Division 1 Rejects

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.

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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