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Offensive line a focal point for Maine’s NESCAC football teams during preseason

Bates, Bowdoin and Colby have spent a lot of time solidifying their offensive lines since opening their training camps last week.

Starting in 2026, NESCAC teams — including Colby, Bates and Bowdoin — will be allowed to accept invitations to the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Dorm living and a week of intense football focus provides a taste of training at the next level.

Rutigliano, a former assistant at NCAA Division I schools Belmont and Lipscomb, is the Mules’ third head coach in 55 years.

The Mules have reached the NCAA Division III Final Four for the first time in a bid to win the program’s first national championship.

Seven different players score for the Mules, who will face three-time defending national champion Middlebury in the semifinals Friday.

Strahorn, who replaced the legendary Dick Whitmore, went 179-150 over 14 seasons.

With two wins this weekend on their home turf, the Mules would finally break through.

The conference, which includes Colby, Bates, Bowdoin, is ending its ban on teams competing in the NCAA playoffs.

Dexter, 61, was head baseball coach from 1992-2006 and a football assistant coach since 1989.