Dale Carlson to Take Over the Lindenwood-Belleville Football Program

July 24, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Dale Carlson – Lindenwood Belleville

Belleville, Ill. — Lindenwood University – Belleville and Director of Athletics Scott Spinner have announced the hiring of Dale Carlson as head football coach. Carlson is the second head coach for the Lynx since the inception of the program in 2012 and will take over as Lindenwood-Belleville prepares for its first season in the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA).

Carlson comes to Lindenwood-Belleville after spending last season as the assistant head coach at North Park University. Prior to that, Carlson spent four years (2010-2013) at the helm of Valparaiso University.
As the Lynx continue to build on a young program, they bring in Carlson, who has started programs at both Trine University and Ohio Dominican.

From 1994-2003, Carlson was the first head coach at Trine and held a record of 47-35 before turning his focus to Ohio Dominican, starting that program and staying there until 2010. While at Ohio Dominican, Carlson amassed a record of 36-27. Continue reading →

The Smartest Teams in NAIA Football.

July 16, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Scholar Football Teams Announced.

There is no doubt there is some correlation between having a great football team and a smart football team. Today, the NAIA announced it’s annual “Scholar Teams” list.

In order to make the list the cumulative GPA of a given team must be above a 3.0. Considering most rosters in the NAIA typically have somewhere between 80-100 players, it’s quite a feat when a football team makes the list.

This year SEVEN NAIA football teams garnered the academic award:

St. Ambrose (Iowa) – 3.27

Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) – 3.23

Carroll (Mont.) – 3.22

Taylor (Ind.) – 3.15

Northwestern (Iowa) – 3.10

St. Francis (Ill.) – 3.03

Hastings (Neb.) – 3.00

It should be noted that the MIssouri Baptist women’s tennis team held the highest GPA of all teams participating in NAIA athletics with a 3.94 GPA.

Former William Penn DT Damon Harrison Still Making Headlines with NY Jets

July 15, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Damon Harrison, the former NAIA defensive tackle from WIlliam Penn, continues to make headlines in the NFL. The former waterboy and one year HS player came to William Penn in what has become another success story. NJ.com recently caught up with the former NAIA football player.

by Daryl Slater – NJ.com
Damon Harrison might be the least prominent of the Jets‘ three starting defensive linemen, behind star ends Sheldon Richardson and Muhammad Wilkerson. (Actually, there is no “might” about it.)

But Harrison is still a darn fine player. And he knows it. READ MORE . . .

Poll Question: Who is more likely to win the NAIA Football National Championship this year?

July 14, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Let us know your opinion! We listed the top six teams from the NAIA Spring Coaches’ Poll.

Welcome to Road to the Chipper! The Authority on NAIA Football.

July 13, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

The Tom Osborne Trophy

Here it is, THE ROAD TO THE CHIPPER!

First things first, thanks for checking out the web site. You are here because in some way you really enjoy NAIA football. It is still a work in progress but by the time the NAIA football season rolls around I hope to have all of the bells and whistles to this site up and going.

Backing up a little bit, I’m Jason Dannelly. For lack of a better way of putting it I’ve been a guru of sorts for NAIA football since 2002. That’s when I started what was then known as NAIAFOOTBALL.NET which eventually became the Victory Sports Network then the College Fanz Sports Network then BACK to the Victory Sports Network. (Did you catch all that?) Continue reading →

Discussion: What do you want to see on this site?

July 12, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Welcome to Road to the Chipper! We do discussions a little differently here than other web sites. In the past I’ve had forums and all of that stuff but with this site we’re going to keep things a little more on topic. So reply in the “Leave Comments” section on what you would like to see on this site. I’m open to all ideas. Fire away!

Dodge Signs as Undrafted Free Agent With Atlanta Falcons

July 12, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

ASHLAND, Oregon – Austin Dodge’s phone started ringing Saturday (May 2) just a couple minutes after the seventh and final round of the NFL Draft was complete. Continue reading →

Former Morningside (Iowa) Running Back Brandon Wegher Will Sign With Panthers

July 12, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Former Morningside (Iowa) running back Brandon Wegher signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) on Monday.

Wegher played at Morningside during the 2013 and 2014 seasons, where he helped lead the Mustangs to the national semifinals of the NAIA Football Championship Series both years.

Wegher rushed for 3,815 yards and 48 touchdowns on 535 attempts for an average of 7.1 yards per carry during his two-year career with the Mustangs to become the all-time leading rusher in Morningside history. He scored a school-record 52 touchdowns during his career and also set new Morningside career records with 48 rushing touchdowns and an average of 7.1 yards per carry. Continue reading →

Head Coach Dr. Danny Cronic Steps Down at Reinhardt University

June 11, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

WALESKA, Ga. – Reinhardt University head football coach Dr. Danny Cronic has decided to step down from his position after nearly four years as coach of the program. Assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Drew Cronic will take over as the new head coach of the program.

Dr. Cronic cited health concerns as one of the primary reasons why he is stepping down at this time. “I had an infusion of immunoglobulin earlier this week,” Dr. Cronic said. “It seems like every time I would get a sinus infection, it would turn into bronchitis. I just have gotten weary from fighting it and it’s really tough for me to have the presence I need to have as a head coach when I’m sick.” Continue reading →

Cincinnati Christian University adding Football

June 1, 2015 / jasondannelly / Leave a comment

Cincinnati Christian University is pleased to announce the addition of a varsity football program to begin play in Fall 2016. The university also announces the appointment of David Fulcher, retired NFL All-Pro, as the program’s first head coach. With this addition, CCU becomes just the fourth intercollegiate football program in the Greater Cincinnati area. Continue reading →