2025 Football News
Two of the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s top defenders are getting national recognition. Grand View’s John Argo and Jackson Filer have been nominated for the prestigious Cliff Harris Award, honoring the nation’s best defensive players in small college football.
The Heart of America Athletic Conference turned in an impressive showing through the first two rounds of the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series, highlighted by William Penn’s historic postseason victory, a dominant Grand View performance in the Second Round, and a resilient comeback from Benedictine. Two Heart programs—#1 Grand View and #5 Benedictine advance to this weekend’s Quarterfinals.
The top-ranked Grand View Vikings closed out their regular season on Saturday afternoon, defeating Clarke University 58-0 to clinch their seventh-straight Heart of America North Division title.
No. 3 Benedictine College closed out its conference slate on Saturday, defeating (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene 52-7 to secure the Heart of America South Division Championship outright.
The NAIA has announced the 20-team field for the 2025 Football Championship Series (FCS), with three Heart of America programs earning postseason bids: Grand View, Benedictine, and William Penn. The top 12 seeds receive a bye until Nov. 29, while four first-round games kick off the postseason on Nov. 22. All roads lead to the 70th-Annual NAIA Football Championship Game on Dec. 20 in Fort Worth, Texas.
RV MidAmerica Nazarene vs #3 Benedictine
