Tag: FCS Football

How do teams outside the FCS "Big Three" conferences take that final step to become national championship contenders, and how do these conferences gain national...

CSJ's David Mays caught up with Jacksonville State's Athletic Director Greg Seitz just before a very eventful week on college athletics....

Anyone who wants to know why we won't have college football this fall ought to sit in on their local school board meeting to understand...

The Patriot League's dilemmas, whether the rest of FCS admits it or not, is the FCS' dilemmas. And as we inch closer to an...

CSJ's David Mays caught up with Sam Houston State offensive coordinator Ryan Carty to talk Bearcats football, CAA football, and a journey that took him...

Bethune-Cookman announced late Thursday that it will join the SWAC beginning in 2021 in a unanimous vote by the B-CU board of trustees, ending the...

Our David Mays caught up with Gardner-Webb CB Christian Miller to see what the incoming Runnin' Bulldog signee is all about....

The writing has been on the wall for months, but many seem unable or unwilling to accept what is now reality. The college football...

If these are the only two plans that are actively being considered by the Ivy League, it means that, effectively, all out-of-conference games involving Ivy...

The challenges of reopening fall sports is still very considerable, to put it mildly, but the Patriot League president's statement seemed to move the conversation...

The Patriot League Office announced on Monday guidance regarding the 2020 fall competition, a list of principles to "guide the development of a Patriot...

The only possible explanation as to why college football has undertaken such a fairy-tale response to this pandemic is that Willy Wonka is running this...

New Weber State TE Logan Strom has taken a very interesting route to the Wildcat football program. The former two-sport Norfolk High school (NE)...

This week, CSJ’s David Mays got a hold of Big Sky commissioner Tom Wistrcill and talked to him about the future of the conference,...

This week, CSJ's David Mays got a hold of Colgate head football coach Dan Hunt and got his opinion on the most important topic of...

Sixty student-athletes in the NCAA Division I Football’s Championship Subdivision have been named to the 2020 College Sports Journal Preseason FCS All-America Team. ...

Of our preseason poll last year, only 6 of the top 10 teams made the playoffs. 13 of the full 25 played past Thanksgiving. Its...

One aspect to the Bison’s recent domination has been the arrival of Randy Hedberg as the quarterback coach prior to the start of the 2014...

Dear NFL, Why? Why was there such a distrust of the FCS in this year’s NFL Draft? What was it that made the FCS so...

During an ordinary offseason, during an ordinary May, the writers here at College Sports Journal would be in the middle of looking over 2020 fall...

It was a nerve-wracking three days, but in the end the result was worth the wait....

In my opinion, there is a lot of recklessness out there, with plenty of blame to go around....

Once upon a time, HBCUs were the place to draft NFL talent. But that hasn’t been the case lately. ...

This year’s NFL draft did not go as well as expected for FCS players, but the Big Sky Conference still had 11 players earn undrafted...

While our lives are put on hold by COVID let’s get a discussion piece going. FCS players are often discounted as a lower division athlete....

Lehigh head coach Tom Gilmore will be the first person to tell you that he'd prefer to have a regular spring assessment season for his...

With the COVID-19 shutting down the college and professional athletics world this spring of 2020, there is one sporting event upcoming that involves college football...

Though it might not be the time to make definitive plans to tailgate at Michigan/Ohio State this November, the latest news on mitigation strategies for...

It was an historic week that nobody could have foreseen. ...

This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that...

If the Big 10 and the Power 5 have their way, however, the Trey Lance's of the world won't be sticking around at FCS schools...

I'm proud to unveil this year's edition of the Patsy Ratings....

GREELEY, CO – The University of Northern Colorado Bears football team signed 20 players for the new season. In a town that once saw back-to-back...

As a JMU fan and alum, it was tough to sit inside a cold Toyota Stadium this past Saturday and watch my team lose. What...

When looking at James Madison’s road to Frisco and the FCS National Championship game this weekend, you have to look farther back than just the...

The FCS National Championship game will be played this weekend in Frisco, Texas and will be televised nationally on ABC. Prior to the game, the...

We are just over a week out from the FCS National Championship game in Frisco, TX. By all accounts, this should be a tightly contested,...

James Madison powered their way to Frisco and the FCS National Championship Game with a decisive 30-14 win at Bridgeforth Stadium this past Saturday....

It's the next-to-last weekend of FCS football action, and it's going to be a jam-packed Saturday with three games to showcase the best of FCS...

Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T When: Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at 12 pm. ET Where: Mercadez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia How to Follow: ABC...

The College Sports Journal staff thought it would be a good idea to get some perspective on the Weber St/James Madison game from the guys...

FCS Semifinal Round Playoff Matchup: Montana State at North Dakota State Where: Fargodome, Fargo, N.D. When: Saturday, December 21st,  1:00PM CST TV/Streaming: ESPN2/Watch ESPN #5 Montana...

Weber State may have taken down the most dangerous team outside of James Madison and North Dakota State. Montana was a fierce competitor that I...

The Dukes were not happy with their offensive production. Between penalties, turnovers and missed field goals, Coach Curt Cignetti felt the team left a lot...

On a wet, snowy evening at Stewart Stadium, Weber State's defense and special teams were the main reason the Wildcats defeated their bitter rivals Montana...

James Madison used a suffocating defense and just enough offense to defeat Northern Iowa 17-0 in the Quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs....

The irresistible force met the immovable object and on this night the force prevailed....

FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota State did not score a touchdown, but three field goals proved to be enough to secure its ninth straight Division I FCS...

Fans, faculty, and community alike are buzzing on the University of Northern Colorado campus following the new coaching announcement. The rumor wheel started turning early...

We're down to the final eight teams in the FCS Playoffs, as an unprecedented six of those teams face off on Friday evening in an...