FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

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All Region 4 have been released and the HCAC isn't very well represented. Just 10 out of 79 players from the conference this year. Three from the Lions, two each from the Panthers, Grizzlies, and Engineers, and one from the Ravens.

1st team
LB    Brian Wall    Hanover    So.    Sellersburg, Ind.

2nd team
WR    Eli Aston    Mount St. Joseph    So.    Lawrenceburg, Ind.
G    Ben Roembke    Franklin    Jr.    Lawrence, Ind.
K    Clint Hearne    Hanover    Sr.    Madison, Ind.
LB    Luke Paff    Mount St. Joseph    Jr.    Cincinnati, Ohio
S    Brady Pierce    Mount St. Joseph    Sr.    Thompson., Tenn.

3rd team
TE    Ben Klein    Rose-Hulman    Sr.    El Paso, Ill.
G    Isaak Fischer    Franklin    Jr.    Greenwood, Ind.
DE    Jaylen Hayes    Anderson    Fr.    Louisville, Ky.
CB    Wyatt Bell    Rose-Hulman    Jr.    River Falls, Wis.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

The MIAA-HCAC challenge will continue through 2028. They will now use NPI to determine the matchups (and have an agreement to bring in an OAC team to even the numbers to 8-8). 2026 (and 2028) will be hosted by the HCAC.

Here are the games listed for week 3 (Sept 19) of the 2026 season with their final 2025 NPI ranking:
Hope (17) @ Hanover (26)
Alma (24) @ Baldwin Wallace (45)
Adrian (50) @ Mount St. Joseph (95)
Calvin (56) @ Franklin (121)
Trine (100) @ Bluffton (149)
Albion (162) @ Rose-Hulman (175)
Kalamazoo (155) @ Anderson (208)
Olivet (204) @ Manchester (235)

Seems like Albion and Kalamazoo are flipped. Maybe one of the correct matchups is already scheduled so they adjusted it?