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CSJ Patriot League Power Rankings, Week 4

  At College Sports Journal, we proudly present our first Patriot League Power Rankings for the week of 9/27/2016. 1. Colgate 1-2, 0-0 (Nationally ranked #25, FCS Coaches’ Poll) This week: No. 7 Richmond 38, No. 25 Colgate 31 A furious Raider comeback against the nationally-ranked Spiders fell just short in Colgate’s 38-31 loss to Richmond, making the.

Cal Poly Outlasts Montana in Big Sky Opener, 42-41

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.–Quarterback Dano Graves passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another in leading Cal Poly to a 42-41 victory over previously undefeated Montana in a 92 degree day in front of 8,156 fans at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Graves drove the Mustangs (3-1) 75 yards in eight plays and then weathered a.

College Sports Journal Players of the Week, Sept. 18

Four players including Nick Shafnisky from Lehigh, Eli Jenkins from Jacksonville State, MJ Stumpf from North Dakota State, and Antoine Custer from Eastern Washington have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending September 18th, 2016 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The honorees are listed here with their achievements.

How Do I Watch This Weekend’s College Football Games? Online Guide, Week Ending 9/18/2016

One page for all the online streaming, TV, and XM radio information for the week of games ending 9/18/2016. Looking for links for XM Satellite Radio Broadcasts? That’s here. Links for video streaming information: TV and broadcast information: (All broadcast information comes courtesy of The Sports Arsenal, and the post with their information and methodology is.

North Dakota rally comes up just short at Bowling Green

By Ryan Powell Special to College Sports Journal This article is courtesy of North Dakota athletics BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – No. 25 North Dakota was a two-point conversion away from pulling off back-to-back wins over FBS opponents, but Bowling Green survived the late rally by the Fighting Hawks to register a 27-26 victory at Doyt.

Eastern Illinois Rallies In Last Minute To Upset Miami (OH)

By Rich Moser Special to College Sports Journal This story is courtesy of Eastern Illinois athletics OXFORD, Ohio – Following a two hour, forty-five minute weather delay Saturday’s game between Eastern Illinois and Miami came down to the final 56 seconds as the Mitch Kimble hit Devin Church for a seven-yard touchdown pass and EIU.

The Citadel, Furman Renew One Of The Most Colorful FCS Rivalries

  Special to College Sports Journal CHARLESTON, S.C. — Years ago, acclaimed author and former Citadel basketball player Pat Conroy wrote about how one of the most ridiculous college football rivalry pranks went horribly awry. With a 1963 game against arch-rival Furman coming up that weekend, Conroy described how a group of Citadel cadets attempted.

Who We Like And How To Watch: Week 1, 9/3/2016

  Every link you need for Saturday’s Week 1 FCS games is right here – video streaming, audio feeds, national TV information, and live stats.   (Video streaming information courtesy of Matt Sarz’ College Football TV schedule.) (To see where you can see American Sports Network games locally on TV, you can check with their.

Tarik Cohen Headlines HBCU All-America Team

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — The 2016 college football season is upon us and media members from around the country have selected the 2016 BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team. Former BOXTOROW Rookie of the Year and two-time BOXTOROW All-American North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen and another two-time BOXTOROW All-American Alabama State linebacker Kourtney Berry lead the 28-man team..

Who We Like And How To Watch: Week 1, Friday, 9/2/2016

  Every link you need for Thursday’s Week 1 FCS games is right here – video streaming, audio feeds, national TV information, and live stats. (Video streaming information courtesy of Matt Sarz’ College Football TV schedule.) (For the Northwestern State/Baylor game on local FOX networks, check your local listings.)

Trip to Neyland Stadium Evokes Memories

KNOXVILLE, TN. — With rain gently pelting the Field Turf a couple of hours before game time at the football season opener between Appalachian State and Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, I was taken back to my first visit to this historic venue in 1990. It was a Friday afternoon, in between the NCAA Men’s Basketball.

Who We Like And How To Watch: Week 1, Thursday, 9/1/2016

Every link you need for Thursday’s Week 1 FCS games is right here – video streaming, audio feeds, national TV information, and live stats. FANS: This Thursday. What #FCS over #FBS upset is most likely to happen? — CollegeSportsJournal (@CollegeSportsJ) August 31, 2016 FANS: This weekend. #FCS. Who wins, The Citadel (@CitadelSports) or Mercer (@MercerBears)?.

Opening Weekend: Your FCS Team Is Awesome

Your Team is AWESOME. No, wait, YOUR team is AWESOME. It’s the best weekend of the year, where everyone’s team is awesome. Everyone’s undefeated*. Everyone has potential to be undefeated*, conference champions, and heck, even maybe national champions. (*) Except for Charleston Southern, who lost in overtime to the No. 1 team in the country.

Secretly We All Hate North Dakota State

North Dakota State, it’s time we had a talk. We get it. At the FCS level, you’ve been a terrific success story. You’ve won Missouri Valley football championships. You’ve upset a lot of FBS teams, the biggest one of all being a presesason contender for the Big 12, Kansas State, with an iconic game-winning drive.

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preview

College Sports Journal Missouri Valley Football Conference 2016 Preview By Kent Schmidt Predicted Order of Finish North Dakota State Northern Iowa Illinois State South Dakota State Youngstown State Western Illinois Southern Illinois Indiana State South Dakota Missouri State OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jake Wieneke, WR, Jr., South Dakota State DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:.

2016 FCS Preview: Penn Quakers

Penn Quakers Head Coach: Ray Priore, 2nd season (7-3) Biggest Strength in 2016: Could there have been an unlikelier Ivy League championship candidate than Penn’s first season under head coach Ray Priore? After losing back-to-back games vs. Dartmouth and Fordham and giving up more than 40 points in each game, the 1-3 Quakers then proceeded.

2016 FCS Preview: Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson Head Coach: Tim Murphy, 22nd season (156-63-0) Biggest Strength in 2016: You could pencil in Harvard’s biggest strength every single year as “despite losing N talented, all-Ivy League players, their depth is so great that they’ll simply plug in the next round of talented, all-Ivy players, and they’ll finish over .500 and compete.

2016 FCS Preview: Colgate Raiders

Colgate Raiders Head Coach: Dan Hunt, 3rd season (14-12) Biggest Strength in 2016: Most teams break out in Year 3 of a new head coach, but Dan Hunt’s Raiders decided to break out after a 2-4 start and fired off seven straight wins, knocking out a Patriot League title contender (Lehigh) and three nationally-ranked teams.

2016 FCS Preview: Fordham Rams

Fordham Rams Head Coach: Andrew Breiner, 1st season (0-0) Biggest Strength in 2016: When the “Battering Ram” offense of Joe Moorhead was firing on all cylinders last season, Fordham’s multiple no-huddle offense was awfully difficult to stop. Eight times last season, Fordham scored more than 35 points in a game; eight times, they came out.

2016 FCS Preview: Duquesne Dukes

Duquesne Dukes Head Coach: Jerry Schmitt, 11th season (68-51) Biggest strength in 2016: The Dukes, always close but never the ultimate victors of the NEC, changed all that last season. They finally seized their chance after performing pretty much as expected in out-of-conference play, beating two sub-D-I opponents and Bucknell but falling to the eventual.

2016 FCS Preview: St. Francis (PA) Red Flash

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Head Coach: Chris Villareal, 6th season (24-41) Biggest strength in 2016: The theme of the 2015 Red Flash season had to be defense (almost) wins championships. With one of the top-rated defenses in FCS, St. Francis had a season to remember, securing their first winning season since 1992 and coming.

2016 FCS Preview: Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bulldogs Head Coach: Tony Reno, 4th season (21-19) Biggest strength in 2016: When the Bulldogs really buckled down and played clean football, they had stretches of dominance that showed the rest of the Ivy League that they can compete with the best. Behind by two scores to Colgate, the Eli scored two late touchdowns.