CHADRON, Neb.—Life after Danny Woodhead is good at Chadron State.
The Eagles are in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the third straight year and take a 10-1 record into Saturday’s home game against Wayne State.
Chadron made it to the postseason the last two years with college football’s top career rusher leading the way.
Coach Bill O’Boyle says getting back to the playoffs is especially satisfying this year because a lot of people outside the program believed there would be a big dropoff without Woodhead.
Not the case. Joe McLain has thrown for more than 2,400 yards and 25 touchdowns against just five interceptions. Four different running backs have had 100-yard days. And the defense is one of the nation’s best, giving up just 241 yards and 16 points a game.
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