On offense, you know what you are getting from Kennesaw State, you just don’t know where its coming from. The Owls run the triple option to near perfection.
Author: Jamie Williams
Jamie is a proud 2002 graduate of James Madison University. He's witnessed the growth of the program from no one in the stands in 1998, to the hiring of Mickey Matthews, to the 2004 National Championship, to the 2008 team, to the struggles in the early 2010s, and finally the rebuild under Mike Houston. He also allegedly really enjoys Washington, DC-based Stanley Cup winners. Reach him at:
FCS Playoff Round Two – Game Preview – Southeastern Louisiana Lions at #3 James Madison Dukes
These two teams have never faced each other. Both offenses are prolific.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 12 Preview
The CAA has two locks for playoff berths – James Madison and Villanova. If both of those teams win they will both wind up seeded as well. After that it’s a question of whether there will be another CAA team in the playoffs.
Southern Conference Week 12 Preview
As we come to the last week of the season, the path to determine the Southern Conference champion is as easy as it gets.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 11
We are one week out from selection Sunday when none of the polls will matter anymore. But one last time, let’s see where the CSJ staff lands.
Southern Conference Week 11 Preview
There are still four teams alive for the SoCon title, but for two teams – Mercer and Chattanooga – its simple: win both remaining games and win the conference.
FCS Conference (James Madison’s Former Conference) Week 11 Preview
The big news was off field in the mid Atlantic last week rather than on the field. James Madison has accepted an invite to the Sun Belt conference.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 10 Preview
The CAA is looking at three playoff bids this season most likely. The rest of the conference is beating itself up.
Southern Conference Week 10 Preview
There are four teams with one conference loss and everyone else has at least three conference losses. That’s four teams with playoff aspirations, but there wont be four seats at the table for the SoCon when all is said and done.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 9
It was a tame week in the top 25 overall. However, the losses were big. Two top five teams went down.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 9 Preview
The CAA playoff picture is starting to come into focus. Unfortunately, it is only focused on two or three teams right now. Can teams like Elon or William & Mary pick up a big win over the next few weeks to thrust themselves into the picture?
Southern Conference Week 9 Preview
East Tennessee State takes the week off. The rest of the conference plays each other as usual. There should be another chunk of good SoCon games.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 8
Five weeks from selection Sunday. Here is how our top 25 looks this week.
Southern Conference Week 8 Preview
#21 VMI takes this week off. The other eight teams face of in conference matchups.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 8 Preview
Last week’s results in the CAA left us with one team unbeaten in conference and six others with a single loss. Villanova is clearly in the driver’s seat, but the battle for playoff spots is far from decided in the CAA.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 7
Another week, another swath of conference upsets mixing up the top 25. Will this week be calm or will we flip it all on its head again?
Southern Conference Week 7 Preview
Western Carolina takes this week off. But the rest of the conference is in action with four head to head matchups.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 7 Preview
It’s a packed slate this weekend in the CAA with six games, five in conference. Elon takes the week off.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 6
With the results of last week, there are some major shakeups in the top 25 this week.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 6 Preview
This week we look forward to five conference matchups including two featuring two ranked teams.
Southern Conference Week 6 Preview
There are again four conference games on the schedule this weekend with Samford getting the bye week.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 5
This past week was highlighted by two top notch matchups. So many of the top ten teams played close, one score conference games. That’s what we should expect the rest of the way.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 5 Preview
This week, we have four conference games with one ranked matchup. Maine, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary will take the week off.
Southern Conference Week 5 Preview
This week brings four conference matchups with Furman sitting this week out on bye.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 4
. There were a couple big games and a few upsets along the way. Now we settle in for conference play which will have these teams moving up and down week after week. Who will emerge at the end?
Colonial Athletic Association Week 4 Preview
This week, there are another 5 CAA teams against FBS teams and one conference matchup. Albany, Delaware, James Madison, and Rhode Island take the week off.
Southern Conference Week 4 Preview
This week’s schedule brings three conference matchups and one out of conference game. Chattanooga and The Citadel both have this week off before eight straight weeks of conference play.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 3
It was week with not a lot of excitement from an upset stand point in the FCS this week. Because of that, there are just small moves here and there in the top 25.
Southern Conference Week 3 Preview
Week three will see our first conference game of the season and six more out of conference matchups with Mercer taking a bye week this weekend.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 3 Preview
Coming up this weekend for the CAA is a big conference matchup and a huge out of conference matchup. All 12 teams are in action with a third of the conference playing FBS opponents.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 2
There were two more FCS over FBS wins this past weekend as Jacksonville State and Duquesne were able to beat FBS foes.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 2 Preview
All 12 teams are in action this week with three conference matchups.
Southern Conference Week 2 Preview
Week two brings eight more non-conference games, with Wofford taking an early bye. Three teams play FBS schools, and one plays a DII opponent.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 1 Ending 9/7/2021
We finally got to stop talking about football and start watching it.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 1 Preview
CAA football is back in the fall! After a postponement of last falls’ schedule to the spring, a semi normal season returns this year.
Southern Conference Week 1 Preview
We are back! Back for a full fall schedule of football.
2021 Southern Conference Season Preview
How performance during the spring season will translate to the fall is completely unknown. The FCS has never had a season like the previous one.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Chattanooga
Their best offensive player, Aylim Ford did not play at all in the spring but should be ready for the fall. Altogether, this should be the team to beat in the Southern Conference
2021 FCS Season Preview: VMI
VMI was the surprise of the spring season. Now the key is: can they back it up?
2021 FCS Season Preview: Wofford
In the Spring, Wofford tried to incorporate more passing into their offensive game plan. The result was a 70 yard per game drop in rushing offense, but only a 20 yard per game bump in the pass game.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Samford
The quarterback battle for Samford was simplified over the summer when Chris Oladokun transferred to South Dakota State. That meant the job was guaranteed to Liam Welch, not that it already wasn’t.
2021 FCS Season Preview: East Tennessee State
The Buccaneers will be a factor in the SoCon title race this year.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Mercer
Going in to their last game against Samford, the Bears had an outside chance to win the Southern Conference if a couple games broke their way. Mercer wound up losing that game, but it gives them hope that they can take the next step this year.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Furman
There were big expectations for the Paladins coming into the spring but they did not live up to them. Furman wound up 3-4 and was never a factor in the conference race.
2021 FCS Season Preview: The Citadel
The Citadel was expecting to make a little jump and be a playoff contender in 2020 after hovering around .500, but the emergence of COVID made for a long fall and spring season, where they played a grand total of 11 games. The Citadel really struggled through their season. But they never quit and played their entire schedule.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Western Carolina
The high level stats show the struggles that Western Carolina has endured. The last three seasons they have allowed 38, 39 and 41 points per game on average while going from 30 scored per game in 2018 to 19 to 18 over the last two seasons.
2021 Colonial Athletic Association Season Preview
The CAA should be strong again in the fall with several teams looking for playoff berths.
2021 FCS Season Preview: James Madison
The Dukes return to action in the fall with a Frisco or Bust mentality. They are loaded throughout the entire lineup and have Cole Johnson returning to be the starting quarterback.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Delaware
This spring, it all came together for the Blue Hens and they went unbeaten in the regular season and won two playoff games before falling in the semifinals to South Dakota State.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Villanova
Villanova has, in recent memory, battled two things: the injury bug and the ill-timed loss. They always have the talent to be one of the top teams in the CAA and FCS, but injuries derail them or they lose to a team they shouldn’t. They’ll need to avoid that this fall.
