FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[CCIWFan69]

Wheaton AA Linebacker Luca Torti committed to USC: https://x.com/LucaTorti12/status/2016659278640402671

Pretty impressive jump.

Also, I have heard (though not confirmed) AA QB Mark Forcucci along with Wheaton's top tow WR's Seth Kortenhoeven and Caleb Titherington are returning to Wheaton next year. Big news for the Thunder.

Great news, if true.  Could this make Wheaton the favorite in the CCIW next year with what NCC is losing? 

[USee]

No

[CarollFan]

I don't know if anyone tracked this in the past but is D3 losing more players to FBS schools than usual due to the changes in college football recently? Transfer portal, NIL and now revenue sharing. Some of the schools players went to WI, Penn St. and USC revenue share with players.

[Patrick Coleman]

It definitely looks like more -- it's obviously not a large total, though.

[CarollFan]

USC also picked up a WR Luke Degner from UChicago.
Both Torti and Degner are from California.

[NCC2010]

Wheaton AA Linebacker Luca Torti committed to USC: https://x.com/LucaTorti12/status/2016659278640402671

Pretty impressive jump.

Also, I have heard (though not confirmed) AA QB Mark Forcucci along with Wheaton's top tow WR's Seth Kortenhoeven and Caleb Titherington are returning to Wheaton next year. Big news for the Thunder.

Great news, if true.  Could this make Wheaton the favorite in the CCIW next year with what NCC is losing? 

They should crack the top 5 in the preseason Top 25, IMO, based on that news

[CarollFan]

Looks like John Carroll's WR Tyren Montgomery performed well at the senior bowl.

[D3fanboy]

USC also picked up a WR Luke Degner from UChicago.
Both Torti and Degner are from California.

I hate to be Debbie Downer, but Degner barely did anything at UChicago.  I highly doubt that USC is expecting much from him.  Will he be a walk on and getting his masters at USC?  Sure.  Will he ever see the field? nope

[CarollFan]

USC also picked up a WR Luke Degner from UChicago.
Both Torti and Degner are from California.

I hate to be Debbie Downer, but Degner barely did anything at UChicago.  I highly doubt that USC is expecting much from him.  Will he be a walk on and getting his masters at USC?  Sure.  Will he ever see the field? nope

I don't know what he'll do at USC but he was 1rst team All-MWC. One of the top receivers in the conference.

https://athletics.uchicago.edu/news/2025/11/20/football-tallies-11-all-mwc-honors-seven-selected-to-first-team.aspx

[NCC2010]

https://x.com/elmhurst_u/status/2018456929727644099?s=20

Arizona Cardinals new head coach played at Elmhurst which I did not realize

[GoIrish7]

Yes - Mike was a Bluejay player at Coach. He played QB and FS during his time at Elmhurst. Upon graduation he stayed on in a coaching role at was the QB coach for a year before beginning his climb in the coaching ranks.

During the 2008-2012 window it is pretty crazy to see some of the where are they nows from members of the coaching staff. This list does not include his players who also got into coaching, or coaches who have moved on to do things outside of coaching.

HC - Tim Lester - Iowa Offensive Coor.
DC - Joe Adam - Saint Anslem Head Coach
QB - Mike LaFluer - Arizona Cardinals Head Coach
K/P - Chris Gould - Los Angelas Chargers Special Teams.
DB - Cory Sanders - University of Pittsburgh Defensive Coor.
Asst DB - Dan Sabock - Western Michigan Special Teams Coor.
WR - Kyle Derrickson - Eastern Illinois Assoc HC / Offensive Coor.
DL - John Gilligan - Ravensburg Razorbacks (Germany) Head Coach.
OL - Ron Tyner - Owosso HS Head Coach

Coach Lester certainly had an eye for coaching talent and teaching his young coaches the ins and outs of football. Seemed like every year from 2008-2012 we were losing a handful of our young coaches that would be leaving their stipend coaching roles at Elmhurst to then start moving up the ladder.

[CarollFan]

Chicago Bears are interviewing Connor Senger for OC.


https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2018703089402871989?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet



He has multiple ties to D3. UWO,UWW and Carroll.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Senger