Division 1 Rejects

Indiana State defensive back CJ Rutherford joins us to talk about the scheduling conflicts in the Missouri Valley Conference, training as a DB in the off-season, and some CFB. We dive into another injury for Panthers RB Christain McCaffery and decide whether or not the NFC East is back! Finally, we reveal our brand new D1R Helmet. Great episode with some great conversation.

On this episode of D1 Rejects we are joined by Isaiah Morrison, a defensive back from Western Illinois University now playing at Northern Michigan. We talk with Isaiah about what it means to be a small school product and what he’s doing to stay ready for practice in the spring. After that, we dive into all kinds of NFL talk around the upset of the week with the Washington Football Team beating the previously undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers, finishing with the usual CFB Playoff conversation and the “Mullets vs Mormons” game between Coastal Carolina and BYU.

This episode of D1 Rejects is full of talk from all levels of football. Star offensive lineman Jackson Pruitt out of Cass Tech High School joins us to talk about his recruiting and offers from Power-5 schools, followed by Wayne State linebacker Nick Potenza who helped turn his high school program around at Stoney Creek. We dive into Sarah Fuller and the kick that changed CFB history, Dominant NFL performances, and finally the firing of Lions Head Coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn.

Coach Garland and Ari Curtis from Ellsworth Community College Join us to talk about life at a JUCO and the hustle to make it to big-time universities and the opportunities for guys that feel under-recruited out of high school. The Lions dominate the conversation today and really need to move on from Matt Patricia, and we finish off the episode with some conversation on the NFC West and the Big 10 as the football season continues to march on amidst a pandemic.

Michigan Tech QB Alex Fries joins us to talk about the shutdown in Michigan and how it will affect football, the ownership of the Detroit Lions, and much more. After that, we dive into Jim Harbaugh and his tenure at Michigan and Washington Football Team's Alex Smith and his miracle recovery story.

Northwood Secondary Coach Antwon Robinson joins us for this episode of Division 1 Rejects to talk about his relationship with his players, recruiting at the division two level, and a bunch more great content.

In this episode of division 1 rejects, Isaac Kinne joins us from Findlay University in Ohio to talk about his recruitment out of high school and the progression of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC). The highlight of the show is talk on the Spartans upsetting in-state rival Michigan on Halloween, but stick around for some great NFL talk in the second half of the show!

Jake Kelbert joins us from Northwood University to talk about how smaller NFL QB’s are breaking the mold, we react to the first weekend of Big Ten football, and dive into how the Detroit Lions are taking steps to become a playoff football team.

In this episode, we have a new addition to the crew, and talk about everything great, and not so great, in the world of football. Nick Saban comes back from a "positive" covid test, NMU football gets shut down, and it might just be the Detroit Lions time to shine. Give it a listen!

Wayne State Running Back Myren Harris join us on this episode to talk about his recruiting process to WSU, playing with his twin brother, and everything college football. There's a new potential top dog in the NFL coming out of the NFC North, and the Cleveland Browns might be the real deal if they can withhold from beating opponents with their own helmet. Finally, a big name in CFB comes down with COVID ahead of arguably the biggest game of the year. Hell of an episode!