D2Football.com Staff

A veteran D2Football.com columnist, Bob Eblen begins a new role promoting D2 Football on D2Football.com.

Formerly the Northwest Columnist, Eblen is switching to the new position of National Columnist in 2006, he hopes to use his passion for and knowledge of college athletics to entertain and inform the followers of Division II football.

In his free time Bob enjoys hanging out with family and friends and attending many different types of sporting events.

After a successful 2006 campaign, Bonitta continues to serve as the first CIAA Columnist.

Best is the sports editor of The Triangle Tribune newspaper in Durham, N.C.  Best has been with the newspaper since its inception in 1998. She is also a columnist for AOL Black Voices as the CIAA beat reporter and a free-lance sports reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer.

Tony Nicolette joins D2Football.com in 2007 to serve as the GLIAC Columnist.

A 1994 graduate of Grand Valley with a BBA in Finance, 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.

Covering the independent teams of Division 2, including the Great Lakes Football Conference, is David Bykowski.

Bykowski is a 2000 graduate of Furman University and a former sports editor of The Paladin despite degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. 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.

Born and raised in Amarillo Texas, Cunningham traveled out of state to attended Southeastern Oklahoma in Durant. 

After graduation, he lived for two years in Houston Texas where he worked for the Houston Chronicle and for the Brookshire Times Tribune.

Living in the heart of the MIAA, Jeff Harlin has been the Midwest or Southwest region columnist since D2Football.com began. Always following the MIAA into whatever region it was placed, Harlin is the obvious choice to be the MIAA Columnist.

Harlin has been a member of the media, covering various sporting events in Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. The Northwest Missouri State graduate has extensive knowledge of high school football in the Heartland as well as D2 sports in general.

In his free time, Harlin enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as attending Kansas City Royals games.

Paul Falewicz joined D2football.com in August 2005 as the Northeast Columnist but will use his expertise in Northeast 10 Football to cover that conference this fall.

Falewicz has been covering high school football and basketball in the Massachusetts and New Hampshire area for the past several years in addition to his work as D2Football.com's Northeast Columnist. His coverage has appeared in numerous local newspapers.

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

Falewicz completed his MBA at UMass-Lowell this past spring.

Covering the NSIC is Greg White.

Originally born in St. Paul, MN, Greg lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio before settling in Minnesota. For five years, he covered Winona State athletics on the campus radio station. He is currently finishing his degree in Public Relations.

In his free time, he follows the Minnesota Golden Gophers and enjoys spending time with friends.

Jim Milligan
PSAC Columnist

Jim Milligan graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in 2001 with a double major in Economics and Marketing. In 2007, Jim received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He currently works in the finance and accounting group of a Pittsburgh-based energy company.

Milligan is an unabashed fan of the IUP Crimson Hawks and all of the Pittsburgh sports teams. After playing football in high school, he realized his lack of both size and talent would relegate him to the role of spectator, except for an annual Thanksgiving turkey bowl game with his equally un-athletic former teammates. He is looking forward to providing his perspective on the weekly events within the PSAC.

Allen Bryning is a Colorado native and a graduate of Colorado State University. He lives in the Denver metro area and work as a professional engineer for a local municipality.

He loves the RMAC and football has always been a passion. Allan looks forward to the opportunity to promote the RMAC football athletes and coaches and to learning more about each of the programs.

Bryning is active in his church, loves the outdoors, has been an assistant coach in youth sports, is a Denver Bronco season ticket holder, and enjoys watching his children participate in music and sports.

Timmy Readling joins D2Football.com to cover the South Atlantic Conference in 2007. 

Like fellow D2Football.com staff member Josh Buchanan, his experience and knowledge surpass his age.  His experience as an award-winning web publisher covering Catawba and the South Atlantic Conference in addition to time spent in sports information make him the ideal columnist for the SAC.

In his free time Timmy likes to lift weights, spend time with family, and watch political news shows.

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.

WVIAC veteran journalist Matt Poling started as a part-time sports writer at The Journal in Martinsburg, W.V., during his senior year of high school in 1995 and has been on the full-time staff since 2000.  He has been the Shepherd beat writer since 2001.

A fan of the Washington Redskins and West Virginia University, Poling is an avid golfer and enjoys playing tennis and basketball as well.

Josh Buchanan enters his third season as the D2Football.com Pro Prospects Analyst.

He has already built an impressive resume over the last three years, including developing many contacts within the NFL and all levels of college football. 

He was an Assistant Sports Information Director for the Las Vegas All-American Classic for a year where he aided in player selection and served in the press box on game day. He was the game columnist for the Magnolia Gridiron Classic in 2006. In 2007 he wrote the bios for the Texas vs. Nation Game as well and the East-Coast Bowl uses his services as a contact for player information.

His information is currently used by personnel at the East-West Shrine, Texas vs. the Nation and East Coast Bowl. His duties with all-star games and media have included player ratings, all-conference teams, profiles, scouting reports, compiling bios from school websites, watching game film, writing team previews, and aided in selection of players for the games.

He served as an intern for the Carolina Panthers training camp in 2007, is a member of the National Football Foundation, and member of the Pro Football Writer's Association of America.

Brandon Misener is the creator and co-editor of D2Football.com. Years of searching the Internet and finding little information about Division 2 Football prompted him to create an all-inclusive site where fans could find information relating to the sport. He decided to take the take on the task and  D2Football.com is the result.

Brandon graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 1996 with a degree in broadcasting. 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, including WHB in Kansas City, Missouri.  He has served as the analyst for the Division 2 Selection show on ESPN, has written stories for the D2 Football Championship Program, and is a regular contributor to American Football Monthly.