September 4, 2012

Sleepers no longer

Wisconsin Lutheran wide receiver Josh Stodola made a one-handed grab against Ripon, hauling in the pass from quarterback Zach Shaw in the third quarter to put the Warriors ahead 24-0. It's the first D3football.com Play of the Week for the 2012 season.

We solicit video of top plays from every Division III football program and this was our top clip. 

Week 1 Play of the Week finalists

• Mount Union's Chris Denton returned two punts for touchdowns on Saturday in a win against Franklin. Here's one of them worth watching. Watch
• As of this point, 166,000 have already seen it, but in case you missed it, Eureka quarterback Sam Durley made history on Saturday. Watch

You can see all of the nominated plays on our Week 1 highlights playlist below, and even more top plays on the D3sports.com YouTube channel.

Week 1 Play of the Week nominees