Holy Trinity: 15 laterals, two teams, one play

So in case you missed it on Saturday (and most likely you did), the Trinity-Millsaps game on Saturday produced arguably the craziest play in the history of sports. Watch the madness for yourself:

Ridiculous. I don’t know how else to describe that play. Just ridiculous. Oh, and Trinity won the game 28-24, and improved to 7-1 overall (4-1 SCAC). It was Millsaps first loss of the season, and moved Trinity to within a half game of the conference lead.

Catching up on a few weeks of football

Ah yes, Hat Trick returns after a two-week hiatus (I’ve probably been having too many of these in the past few months). But, in my defense, it was mid term week, followed by fall break, so please excuse my recent absence. And though Hat Trick wasn’t blogging much, that doesn’t mean the D-III football slowed down one bit. Let’s take a look at how the season is shaking out, and what lies ahead for the playoffs.

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Rochester changing “benign” logo

The University of Rochester has decided to change its logo and is letting fans and students alike have a voice in the process. The original logo, which Rochester vice president of communications Bill Murphy called “benign-looking,” features a rather cute and cuddly yellow jacket.

Essentially, this logo conjures up thoughts of fun cartoons, as opposed to intimidating Division III athletes. And it is for that reason that Rochester has decided to go ahead and change it. I’ll admit, I was intrigued by this process, so I voted (Hat Trick is all about fan interaction).

For some reason I liked the fourth option. It reminds me of some of the newer NFL logos, which are generally pretty cool. The fifth option is just ridiculous. I’m not sure who thought it was a good idea to fit the yellow jacket with bionic arms, but it’s absurd. He looks like Jax from the Mortal Kombat video games.

I’m definitely interested to see which logo wins out. Voting is open until this coming Sunday, so do it up. Thanks to Nic from College Ave. for finding this.

Monday Morning Quarterback

Another weekend, another slew of crazy outcomes. The biggest news this past Saturday was the completely unexpected upset of Hartwick over 10th-ranked St. John Fisher. In case you’re counting, that makes the Hawks 3-1 overall, and 2-0 in the Empire 8. Earlier this season Hartwick upset Ithaca, earning what was then the biggest win in school history. Cross that one out now, and replace it with the Fisher win.

Junior quarterback Jason Boltus played an absolutely flawless game, going 22-of-33 for 336 yards and two touchdowns through the air, and 29 yards and one touchdown on the ground. As of right now, Alfred and Hartwick are tied for first place in the Empire 8 standings. Who saw that coming?

Other musings from around the world of D-III football this weekend:

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