Top NCAA Division 3 Football Matchups of Week 8

Hello, Justin Berendzen (@jrberendzen on Twitter) with my top 5 NCAA division 3 football matchups of week 8.

North Central College at Washington University in St.Louis

This sets up to be a pretty good matchup possibly. The Bears offense has sophomore running back Kenneth Hamilton who has 583 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns this season. Defensively for North Central they have junior defensive lineman Dan Lester who has 24 tackles, 13.5 TFLs and 6 sacks in 2022. The Cardinals offense has senior running back Ethan Greenfield who has 844 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Washington University they have senior defensive back Kieran Conjar who has 30 tackles, 3 PBUs and 2 interceptions in 2022.

SUNY Cortland at Utica University

Another matchup between 2 undefeated teams. The Pioneers offense has grad wide receiver Nate Palmer who has 887 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for Cortland they have senior defensive back Joshua Cordero who has 18 tackles, 6 interceptions and 4 PBUs thus season. The Red Dragons offense has junior wide receiver JJ Laap who has 582 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for Utica they have senior defensive lineman Jimmie Warren who has 54 tackles, 10 TFLs and 7 sacks this season.

Albion College at Trine University

Somewhat of an off the radar matchup but could be one worth watching. The Thunder offense has senior wide receiver Kale Lawson who has 553 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns this season. Defensively for the Britons they have senior linebacker Conner Smith who has 36 tackles, 6 TFLs and 2 interceptions in 2022. Albion’s offense has senior wide receiver Mark Tocco who has 685 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Trine they have senior defensive back Jaylin Page who has 22 tackles, 4 PBUs and 2 interceptions in 2022.

University of Chicago at Ripon College

Another under the radar matchup. Ripon’s offense is led by senior running back Cormac Madigan who has 622 rushing yards and 7 rushing touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Maroons the have junior linebacker William Skowronski who has 59 tackles and 4 TFLs this season. The offense for UChicago has senior running back Nicholas D’Ambrose who has 642 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Red Hawks they have junior defensive back Fletcher Dallas who has 28 tackles, 3 interceptions and 3 PBUs this season.

Randolph-Macon College at Shenandoah University

We have the Hornets facing the Yellow Jackets in this one. Shenandoah’s offense has grad running back Rashadeen Byrd Jr who has 463 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns this season. Defensively for the Yellow Jackets they have sophomore defensive lineman Wade Grubbs who has 19 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 7.6 sacks in 2022. The Randolph-Macon offense has junior running back Kwesi Clarke who has 499 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. Defensively for the Hornets they have grad linebacker Ben Burgan who has 66 tackles, 7.5 TFLs and 5 sacks in 2022.