The North Central College Cardinals defeated the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to win the NCAA Division III Football National Championship.

The North Central College football team is in the local and national spotlight as they prepare to compete for the program’s first-ever NCAA Division III Championship this Friday at the Stagg Bowl in Shenandoah, Texas.

Chicago's WMAQ-TV (Ch. 5) did a feature story on North Central College going to the Division III National Championship.

The North Central College football team won in the NCAA Division III semifinals and will now move on to the Stagg Bowl to play for the Division III national championship.