Had a chance to join the USC Football Radio Network in Madison for the USC vs Wisconsin game. What a pleasure to assist the legendary Pete Arbogast, the voice of Trojan football for 40 years, alongside three-time Trojan All-american Sean Cody. Also crossed paths with former Penn State star and NBC broadcaster Todd Blackledge and Heisman winner Gino Torretta of ESPN Radio. Already looking forward to the next one.

.@MsideFootball amassed 599 total yards in a 61-21 win over Concordia on Saturday. See the highlights and hear from @MsideFball coach Steve Ryan and Victor Atupra.

After a great talk with @robharley34 and @tyboles3 I am blessed to receive an offer from northern Illinois university!! @mooremt09 @CityHighFB

FINAL.

UNDEFEATED IN THE CONFERENCE @TheHeartConf 😎😎 Great win against Mount Mercy of St. Ambrose @MountMercyFB #GoBees #BringTheSting

Round of 16 #iahsfb matchups are HERE! 🏆🤩 The 2026 IHSAA State Football Playoffs presented by Iowa Farm Bureau return Friday! 📅 Friday, Oct. 30 🎟️ On sale Oct. 27: iahsaa.org/tickets/ 🏈 iahsaa.org/football/state-pl…

For the late night crowd, my final projections for the Round of 16 pods from Classes 5A to 8-Player for the #iahsfb Playoffs. @IAfootball_ @SportsGuysIowa

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A-R-C DIII Bowl Game is Here - sportsguysiowa.com/a-r-c-dii… Our Column At Sports Guys Iowa we have been waiting on this announcement since it was put in the A-R-C Strategic Plan a year ago. It is awesome that an Iowa College (maybe 2 or 3 😀) will get a chance to play a post season bowl game this fall. The positives are clear - 1. The top 1-2 A-R-C teams that don't make the DIII NCAA playoffs are good D3 football teams and get to play another week. 2. That team(s) gets additional practices and extra work to get the team a head start on the 27 season and be rewarded for a strong season. 3. It's good for the A-R-C Brand and helps the conference stay competitive with the surrounding DIII bowl games that are already in place (Isthmus Bowl in Madison is a very good bowl, and the Lakefront Bowl in Milwaukee) that give 4 D3 Conferences a team playing an extra game every year. 4. Neenah and the Fox Valley in Wisconsin is a great area with plenty to do. (Some SGIers lived in Neenah so we know what a great area the Fox Valley is firsthand). There are still open questions as in the A-R-C Release they stated "Inaugural Riverbend Bowl Series, a postseason football event that will bring together teams from NCAA Division III on Saturday, November 21, 2026 in Fox Cities region of Wisconsin." Open Questions? The other conferences/teams involved are TBD. Maybe not TBD, but more likely to be announced later. In reading the tea leaves and what others are saying it looks like the MIAC is not involved. That we believed was the best partner. The A-R-C and MIAC are two top 5ish leagues in DIII. Very strong similar football - All MIAC teams are in Minnesota Minneapolis down so geographically and competitively it would have been a home run. Neenah Wisconsin as a location means it's likely that the NACC, Midwest Conference, and maybe the WIAC or UMAC is involved in some way. The CCIW may also be involved. That mystery will be revealed officially at some later point. 2. The location and distance is a surprise as it is announced as an A-R-C Two bowl game event. That could mean up to two A-R-C teams playing nowhere near their home state. Dubuque to Neenah is the closest at 195 miles. Indianola (Simpson) to Neenah is a haul folks. Seems odd to have a bowl game announced for a conference with no partner that is no where near the first announcing conference teams. (Now that may be solved the minute we hear who else conference wise is involved). The Isthmus and Lakefront bowl locations are placed at the mid-point basically of the conferences who participate. 3. We have been in jest joking about a MIAC - ARC Bowl in Austin MN that we called the Spam Bowl, but the logic we had was it is a mid-point location between the two conferences. Why Neenah? Right now without more details we are mystified on the location choice. 4. We freely admit we wanted a location like Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines Iowa to be the host. Maybe that could happen in the future. Great Iowa Facility right in the heart of the A-R-C We suggest going to @LogHanRatings who has some good thoughts on the location and mix of teams also to read. IMO. Again why NE Wisconsin? For many SGIers its great as we grew up there and have family we can visit when up for the game, but for most of the schools it is not close at all to their campuses. 5. Selfishly as Iowans if the MWC is involved it would be awesome to get Cornell, Grinnell, or Luther high enough in the standings to get 3rd (Luther and Grinnell both have legit shots at 3rd this year) and have them as one of the teams going to the Riverbend (the 2nd place MWC goes to the Lakefront bowl). An Iowa vs Iowa game for instate teams that don't play each other anymore (except for Coe playing Cornell every year) would be awesome. The Positives sure outweigh the questions and "sure would have been nice" thoughts. Today announcement was more like an impressionistic painting. Nice colors, looks good, but lacking details. It was a Monet versus a Rembrandt announcement. We can't wait for further announcements to become official. We think this is great for Iowa DIII Football teams. @D3FBHuddle @d3football @ChadHarberts @blenny10 @JordanCole43 @DTMWartburg @mctownsley @RHS76 Photo - A-R-C