2020 College Sports Journal FCS Preseason All-America Team Announced
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.
2020 College Sports Journal FCS Preseason Top 25 Announced
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 2020, the year of complete chaos.
College Sports Journal 2020 Group of Five Preseason Top 25 Rankings
College Sports Journal announces the preseason Top 25 rankings in the Group of Five schools for the 2020 season.
2020 College Sports Journal Group of Five Super Seventy Preseason All-American Team
Seventy student-athletes in the NCAA Division I Football’s Group of Five FBS Conferences have been named to the 2020 College Sports Journal G5 All-America Team. As a reminder, the Group of Five FBS conferences include the American Athletic Conference (AAC), Conference USA (C-USA), Mid-American Conference (MAC), Mountain West Conference (MWC), and the Sun Belt Conference.
UT-Martin Standout Among OVC Players Looking at NBA
Parker Stewart made a name for himself in a short time at Tennessee-Martin. Now, he is hoping to hear his name called to play at the next level.
Sara Thomas Hired to Set New Foundation at Eastern Illinois Volleyball
A coaching change within its volleyball program was made in plenty of time that allowed the Panthers to develop a cohesiveness that will be much needed if EIU is to improve on its three-win season of a year ago.
Hedberg’s Arrival Deepens Bison Lore
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 season.
FCS: A Letter to the NFL
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 undesirable?– Bad grades from scouts?– Coaches worried about the strength of the schedule?– GM/Owners worried about the “lower division” talent? The previous low was 13 picks last year. A new.
CSJ Roundtable: The Great Debate About Reopening College Sports In The Fall
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 rosters and doing football team evaluations for the upcoming year. But this isn’t an ordinary offseason by any definition.
Middle Tennessee’s Hayes Earns National Recognition
Despite the cancellation of several conference tournaments and the annual NCAA Tournament, Middle Tennessee State will be taking a much more optimistic approach to the start of the 2020-21 season.
Tennessee State’s Simmons Selected by Chicago Bears in NFL Draft, Leading OVC’s NFL Class
It was a nerve-wracking three days, but in the end the result was worth the wait.
OPINION: Opening College Sports Requires Knowing Too Much That We Don’t Know
In my opinion, there is a lot of recklessness out there, with plenty of blame to go around.
OPINION: Hey NFL, Draft HBCU Players (so they can get paid)
Once upon a time, HBCUs were the place to draft NFL talent. But that hasn’t been the case lately.
Big Sky Sees 11 Sign UDFA NFL Contracts
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 free agent contracts (UDFA). It may have been an impact of the current pandemic situations that hampered the dreams of small school recruits. At the same time, there was a.
The Best Active FCS Player on Each NFL Team
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. I thought it might paint a clearer picture of the FCS player contributions by making this list. Hopefully, NFL teams will continue to see the value of FCS players in.
Lehigh Football: Technology Allows Team Navigate Unique Stay-At-Home Spring Season
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 football team.
College Sports Journal FCS 2020 NFL College Draft Top 40 Player Rankings
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 players moving on to the professional ranks that sports fans can look forward to. That one event is the NFL draft taking place April 23-25. The FCS ranks has put.
College Sports Journal Group of Five 2020 NFL College Draft Top 50 Player Rankings
College Sports Journal 2020 NFL Draft Preview of Group of FIve Schools
Eastern Kentucky Women’s Basketball Impressive Under First-Year Coach
Under first-year head coach Samantha Williams the Colonels fashioned an incredible turnaround from the 2018-19 season.
How Could A 2020 College Football Season Happen?
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 COVID-19 inform potential strategies on trying to form answers some of the big questions still out there.
The All-Colorado “Way Too Early” College Football Preview
Colorado Sees Three New College Coaches, Who Comes Out on Top? Northern Colorado and Colorado State planned on having new coaches this year, but the University of Colorado did not. Instead, three of the four Division I football programs will have new faces at the helm. After Mel Tucker’s surprise departure for Michigan State’s boat-load.
How To Have A Late College Football Season In A COVID-19 World
In the past, college football has survived through outbreaks of disease and mass disruptions, and how the sport handled those circumstances provide a possible roadmap to a late post-COVID-19 football season. Looking to the past, how could we adapt that to today?
Unprecedented: Inside the Patriot League Perspective On Decisions To Suspend Competition In Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
It was the weekend of March 8th where a slew of institutional decisions were made that really put Ms. Heppel on high alert.
Lehigh Football: Tom Gilmore: “These decisions are unprecedented in response to unprecedented circumstances.”
It was an historic week that nobody could have foreseen.
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-FINAL
With the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will not be played. But with all games now played for the season, the following would be the final projections for the tournament this year. This projection took into account either the tournament champions or the top seed in the tournment if that team’s respective.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – FINAL
With the Coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA has ended the 2019-2020 men’s basketball season early just before the NCAA tournament and with several conference tournaments unfinished. These are the final Top 25 rankings for the High Major schools. Gonzaga finished the atop the rankings after running the table at the top spot in the High Major.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – FINAL
With the Coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA has ended the 2019-2020 men’s basketball season early just before the NCAA tournament and with several conference tournaments unfinished. These are the final Top 25 rankings for the Mid-Major schools. East Tennessee State stays atop the mid-major Sagarin rankings after winning the Southern Conference tournament this past week with.
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Mar. 8
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We are just one week away from Selection Sunday. This week, I will put together another projection after Wednesday’s results and another one after Saturday’s action. We use the Sagarin rankings to select our.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 8
Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Mar. 8. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. Dayton and San Diego State are second and third respectively and all three ranked teams in this poll to be high seeds in this.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 8
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Mar. 8, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week with wins over VMI and Western Carolina in the Southern Conference tournament with its championship game Monday versus Wofford. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big.
2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Team Preview: Winthrop Eagles
Entering the Big South conference as the 2 seed behind Radford, the Highlanders’ stunning loss to Hampton in the semis meant the Eagles hosted the Pirates in the Big South Championship game, handling Hampton 76-68 to capture its 12th Men’s Basketball title.
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Tournament Preview: Bruins, Racers Share OVC Championship, Belmont Top Seed
The kings of the Ohio Valley Conference maintained their familiar perch at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference as the 2019-20 regular season came to a close.
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Tournament Preview: Skyhawks Grab Top Seed for OVC Tournament
The final week of regular season play in the Ohio Valley Conference ended the same way it began: with UT Martin and Belmont sharing the top spot in the conference standings.
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Mar. 1
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin rankings to select our Top 25 teams currently for our Mid-Major poll and High Major poll. We will be giving a projection for the Field of 68 schools each week following the release.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 1
Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Mar. 1. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. San Diego State and Dayton are second and third respectively and all three ranked teams in this poll to be high seeds in this.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Mar. 1
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Mar. 1, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week with wins over Wofford and Western Carolina to finish their regular season as the outright Southern Conference champions and will begin play in the SoCon Tournament Saturday,.
CSJ Big Sky Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/29/2020: History-Making Season Continues at Montana State
The confetti that rained down from the rafters of Worthington Arena on Feb. 22 may have been a harbinger of things to come for Montana State. At least that’s what the Bobcats are hoping for.
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 23
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin rankings to select our Top 25 teams currently for our Mid-Major poll and High Major poll. We will be giving a projection for the Field of 68 schools each week following the release.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 23
Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 23. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The Bulldogs lost at BYU but still remain atop the standings. San Diego State also lost for the first time (the last Division I.
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 23
Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 23, 2020. East Tennessee State stays atop the rankings this week with wins over Furman and Samford last week. The Mid-Major conferences include America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic,.
BOXTOROW: FAMU is No. 1 in BOXTOROW HBCU Recruiting Rankings
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 HBCUs are regularly landing recruits that would go to small to mid-sized FBS programs.
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Aggies Remain Perfect in WAC Play
New Mexico State was pushed to the limit, but the Aggies responded in a big way to move to the brink of securing the Western Athletic Conference regular season championship by winning a pair of games last week to remain undefeated in conference play.
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Govs Hold Off Racers to Forge Tie Atop OVC Standings
Austin Peay rose to the challenge on both ends of the court as the Governors moved into a tie atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings with Murray State with a 71-68 hair-raising triumph over the Racers on Feb. 13.
CSJ Big Sky Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Idaho Stuns EWU as Eagles Fall Out of Big Sky Lead
Eastern Washington’s bid to move into a tie for the lead in the Big Sky Conference standings took a major hit from the unlikeliest of sources Idaho held on for a 74-71 win over the Eagles on Feb. 13.
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Race for OVC Top Spot Tightens
Tennessee Tech began the conference season by winning 10 straight games. Oh, how times can change.
OPINION: Watch Out, North Dakota State: The Big 10 Is Coming For Your Trey Lance With Their Proposed One Time Transfer Rule
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 like North Dakota State for very long.
CSJ WAC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Lopes Move Atop WAC Women’s Standings
Grand Canyon used a big fourth quarter to extend its winning streak to six games and along the way moved into first place in the Western Athletic Conference with a 62-56 win over Kansas City on Feb. 13.
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 16
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin rankings to select our Top 25 teams currently for our Mid-Major poll and High Major poll. We will be giving a projection for the Field of 68 schools each week following the release.
CSJ’s Ranking of the Patriot League’s 2020 Football Recruiting Classes: The Patsy Ratings
I’m proud to unveil this year’s edition of the Patsy Ratings.
College Sports Journal Sagarin High Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – Feb. 16
Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 16. Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they have been since the preseason poll. The High-Major conferences include AAC, A-10, Conference USA, Mountain West, West Coast, and Missouri Valley conferences. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually.
