoping the third time's the charm.
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Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney returns for his fifth season with high expectations after missing most of last year with an AC joint injury. He talks about the YouTube video, his pro shot and the Scots' 2011 chances.
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This is the seventh year we've done Kickoff, and the thought of compiling what has to be more than 25,000 words previewing the upcoming Division III football season has us eager for you to read it. To find out more about what there is and how we put it together ...
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All four first-team D3football.com All-American quarterbacks last fall were seniors, with one having led his program to never-before seen heights. How does a program find its next star?
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Brendan Pidgeon comes across just like many other Division III football players - he had an engineering internship during the day this past summer and worked out in the evening. Except that he works out with his dad, a former player at Syracuse and in the NFL.
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With everyone from mighty Mount Union to the academically exclusive schools of the NCAC and UAA within state lines, coaches of the 21 Division III schools in Ohio find creative ways to attract talent.
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Principia was adamant that football was only going on hiatus. Colorado College has a vocal group of fans and alumni trying to bring football back there. But only Lewis & Clark has managed to survive after canceling games, or part of a season. How did the Pioneers get from 2005 to here?
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After a 9-1 season in 2009, Mount St. Joseph took a step back with a 5-5 mark last season. Senior safety Derek Termuhlen hopes to close out his career with a second HCAC title in three years.
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For Nate Wara, it was two years ago. For Joel Sweeney, Louissaint Minett and Cody Seibel it was last year. They made big impacts on their teams as freshmen in the nation's toughest D-III conference and they're looking to take the next step up.
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The CBB rivals have been smaller than the Little Three in NESCAC football for years, but the NESCAC's Maine contingent is hoping to change that.
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In terms of travel during a time of fluctuating financial uncertainty, the additions can be argued as a stretch. But two key factors were enough to overcome that problem and get Frostburg State and Salisbury into the Empire 8 conference, which is primarily schools in New York.
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Washington and Lee used to struggle for roster size and for winning records, having posted either four or five wins every season from 1995 through 2002. But after a 3-7 season in 2003, the Generals have gone 41-30 under coach Frank Miriello, including two ODAC titles.
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Levell Coppage has been the man at running back for UW-Whitewater for three very full seasons so far. Can he and the Warhawks top the last two seasons?
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Call them bouncebacks, transfers, what you will, but there are many Division III players who start their career in Division I, find out scholarship ball isn't nearly what they expect, and end up coming back much closer to home. McDonough made that decision years ago, but another decision was much more recent.
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Benedictine took a significant step forward last season, running the table in the Northern Athletics Conference and making the NCAA playoffs for the first time. Their coach talks about changes going on on campus, replicating last year's success and what the administration learned from the Eagles' first-round playoff loss.
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The Wabash wide receiver returns to the field in 2011 after a season-ending ACL tear in the second quarter of the first game of 2010. But even that injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
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