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“We’ll fix it.” That was the overriding message coming out of the Lehigh postgame press conference at Penn this Saturday. It came out of the mouth of head coach Andy Coen, and also, in so many words, from starting QB Brad Mayes and the current leader in tackles on defense, LB Mark Walker. And it.
Five players including Blake LaRussa from Old Dominion, Jordan Love from Utah State, Mitchell Guadagni from Toledo, William Bradley-King from Arkansas State, and Reggie Roberson Jr. from SMU have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Sept. 24, 2018 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group of Five schools. The honorees are listed.
It was a thrilling week in FCS football with some thrilling conference games, a couple of shocking conference upsets, and yet another FBS scalp taken by an FCS school. Nicholls gave Sam Houston State their second consecutive loss in a shocking 27-7 win, Montana won a back-and-forth thriller against conferencemate Sacramento State 41-34, Chattanooga remained.
Gardner-Webb probably couldn’t have picked a worse time to roll into Kidd Brewer Stadium than Saturday afternoon as the opponent in Appalachian State’s hurricane-delayed, football home opener. Coming off a cancelled contest last weekend, when Southern Mississippi used every excuse necessary to back out of a scheduled non-conference encounter, the Mountaineers were firing on all.
Below are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 22nd, 2018. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FBS G5 side of things and have been used for several years with.
Below are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 22nd, 2018. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking.
The biggest upset in all of college football this week had to be Old Dominion’s win over AP #13 Virginia Tech. It was an unlikely upset as the Monarchs came in winless at 0-3 coming into this home contest but likely found its starting quarterback of the near future. Old Dominion quarterback Blake LaRussa shredded.
It was a battle in the first half between Lehigh and Penn. The Quakers were leading, 13-10, and senior QB Brad Mayes were getting the ball back after the second half kickoff. In most years, that’s when the Lehigh football team would be ready to engage in a shootout, perhaps dueling touchdown for touchdown. Instead,.
Monmouth at Princeton When: Saturday, September 22, 4:30 PM EDT Where: Powers Field at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, NJ TV/Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription required) Monmouth Hawks (2-1, 0-0 Big South) Today marks the first time that the only two New Jersey schools in FCS will meet on the gridiron. Monmouth comes into tonight’s game with Princeton looking to string together three.
Idaho at UC Davis When: Saturday, September 22, 4:00 PM PDT Where: Aggie Stadium, Davis, Calif. TV/Streaming: Eleven Sports (DirecTV Ch. 623) / Pluto TV Idaho Vandals (1-1, 0-0 Big Sky) The Vandals are 1-1 after losing to Fresno State 79-13 in Week 1 and defeating DII Western New Mexico 56-10 in Week 2. The Vandals had a bye in Week 3..
Ohio at Cincinnati When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where:Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio TV/Streaming: ESPNU / ESPN App Ohio Bobcats (1-1, 0-0 MAC) The rivalry is renewed with the Bearcats. Saturday marks the first meeting of the two schools since Oct. 3, 1981, 36 years ago. The all-time series, which began in 1896, is knotted at 23-23-4.
Delaware at North Dakota State When: Saturday, September 22, 1:00 PM CDT Where:Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome, Fargo, N.D. TV/Streaming: NBC North Dakota / ESPN+ (subscription required) Delaware Blue Hens (2-1, 0-1 CAA) The Blue Hens are coming off two straight wins over Cornell and Lafayette but lost its opener against CAA rival Rhode Island. The.
William & Mary at James Madison When: Saturday, September 22, 3:30 PM Where: Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA TV/Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription required) William & Mary Tribe Since 1980, Jimmye Laycock has patrolled the William & Mary sideline as the head football coach. In August, Laycock announced the 2018 season would be his last on the sideline. In his.
Nevada at Toledo When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where: Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network / CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App Nevada Wolfpack (2-1 overall, 0-0 MWC) Nevada defeated Oregon State 37-35 last week but really it should not have been this close. Leading 30-7, Nevada nearly blew a 23-point lead in the second.
Samford at Chattanooga When: Saturday, September 22, 7:00 PM Where: Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN TV/Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription required) Samford Bulldogs Two weeks ago, Samford nearly pulled the biggest upset of the season at FBS Florida State. Last week, Samford was humbled on their own field by Mercer. So, which Samford Bulldogs will show up this week? .
Akron at Iowa State When: Saturday, September 2, 11:00 AM CDT Where: MidAmerican Energy Field At Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA TV/Streaming: FSN / Fox Sports Go Akron Zips (2-0, 0-0 MAC) – Week 3 W at Northwestern 39-34 For the first time in Akron football’s FBS history, the Zips defeated a Big Ten opponent as Akron held.
Sam Houston State at Nicholls State When: Saturday, September 22, 4:00 PM Where: John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA TV/Streaming: ESPN+ (subscription required) Sam Houston State Bearkats Last week, Sam Houston had its 21 game home winning streak snapped by North Dakota. The Bearkats will need to put that loss behind them as they start.
Penn and Lehigh have a long history of playing each other in football. They’ve never been rivals in the truest sense of the word, but their football programs are almost the same age, they both have a big focus on academics, and they’ve faced each other on the gridiron often. It’s difficult to put into.
Richmond at Stony Brook When: Saturday, September 22, 6:00 PM Where: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY TV/Streaming: College Sports Live Richmond Spiders Richmond is breaking in a new quarterback this season after the graduation of 2017 CAA player of the year, Kyle Lauletta. Through three games, Kevin Johnson has not looked out of.
Florida Atlantic at UCF When: Friday, September 21, 7:00 PM EDT Where: Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Fla. TV/Streaming: ESPN / WatchESPN Florida Atlantic (2-1 overall, 0-0 C-USA) Week 3 – W 49-28 vs. Bethune-Cookman The Owls get throttled in week one against Oklahoma but that was a completely different realm . FAU has bounced back with two wins in.
Just as Chuck Burton has done his projections for the FCS playoff, the following are using the Sagarin rankings to fully project the field. Keep in mind that there are automatic bids to the following conference champions so the projects also keep this criteria in mind: Big Sky Conference Big South Conference Colonial Athletic Conference.
Tulsa at Temple When: Thursday, September 20, 7:30 PM EDT Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. TV/Streaming: ESPN / WatchESPN Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-2, 0-0 AAC)-Week 3- L 29-21 – vs. Arkansas State Trailing 27-7 in the third quarter, Tulsa (1-2) scored 13 points to bring the score to 27-20 with 11:13 remaining in the 4th period.
The two biggest wins that affected the FBS Group of Five Power Poll for Week 3 have to be BYU’s win over #6 AP ranked Wisconsin and San Diego State’s home win over another AP Top 25 ranked Arizona State. The other big story was the loss of three games within the Top 20 being.
Rhode Island QB JaJuan Lawson, Southeast Missouri State RB Justin Terry, Mercer QB Robert Riddle, Weber State LB Landon Stice, and Holy Cross kicker Derek Ng have been selected as the College Sports Journal FCS Football Players of the week ending Sept. 17, 2018. The honorees are listed here with their achievements and their school,.
Week three was a wild week in the FCS. The top three teams, North Dakota State, James Madison and South Dakota State all solidified themselves with blowout wins. The rest of the division was carnage with 12 of last week’s FCS top 25 teams losing. 5 more teams in last week’s rankings did not play.
In years past, I would wait to try to figure out who might be in the FCS Playoffs in any given year. I would try to look at analytics, Top 25s, Sagarin ratings, the Massey ratings composite, and a ton of other things to try to project a sensible, common-sense FCS playoff projection that tried.
Five players including Blake Barnett from USF, Marcus McMaryion from Fresno State, K.J. Osbourn from Buffalo, Alvin Davis from Akron, and Keegan Brewer from North Texas have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Sept. 17, 2018 from the NCAA Division I FBS Group of Five schools. The honorees are listed.
BOONE, N.C. — On North Carolina’s “Tobacco Road”, the start of college football always meant that college basketball is only two and a half months away. Duke, North Carolina, NC State, UNC-Charlotte, North Carolina A&T, Winston-Salem State, Guilford, among others, have always carried the athletic torch for the state’s colleges and universities by winning conference.
Here is my upset-laden take on the top 5 FCS football games of the week with video highlights from Week 3. Towson upended one of the early powers in the CAA, Villanova, by scoring 35 straight points against a team that only yielded 26 points in their first two games combined; Western Illinois knocked off.
Below are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 15h, 2018. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FBS G5 side of things and have been used for several years with.
Below are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 15th, 2018. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking.
Wow, what a Week 3 for the Group of Five. Of course the top highlight was BYU’s 24-21 upset over AP #6 Wisconsin. But San Diego State also beat a AP Top 25 team in #23 Arizona State 28-21. North Texas throttled Arkansas, while Akron and Temple defeated two Big 10 foes on the.
The Lehigh football has been in some pretty big time FCS-level atmospheres before. In the FCS playoffs, Lehigh has been to Delaware, Northern Iowa, Towson, and North Dakota State. During the regular season, they’ve also played at Liberty, the Yale Bowl, and James Madison. They also routinely play their big Rivals Lafayette to sellout crowds.
North Texas at Arkansas When: Saturday, September 15, 3:00 PM CDT Where: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR TV/Streaming: SEC Network Alternate North Texas Mean Green (2-0, 0-0 C-USA) – Week 2 W 58-16 vs. Incarnate Word North Texas scored the most points in its first two games in program history, registered consecutive 400-yard passing games by a quarterback.
Eastern Washington at Washington State When: Saturday, September 15, 8:00 PM EDT Where: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA TV/Streaming: Pac 12 Networks / Pac 12 Live (subscription req’d) Eastern Washington (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky) – Week 2 – W, 31-26, at Northern Arizona The Eagles return to the scene of one of the program’s greatest triumphs as Eastern.
South Florida vs. Illinois When: Saturday, September 15, 2:30 PM CDT Where: Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill. TV/Streaming: Big Ten Network / Big10Go South Florida Bulls (2-0, 0-0 AAC) Week 2-W 49-38 vs. Georgia Tech Trailing Georgia Tech, 38-28, 45 seconds into the fourth quarter, USF scored 21 unanswered points and forced two of its three turnovers gained on the.
Ohio vs. Virginia When: Saturday, September 15, 4:30 PM EDT Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN TV/Streaming: ESPN2 / WatchESPN Ohio Bobcats (1-0, 0-0 MAC)-Week 2 – Bye The Bobcats opened the 2018 season with a 38-32 victory over FCS Howard in Week 1. Last week, Ohio had a bye week. The Bobcats are coming off of a 2017.
Harrisonburg, VA – James Madison got what he wanted this week: play 4 quarters and get experience for much of his young roster. The Dukes jumped ahead of Robert Morris early and often, rolling to a 73-7 win in the team’s home opener in Harrisonburg Thursday night. Less than three minutes into the game, Marcus.
Rhode Island at Connecticut When: Saturday, September 15, 12:00 PM Where: Pratt and Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT TV/Streaming: SNY/ESPN College Extra/ESPN3 (subject to blackout in much of New England area) Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island is the talk to the FCS so far with their strong 2-0 start. If they can go in to.
Montana at Western Illinois When: Saturday, September 15, 3:00 PM CDT Where: Hanson Field, Macomb, Ill. TV/Streaming:ESPN+ (subscription) Montana Grizzlies (2-0, 0-0 Big Sky) W-vs. Drake 48-16 Montana improved to 2-0 on the season after putting up 38 second-half points in a 48-16 victory over Drake. The Grizzlies edged Missouri Valley Football Conference foe Northern Iowa, 26-23,.
Boise State at Oklahoma State When: Saturday, September 15, 2:30 PM CDT Where: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK TV/Streaming: ESPN /WatchESPN Boise State Broncos (2-0, 0-0 MWC) Week 2 W-vs. UConn 62-7 Boise State’s 818 yards of total offense in the blowout win over UConn set the program’s single-game record. The previous mark was 742 yards set in.
North Dakota at Sam Houston State When: Saturday, September 15, 7:00 PM Where: Bowers Stadium, Huntsville, TX TV/Streaming: ESPN3 North Dakota TV markets: Bismarck – KXMB CBS 12 Minot – KXMC CBS 13 Dickinson – KXMA CBS 2.2 Williston – KXMD CBS 11 Fargo/Moorhead – WDAY Xtra 6.3 Grand Forks/Devils Lake — WDAZ Xtra 8.3.
Nicholls State at McNeese State When: Saturday, September 15, 7:00 PM Where: Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA TV/Streaming: CST/ESPN3 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State failed I their bid to win back to back games against FBS competition, falling to Tulane 42-17. The Colonels will look to get back on track in a tough Southland Conference.
Hawai’i at Army West Point When: Saturday, September 15, 12:00 PM EDT Where: Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y. TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network / CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors (3-0, 1-0 MWC) Week 2-W vs. Rice 43-29 The Rainbow Warriors have been the suprise so far in all of the Group of Five schools. Hawai’i went just 3-9.
North Alabama at North Dakota State When: Saturday, September 15, 2:30 PM CDT Where:Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome, Fargo, N.D. TV/Streaming: NBC North Dakota / ESPN+ (subscription) North Alabama Lions (2-0), Week 2 W-at Alabama A&M) The Lions are in their transition year to Division I from Division II and so far, UNA has done.
Towson at Villanova When: Saturday, September 15, 3:30 PM Where: Villanova Stadium, Villanova, PA TV/Streaming: Fox Sports Atlantic, Fox Sports Go (subscription req’d) Towson Tigers Towson is one of the forgotten teams in the CAA. The Tigers haven’t been to the playoffs since they appeared in the National Championship game in 2013. Despite being picked.
Florence vs. College Football When: Week, September 12th-September 15th Where: The Carolinas, Virginia, possibly Georgia, Florida, DC and/or Maryland TV/Streaming: The Weather Channel/Local News (check local listings) Florence Though a bit overhyped to start the hurricane season, Florence is still a hurricane, and one still able to pack deadly force against the North and South.
For much of FCS Nation, a game against an FBS opponent is an annual expectation. For a significant number of FCS schools, however, games against FBS opponents are not something that happens every year. Such is the case of Lehigh, who hasn’t scheduled a game against an FBS opponent in fifteen years. This weekend, the.
Five players including Gage Gubrud from Eastern Washington, Dawonya Tucker from Prairie View A&M, Austin Simmons from South Dakota, DeShaun Stevens from Maine, and Colin Gary from Campbell have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Sept. 10, 2018 from the NCAA Division I FCS schools. The honorees are listed here.
South Florida and Houston had big home wins over Power 5 squads and Navy had the upset win over previously Top 5 in the Power Poll Memphis to highlight Week 2 action in the FBS Group of Five schools. The biggest riser for a second straight week has to be Hawai’i, where a team we.
