John Carroll football headlines

  • Titans' new WR, Bison's new sounds
    April 30, 2026
    Second podcast in April? Yep, it's a thing we do. We chat with New Titans wideout Tyren Montgomery and new Bethany coach David Blake. Montgomery is off for an all-new experience in the NFL, and Blake is bringing the new stuff to Division III's only school in West Virginia. That, plus Anna Maria, St. Anselm, St. Francis, and much more in the new podcast.
  • D-III players look to sign after the draft
    April 25, 2026
    There were no Division III football players taken in the NFL draft, which is how things have worked lately, but D-III alumni will still get their shot, starting with John Carroll receiver Ty Montgomery going to the Titans.
  • Polian returning to coaching
    January 20, 2026
    John Carroll made the national semifinals, then lost its head coach, but has a former D-I FBS coach in the athletic department already, so it made perfect sense to Brian Polian to take over the coaching role.
  • Berhman bids alma mater farewell
    January 01, 2026
    After a short stint at John Carroll, his alma mater, and a trip to the national semifinals, Jeff Behrman is off to take the head coaching job at Division I FCS Bucknell.
  • NCAA Semifinal Preview: Blue Streaks Face Juggernaut No. 1 North Central
    December 20, 2025
    John Carroll football is looking to punch its first ticket to the Stagg Bowl, which will be in Canton this year.
  • At JCU, it's just everyone doing their job
    December 17, 2025
    The Blue Streaks defense has done some good work this postseason, limiting three playoff teams to 26 total points. As the John Carroll defenders say, it's just a bunch of guys doing their 1/11th of the job. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Canton feature.
  • A day to remember
    December 08, 2025
    The win was so iconic that the coach's phone blew up and D3football.com traffic doubled. Jeff Behrman sits down with us to talk about JCU's win at Mount Union, plus Patrick and Greg hand out game balls, Keith returns to break down the final Mount Union offensive play, and we hear from people in all eight games from Saturday's third round.
  • No. 9 John Carroll Defeats No. 2 Mount Union in Colossal Playoff Win
    December 06, 2025
    JCU advances to the quarterfinals for the fourth time in program history after defeating Purple Raiders in double overtime.
  • Gagliardi Trophy semifinalists announced
    December 05, 2025
    Dozens of players were nominated but 15 make it to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Check out the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top all-around student-athlete in Division III football.
  • In a Commanding Win, No. 9 John Carroll Beats No. 20 Randolph-Macon in Second Round
    November 29, 2025
    In a dominant showing, the Blue Streaks marched to a 35-6 victory, and onto the third round for a showdown at No. 2 Mount Union next Saturday, December 6.
  • A full season of unfamiliarity
    November 25, 2025
    John Carroll has just spent a full season learning brand-new opponents, all up and down the schedule, in its first year in the NCAC. So for the Blue Streaks, learning another new opponent for the playoffs is what passes as familiar. More in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature by Greg Thomas.
  • D-III drama in the dimming daylight
    October 22, 2025
    John Carroll and DePauw squared off in a memorable game that ended with the last daylight of Saturday, after waiting out a long lightning delay. Joe Sager tells more of this game people will be talking about for a long time, and how JCU prepared for the weather, in a D3football feature.
  • Trading in his high tops
    September 09, 2025
    Ty Montgomery always wanted to ball. He just envisioned doing it on a basketball court, and not a football field. So instead of being a walk-on for the LSU hoops team, he found his way to the JCU football team, where he's the Blue Streaks top receiver. Joe Sager takes us through his story in a D3football.com feature.
  • Blue Streaks Rout Mount St. Joseph in First Round of NCAA Playoffs
    November 23, 2024
    The red-hot No. 24 ranked John Carroll Blue Streaks dominated from start to finish en route to their first victory in the NCAA Division III Tournament since 2018. The Blue Streaks steamrolled the Mount St. Joseph Lions, 52-7, at Don Shula Stadium in the largest playoff victory in JCU history.
  • WashU to join NCAC in football in '26
    October 18, 2024
    Having been given its release from the CCIW earlier this fall, the Washington University football program has found its 2026 home a little bit to the north and east.
  • OAC, PAC, NCAC, HCAC going bowling
    January 09, 2024
    Four Division III football conferences are joining the ever-growing number of leagues sponsoring postgame bowls, as the Ohio Athletic Conference, Presidents' Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will square off this November in Canton.
  • Union coach takes John Carroll job
    December 19, 2022
    Jeff Behrman, a John Carroll alumnus, gets hired at his alma mater, replacing the interim head coach who was named the OAC co-coach of the year.
  • Finotti steps down from John Carroll
    March 14, 2022
    After five seasons and a 33-11 record, Rick Finotti is leaving John Carroll. The Blue Streaks were 7-3 last season, 7-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
  • Former JCU coach now leads Chargers
    January 18, 2021
    Brandon Staley, who was the defensive coordinator for John Carroll during the Blue Streaks run to the 2016 national semifinals, will spend the 2021 season as the head coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers.
  • John Carroll Captures Cuyahoga Gold Bowl For Record Sixth Consecutive YearJ
    November 10, 2018
    The John Carroll University Blue Streaks defeated the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets 45-35 to advance to the postseason.
  • Blue Streaks Blank The Berg For Third Shutout Of The Season At Shula Stadium
    November 03, 2018
    John Carroll records three home shutouts in one year for first time since 1962
  • Record Day On The Ground Propels JCU Football To Win Over Wilmington In Final Road Game Of 2018
    October 27, 2018
    One record had stood for 50 years. Another had stood for 58. Both tumbled on a record setting day of rushing for the John Carroll football team that powered the Blue Streaks to a 66-19 road win over Wilmington College on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Streaks close out their regular season road trips, improving to 7-1 overall on the season and 6-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, and return to University Heights on a five-game win streak.
  • Late Touchdown by Limerick Lifts Blue Streaks Past Pioneers
    October 20, 2018
  • After the showdown, time for the rebound
    September 25, 2018
    'Every game is a playoff game for us at this point.' The words were uttered by John Carroll running back Mike Canganelli, but everyone knows this fact already: JCU needs to run the table after losing to Mount Union. The Blue Streaks need a new streak starting now. More in a feature by Joe Sager.
  • Dominant Defensive Effort By John Carroll Leads To Shutout In Home Opener
    September 15, 2018
    The John Carroll defense put up numbers that were astounding, but the most important of them all was zero points as the Blue Streaks blanked Otterbein, 45-0, Saturday afternoon in their 2018 home opener at Don Shula Stadium.
  • Gono leads signees, picked up by Falcons
    April 28, 2018
    Nobody was drafted from Division III, but it didn't take long for Wesley tackle Matthew Gono to get snapped up. And he wasn't alone. Five Division III players have been signed as undrafted free agents and more than ten additional players have received rookie minicamp invites.
  • Top 25 wrapup: Ranked teams survive challenges
    September 16, 2017
    John Carroll survived its rival, while Wheaton and North Central fended off conference foes, Platteville had a happy long trip home and W&J got some revenge. Meanwhile, the 'Red-Fox' game was the only one with a Top 25 upset. More in the Top 25 wrapup.
  • TD stands for tip drill, and touchdown
    September 05, 2017
    Like many teams over the past season-plus, John Carroll was having a hard time moving the ball against the UW-Oshkosh defense. But as halftime approached, the Blue Streaks found a man downfield. And after a deflection, the ball found a second man. It's the D3football.com Play of the Week!
  • Finotti takes John Carroll job
    January 18, 2017
    Rick Finotti, who coached two-time Gagliardi Trophy winner Kevin Burke in high school and has been on the Michigan staff the past two seasons, is coming back to Ohio to take over at John Carroll.
  • Arth moves on from alma mater
    December 19, 2016
    After a history-making season at John Carroll, Tom Arth will be the new head coach at FCS University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The 2016 D3football.com Coach of the Year leaves after winning 40 games in four seasons at JCU, including a semifinal trip this year.
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