Where You Can Watch North Central College Tonight in the D-III National Title Game

If you are a sports fan in Chicago, there isn’t a lot to cheer about.

Enter: North Central College! The Cards play in their first ever national title game tonight!

The Cardinals football team takes on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater — a division three power house that has six trophies lining their hallways — tonight in the NCAA D-III National Championship game tonight from Shenandoah, Texas.

The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Several bars around the area are hosting watch parties, including Two Brothers Barrel House, Empire, and The Lantern — all in downtown Naperville, where the campus is located.

There are a lot of local kids on the NCC team!

1	Julian Bell	DB	5-7	146	So.	Oswego, Ill. / Oswego
6	Michael Baumgardner	LB	5-7	191	So.	Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
9	Tommy Hyland	DL	6-4	261	Jr.	Lombard, Ill. / Montini Catholic
9	Broc Rutter	QB	6-2	204	Sr.	Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
10	Talha Ayhan	DL	5-10	222	Jr.	Wheaton, Ill. / Glenbard South
11	Andrew Kamienski	WR	6-0	181	Jr.	Pingree Grove, Ill. / South Elgin
11	Tim Mayerhofer	DB	6-0	183	Jr.	Romeoville, Ill. / Plainfield East
13	Kevin Polaski	QB	5-11	148	Fr.	Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Conant
14	Sam Taviani	DB	6-0	181	So.	Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove North
16	Alec Wolff	DB	6-3	190	So.	Lombard, Ill. / Glenbard East
17	Zach Witken	DB	5-9	199	Sr.	Riverside, Ill. / Riverside-Brookfield
18	Blake Williams	WR	6-4	186	Jr.	Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley
20	Jared Hornbeck	WR	6-0	181	So.	Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire
22	Zach Garrett	RB	5-8	196	Sr.	Batavia, Ill. / Batavia
23	Conner Rush	DB	5-10	150	Fr.	Pekin, Ill. / Pekin
25	Braden Lindmark	DB	6-3	188	So.	Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central
28	Zach Weiss	DB	5-11	164	Fr.	Bolingbrook, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
29	Trevor Tesmond	DB	5-11	179	So.	Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
31	Garrett Fiduccia	DB	6-0	185	So.	Aurora, Ill. / Oswego East
34	Joey Carrell	DB	5-9	166	Fr.	Schaumburg, Ill. / Conant
37	Eric Letterer	LB	5-10	186	Jr.	Dekalb, Ill. / Dekalb

Don’t forget about the local athletes playing for UW-W!

1	Derek Kumerow	WR	6-2	200	Jr.	Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin
4	Garrett Purdy	DB	6-0	200	Sr.	Naperville, Ill. / Central
11	Jake Eskoff	QB	6-1	210	Fr.	Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley
18	Tyler Holte	WR	5-10	180	So.	Elgin, Ill. / St. Edward Central Catholic
28	Matt Fuller	DB	6-0	175	Fr.	Plainfield, Ill. / South
29	Mark McGrath	DB	6-0	210	Jr.	Lisle, Ill. / Lisle
32	Zach Sutphin	LB	6-1	205	So.	Plainfield, Ill. / South
33	Egon Hein	DB	5-11	195	Fr.	St. Charles, Ill. / North
43	Kyle Keeton	DB	5-10	180	So.	Oswego, Ill. / Oswego
44	Mason Fleury	LB	6-1	215	Sr.	Elgin, Ill. / Hampshire
45	Ryan Liszka	LB	6-1	220	So.	Naperville, Ill. / Benet Academy
48	Shane McGrail	LB	6-1	200	So.	Plainfield, Ill. / North
50	Graham Hevel	LB	5-11	230	Sr.	Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg
58	John Gordan	OL	6-4	260	Fr.	Lisle, Ill. / Benet Academy
67	Ethan Kee	OL	6-0	315	Jr.	Plano, Ill. / Plano
96	Justin Allen	DL	5-11	210	Fr.	Huntley, Ill. / Huntley