Sam Houston takes on Central Arkansas in a Top 25 Matchup.
Author: Rob Butler
Rob Butler is a lifelong Texas A&M football fan - his family is full of A&M graduates. He graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with two degrees - a BBA in Finance and an MBA. His hobbies include jogging and reading books pertaining to college football.
Southland and WAC Game Previews – Week 3
McNeese entered last Saturday’s game against LSU wanting to show some improvement from last week’s season opening loss to West Florida – the Cowboys battled from start to finish in a 34-7 loss.
WEEKLY PREVIEW: ASUN-WAC Alliance Football, Week of 9/11/2021
The Weber State Wildcats have won four straight Big Sky championships while the Dixie State Trailblazers are new to Division I as they become full-fledged members of the WAC in 2022.
WEEKLY PREVIEW: Southland Conference Football, Week of 9/11/2021
Southland Conference Game of the Week The first three seasons of Brad Laird’s tenure as the head coach at his alma mater have produced record-setting offenses, turnover-happy defenses and arguably the most challenging set of circumstances faced by a Northwestern State football team. As Laird enters his fourth season at the helm of the Demon […]
ASUN-WAC Challenge 2021 Week 1 Preview
Game of the Week: Sam Houston at Northern Arizona
Southland Conference 2021 Week 1 Preview
Game of the Week: Incarnate Word at Youngstown State
2021 CSJ ASUN-WAC Challenge Fall Football Preview
Jacksonville State, Central Arkansas and Eastern Kentucky will enjoy a “challenge” with the WAC before joining the newly formed (for football) Atlantic Sun in 2022.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Sam Houston
The king of the new conference until further notice is Sam Houston (10-0, 6-0 in Southland), which became the first Division I football program in the state of Texas to win a national championship since Vince Young’s vaunted Texas squad.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Jacksonville State
The Gamecocks (10-3, 6-1 in Ohio Valley) flip-flopped quarterback injuries while playing the most games in the FCS over the fall/spring season.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian (1-5) struggled during an abbreviated fall season, dropping a game to D-II Angelo State, and playing three FBS opponents.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Central Arkansas
Having played last fall, but not in the spring, the Bears return 20 starters, and they also get back some former starters from injuries.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin (6-4) had an encouraging fall season. SFA named itself Southland Conference Fall Champions after beating Abilene Christian – the only other SLC team to play in the fall.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Kentucky (3-6) played a fall season and beat Stephen F. Austin 24-6 in its lone matchup against a future WAC opponent.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Lamar Cardinals
Second-year head coach Blane Morgan has a difficult task ahead of him at Lamar (2-4, 2-4 in Southland), but the Cardinals showed some fight in the spring season.
CSJ Southland Conference Football Preview: Fall 2021
The reimagined Southland’s fall hopes rest mainly on a high-octane Southeastern Louisiana (4-3, 4-2) squad that just missed the spring playoffs, and a Nicholls (4-3, 3-3) team that saw its streak of FCS playoff berths end at three but remains talented.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Southeastern Louisiana
Head coach Frank Scelfo has Southeastern Louisiana (4-3, 4-2) poised to make a run at the Southland title and an FCS playoff berth this year.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Nicholls Colonels
The preseason favorite to win the Southland in the spring, Nicholls (4-3, 3-3) struggled down the stretch – losing three of its final four games to finish third in the conference.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Incarnate Word Cardinals
The UIW offense was spectacular, averaging 42 points per game due to the emergence of Jerry Rice Award winner – given to FCS’s top freshman – Cameron Ward (2,260 yards, 24 TDs).
2021 FCS Season Preview: McNeese Cowboys
No team in the country dealt with more hardship last year than McNeese (3-4, 2-4).
2021 FCS Season Preview: Houston Baptist Huskies
With the transfer of Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist (1-3, 0-0) will have a new starting quarterback for the first time since 2017.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Northwestern State Demons
Northwestern State (1-5, 1-5) is poised for a breakout season this year despite a tough spring season.
Ezzard And Schmid Dazzle In FCS National Championship Game To Give Bearkats First-Ever Title
Schmid was 20 for 37 passing with 209 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, while adding 54 yards on the ground. Jequez Ezzard hauled in a season-high 10 catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bearkats’ aerial attack, with no reception proving more important than his final one.
Spring 2021 FCS National Championship Game Preview: Sam Houston vs. South Dakota State
The Sam Houston defensive line just keeps on coming. The offense came through in the second half, but the defensive front has lived behind the line of scrimmage all season long.
Spring 2021 FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Preview: North Dakota State at Sam Houston
North Dakota State is in the postseason for the 11th straight season dating back to 2010 when the Bison advanced to the FCS quarterfinals in their first appearance. Overall, NDSU has a 37-2 record in the FCS playoffs.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Monmouth at Sam Houston
The game will feature two of most explosive offenses in the FCS with the Hawks averaging 41.7 points per game which is fifth in the FCS and Sam Houston scoring 45.4 per contest just ahead of MU in fourth.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview, Week of 4/17/2021
Two games with huge possible postseason implications are on tap this weekend.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview, Week of 4/10/2021
Lots of playoff implications on the line for the Southland this weekend.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview Week of 4/3/2021
Sam Houston head coach K.C. Keeler feels like this could be his best team yet; Northwestern State head coach Brad Laird is in a rebuilding year and knows his team must start games better.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview Week of 3/27/2021
Scoreboards may break as one of the biggest games of the week features two of the best spring offenses squaring off.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview Week of 3/14/2021
Nicholls at Sam Houston is a must-see game – it could decide the Southland. If you like offense, this game is a must-see. The winner has the inside track to the autobid to the FCS Playoffs, and potentially even a seed. The loser isn’t done, but there will be nervous weeks ahead. Is Sam Houston back among the top FCS teams? Is Nicholls ready for that next step?
College Sports Journal Southland Football Preview Week of 3/6/21
Northwestern State’s first game of the spring season, Southeastern Louisiana playing for its playoff lives, and surprising Incarnate Word headline Southland Conference action this weekend.
College Sports Journal Southland Football Preview Week of 2/27/21
McNeese State and Nicholls are the only two Southland schools that have already played spring football games, winning both. This weekend the Southland Conference opens with important conference games.
