UW-Whitewater and Mary Hardin-Baylor are about to meet for the fourth time in the three years and the third time in a little over 20 games.

Normally one would suggest there won't be many secrets between the two teams, but in reality, there's been a lot of changeover for both the defending national champion Warhawks and the Crusaders, who have been third fiddle in Division III for a few years behind UW-Whitewater and Mount Union.

Jason Bowen writes about Mary Hardin-Baylor quarterback Josh Saenz, who's learned from last year's playoff loss at Whitewater, in a Road to Salem feature.

Meanwhile, the UW-Whitewater defense has little in common with the 2007 version, except for the success they're having. Bill Huber has more in a Road to Salem feature.

Playoff toolbox: Bracket | Pick 'em | See Salem in style! | Playoff photos All-Region | Wheaton feature | Mount Union feature | Gagliardi finalists

Earlier in the week we wrote about Mount Union and Wheaton, plus we sat down with Thunder lineman Jesse Scott. Scroll down for more. We announced the fourth annual D3football.com All-Region teams earlier in the week. The finalists for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year honors were named earlier this week -- check out the What We're Reading links for more.

We're still waiting for the four regional finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy to be announced. We'll announce our All-American team as we have the past nine years, in the pregame show for the Stagg Bowl. And there will be live video coverage from NCAA.com for both national semifinals.