NAIA Football National Championship game news http://www.naianationalchampionship.com Get the most up-to-date news about the game! http://www.naianationalchampionship.com/news_home.htm Dec. 13 - ROME, Ga. - No. 5 Marian (Ind.) claimed its first-ever national crown by winning the 57th annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship in overtime, 30-27, over No. 3 Morningside (Iowa) Thursday night at Barron Stadium in Rome, Ga. http://tinyurl.com/cxj6wn7 Dec. 12 - ROME, Ga. - The 57th annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship features a pair of newcomers looking to make program history when No. 3 Morningside (Iowa) and No. 5 Marian (Ind.) faceoff on Thursday in Rome, Ga. Kickoff from Barron Stadium is set for 6:35 p.m. EST and will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. The event is hosted by The Championship Foundation (Rome) for the fifth-straight year. http://tinyurl.com/agtuvjm Dec. 12 - ROME, Ga. - Saint Xavier (Ill.) senior quarterback Jimmy Coy has been named the 2012 Rawlings-NAIA National Football Player of the Year, announced Wednesday night as part of the NAIA Banquet of Champions held at The Forum in Rome, Ga. http://tinyurl.com/b7pw7lm Rome, Ga. – (December 11, 2012) Hoover High School Football Coach Josh Niblett, who last week coached his team to the Alabama State Championship, was the featured speaker at today’s FCA Champions of Character Luncheon. The event is an official part of the NAIA National Championship Week. http://www.naianationalchampionship.com/news/2012/12_11_12_fca_luncheon.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (December 1, 2011) - Morningside (Iowa) and Marian (Ind.) punched their ticket to the 57th annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship with semifinal victories on Saturday in the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS). http://tinyurl.com/ctsvac3 ROME, Ga. (November 16, 2012) – The Rome Host Committee for the 57th annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship has announced that Hoover (Ala.) High head coach Josh Niblett will be the featured speaker at the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Champions of Character Luncheon that kicks off the national game-week events. http://www.naianationalchampionship.com/news/2012/11_16_12_josh_niblett.html November 12 - ROME, Ga. - Traditions are a wonderful thing. At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, Roman Tony Triplitt purchased his tickets to the 2012 Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship, making him the first ticket buyer for each game since the championship arrived in Rome in 2008. http://www.naianationalchampionship.com/news/2012/11_12_12_tony_triplitt.html Rome, GA (October 4, 2012) –Fans will find something a little unexpected at the 2012 Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship when it returns to Rome this December. The event will still offer an incredible battle between the two best teams in the NAIA. This year, however, that battle will take place under the lights in the first-ever Thursday night kickoff for the championship event. http://www.naianationalchampionship.com/news/2012/10_04_12_new_night.html