Top NCAA Division 3 Football Matchups of Week 7

Hello, Justin Berendzen (@jrberendzen on Twitter) with my top 5 NCAA Division 3 football matchups of week seven.
Carnegie Mellon University at Washington and Jefferson College
Really interesting PAC football conference matchup. The Presidents are led offensively by sophomore wide receiver John Peduzzi who has 448 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Carnegie Mellon they have senior defensive lineman Ben Coyne who has 37 tackles, 9.5 TFLs and 8 sacks in 2022. The Tartans offense has grad wide receiver Kris Hughes who has 387 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Washington and Jefferson they have senior defensive back Tyler Sabo who has 22 tackles and 2 interceptions in 2022.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Another interesting matchup in the WIAC conference. Whitewater’s offense has senior wide receiver Tyler Holte who has 323 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns this season. Defensively for the Titans they have senior defensive back Kyle Scharenbroch who has 26 tackles and 3 PBUs this season. Oshkosh’s offense has sophomore wide receiver Trae Tetzlaff who has 354 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Warhawks they have junior defensive back Egon Hein who has 26 tackles, 4 PBUs and 2 interceptions this season.
Ripon College at Lake Forest College
Very sneaky matchup here. The Foresters offense has grad running back Damon Bonds who has 431 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns this season. Defensively for Ripon they have junior defensive back Fletcher Dallas who has 20 tackles, 3 PBUs and 2 interceptions in 2022. The Red Hawks offense has senior running back Cormac Madigan who has 593 rushing yards and 7 rushing touchdowns also a very good receiver. Defensively for Lake Forest they have junior defensive back Trenton Brail who has 14 tackles, 3 PBUs and 2 interceptions in 2022.
Bridgewater College (VA) at Randolph-Macon College
Very interesting matchup possibly. The Randolph-Macon offense has junior running back Kwesi Clarke who has 433 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Eagles they have redshirt junior defensive back Aaron Moore who has 42 tackles, 4 PBUs and 3 interceptions this season. The Bridgewater offense has junior wide receiver Freddie Watkins who has 226 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns in 2022. Defensively for the Yellow Jackets they have sophomore defensive lineman Wade Grubbs who has 17 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks this season
Muhlenberg College at John Hopkins University
Could be a battle here. The Blue Jays are led offensively by senior wide receiver Artie Collins who has 510 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns this season. Defensively for the Mules they have senior defensive back John Lohrer who has 35 tackles and 2 interceptions in 2022 this year. Muhlenberg’s offense has senior wide receiver Michael Feaster who has 320 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns this season. Defensively for John Hopkins they have grad linebacker Duncan Van Kouteren who has 32 tackles, 4 PBUs and 3 TFLs.
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