https://www.d3football.com en-us https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/longtime-st-johns-assistant-to-take-over-at-loras Brandon Novak, who has been an assistant coach at St. John's for 26 years and was on the first D3football.com All-America team, is leaving Collegeville to take the head coaching job at Loras. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/longtime-st-johns-assistant-to-take-over-at-loras https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/st-johns-settles-on-a-quarterback Through the first five games, the Johnnies rotated quarterbacks Trey Feeney and Zander Dittbenner, giving both signal callers nearly equal snaps. That changes this week, but both will still have a role. Joe Sager has more. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2025/st-johns-settles-on-a-quarterback https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/01/blake-elliott-heading-to-hall St. John's wide receiver Blake Elliott, the 2003 Gagliardi Trophy winner and Most Outstanding Player of Stagg Bowl XXXI, was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/01/blake-elliott-heading-to-hall https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/12/gagliardi-finalists Out of 18 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday: four quarterbacks and a linebacker. One of these five will win the award, Division III football's top honor. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/12/gagliardi-finalists https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2024/st-johns-old-man-backfield-will-blakey Will Blakey grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, but instead of going straight to college, he spent six years as an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force before returning to football, ending up at St. John's, and being a mature influence on the Johnnies at 26 years old. Joe Sager has more. Tue, 17 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2024/st-johns-old-man-backfield-will-blakey https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/10/three-from-d3-finalists-for-campbell-trophy Typically, the National Football Foundation includes just one D-III player among the 15 finalists for their Campbell Trophy, with the goal of recognizing the best in the nation for academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. This year, there are three. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2022/10/three-from-d3-finalists-for-campbell-trophy https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/09/zylstra-catches-first-nfl-td Brandon Zylstra, one of 10 Division III football players on NFL rosters, caught his first touchdown pass on Sunday, helping the Carolina Panthers to a win against the New Orleans Saints. Here's the state of D-III players in the league. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2021/09/zylstra-catches-first-nfl-td https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/10-players-on-nfl-rosters ... and the number might grow, as teams fill out their expanded practice squads. Rookie Ben Bartch made the roster, while fellow MIAC player Brandon Zylstra will break camp with the Panthers. Here's the full list. Mon, 07 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/09/10-players-on-nfl-rosters https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/04/bartch-brings-end-to-d3-draft-drought St. John's offensive lineman Ben Bartch became the first Division III player drafted by the NFL since 2015 when he went to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round on Saturday. Sat, 25 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/04/bartch-brings-end-to-d3-draft-drought https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/04/draft-preview Ben Bartch's draft hopes seem fairly secure, but everyone else in Division III is fighting to get noticed. And with Pro Days and traveling for workouts shut down because of the coronavirus, they're making do. Adam Turer has more. Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/04/draft-preview https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/02/final-johnnie-tommie-game-goes-indoors With the rivalry between St. John's and St. Thomas coming to a close after 119 years, the final game will move to U.S. Bank Stadium, in Minneapolis, recently home to the Super Bowl and the Division I men's basketball Final Four. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/02/final-johnnie-tommie-game-goes-indoors https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/02/sju-lineman-gets-combine-invite St. John’s tackle Ben Bartch, a first-team selection to the 2019 D3football.com All-America team, is the only Division III player to be invited to the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Sat, 08 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2020/02/sju-lineman-gets-combine-invite https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/whitewater-stops-johnnies-heads-to-stagg Wojciech Gasienica kicked four field goals, the last one from 37 yards out with 2:10 left, as UW-Whitewater edged St. John's 35-32 to return to the Stagg Bowl. Sat, 14 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/whitewater-stops-johnnies-heads-to-stagg https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/st-johns-has-recipe-for-success The Johnnies have had an interesting concoction this season, but it's the special ingredient which has St. John's still alive in this playoff. Adam Turer has more. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/st-johns-has-recipe-for-success https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/quarterfinal-wrapup St. John's survived an epic finish, while UW-Whitewater, North Central and Muhlenberg all advanced to the national semifinals with relative ease. Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/quarterfinal-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced Nearly 30 players were nominated, but only 12 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top all-around student-athlete in Division III football. Tue, 26 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/11/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/first-round-wrapup-wheaton The Wheaton bracket, on the bottom left, saw three great games. Central rallied to beat UW-Oshkosh in overtime, St. John's survived a shootout with Aurora and Linfield and Chapman needed multiple extra periods to decide it out west. Sat, 23 Nov 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2019/first-round-wrapup-wheaton https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/10/johnnie-tommie-game In front of a packed house at Allianz Field in St. Paul, No. 4 St. John's gave up two early scores but locked things down the rest of the way to defeat No. 11 St. Thomas, 38-20. Sat, 19 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/10/johnnie-tommie-game https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/10/week6-top25-roundup St. John's blanked Bethel in a battle of top 10 teams, while Salisbury beat its rival for just the second time since 2004 and Berry won a battle of unbeatens in the big games among games for teams ranked in the D3football.com Top 25. Sat, 12 Oct 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/10/week6-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/03/atn-podcast-march Bet you thought we forgot. No, spring is here, practice is underway in many places and yes, there is a March podcast. We chat with QB Jackson Erdmann about what's ahead for the Johnnies. We're also joined by William Paterson coach Dustin Johnson, a former D-III quarterback himself. Plus, Keith McMillan did some unexpected research this spring ... for what? Sun, 31 Mar 2019 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2019/03/atn-podcast-march https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-trophy-winner In addition to D3football.com Offensive Player of the Year, Jackson Erdmann will take home some Johnnie-themed hardware. Sat, 15 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-trophy-winner https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement The votes are in, and the 13 semifinalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy will be whittled down to four finalists. Watch at 4 p.m. ET as we reveal those four names. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalist-announcement https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced The 2018 winner of the Gagliardi Trophy will be a quarterback or a running back, this much we know for sure. Here's who the finalists are. Thu, 06 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/12/gagliardi-finalists-announced https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181205eiw932 It's official: As the 2019 Cortaca Jug game announces its first 20,000 ticket sales, the 2019 Johnnie-Tommie game will be played in St. Paul's new MLS stadium, set to open this spring. Wed, 05 Dec 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2018/contrib/20181205eiw932 https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/minnesota-teams-doing-good-work-on-defense The Johnnies and Royals have their work cut out for them this week, but bring quality defenses into their quarterfinal matchups at UMHB at UWW. Joe Sager has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature. Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/minnesota-teams-doing-good-work-on-defense https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/second-round-wrapup Brockport and Frostburg State were both bounced from the 2018 Division III playoffs, while Muhlenberg shut Randolph-Macon down and Mount Union, UW-Whitewater, St. John's and UMHB rolled. More in the full second-round wrapup. Sat, 24 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/second-round-wrapup https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/first-round-wrapup-mary-hardin-baylor Mary Hardin-Baylor, St. John's and Berry all advanced easily in the top-left corner of the bracket in the first round of the 2018 Division III football playoffs, while Whitworth rolled as well in the final game of the afternoon. Sat, 17 Nov 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2018/first-round-wrapup-mary-hardin-baylor https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/john-gagliardi-on-minds-in-hearts Saturday's Johnnie-Tommie game was more than a rivalry game. It was part reunion, part wake, and full of celebration and memories of John Gagliardi that went well beyond the 40-20 final score. Frank Rajkowski was there and has more of the scene from Collegeville. Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/john-gagliardi-on-minds-in-hearts https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup St. John's rode emotion and an offensive eruption to victory against archrival St. Thomas. Elsewhere No. 23 Muhlenberg and No. 15 Trine won thrillers, and Washington U. made waves in the CCIW race with a win over Wheaton. Sat, 13 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/notables/2018/10/week7-top25-roundup https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/remembering-john Frank Rajkowski, who covered St. John's and John Gagliardi for more than 15 years for the St. Cloud Times, spent countless hours covering the man who wound up college football's all-time wins leader. He gives his remembrance of John. Thu, 11 Oct 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2018/remembering-john