FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[hazzben]

Very sad to hear, I'll definitely spend some time praying for Jeff and the Thorne family.

[Crusader92]

No surprise to see NC at #1 in this preseason ranking. Wheaton (who has both #1 and #2 on its schedule) comes in at #17.

https://www.d3football.com/top25/2025/preseason

[Gotberg]

NPU News:  https://athletics.northpark.edu/news/2025/7/24/football-announces-2025-newcomers.aspx

[Gregory Sager]

This is a new style of newbie-rollout announcement for NPU football. In the past, Kyle Rooker has opted to announce them one-by-one on Instagram, albeit in a string over the span of a few days in late May or June, with late-commitment stragglers often missed. Now he's opted for the all-inclusive rollout in late July via the NPU athletics page (although I've seen some early commits announced on Instagram over the winter).

Not sure if there's any real significance to this change or not -- I haven't spoken to Kyle since commencement -- but it's worth noting. But this might just be shoptalk that interests nobody other than NPU fans such as Gotberg and I.

[CarollFan]

Carroll's TE Reed Breckheimer is on this East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list.

https://shrinebowl.com/shrine-bowl-1000/

Other D3 players I saw on there are:
Hobart WR Ahmad Crowell
John Carroll WR Tyren Montgomery
St. John's WR Dylan Wheeler

May be others I missed.

[hazzben]

Please keep us updated on Jeff Thorne as you're able. I lost my dad to cancer in 2020 and have a soft spot for people in our football community going through these things. Will keep praying, but updates are appreciated.