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April 2002 News

Posted by Ric 4/23/02

 
D3football.com has reported that the NCAA’s Division III football committee has recommended a change to the NCAA playoffs that won’t change the way teams are selected but should change the way the brackets look.

In previous years, high seeds have gone to unbeaten teams, regardless of strength of schedule.  This year, if the change is approved by the Division III championships committee this summer, that could change.  The recommended addition is that the committee be allowed to consider the record of a team and conference in postseason play from previous years as a seeding criteria.

This criteria change won't help a team in the situation of Ohio Northern last year get selected for the playoffs, but it might get them a home game if they were in the field of 28.

Posted by Ric 4/16/02

 
The final start time on Mount Union's 2002 football schedule has been confirmed.  The Purple Raiders will kickoff at 2:00 p.m. when they visit Columbus to take on the Capital Crusaders on October 26th.  You can see the entire 2002 football schedule here.

Posted by Ric 4/11/02

 
I've updated the Purple Raider's 2002 football schedule to include most of the away game's start times.  Mount Union will open up at Wis-Whitewater with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff, Alliance time, on September 7th.  Ohio Athletic Conference play begins two weeks later with a 6:30 p.m. contest at Baldwin-Wallace.  The rest of the 2002 slate is scheduled to begin at the usual 1:30 p.m. afternoon time with the exception of the Capital contest on October 26th.  We do not have a confirmed start time for that game in Columbus yet.

Posted by Ric 4/3/02

 
Mount Union assistant football coach Jeff Wojtowicz has been named the Northeastern Ohio Assistant Coach of the Year.  He will be honored at the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation scholarship banquet April 29 at Executive Caterers at Landerhaven.

Wojtowicz has been a member of the Purple Raiders football coaching staff the past 16 years and is currently defensive secondary coach.  During his playing career at Mount Union he was a three-year letterman as a defensive back from 1981-83, and earned honorable mention All-OAC honors in 1983.  Congratulations Woj!