The UW-Whitewater football team has gotten its share of national publicity over the past six-plus years on the Division III national stage.
The UW-Whitewater football program along with the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference hit the “mother lode” Thursday when the USA Today newspaper published a front page sports section story (on 11/27/11) featuring the Warhawk football team “pounding the rock” as it came out of the Student Athletic Complex prior to its WIAC opener vs. UW-Platteville at Perkins Stadium.
How did the USA Today decide on the story?
USA Today writer Andy Gardiner was in Wisconsin prior to the Badgers’ Big Ten opener at Camp Randall Stadium the night of the Hawks game vs. Nebraska. Gardiner suggested making the short trek to Whitewater to scout out a story on the two-time defending national champion Warhawk football program.
The USA Today headline reads: The conference no one leaves – Wisconsin’s D-III schools boast unique stability.
UW-Whitewater’s six consecutive trips to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl to meet Mount Union (Ohio) in the NCAA Division III championship game on one of the ESPN family of channels has delivered incredible publicity for U-Dub-Dub.
Thursday’s USA Today feature article showcases Division III’s three-time national championship football program and the nation’s No. 1 conference in the WIAC.
To view the USA Today cover story CLICK HERE
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