Author: Kent Schmidt

Five players including Jonathan Adams, Jr. from Arkansas State, Sincere McCormick from UTSA, Grayson McCall from Coastal Carolina, Cameron Sample form Tulane, and Chris Smith...

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 12, 2020. Despite UCF...

The Sun Belt is the Fun Belt definitely after Week 2!! And the Sun Belt Conference seems to own the Power Five Big 12 Conference...

Charlotte at Appalachian StateWhen: Saturday, Sept. 12th 12:00 PM EDTWhere: Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, N.C.TV/Streaming: ESPN2/WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Charlotte starts is gamut of non-Conference USA games with...

Here are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 30th, 2019. BYU with...

Wow, what a showing by the BYU Cougars on Labor Day evening. In my preview of the game, I thought BYU was going to win...

BYU at NavyWhen: Monday, Sept. 7th 8:00 PM EDTWhere: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MDTV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN (subscription req’d) The Labor Day tradition of a a night game...

Arkansas State at MemphisWhen: Saturday, Sept. 5th 8:00 PM EDTWhere: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TNTV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Let the Paint Bucket Bowl Trophy Game be played again!...

The G5 Independents had a rocky August to say the least. Many of the Power Five conferences moved to conference only or possibly just...

Middle Tennessee State at ArmyWhen: Saturday, Sept. 5th 1:30 PM EDTWhere: Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y.TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network/Watch CBS Sports Network The Blue Raiders and Black...

The Sun Belt has often been considered the lowest ranked conference in all of FBS but with the play of App State and Louisiana, as...

Fearless Prediction: It is the first game for both teams after the most bizarre offseason. Both teams will likely be rusty and with last year’s...

Below are the Top 25 Group of Five (G5) preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2020 season.  CSJ will show weekly rankings...

Since 2016, in fact, no preseason divisional winner (predicted by the media poll by the conference) has finished atop of their division standings. ...

With all the uncertainty going into the 2020 college football season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Athletic Conference has decided to forge ahead...

While Division II and III and most Division I FCS programs, as well as one Group of Five team in Connecticut, are planning on calling...

It has been a wacky 2020, hasn’t it?  The year started out like most years.  The Group of Five played four bowl games in this...

Its been a rollercoaster ride in the past three-to-four months when thinking about a college football season for the Group of Five and really all...

College Sports Journal announces the preseason Top 25 rankings in the Group of Five schools for the 2020 season....

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. ...

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...

College Sports Journal 2020 NFL Draft Preview of Group of FIve Schools...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 16, 2020.  East Tennessee State stays atop the...

The Summit League top three teams have seperated themselves from the rest of the pack over this past week of action. North Dakota State tied...

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...

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 9.  Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they...

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 9, 2020.  East Tennessee State stays atop the...

The Summit League is starting to spread the top teams as we get now into the final half of the regular season schedule. South...

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...

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 2.  Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where they...

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Feb. 2, 2020.  East Tennessee State stays atop the...

Sophomore Alex Arians and the youthful South Dakota State Jackrabbits sit on top of The Summit League standings at the halfway point of their league...

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...

Below are the Top 25 High-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 26th, 2020.  Gonzaga remains atop the standings, where...

Below are the Top 25 Mid-Major rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Jan. 26th, 2020.  East Tennessee State stays atop the...

North Dakota State moved into the top spot in the standings with two wins last week at home over South Dakota and North Dakota. G/F...