North Central College football team garnered media spotlight in the postseason

Cardinals looked to defend their NCAA Division III national title and generated a media following throughout the postseason to the Stagg Bowl

The Cardinals looked to defend their 2019 national title, working their way through the postseason and staying at the top of the charts for best rated team in the division. North Central continued to remain in the No. 1 spot in the D3football.com Top 25 Polls. The Cardinals were also ranked No. 1 by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).

The team’s momentum and track record mustered up quite the media following (see below):

North Central College postseason media features

• ABC 7 Chicago (online story | 12/17/21)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 8:56 a.m.)
• WLS-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 8:35 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 8:31 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 8:16 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 8:11 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 8:05 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 7:30 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/17/21 at 7 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:53 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/17/21 at 6:50 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:40 a.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:40 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 6:30 a.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:30 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 6:17 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:10 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:05 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:04 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/17/21 at 6 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:56 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:40 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:37 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 5:35 a.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 5:21 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 5:15 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/17/21 at 5:05 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:05 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 4:58 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 4:37 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/15/21 at 7:05 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/15/21 at 4:50 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/15/21 at 4:47 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/15/21 at 4:21 a.m.)         
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/15/21 at 1:32 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/15/21 at 1:28 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/15/21 at 1:01 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/14/21 at 10:35 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/14/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/14/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/14/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/14/21 at 10:23 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/14/21 at 9:45 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/14/21 at 9:40 p.m.)
• KWTX-TV (12/14/21 at 6:22 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (online story)
• ABC 7 Chicago (online story)
• WGN-TV (online story)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/14/21 at 6:21 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/14/21 at 6:08 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/14/21 at 6:08 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/14/21 at 5:40 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/14/21 at 5:22 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/14/21 at 11:41 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/14/21 at 6:55 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/14/21 at 4:25 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/13/21 at 11:50 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/13/21 at 7:35 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/13/21 at 5:10 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/13/21 at 4:45 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/13/21 at 2:43 a.m.)

North Central College vs. University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 

• CBS 2 Chicago (online story | 12/17/21)
• WGN-TV (online story | 12/17/21)
• Positively Naperville (online story | 12/17/21)
• WGN-TV (online story | 12/17/21)
• KCEN-TV (12/27/21 at 3:56 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/26/21 at 11:05 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/25/21 at 3:52 a.m.)
• KAGS-TV (12/21/21 at 5:35 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/21/21 at 3:50 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/21/21 at 1:04 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/20/21 at 10:25 p.m.)
• KWTX-TV (12/19/21 at 7:10 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/19/21 at 3:30 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/18/21 at 10 p.m.)
• KWTX-TV (12/18/21 at 10 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/18/21 at 6 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/18/21 at 9:47 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/18/21 at 9:11 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/18/21 at 8:47 am.)
• WJW-TV (12/18/21 at 8:25 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/18/21 at 7:45 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/18/21 at 7:17 a.m.)
• WJW-TV (12/18/21 at 6:25 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/18/21 at 6:23 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/18/21 at 5:51 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/18/21 at 5:46 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/18/21 at 3:50 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/18/21 at 1:32 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/18/21 at 1:31 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/18/21 at 1:02 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/18/21 at 1:02 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/18/21 at 12:36 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 10:30 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/17/21 at 10:25 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/17/21 at 10:20 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/17/21 at 10 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 9:20 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 6:30 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:21 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 6:21 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/17/21 at 6:21 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:45 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:25 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:22 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/17/21 at 5:22 p.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 5:05 p.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/17/21 at 5:05 p.m.)
• KWTX-TV (12/17/21 at 5 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 4:50 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 4:48 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 4:35 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 4:14 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 4:05 p.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 3:35 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 2:45 p.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 2:05 p.m.)
• WGN-AM Radio (12/17/21 at 1:05 p.m.)
• FOX 32 Chicago (12/17/21 at 12:40 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 12:02 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 11:56 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/17/21 at 11:45 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/17/21 at 11:30 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/17/21 at 11:23 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/17/21 at 11:15 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/17/21 at 11:06 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 11:05 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (12/17/21 at 10:30 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/17/21 at 10:16 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/17/21 at 9:15 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/16/21 at 5:23 p.m.)
• 1590 WAKR Radio (12/16/21 at 7:10 a.m.)
• 1590 WAKR Radio (12/16/21 at 6:05 a.m.)
• KCEN-TV (12/15/21 at 6:21 p.m.)
• ESPN 2 (12/15/21 at 3:40 p.m.)

North Central College vs. University of Mount Union

• WQRF-TV (12/12/21 at 10:36 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/12/21 at 10:35 p.m.)
• WYZZ-TV (12/12/21 at 10:35 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/12/21 at 9:50 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/12/21 at 8:21 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/12/21 at 8:15 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/12/21 at 7:20 a.m.)
• WKYC-TV (12/12/21 at 6:48 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/12/21 at 6:22 a.m.)
• WKBN-TV (12/12/21 at 6:20 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/12/21 at 6:18 a.m.)
• WKYC-TV (12/12/21 at 5:46 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/12/21 at 5:19 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/12/21 at 1:15 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 10:46 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/11/21 at 10:40 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/11/21 at 10:26 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/11/21 at 10:22 p.m.)
• WKBN-TV (12/11/21 at 10:20 p.m.)
• WYTV-TV (12/11/21 at 10:10 p.m.)
• WYFX-TV (12/11/21 at 9:15 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 8:49 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 6:49 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/11/21 at 5:56 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 5:48 p.m.)
• WKYC-TV (12/11/21 at 5:25 p.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (12/11/21 at 5:22 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 2:46 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 2:15 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 1:15 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 12:46 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 12:19 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 11:45 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 10:19 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 9:45 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 9:15 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 8:46 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 8:18 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 7:46 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 7:15 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 6:46 a.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/11/21 at 6:15 a.m.)
• WGN-TV (12.10/21 at 10:36 p.m.)
• KTXX-AM (12/10/21 at 9:30 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/10/21 at 5:40 p.m.)
• WGN-TV (12/10/21 at 5:35 p.m.)
• WBBM-AM (12/10/21 at 9:45 a.m.)
• WTAQ-AM (12/10/21 at 6:15 a.m.)
• WOAI-AM (12/9/21 at 7:53 a.m.)
• Naperville Sun
• Daily Herald

North Central College vs. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

• Naperville Sun
• Naperville Community Television (NCTV17)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/5/21 at 5:16 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 8:33 a.m.)
• WGN (12/5/21 at 8:21 a.m.)
• WNYT (12/5/21 at 7:39 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 7:30 a.m.)
• WGN (12/5/21 at 7:22 a.m.)
• WNYT (12/5/21 at 6:39 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 6:30 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 6:01 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 5:30 a.m.)
• Talk 1300 (12/5/21 at 5:01 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (12/4/21 at 11:33 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (12/4/21 at 10:43 p.m.)
• WNYT (12/4/21 at 10:23p.m.)
• WGN (12/4/21 at 9:52 p.m.)
• WNYT (12/4/21 at 5:19 p.m.)

North Central College vs. University Wisconsin-La-Crosse

• AM 560 The Answer (11/29/21 at 5:05 a.m.)
• WKBT (11/26/21 at 10:21 p.m.)

North Central College vs. Carnegie Mellon University

• AM 560 The Answer Radio (11/22/21 at 7:35 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (11/22/21 at 5:03 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (11/20/21 at 10:25 p.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/20/21 at 8:06 a.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/20/21 at 7:05 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (11/19/21 at 5:35 a.m.)
• AM 560 The Answer Radio (11/19/21 at 5:05 a.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/20/21 at 5:03 a.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/20/21 at 4:05 a.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/19/21 at 4:05 p.m.)
• WTAE-PIT (11/19/21 at 3:25 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/15/21 at 4:50 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/14/21 at 11:01 p.m.)

North Central College vs. North Park University

• ABC 7 Chicago (11/14/21 at 6:23 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/14/21 at 6:22 a.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/14/21 at 5:16 a.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (11/13/21 at 10:25 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/13/21 at 6:54 p.m.)

North Central College vs. Washington University

• NBC 5 Chicago (11/7/21 at 8:39 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (11/7/21 at 5:52 a.m.)
• NBC 5 Chicago (11/6/21 at 10:23 p.m.)
• ABC 7 Chicago (11/6/21 at 10:53 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/6/21 at 10:23 p.m.)
• CBS 2 Chicago (11/6/21 at 6:52 p.m.)
• WGN News (11/6/21 at 10:56 p.m.)
• WGN News (11/6/21 at 9:56 p.m.)