Category: The Red Zone
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Brad Spencer Talks About Hosting a National Semifinal
Brad Spencer On Expectations vs Reality in His First Season It’s safe to say that Brad Spencer couldn’t be having a much better first year as head coach of the North Central football team, as the squad remains undefeated at 13-0 and one win away from reaching a third straight Stagg Bowl. For Spencer, it’s…
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BJ Adamchik and Jarod Thornton
BJ Adamchik and Jarod Thornton on a Home Semifinal and Stagg Bowl Rematch Sophomore middle linebacker BJ Adamchik and junior center Jarod Thornton have been at the center of everything, both literally and figuratively, throughout this season for undefeated North Central, including in this past weekend’s quarterfinal victory over Ithaca College. But for everyone around…
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Brad Spencer On Hard-Fought Victory Over Carnegie Mellon
Head Coach Brad Spencer on His Team Overcoming a Tough Challenge In what was their toughest test since facing Wheaton almost two months ago, the North Central football team was able to persevere against Carnegie Mellon’s stout defense as Brad Spencer and his team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Football Championship…
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Luke Lehnen and Dan Gilroy
Luke Lehnen and Dan Gilroy Remain Center Stage They’ve been stars of the show all season for the Cardinals, and in Saturday’s second round playoff win over Carnegie Mellon sophomore quarterback Luke Lehnen and senior defensive end Dan Gilroy were once again right in the middle of things and return to The Red Zone for…
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Dan Lester and Nic Rummell
Dan Lester and Nic Rummell Are Back For, And In, the Playoffs With playoff football comes repeat guests on The Red Zone, and both Dan Lester and Nic Rummell have certainly done enough this season to merit another day in the studio spotlights. Having been freshmen when the Cardinals won their first football national championship…
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Brad Spencer on First Playoff Win and CCIW Awards
Brad Spencer on His First Playoff Win and a Dominant Defensive Performance In a year that began with a string of milestone victories, North Central head coach Brad Spencer now has another: his first career playoff victory. The win was highlighted by a record-setting day for the Cardinals defense, which allowed just 64 total yards…
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Terrence Hill Somehow Scores 68-Yard Touchdown
North Central senior running back Terrence Hill managed to stand out and earn this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game despite immense competition, including from himself and fellow senior running back Ethan Greenfield along with a myriad of turnovers and sacks by the Cardinals defense. This run began looking like a mundane run up…
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Brad Spencer on Undefeated Season and Playoff Prep
Saturday was a day of celebration for the North Central Cardinals and head coach Brad Spencer not just in the end zone. The team celebrated Senior Day ahead of the final game of the regular season against Augustana, honoring 22 players including 12 fifth-year seniors. The ceremony was a particularly moving experience for Spencer, who…
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Great Blocking, Gilroy Sacks, Finding the Open Man
Great Blocking Guides Terrence Hill to the End Zone Terrence Hill’s first of three rushing touchdowns on the day was in large part the result of great blocking by the offensive line, who opened an enormous hole in the middle of the Augustana defense for Hill to run straight through for a 35-yard score. “We…
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Will Ebert and Alex Knaperek
Will Ebert and Alex Knaperek Help Lead the Charge For all the well deserved praise showered on the North Central rushing attack, none of that success is possible without the work of offensive linemen like Will Ebert and Alex Knaperek. A senior and freshman, respectively, they had very different perspectives on this most recent Cardinals…
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North Central Football vs Augustana 11.12.22
North Central Senior Day Plenty to celebrate for the North Central Cardinals as they conclude their regular season, with Senior Day festivities pregame, a conference championship already in hand, and the opportunity to once again go into the postseason with a 10-0 record. They took on the Augustana College Vikings on a chilly day in…
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Four Big Runs of 40-Plus Yards
For this week’s Red Zone Play of the Game, we couldn’t pick just one play. So how about four? Four big runs all longer than 40 yards, including touchdowns for sophomore quarterback Luke Lehnen, senior running back Ethan Greenfield, and sophomore running back Joe Sacco. Greenfield started the game off with a 59-yard run, only…