College Football spoiled us this week. We've got 2 great guests joining the usual color cast on this week's episode from D2 Augustana University and NAIA Florida Memorial respectively. We've got some unreal upsets in D2 Football with Gannon & Seton Hill along with a top-10 win for UTPB, in D3 Football there were Top-25 matchups around the country and we've got a Breakfast Bowl coming up this weekend between Rowan and Montclair State. Finally in NAIA we've got some major streaks broken for teams like Florida Memorial and Mayville State along with more top game action and performers! Thanks for tuning in!
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2:32 Rich Lucero Jr. - Augustana
14:38 D2 Players of the Week
16:45 Key to the City Game
24:06 PSAC Upsets: Gannon & Seton Hill
32:15 UTPB wins Top-10 game vs Angelo State
37:52 Other Impressive D2 Wins
54:17 D3 Players of the Week
57:48 Bethel on top of the MIAC
1:04:10 UW-La Crosse beats UW-Whitewater
1:07:55 UW-Oshkosh STUNS UW-River Falls
1:13:34 North Central dominates Wheaton
1:17:26 Breakfast Bowl! Rowan vs Montclair State
1:21:07 DePauw gets $80 MILLION gift
1:27:05 Other D3 Game Recaps
1:30:58 Kareem Roberts - Florida Memorial
1:39:58 NAIA Players of the Week
1:45:05 Florida Memorial upsets Southeastern
1:48:10 Mayville State defeats Dickinson State
1:53:39 Grand View dominant over William Penn
1:58:22 St Francis IN beats Taylor
2:03:03 Other NAIA Top Games
Another week of great football! The fellas react to all the biggest games and upsets of week 4 and have some fun other topics thrown in the mix. Tim & Drew give their NFL Comps for top D2 teams while Jimmy and Seth help showcase some of the most unique rivalries (and creepy trophies) of D3 Football. We had historic wins at ALL levels this week, thanks for tuning in.
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2:49 D2 Players of the Week
4:53 Trinidad Chambliss for Heisman?
10:28 Top D2 Game Recaps
22:50 D2 Teams NFL Comps32:17 Other Impressive Wins41:36 D3 Players of the Week
45:40 Top D3 Game Recaps58:45 Unique D3 Rivalries
1:08:17 Other D3 Scores & Reactions
1:14:15 NAIA Players of the Week
1:16:22 NAIA Game Recaps
A LONG but GREAT episode of D1R this week with so many storylines. We're joined first by the QB at Chadron State Aidan Thompson who balled out vs Colorado Mines, and later by Montana Tech WR Levi Torgerson who caught 4 TD in the Orediggers win over Top-25 Southern Oregon.In Division 2, Kobe & Tim recap some of the top matchups while also taking a look at the newest "Power 10" rankings from Wayne Cavadi and the NCAA. Seth & Jimmy are back for D3 Football to talk about the top teams in the country, some new contenders, and a trio of teams that beat Division 2 foes this weekend. Finally Matt joins the show to give the breakdown of the NAIA scene and shed some light on what may be some new playoff contenders in the NAIA space. Buckle up!Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview2:24 Aidan Thompson - Chadron State11:53 D2 Players of the Week14:00 Game Recaps25:16 NEW "Power 10" Rankings32:05 Other Impressive Wins45:42 D3 Players of the Week48:44 Top Games of the Week1:02:17 UPSETS over D2 Teams1:12:23 B2 Stealth Bomber Flyover1:15:17 WIAC DOMINATION1:27:05 Levi Torgerson - Montana Tech1:40:18 NAIA Players of the Week1:43:28 Biggest Games from Saturday
Lots of great content in this episode! Join us for all the top storylines in D2 and D3 Football after week 2 across the country!
We've got a GREAT show lined up following an action-packed Week 0 slate for D2 & NAIA Football. Michigan Tech QB Alex Bueno joins the show in the first hafl followed by Webber International QB Trent Grotjan. We also have the announcement of our first gameday show on-campus at D3 UW-River Falls. Thanks for tuning in!
We are SO BACK! Excited to bring you a great episode with Lindsey Wilson University Head Coach Phil Kleckler who talks about his talented Blue Raider squad heading into 2025. Kobe, Drew & Tim (new addition!) react to the preseason Top 25 rankings from D2Football.com, and the duo of Seth & Jimmy are back to help draft the best (hypothetical) D3 Fantasy Football teams based on the preseason All-Americans released by D3Football.com
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3:43 Phil Kleckler - LWU
19:55 Fall Camp Best Moments
25:35 D2 Football Preseason Top 2554:58 D3 All-American Fantasy Draft
This could be our best episode in a LONG TIME. First off we're joined by QB at D2 East Stroudsburg Sean McTaggart who is poised to be one of the top offensive weapons in the conference this year. Drew and Kobe breakdown EVERY team in the PSAC with what you need to know heading into 2025, followed by Jimmy and Seth hopping on to discuss our takes on the recently released D3FB Top 25 preseason rankings. Matt joins D1R once again to help shed some light on some of the TOP NAIA RBs in the country heading into this fall, and Kobe recaps two former D2 players signing professional deals! If THAT isn't enough to make you listen then what would be?!
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2:20 Sean McTaggart - East Stroudsburg
21:33 PSAC 2025 Preview
1:00:58 D2 Products Signing Pro Deals
1:06:36 D3 Football Preseason Top 25 Reaction
1:33:35 TOP NAIA Running Backs
WHAT. AN. EPISODE. We kick things off with the Head Coach from D2 Ferris State University Tony Annese who talks all things about the Bulldogs; from building a dynasty to navigating the transfer portal and discussing the new indoor facility coming to campus in Big Rapids, MI. Following that Kobe and Drew preview the Northern Sun Conference, one of the best in Division 2 Football, and Jimmy joins the program later to help do a deep dive on some of the nation's most potent defenses at the D3 level heading into this fall. BUCKLE UPVideo Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview1:44 Tony Annese - Ferris State30:11 2025 NSIC Preview1:07:24 TOP D3 Defenses
An incredible episode tonight, but first please, if able, help contribute to the The Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal Memorial Foundation here: https://ghcf.kimbia.com/thekellyanneelizabethlytalmemorialfoundationTonight's episode is full of great content.
First joining the show is Coast Guard Academy WR Coach Hudson Dunaway who talks about the upcoming Secretaries Cup game in Fenway Park vs US Merchant Marine. Kobe & Drew breakdown the Great American Conference in D2 with insight into EVERY team ahead of the 2025 season. Jimmy is back on the pod to give us the QB Watchlist for this coming season with some incredible QB's highlighted, and finally we have more D3/NAIA news to discuss. Thanks for tuning in!
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4:10 Hudson Dunaway - US Coast Guard Academy
19:57 Great American Conference 2025 Preview
56:08 Hal Mumme joins Centenary Staff
1:00:38 D3 QB 2025 Watchlist 1:18:02 St. Mary of the Woods joining NAIA Football
1:20:56 New NAIA National Championship Site
Perhaps the most informative episode in D1 Rejects history. We start things joined by TJ Owensby from Bethany College who details how he's using his youth football camp to support victims of recent flooding in West Virginia. Kobe and Drew break down the top squads in the Gulf South Conference, following that is a look at the first D3 Football preseason rankings with Jimmy, and we close by highlighting some national contenders with Matt at the NAIA level. A GREAT POD! Thanks for tuning in.
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2:43 TJ Owensby - Bethany College
9:34 Gulf South Conference - D2 Football
38:40 D3 Preseason Rankings - Top 10
1:03:28 D3 School Guarantees $3K in NIL
1:05:39 NAIA Teams: Sleeper or Contender?
1:32:54 Another NAIA University Shutting Down
Man, we are SO BACK. This episode is a fun one. First off Texas Wesleyan QB Carson Rodgers joins the show to give us an outlook on how the Rams plan on building in 2025 coming off the best years in recent history. Then Drew Carpenter joins the show to help breakdown one of the best conferences in D2 Football: the GLIAC. Finally, Kobe & Jimmy give you a sneak peek and analysis at some of the best D3 games kicking off the 2025 slate. GET COMFY!
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1:03 RIP Colt Sinor
3:47 Carson Rodgers - Texas Wesleyan
19:38 GLIAC 2025 Overview
58:13 BEST D3 Matchups to start 2025
Almost time for the Week 0 Labor Day Classic in Birmingham Alabama! Valdosta State head coach Graham Craig and Athletic Director Troy Katen join the show first to talk about the Blazers heading into 2025. A massive rivalry returns to D2 Football at an incredible neutral site with Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State, a D3 player signs an NFL contract for the first time this year (Mitch Vanvooren), and we learn about an exciting recruiting service in The Prowler.
Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview2:32 Featured Athlete - Kabren Thomas
4:15 Valdosta State Week 0 Preview
15:30 D2 Rivalry Series - NW Missouri State vs Pitt State
25:15 The Prowler Recruiting Services Overview
46:20 D3 Player signs NFL contract
Tucker is BACK! The Trinity University Football alum joins the show after two incredible preseason games with the Toronto Argonauts. We also cover some D3 Football teams playing in Italy. Short one but a good one this week!
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2:22 Tucker Horn - Trinity QB
19:01 D3 Football Teams Playing in Italy
Two D3 players on this week's episode! First up is tight end Thomas Burke from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) coming off rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks and talks his recent signing with the Memphis Showboats of the UFL. Later is wide receiver Wes Hack from Muhlenberg who recaps the Mules trip to Germany to play a game overseas. Finally, Kobe gives props to small school players in the UFL this spring/summer. Thanks for tuning in! Check out the timestamps below.
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2:15 Thomas Burke - TCNJ
16:05 Small School Players to the UFL
30:21 Wes Hack - Muhlenberg
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3:18 Craig Reynolds - Kutztown/Detroit Lions
27:20 New Haven going from D2 to D1
32:22 Ryan Larsen - Carnegie Mellon
55:43 Montclair State playing in Canada
1:00:57 Derrick Baney - Grove CityWhat a time for D1R! This episode starts with Kutztown Bears alum Craig Reynolds who has carved out a nice NFL career with the Detroit Lions, but his journey was anything but simple: being cut from 7 different teams and having to earn it every step of the way is nothing new to the small school product. Next up is Carnegie Mellon head football coach Ryan Larsen who outlines the Tartans upcoming trip to play overseas in Spain and how it adds to the student-athlete experience at CMU. We also talk moving from the PAC to the Centennial Conference. Finally offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Derrick Baney from Grove City College jonis the program to discuss one of the best stories in small school football. The Wolverines were a combined 0-33 when he and the staff took over, and now they are in the national championship conversation after back to back conference titles, a testament to the vision he speaks about.New Haven University is making the jump from Division 2 to Division 1 (FCS) and joining the Northeast Conference, and we cover Division 3 Montclair State travelling north to play in Ottawa, Ontario for a game they're calling "The Battle of the Border". Thanks for tuning in!
Still can't wrap my head around this one. Some incredible moments in this episode along with the fact that these two are BALLERS. This episode is about highlighting the small school players using the transfer portal to earn a new opportunity at a bigger school and I am HERE FOR IT! Thanks for tuning in!
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4:32 Featured Athlete: Bailey Streams
6:11 Dwight Lewis III - Marian University & Mississippi State
16:43 Small School Transfers going Power 4
25:33 William Davis - Virginia Union & West Virginia
This is a special one. A LOT of work went into prepping this episode and making sure we could highlight as many players as possible. Emporia State WR Tyler Kahmann is our first guest following and All-American career he's signed with the Indianapolis Colts. Next up is University of Findlay wide receiver Redd Douglas who put the pen to paper with the New York Giants, and finally we have Minnesota Duluth tight end Sam Pitz who is heading to Baltimore to join the Ravens.
We also recap the 2025 NFL Draft and it's lack of small-school players selected, but take time to recognise all the division 2, division 3 & NAIA players that have been invited to NFL rookie minicamps across the country. TAP IN! Thanks for checking out this episode.
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5:18 Tyler Kahmann - Emporia State
18:01 NFL Draft Recap
22:50 Former Small School Players gone D1
26:18 Division 2 players signing UDFA deals
35:14 Redd Douglas - University of Findlay
44:15 D2 Players NFL Rookie Minicamp Invites
1:04:45 Sam Pitz - Minnesota Duluth
1:20:32 D3 Players NFL Rookie Minicamp Invites
1:41:52 NAIA Player NFL Rookie Minicamp Invites
University of West Florida Head Football Coach Kaleb Nobles joins the program tonight: he played in UWF's inaugural season in 2016, coached on a staff that won a national championship in 2019, and now is back as the head coach of the Argonauts. Hear from him about the Argos MASSIVE new stadium on the way and about his playing/coaching career. Kobe also recaps the release from the NESCAC in D3 Football allowing the conference to be eligible for the playoffs for the first time in the history of the league. Thanks for tuning in!
Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview3:37 Kaleb Nobles - West Florida23:44 NESCAC Ruling on D3 Playoffs
Quick episode right to the point this week with three fantastic interviews. First up is freshman offensive lineman from division 2 slippery rock Mike Crist, who tells the incredible story of how he saved a man's life by dragging him from a burning vehicle on the side of the road. Following that we hear from Marquette University track and field star turned St. Norbert football player Mitch Van Vooren about his collegiate journey and pro aspirations, and we close it out with Minnesota State Mankato tackle Marshal Foerner recapping his local pro day with the Bears. Thanks for tuning in!
Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview3:04 Mike Crist - Slippery Rock
13:46 Mitch Van Vooren - St. Norbert
27:04 Marshall Foerner - Minnesota State
WE'REEE BACK! Two incredible guests in this week's episode from the NAIA and Division 2 levels respectfully. Rontavious Farmer comes from Saint Thomas University in Miami Gardens Florida, where he set the state record for career collegiate rushing yards across ALL DIVISIONS and has earned an invite to the Dolphins local pro day. Stephen Douglas transferred from D3 Albion College and followed his coach to Northwood University, where he made an impact immediately and just wrapped up his pro day in preparation for the draft/free agency.
We also highlight D2 teams facing off against one another this spring as a part of new legislation at the Division 2 level, and recognize 2 small school players for signing to the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers! TAP IN!
Video Chapters:0:00 Episode Overview2:12 Rontavious Farmer - Saint Thomas
14:50 D2 Teams Competing in Spring Games
25:10 Small School Players to the CFL
26:45 Stephen Douglas - Northwood
