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2017 Season G5 FBS College Football Picks: Sun Belt Conference

CSJ’s Predicted Order of Finish Appalachian State Troy Arkansas State Idaho South Alabama Georgia Southern Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe New Mexico State Georgia State Texas State Coastal Carolina Appalachian State Fearless Forecast: The Mountaineers have a tremendous coach in Scott Satterfield, who is 28-10 in his tenure in Boone which includes two consecutive years of double-digit wins,.

G5 FBS Week 0 2017 Recap and Highlights

Five games involving G5 FBS teams to open the 2017 season this Saturday. The opening of the new Colorado State Stadium was the highlight for the G5 with CSU defeating the Pac-12’s Oregon State handily. Click on the score for a more detailed recap.   Colorado State 58 Oregon State 27—(Fort Collins, Colo.) The Colorado.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Preseason 2017

Below are the Top 25 FCS preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2017 season. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools.

2017 Season FCS College Football Picks: Missouri Valley Football Conference

CSJ’s Predicted Order of finish: North Dakota State South Dakota State Youngstown State Illinois State Northern Iowa Western Illinois South Dakota Southern Illinois Missouri State Indiana State   North Dakota State Fearless Prediction: While NDSU’s run at consecutive national titles and 27-consective playoff wins ended after losing in the playoff semi-finals last year against James.

2017 Division I FCS National Title Game Preview

FRISCO, Tex.–The two teams outlasted their competition throughout the playoffs and earned the right to compete for the FCS title are James Madison and Youngstown State—two teams that at the start of the season, few would have thought would still be playing. James Madison entered the playoff as the four seed and eliminated New Hampshire, #5 Sam.

Youngstown State Defeats Eastern Washington 40-38 in Unbelieveable Fashion to Advance to the National Championship Game

CHENEY, Wash.–Youngstown State dramatically beat #2 seeded Eastern Washington in a Division I FCS national semifinal on Saturday night, 40-38, to advance to the national championship game against James Madison on Jan. 7 in Frisco, Texas. It happened on a momentous play on a frigid day at Roos Field with game temperatures hoovering around 0.

San Diego Stuns Cal Poly to Advance in FCS Playoffs

San Luis Obispo, CA–San Diego stunned Cal Poly 35-21 at a wet and muddy Alex G. Spanos Stadium in front of 3,356 fans in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The win was the Toreros’ first playoff victory ever and USD’s first win all-time over Cal Poly. It was also the Pioneer Football League’s.

College Sports Journal FCS Players of the Week Nov. 20

Five players including Sam Staub from Southern Illinois, Anthony Philyaw from Howard, Manusamoa Luuga from UC Davis, Dallas Brown from South Dakota State, and Lane Clark from Tennessee State have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending November 20th, 2016 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The honorees.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Nov. 20

Below are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 20–the last regular season tally. CSJ will again show the final Sagarin rankings after the national championship game in January. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25–Nov. 6

Below are the Top 25 FCS rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Nov. 6. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but our rankings will show just the FCS side of things and have been used for several years with his own computer ranking system.