Football

The premier game nationally in NCAA Division III will place this Saturday as #4 Capital (4-0, 3-0 OAC) and #1 Mount Union (4-0, 3-0 OAC) square off at 1:30 p.m. ET in Alliance, Ohio. Tickets are available for sale beginning Tuesday for the game that will be televised on tape delay on SportsTime Ohio.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Freshman place kicker Garrett Bennington was tabbed as the Ohio Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University’s football team rolled up 531 yards of total offense and the Crusaders defeated Marietta College 38-6 in an Ohio Athletic Conference matchup Saturday at Bernlohr Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Capital University announced on Homecoming Weekend that it will add four members to its Athletics Hall of Fame while also honoring two others with special awards at an upcoming awards dinner scheduled for October 25.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – Juniors Marty Assmann (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley HS) and Ronnie Smith (Columbus, Ohio/DeSales HS) were tabbed as the Ohio Athletic Conference Football Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week respectively on Monday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Crusader football team used 454 yards of offense through the air to defeat OAC rival Wilmington, 48-28 on Saturday at Bernlohr Stadium.

TIFFIN, Ohio - No. 5 Capital used 21 unanswered points in the second half to pull from behind and with its OAC opener at Heidelberg on Saturday. The win lifts the Crusaders to 2-0 on the season overall.

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio – A pair of Capital University student-athletes took home weekly honors from the Ohio Athletic Conference on Monday. Senior Joey Snyder was named the OAC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week while junior Brad Pickens was tabbed as the OAC Defensive Player of the Week.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Senior receiver Derick Alexander (Grove City/Grove City) had two touchdown catches and junior safety Brad Pickens (New London/Western Reserve) had a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown as Capital University’s seventh-ranked football team rolled to a 34-14 victory over Adrian (Mich.) College Saturday at Bernlohr Stadium.

Capital plays host to Adrian to open the 2008 season on Saturday. On campus festivities begin with a student tailgate at 11 a.m. while anyone can follow the game live with a radio feed over the internet.

The Ohio Athletic Conference will unveil its 2008 OAC Football Preview Show this week on SportsTime Ohio and its affiliates. The broadcasts will be televised Thursday through Sunday and feature each of the 10 OAC football programs including the Capital Crusaders.

The Capital University football team reported to campus on Wednesday to begin practice leading up to its 85th season of competition and first under the direction of head coach Jim Bickel.

Capital University's football team was selected second by the media and third by the coaches in preseason voting at the 2008 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Media Day Tuesday.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Capital University's football team has been ranked number seven in the country, according to the USA Today Sports Weekly magazine preseason football poll.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Former Capital University football player Matt Spitz (Xenia/Xenia) earned an invitation to compete at the SC Elite Combine June 13-14 at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Capital University defensive back James Starks (Toledo/Toledo St. Francis) will participate in the Cincinnati Bengals’ rookie mini-camp this weekend.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Kyle Hausler has been named assistant football coach at Capital University. Hausler will be responsible for coaching the defensive backs taking over for Todd Stepsis, who left to become the defensive coordinator at Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) University.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Capital University has announced three additions to its football staff as Manny Matsakis has been named offensive coordinator, while Henry Stanford and Robert White have been named offensive assistant coaches.

Capital University president Dr. Denvy Bowman has announced that Jim Bickel has been named head football coach. Bickel is the ninth head football coach in school history and has spent the last seven seasons as associate head coach/defensive coordinator.

The Capital University football team wrapped up another successful season with an 8-3 record and a third consecutive trip to the NCAA Playoffs. The Crusaders were nationally ranked the entire season and posted their seventh straight winning season.