National Columnist

National Columnist

Chuck Bitner earned a degree in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University in 2001. He is employed in the banking industry and lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Alyssa and a family of cats.

In his spare time, Chuck enjoys traveling to football games, home remodeling, reading, sports photography and watching all forms of auto racing.



No. 10 Bearcats and No. 9 Hornets Meet in Maryville

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comMIAA foes Northwest Missouri State and Emporia State will meet on Saturday afternoon with first place in the MIAA standings on the line. Emporia State, ranked No.

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No. 1 Bulldogs Clash with No. 12 Panthers in Calder City Classic

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.com  No.

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Golden Bears, Warriors Battle for First Place in PSAC East

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comA Top‑25 showdown arrives in the Poconos this Saturday as No. 4 Kutztown (8-0, 4-0) puts its undefeated season on the line against No.

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Week Eight National Roundup

October 25th, 2026 5:00am

  Canon Wiese scored all four Angelo State touchdowns in the Rams's win Saturday night (photo:

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No. 7 Central Washington hosts UTPB in critical LSC matchup

By Chuck Bitner and Craig Fenn, D2Football.comThe latest kickoff of the weekend will deliver one of the most anticipated matchups from around the nation as UT Permian Basin (5-2, 4-1) travels to No. 7 Central Washington (5-2, 5-0) for a Lone Star Conference showdown.

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Week Seven National Roundup

October 18th, 2026 3:00am

Photo: West Liberty’s Hunter Patterson set a single game school record with 359 rushing yardsBy Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comWe entered the weeked with several high profile matchups in the Top 25.

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No. 2 Harding Hosts Top 25 Showdown with No. 18 Henderson State

No. 2 Harding Hosts Top‑25 Showdown with No.

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No. 1 Ferris State Faces No. 13 Grand Valley in Anchor-Bone Classic

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comThis Saturday, top-ranked Ferris State hosts rival Grand Valley State in the annual Anchor-Bone Classic, aiming to extend their program-record winning streak to 22 games. Oh wait... that’s how I opened last year’s pregame story.

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Week Six National Roundup

October 11th, 2026 5:15am

Eli Boyce accounted for all six Hillsdale touchdowns in the Chargers' win over Walsh.

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Week Five National Roundup

October 4th, 2026 7:00am

Texas A&M-Kingsville celebrates a come-from-behind win over West Texas A&MBy Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comFor the first time this season, we had a fairly routine week in the Top 25. Only three ranked teams lost, compared to 10 last week.

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Week Three National Roundup

September 19th, 2026 11:30pm

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comHere is the roundup from the week three action in Division II football... Inside the Top 25No.

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Week One National Roundup

September 6th, 2026 1:30am

Pictured: Oklahoma Baptist celebrates an upset victory over Southern ArkansasBy Chuck Bitner, [email protected] | @D2Chuck 

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2026 D2 Football Viewer's Guide

August 30th, 2026 10:00pm

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Week Zero National Roundup

August 29th, 2026 11:30pm

Photo: Northern State running back Hank Kraft.

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D2 Football Off Season Headline Review

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.comAs the calendar turns to August, we can officially say football starts this month. We are in the thick of media day season with more than half the D2 leagues conducting media days in July.The remainder are expected this coming week, with a few trickling into mid-August.

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Elite 100 Watch List Reveal - Aug. 12

Matt Witwicki and Chuck Bitner reveal D2Football.com's Elite 100 Watch list in a special edition of Inside D2Football tonight (August 12) at 8pm, eastern. The show will stream on YouTube, FaceBook and X and can also be viewed from the embedded player below.

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DII Management Council recommends emergency legislation to adopt age-based eligibility model for 2026-27

The Division II Management Council this week recommended that the Division II Executive Board adopt emergency legislation establishing an age-based eligibility model that would create a five-year period of eligibility, effective immediately for the 2026-27 academic year. Under this proposal, a student-athlete’s period of eligibility would begin upon initial full-time collegiate enrollment or the regular academic year immediately following the student-athlete’s 19th birthday, whichever occurs earlier. 

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Non-Conference Spotlight: LR Hosts Virginia Union in Week 0

By Chuck Bitner, D2Football.com  Over the next several weeks leading up to the start of the 2026 season, we will spotlight some of the most notable non-conference matchups on the early-season schedule.

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Division II Draft Prospects - 2026

April 22nd, 2026 10:00pm

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West Florida Announces Reclassification to Division I

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