ATN Podcast 403: A year to remember
From D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast by D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast
January 6, 2026 · 1h 3m
About this episode
The episode discusses the highlights and analysis of Stagg Bowl LII, including player performances and awards.
It isn’t quite the best Stagg Bowl of all time, but surely there’s nobody in River Falls, Wisconsin, who cares about that as UW-River Falls brought Walnut and Bronze home to the town of 16,000 on Monday after a 24-14 win against North Central in Stagg Bowl LII. Kaleb Blaha, with 419 yards of total offense, and three total touchdowns responsible for, with one final NCAA record to his name, was a deserving Most Outstanding Player of the Stagg Bowl, and you could make a case for a number of defensive players as well, as many made big plays throughout the night and down the stretch to ensure that the Falcons would fly home with the trophy. After the game, Patrick Coleman, Greg Thomas and postseason regular Keith McMillan sat down to discuss the big game, perhaps crack open a beverage, hand out game balls, hear the highlights, point out the interesting stats and give their big picture perspective on the big game and on the 2025 season. What was the good, what was the bad, and sure, what was the ugly of 2025? We also formalized the announcement of the D3football.com Offensive Player of the Year, D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year and D3football.com Coach of the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Patrick Coleman, Greg Thomas, Kaleb Blaha
Guest: Keith McMillan
Topics covered
- Stagg Bowl
- NCAA Division III football
- game analysis
- player awards
- 2025 season review
Keywords
- Stagg Bowl
- Kaleb Blaha
- NCAA Division III
- football analysis
- 2025 season
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UW-River Falls, North Central
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