https://naia.prestosports.com en-us https://naia.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/GoRout_PartnershipRelease_3_5_24 NAIA Establishes Official NAIA Coach-to-Player Communication System Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/general/2023-24/releases/GoRout_PartnershipRelease_3_5_24 https://naia.prestosports.com/student-athletes/former-student-athletes/PITP_Parcells From his first coaching job at Hastings (Neb.) to the NFL Hall of Fame, the Big Tuna was larger than life. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/student-athletes/former-student-athletes/PITP_Parcells https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/COTY During the 2024 AFCA Convention Socha was recognized with the organizations top coaching award. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/COTY https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Champions The Seahawks used a dominating run game and a stifling defense to claim its first NAIA Football Championship Series title, ending a 27-game win streak by Northwestern (Iowa). Mon, 18 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Champions https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/CliffHarris_AwardRelease_12_18_23 Grand View (Iowa) Defensive End named 2023 honoree for the NAIA Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/CliffHarris_AwardRelease_12_18_23 https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/NPOTY Northwestern College (Iowa) Quarterback Jalyn Gramstad has been selected as the NAIA Football National Player of the Year as he leads his team to their second national championship game in as many seasons. Gramstad led the Red Raiders team to a perfect regular season at 11-0 which included a 27-24 overtime win at NCAA Division I Drake (Iowa). Fri, 15 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/NPOTY https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Scholar_Athlete Saint Francis (Ind.) had the most in the country with 36 recipients followed by Carroll (Mont.) at 32 and Grand View (Iowa) with 30.  Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Scholar_Athlete https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/All_Americans The 2023 AFCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America Teams announced today by the American Football Coaches Association. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/All_Americans https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Road_To_Durham Tue, 12 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Road_To_Durham https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Smifinal_Review The NAIA Football Championship game is set after two exciting semifinal games today. It will feature a rematch of last year's title game between The Red Raiders of Northwestern (Iowa) and Keiser (Fla.). Sat, 09 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Smifinal_Review https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Semifinal_Preview The NAIA Football Championship Series continues on Saturday, December 9th in Orange City, Iowa, and West Palm Beach, Fla. The two teams who emerge victorious this weekend will punch their ticket to the 2023 Championship game in Durham, N.C..  Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Semifinal_Preview https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinals_Review The NAIA Football Championship Series continued on Saturday, December 2nd at four campus sites across the country. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinals_Review https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Semifinal_Matchups The final two on-campus matchups will be hosted in Orange City, Iowa and West Palm Beach, Fla. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Semifinal_Matchups https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinals The NAIA Football Championship Series continues on Saturday, December 2nd at four campus sites across the country. The four winning teams from the Quarterfinals will continue their battle next weekend in the Semifinals.  Thu, 30 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinals https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinal_Matchups The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the four Quarterfinal Round matchups of the NAIA Football Championship Series. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Quarterfinal_Matchups https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Review The Second Round saw six of the eight home teams win and advance to next weekend's action. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Review https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Preview The NAIA Football Championship Series continues on Saturday, November 25th at eight campus sites across the country. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Preview https://naia.prestosports.com/student-athletes/former-student-athletes/PITP_Thorpe At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, he achieved unparalleled success by winning both the pentathlon and the decathlon, earning him the title of "World's Greatest Athlete." Sun, 19 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/student-athletes/former-student-athletes/PITP_Thorpe https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_1_Review The NAIA Football Championship Series was hosted by Baker (Kan.), Dordt (Iowa), Montana Tech, and St. Thomas (Fla.). Sat, 18 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_1_Review https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Matchups The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the eight Second Round matchups of the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS). Sat, 18 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_2_Matchups https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_1_Preview The NAIA Football Championship Series begins on Saturday, November 18th at four campus host sites across the country. Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Round_1_Preview https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/11_POTW Adrian Parsons of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Ty Martinsen of Doane (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week, and Jonah Edwards of Evangel (Mo.) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week.  Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/11_POTW https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/11_National Northwestern (Iowa) went wire-to-wire as the top team in the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Rating presented by FirstDown PlayBook and earned all 18 first-place votes. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/11_National https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Qualifiers The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 20 team field and the matchups for the First Round of the NAIA Football Championship Series on Sunday. Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/Qualifiers https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/10_National For the 10th consecutive time, Northwestern (Iowa) leads the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Rating presented by FirstDown PlayBook. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/10_National https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/10_POTW Terrel Hookfin of Texas College has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Chevis Elliot from Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week, and Dylan Alford of SAGU (Texas) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week.  Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/10_POTW https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/9_National Northwestern (Iowa) maintained its grasp on the top spot in the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Rating presented by FirstDown PlayBook.  Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/9_National https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/9_POTW Joaquin Collazo III of Bethel (Tenn.) has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Bradley Myers from Evangel (Mo.) has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week, and Tyson Denkert of Midland (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/9_POTW https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/8_National Northwestern (Iowa) has run up its streak to eight consecutive top ratings in the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Rating presented by FirstDown PlayBook. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/8_National https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/8_POTW Graedyn Buell of Rocky Mountain (Mont.) has been named the NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week, Brenden Sanders from Bethel (Kan.) has been named the NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week, and Luke Creber of Keiser (Fla.) has been named the NAIA Football Special Teams Player of the Week. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/releases/8_POTW