2010 Around the Nation columns
2010-11-18
Playoff picks, surprises, disappointments
Keith, Pat and the crew tackle the tough questions: Who will overachieve and underachieve in this year's bracket? Who will meet in the national semifinals? More in Around the Nation.
2010-11-11
A pair of profound perspectives
For former UWW linebacker A.J. Raebel, it was cancer. For current Warhawk Booker Stanley, jail time. Both have a lot to share about life with Keith McMillan in Around the Nation.
2010-11-04
Picking the top seeds
The East has gone without a team qualifying for a No. 1 seed since 2006. How does this happen, and how are the teams chosen? Keith McMillan does a deep dive in Around the Nation.
2010-10-28
Will the East rise again?
Why has the East been so down in the Division III football world? What needs to be done to bring Walnut and Bronze back to the region for the first time since 1991? Keith McMillan looks in-depth in Around the Nation.
2010-10-21
Focusing on focus
How do you keep your team, or keep yourself, focused every week through a 10-game (or 15-game) season? Keith McMillan looks for the answers in this week's Around the Nation.
2010-10-14
Giving themselves options
In an era when coaches scramble to keep up, it pays to zig when everyone else zags. That's why D-III's triple option offenses are having success on the ground. More in this week's Around the Nation.
2010-10-07
The sweet sounds of special teams
Last Saturday, in no fewer than six games decided by remarkable special teams plays, the distance between winning and losing was better measured by sound.
2010-10-07
Around the Nation postcards
2010-09-30
A weekend that defies naming
Never before have the D-III football gods rained down on us a dozen games with major conference title, Top 25 and playoff implications in a single early-October weekend.
2010-09-30
Ranking the conferences
As part of the package in Kickoff ’10, readers get our top-to-bottom ranking of 28 conferences in Division III football. Now that non-conference play is nearly over, Keith McMillan re-ranks.
2010-09-23
Septembers to remember
By philosophy or necessity, there are some pretty front-loaded schedules. This week's Around the Nation talks to UW-Eau Claire and Hardin-Simmons about why they chose to challenge themselves.
2010-09-16
Carry the flag
Keith McMillan is done ranking rivalries. And from his description of the Secretaries' Cup, between Division III's two national service academies, it's easy to see why. It's Around the Nation.
2010-09-09
Breaking the seal on a new regime
More than a few teams got new head coaches this offseason. But only a handful of coaches got their season off on the ultimate right foot, with a W in Week 1.
2010-09-02
Savor the new season as it kicks off
Whether you're on the field, wearing a headset, sitting in the stands or watching from home, Keith McMillan reminds us of one thing we all must do.
