An incredible episode tonight, but first please, if able, help contribute to the The Kellyanne Elizabeth Lytal Memorial Foundation here: https://ghcf.kimbia.com/thekellyanneelizabethlytalmemorialfoundationTonight's episode is full of great content.

First joining the show is Coast Guard Academy WR Coach Hudson Dunaway who talks about the upcoming Secretaries Cup game in Fenway Park vs US Merchant Marine. Kobe & Drew breakdown the Great American Conference in D2 with insight into EVERY team ahead of the 2025 season. Jimmy is back on the pod to give us the QB Watchlist for this coming season with some incredible QB's highlighted, and finally we have more D3/NAIA news to discuss. Thanks for tuning in!

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4:10 Hudson Dunaway - US Coast Guard Academy

19:57 Great American Conference 2025 Preview

56:08 Hal Mumme joins Centenary Staff

1:00:38 D3 QB 2025 Watchlist 1:18:02 St. Mary of the Woods joining NAIA Football

1:20:56 New NAIA National Championship Site

Perhaps the most informative episode in D1 Rejects history. We start things joined by TJ Owensby from Bethany College who details how he's using his youth football camp to support victims of recent flooding in West Virginia. Kobe and Drew break down the top squads in the Gulf South Conference, following that is a look at the first D3 Football preseason rankings with Jimmy, and we close by highlighting some national contenders with Matt at the NAIA level. A GREAT POD! Thanks for tuning in.

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2:43 TJ Owensby - Bethany College

9:34 Gulf South Conference - D2 Football

38:40 D3 Preseason Rankings - Top 10

1:03:28 D3 School Guarantees $3K in NIL

1:05:39 NAIA Teams: Sleeper or Contender?

1:32:54 Another NAIA University Shutting Down

Man, we are SO BACK. This episode is a fun one. First off Texas Wesleyan QB Carson Rodgers joins the show to give us an outlook on how the Rams plan on building in 2025 coming off the best years in recent history. Then Drew Carpenter joins the show to help breakdown one of the best conferences in D2 Football: the GLIAC. Finally, Kobe & Jimmy give you a sneak peek and analysis at some of the best D3 games kicking off the 2025 slate. GET COMFY!

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1:03 RIP Colt Sinor

3:47 Carson Rodgers - Texas Wesleyan

19:38 GLIAC 2025 Overview

58:13 BEST D3 Matchups to start 2025

Almost time for the Week 0 Labor Day Classic in Birmingham Alabama! Valdosta State head coach Graham Craig and Athletic Director Troy Katen join the show first to talk about the Blazers heading into 2025. A massive rivalry returns to D2 Football at an incredible neutral site with Northwest Missouri State and Pittsburg State, a D3 player signs an NFL contract for the first time this year (Mitch Vanvooren), and we learn about an exciting recruiting service in The Prowler.

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4:15 Valdosta State Week 0 Preview

15:30 D2 Rivalry Series - NW Missouri State vs Pitt State

25:15 The Prowler Recruiting Services Overview

46:20 D3 Player signs NFL contract

Tucker is BACK! The Trinity University Football alum joins the show after two incredible preseason games with the Toronto Argonauts. We also cover some D3 Football teams playing in Italy. Short one but a good one this week!

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2:22 Tucker Horn - Trinity QB

19:01 D3 Football Teams Playing in Italy

Two D3 players on this week's episode! First up is tight end Thomas Burke from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) coming off rookie minicamp with the Seattle Seahawks and talks his recent signing with the Memphis Showboats of the UFL. Later is wide receiver Wes Hack from Muhlenberg who recaps the Mules trip to Germany to play a game overseas. Finally, Kobe gives props to small school players in the UFL this spring/summer. Thanks for tuning in! Check out the timestamps below.

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2:15 Thomas Burke - TCNJ

16:05 Small School Players to the UFL

30:21 Wes Hack - Muhlenberg

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3:18 Craig Reynolds - Kutztown/Detroit Lions

27:20 New Haven going from D2 to D1

32:22 Ryan Larsen - Carnegie Mellon

55:43 Montclair State playing in Canada

1:00:57 Derrick Baney - Grove CityWhat a time for D1R! This episode starts with Kutztown Bears alum Craig Reynolds who has carved out a nice NFL career with the Detroit Lions, but his journey was anything but simple: being cut from 7 different teams and having to earn it every step of the way is nothing new to the small school product. Next up is Carnegie Mellon head football coach Ryan Larsen who outlines the Tartans upcoming trip to play overseas in Spain and how it adds to the student-athlete experience at CMU. We also talk moving from the PAC to the Centennial Conference. Finally offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Derrick Baney from Grove City College jonis the program to discuss one of the best stories in small school football. The Wolverines were a combined 0-33 when he and the staff took over, and now they are in the national championship conversation after back to back conference titles, a testament to the vision he speaks about.New Haven University is making the jump from Division 2 to Division 1 (FCS) and joining the Northeast Conference, and we cover Division 3 Montclair State travelling north to play in Ottawa, Ontario for a game they're calling "The Battle of the Border". Thanks for tuning in!

Still can't wrap my head around this one. Some incredible moments in this episode along with the fact that these two are BALLERS. This episode is about highlighting the small school players using the transfer portal to earn a new opportunity at a bigger school and I am HERE FOR IT! Thanks for tuning in!

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4:32 Featured Athlete: Bailey Streams

6:11 Dwight Lewis III - Marian University & Mississippi State

16:43 Small School Transfers going Power 4

25:33 William Davis - Virginia Union & West Virginia