Division 1 Rejects

Two great guests with unique perspectives. College Gridiron Showcase Scouting Director Mike Rittelmann joins the show to speak on helping small school players transition to the pros and Logan Hansen joins later to discuss his predictive models in D3FB. We also cover lockerroom upgrades for St. Xavier, A D1 QB making the move to D2 Northern State, and check in on the Transfer Portal in D2 tracking some of the biggest entries.

Former Northwest Missouri State QB Mike Hohensee tells us everything about his experience with the Dallas Cowboys, we've got a former Duke player/coach going to an NAIA school, a team playing a wild schedule, big-time matchups in D2, and a D3 game in Italy! It's a good one.

24:14 Power 4 Coach to NAIA?

27:59 BIG D2 Matchup

37:26 Roosevelt's WILD '24 Schedule

43:40 North Park Playing in Italy

Northwestern HC Matt McCarty joins the show to update us on the renovations of a first-class facility in Orange City, Iowa for the Red Raiders. We're also joined by the man who squatted 800lbs from Harding University, DL Wesley Coleman. After that we take a look at a D3 Lineman who also plays college GOLF, and break down some of the top transfer talent at the D2 level.

Video Chapters:

18:47 Wesley Coleman

36:53 D3 Lineman who also GOLFS?

41:06 Top D2 Transfers

Shorter episode, still great stuff for ya'll. We've got an NAIA team coming back after a 75 YEAR hiatus, A D3 team changing conferences, a look at some more conference championship rings, and finally a scoop on a D2 player potentially getting poached by D1 Teams?!

Video Chapters:

14:48 D3 Team Moving Conferences

20:23 Conference Championship Rings

25:08 D1's Poaching D2 Talent?

Shining light on the guys that are making it happen! We try to cover all the D2, D3, and NAIA players getting pro looks in the NFL and are joined by Central Washington DB Pat Rogers with big news about his pro future in the CFL. We also look at another MONSTER that Harding has in the weight room and react to some funny tweets, it's a fun one so stick around.

23:08 D2 Players Getting NFL Chances

44:59 D3 Players Getting NFL Chances

1:03:49 NAIA UDFA Deal

1:04:50 Strongest Man in D2?

1:08:25 Tweets of the Week

We've got some great guests in the D3FB landscape this episode. Head coach of the Curry College Colonels Todd Parsons talks about their new purple turf and an exciting 2024 slate, followed by NFL Draft prep and pro day recaps with Cole Burgess. After that we get into more D2 spring ball scrimmage action and talk about the best D3 teams in recent history. We close it out by commenting on the new helmet communications coming to D1 FBS in the fall.

Video Chapters:

23:43 Cole Burgess

39:20 Cliff Harris Award - Tanner Volk

48:45 The BEST D3 Teams in the Nation?

53:12 More D2 Spring Action - Mankato vs NSU

58:27 Helmet Comms to D1 FBS

Saint Anselm DB Coach & STC Chadd Braine is as open and honest about the recruiting process as anyone, and he joins the show to speak on how him and the staff at STA evaluate/bring on recruits. Kobe and Drew break down the advantages of the joint practices/spring scrimmages coming to D2, and take a look at some new conference championship rings before discussing whether its better to ball out at D2/D3 or go D1 for draft stock. Thanks for tuning in!

Video Chapters:

31:46 RING SEASON - GVSU

32:28 Alma College Rings/2024 Schedule

43:37 D2 Joint Practices?

55:55 Are Small Schools Hurting Draft Stock?

This episode is all about the Bald Eagles and the job that Dan Mulrooney has done in changing the trajectory of the program. He's joined by All-American RB Chris Collier who took a chance on Lock Haven when he transferred down from D1. After that we've got 5 more small-school prospects to cut the tape on for, and recap some of the better April fools jokes from the football world.

32:00 D2 Pro Prospects

50:45 Best of April Fools

We're joined by DL Lane Martinez-Beasley, who comes from Notre Dame College, a college that recently announced it was closing it's doors. We also touch on a D2/D3 school merging, and two powerhouse D2 squads who will face off in both 2024 and 2025. Thanks for tuning in!

24:18 Notre Dame College Closing

36:49 D2 and D3 Schools Merging?

Findlay Head Coach Kory Allen has been an Oiler for almost 20 YEARS. He joins me to talk all about the program and their ability to place athletes in the pros. Matt and I also break down 5 of the best NAIA prospects in the nation, along with a wild stat on how many D2 athletes are actually "benefitting" from the transfer portal. TAP IN!

23:44 D2 Transfer Portal Statistic2

7:47 NAIA Pro Prospects