D2Football.com Staff

Bob Eblen has been the national columnist since 2006.  He hopes to continue to use his passion for and knowledge of college athletics to entertain and inform the followers of Division II football.

Bob, his wife Deb and sons Sam and Noah live in Kansas City, MO. In his free time Bob enjoys spending time with family and friends and attending many different types of sporting events.

Gilberto Alvarado is deeply rooted in Division II football and is a CIAA insider with extensive knowledge of the league.  He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Fayetteville State in 2000.  While at Fayetteville State, Gilberto was a defensive end on the 1998 FSU Bronco team.

A proud member of the US Army from 1992-1996 as a Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic, he received the Expeditionary Medal for his service in Operation Uphold Democracy.

A 1994 graduate of Grand Valley with a BBA in Finance, Tony Nicolette is an Account Executive with a large computer reseller that works primarily with Fortune 500 companies.  

In in spare time, Tony enjoys golf, road and mountain biking, softball, and any other sport. He also enjoys reading, cooking and music.

Dustin Swedelson is an award winning broadcaster and writer who has been covering sports since 2006. His media career has included stints as a talk show host, pre and post game host, host of the David Dean show, as well as serving time as a play-by-play and color commentator.

In 2008 he received a degree from Valdosta State in Fine Arts and Mass Media with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.

Aaron Heintzelman is excited to join the D2Football.com staff as the new MIAA columnist. A graduate of Saginaw Valley, he has followed D2 Football closely, attending SVSU home and away games regularly during his undergraduate time there.

Aaron works as an online news producer in Kansas City, Missouri and enjoys watching and playing sports in his free time.

Paul Falewicz has covered high school football and basketball in the Massachusetts and New Hampshire for many years. His coverage has appeared in numerous local newspapers.  A graduate of UMass-Lowell, he completed his MBA in 2007.

He also coaches football, basketball and baseball in his town. He is active in his town by serving on various political and community boards.

Veteran columnist Eric Tabor is a technology consultant, a free-lance writer, mobile DJ, and a native of Albany, Georgia. He has been a D2 and HBCU fan since the tender age of five.  As well as being a football enthusiast, he is a former player and coach.

David Bykowski is a 2000 graduate of Furman University and a former sports editor of The Paladin.  He began following D2 Football in earnest while working toward his M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Michigan. A former radio broadcaster, he currently works a software engineer for a NASA contractor.

In his free time, he enjoys curling in the winter, softball in the summer, and cooking pretty much all year round.

Chuck Bitner earned a degree in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University in 2001. He is employed in the banking industry and lives in Manheim, PA with his wife Alyssa and their three cats.  In his spare time, Chuck enjoys traveling to football games, home remodeling, reading, sports photography and watching all forms of auto racing.

John Ditch has been a devoted follower of Division II for more than a decade. He has been on the D2Football.com staff as an assistant editor since 2006.  He graduated from Winona State University in 2008, earning a degree in Political Science and Public Administration.

Mike Rogusky developed his passion for Division II Football during his time at East Stroudsburg. After graduating in 2006, Mike worked in state government and the private sector in central Pennsylvania. He also serves as a high school assistant varsity hockey coach.

Brandon Misener is the creator of D2Football.com.  He has worked in the media since 1990 and has covered the three major sports at all levels. Brandon has worked for many different stations, has served as the analyst for the Division II Selection show on ESPN, has written stories for the D2 Football Championship Program, and is a regular contributor to American Football Monthly.

Brandon graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 1996 with a degree in broadcasting.