Covering All College Sports Since 2012
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — I'll make no bones about it: this Sunday, I'm going to be a huge Ravens fan. As an FCS football fan, it seems like I'm genetically predisposed to root for the little guys, the underdogs. And for fans of the Davids over the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Stony Brook running back Miguel Maysonet heads up the 2012 College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision All-America Team. Maysonet, who finished as the runner up for the Walter Payton Award, was chosen as the offensive player of the year on the 63-player.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Wide receiver Sean Price of Appalachian State and quarterback John Robertson of Villanova shared top honors on the second annual College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Freshman All-America team as national freshmen of the year. Price and Robertson head up a 63-man.
By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal FRISCO, TX. — One of the most riveting stats of the 2012 season for North Dakota State is simply the number six — that being the number of games decided by a touchdown or less over the course of the team’s 14-1 record and that culminated.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal FRISCO, TX. — When you have a chance to slay a dragon, you better have all of your weapons ready. Sam Houston State had numerous opportunities to thrust defending champion North Dakota State onto the ropes in Saturday afternoon's NCAA Division I Football Championship game.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Here is a game-by-game synopsis of the previous 34 title games in the history of the NCAA Division I Football Championships, beginning with the first Football Championship Subdivision title clash in 1978, through the 2011 campaign. 1978 Florida A&M 35, Massachusetts 28.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal FRISCO, TX. — History is not North Dakota State's friend. On the eve of the NCAA Division I Football Championship, the Bison are trying to accomplish something no other team has managed — to win a rematch in the Football Championship Subdivision title game. .
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS national championship game this weekend between the North Dakota State Bison and the Sam Houston State Bearkats is right here.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS National Championship preview is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Jim O'Day Special Report College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This column originally appeared on the Make It Missoula website. Here is the original link: http://www.makeitmissoula.com/2013/01/wish-we-were-headed-for-frisco-texas/ MISSOULA, MT. — On Saturday, the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title game will be played in Frisco, TX. (1 p.m. EST on ESPN2). For.
College Sports Journal Special Report PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Montana State defensive end Caleb Schrebeis, Stony Brook quarterback Kyle Essington, South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner and Lehigh wide receiver Ryan Spadola headline College Sports Journal's inaugural All-Academic team. Schrebeis, a senior from Billings, MT., notched 59 tackles and 15 tackles for loss as the.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In terms of tickets sold, the contrast couldn't be greater between the FCS and FBS postseasons. At the FBS level this week, a bevy of different news reports have been illustrating how difficult it has been for certain bowls to sell tickets to.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Overall, people in the Northeast are tough. Maybe it's the cold, New England winters, the thick atmosphere around the financial and media centers of the large cities, or maybe it's just something in the cold melted waters in the tiny hills we call.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — The memories of a 20-point, fourth-quarter comeback that Sam Houston State had pulled against Eastern Washington in a 2004 NCAA Division I Football Championship quarterfinal game had long since faded at what was when called Woodward Field. But on Saturday on the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — For an entire season, the kicking game had loomed as Georgia Southern's Achilles' heel. And on Friday night in Fargo, N.D., the ability to make a place kick stood between the No. 5-seeded Eagles extending their NCAA Division I Football Championship semifinal.
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal FLORENCE, AL. — The Winston-Salem State Rams are just one game away from doing something that no other Division II HBCU football program has ever done. Win a national championship. The Rams (14-0) have already done something that no other HBCU football program has.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS semifinal game this weekend between the Sam Houston State Bearkats and the Eastern Washington Eagles is right here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS playoff game this weekend between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the North Dakota State Bison is right here.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Playoff Semifinal preview of the game between the Sam Houston State Bearkats and the Eastern Washington Eagles is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Playoff Semifinal preview of the game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the North Dakota State Bison is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal FARGO, N.D. — “I felt that both teams played really hard,” Wofford head football coach Mike Ayers said after his Wofford Terriers finally fell in the playoffs, 14-7, to the North Dakota State Bison. That could have been the understatement of the year. If.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — Kyle Padron wasn't expecting to spend a good chunk of the 2012 college football season on the Eastern Washington bench when he transferred in the off-season from SMU. But the junior quarterback fired six touchdown passes, including game-breaking strikes of 47 and.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — In a game dominated by offense, who would have figured that a handful of defensive plays would earn Georgia Southern a trip to another NCAA Division I Football semifinal with a 49-35 victory over Old Dominion? Georgia Southern came away with a.
By David Coulson Executive Edtior College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — Montana State had waited an entire year for a rematch with Sam Houston State. Be careful what you wish for. The second meeting between the Bobcats and the Bearkats ended much like the first, with SHSU dominating No. 3-seeded MSU again.
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal BIRMINGHAM, AL. — The Southwestern Conference football championship and Winston-Salem State's run to the NCAA Division II semifinals are two hot topics this week in the world of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. But first, let's take time to look a major upset from last.
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — The bulk of the HBCU football season has gone by in a blink. There is still some football left to play Saturday as Arkansas-Pine Bluff (9-2) and Jackson State (7-4) will meet in the SWAC championship game in Birmingham, AL. Tuskegee.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — The war of words between Appalachian State and recently departed head football coach Jerry Moore was escalated on Wednesday when both the legendary coach and ASU Chancellor Dr. Kenneth Peacock released statements. Moore, who returned home from the National Football Foundation dinner.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Playoff Quarterfinal "Wraparound" is presented by College Sports Journal. Includes a preview of the SWAC Championship game this weekend as well!
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the second round FCS playoff game this weekend between the Illinois State Redbirds and the Eastern Washington Eagles is right here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS playoff game this weekend between the Wofford Terriers and the North Dakota State Bison is right here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the SWAC Championship Game this weekend between the Jackson State Tigers and the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions is right here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS playoff game this weekend between the Sam Houston State Bearkats and the Montana State Bobcats is right here.
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Everything you need to know about the FCS playoff game this weekend between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Old Dominion Monarchs is right here.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal To the end we'll fight the sunrise You're the light inside of me And I can see the world in your eyes I've been waiting far too long For a night like this Fight The Sunrise Gareth Emery/Lucy Sanders BOONE, N.C. — The sunrise.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — It turned out to be one of the more memorable weekends of this writer's 35-year career, though as I pulled out of my driveway with the rain and wind pounding on my car, I had little idea of what the next 30 hours.
By Eric Burdick Special Report College Sports Journal SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. — Cal Poly captured a share of the Big Sky Conference championship in its first year in the league, won nine games for the first time since 2005 and earned a berth in the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for.
By Mike Holloway FCS Columnist College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This is another writer's take on the career of Appalachian State's legendary football coach Jerry Moore. You can see the original article at the following link: http://appstatecentral.com/content/coaching-legend-steps-away-my-thank-you-jerry-moore BOONE, N.C. — Less than 24 hours after suffering a heart breaking 38-37 overtime loss to.
Special Report College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This article is courtesy of the Casual Hoya Blog, reprinted here with permission. You can see the original story at the following link: http://www.casualhoya.com/2012/11/27/3698576/big-east-tulane-east-carolina-big-ten-big-12-pac-10-acc-maryland-rutgers-ncaa-realignment Pardon us as we take a break from our regularly scheduled delusion to provide a brief dose of reality..
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — If you've been following collegiate athletics like I have, you've undoubtedly seen the latest news flying around this week as colleges have been dumping long-standing conferences like, apparently, top military brass have been dumping husbands and wives. Maryland abandons the ACC, a conference which.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — A day after a heartbreaking playoff loss in the second-round of the NCAA Division I Football Championships, veteran head coach Jerry Moore has stepped down at Appalachian State. News broke about 4 p.m. this afternoon that Moore had made his decision to.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This entry in the CSJ Classic series is a bittersweet one that describes a Maine-Monmouth game that the writer's attended on a scouting trip as executive director for The Sports Network to watch Black Bear defensive end Jovan Belcher play on Sept. 6, 2008..
Special Report College Sports Journal Bozeman, MT. — Two high-powered offenses clashed Saturday night as No. 3 seed Montana State hosted dangerous Stony Brook, but in the end, it was the MSU defense that lifted the Bobcats to a tight 16-10 victory. After a missed field goal late in the game left Stony.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — In 1994, Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore watched his Mountaineers win an overtime playoff game in sudden fashion, 17-10, over New Hampshire in a first-round game. On Saturday, the roles were reversed and this veteran coach and his team was handed one.
Special Report College Sports Journal SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The controversy surrounding New Hampshire's shocking inclusion in the NCAA Division I Football Championships didn't get any less heated on Saturday afternoon as Wofford dismantled the Wildcats 23-7 in a second-round game. One of the most shocking at-large picks ever in the Football Championship Subdivision.
Special Report College Sports Journal FARGO, ND — It's a rarity in football to get a second shot at another team. It's even rarer to get a second shot at your rival. It's even rarer of all to get a second shot at your rival in the same venue where you lost.
Special Report College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This article is courtesy of the Grand Strand Sports Report. You can see the original story at the following link: http://www.grandstrandsportsreport.com/2012/12/ccu-falls-at-old-dominion-in-ncaa-2nd-round22/ NORFOLK, VA. — For three quarters on Saturday afternoon, No. 4 seeded Old Dominion struggled to slow down upstart Coastal Carolina. But the high.
Special Report College Sports Journal CHENEY, WA. — The feel-good story of Wagner finally came to an end Saturday evening on the Tabasco-colored turf of Roos Field, but not before the Seahawks pushed No. 2 seed Eastern Washington deep into the fourth quarter. Junior Kyle Padron passed for 327 yards and junior All-American.
Special Report College Sports Journal STATESBORO, GA. — In its rich and storied past, on the way to six national championships at the Football Championship Subdivision level, Georgia Southern has always turned to certain epic heroes to pull it through difficult times. Names like Tracy Ham and Adrian Peterson have added to the.
Special Report College Sports Journal HUNTSVILLE, TX. — The road back to the NCAA Division I Football Championship started perilously for Sam Houston State on Saturday with a scoreline that more resembled a Major League Baseball game that a Football Championship Subdivision encounter in what ended up with an 18-16 Bearkat victory. .
By Mike Holloway FCS Columnist College Sports Journal Editor's Note: See more of Holloway's work and the original version of this column at: http://appstatecentral.com/content/mikes-preview-and-prediction-illinois-state-redbirds BOONE, N.C. — Following two consecutive Saturdays without a game, a well-rested Appalachian team (8-3, 6-2 SoCon) is in preparation to host the Illinois State Redbirds (8-3, 5-3 MVFC).
