Our on-air coverage of Stagg Bowl XXXVI begins at 9 a.m. ET, but before we get you there, Keith McMillan, Pat Coleman and Gordon Mann give you one final preview. From Salem Stadium, it's an Around the Nation podcast.

Who will win? We give you our best guess every year, with our panel of so-called experts combined with other Division III fans to give you as much analysis as humanly possible. Our Stagg Bowl XXXVI predictions.

Plus, whether the teams want to consider it a rivalry or not, the consistent meetings between UW-Whitewater and Mount Union over the past seven seasons have turned the purple powers into rivals of the competitive variety. Ryan Tipps writes more in a Road to Salem feature.

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If you want to find out who is on the D3football.com All-American team, you have listen to our pregame show. We'll bring our listeners the exclusive first announcement of the 100 players.

For Mount Union, getting pressure against the UW-Whitewater offensive line will be key. And that pressure starts up front with the defensive line and Purple Raider end James Herbert. More in a Road to Salem feature.

For UW-Whitewater, this season has keyed around the man calling the signals, Jeff Donovan. Surely the Warhawks are glad he stuck it out after sitting behind Danny Jones last season. More in a Road to Salem feature.

Our Stagg Bowl XXXVI sideline reporter, Frank Rossi, is bringing a first-hand look at the events around the Stagg Bowl from a first-timer's perspective. Check out his posts on the Daily Dose.