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By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — We may be midway through the Football Championship Subdivision season, but things are heating up in the Big Sky Conference, with several compelling games set for this weekend, topped by the showdown between the No. 4 and No. 7 ranked teams nationally in.
By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal VERMILLION, S.D. – Football has reached mid-season. It's felt like a long month and a half for many Coyote fans as South Dakota is 1-4 coming into week #7. Although many fans were vocal, doubting South Dakota's admission to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal FARGO, N.D. — All 10 Valley teams are in play this weekend, and a few match ups get pretty juicy. Let's dive right in. Read more
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — We are midway through the HBCU football season, and that means it’s time for midterm grades. For time’s sake, I will give grades to the teams who won conference championships last year. I encourage you to hit me up on Twitter @boxtorow.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 7 Preview – the Villanova Wildcats versus the Old Dominion Monarchs – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 7 Preview – the Georgia Southern Eagles versus the Wofford Terriers – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 7 Preview – the Sam Houston State Bearkats versus the Nicholls Colonels – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 7 Preview – the Southern Utah Thunderbirds versus the Montana Grizzlies – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 7 Preview – the Eastern Washington Eagles versus the Montana State Bobcats – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal HARRISONBURG, VA. — What started as a marathon ended with a sprint for James Madison quarterback Justin Thorpe, who leaped into the end zone to complete a nine-yard scramble as the No. 4-ranked Dukes held off No. 10 Towson 13-10 Saturday afternoon in a Colonial Athletic.
By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal FARGO, N.D. — Kyle Roth brings us his Missouri Valley Football Conference Power Ratings for Week 7. Read more
College Sports Journal Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA. — It was no surprise after a 48-7 thrashing of No. 2-ranked Youngstown State that North Dakota State was the unanimous No. 1 pick again in the weekly College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll for the fifth straight week. For the second week in.
By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal FARGO, N.D. — On Saturday afternoon, as I was walking through the Fargodome's south lot on the way back to my car, I tweeted to the effect that there are victories that can constitute scariness and make a fan/broadcaster/beat writer tremble when considering what a team.
Steve Smedley/The Pantagraph By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Not surprisingly, the North Dakota State Bison top the "Miller Power Rankings" for Week 6 after their blowout victory over Youngstown State this weekend. Read more
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. — Highlight reels can be very misleading. I'm not saying, dear reader, that Lehigh's 35-14 win over Columbia was bad. Not at all. The Mountain Hawks went to 6-0 this afternoon at Murray Goodman Stadium, in front of a pacing break crowd of.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal HARRISONBURG, VA. — Life on the road during the Football Championship Subdivision season can be a grind, with the travel and the rigors of keeping tabs on 125 teams. But it can also be a place where you have undisturbed time to catch up on.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal HARRISONBURG, VA. — There is an old adage that your college choice is one of the most important decisions of your life. And Towson coach Rob Ambrose took time to contemplate his decision on Friday afternoon as his Tiger football team took its first look.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. – Sometimes, I wonder what I'm going to write about the world of FCS on a Friday afternoon. But then, an idea drops in from out of the sky. Almost literally. That's after I discovered, thanks to Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated, of Georgia.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. – We break down the Columbia game – and we give our fearless prediction, below the flip. WEATHER UPDATE: The weather situation for this weekend is evolving at this point, though the high of 68 and the 30% chance of showers remain. Isolated thundershowers.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. – If Columbia head coach Pete Mangurian ever wants to take on another line of work, he'd be a great blogger. Perhaps it's understandable that he hasn't done a lot of blogging in his first year as the Lion head coach – I can.
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — We are at the midway point of the season, yet there is still plenty of football left to be played. There are several teams that have played only one conference game up to this point. On this week’s FROM THE PRESS BOX.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 6 Preview – the Cornell Big Red versus the Harvard Crimson – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 6 Preview – the Youngstown State Penguins versus the North Dakota State Bison – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 6 Preview – the Montana Grizzlies versus the Northern Colorado Bears – is presented by College Sports Journal. The game will be televised on ROOT sports wherever available.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 6 Preview – the Towson Tigers versus the James Madison Dukes – is presented by College Sports Journal. This game will be broadcast nationally at 12:30 on the NBC Sports Network.
By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – In Mitch Miller's Missouri Valley Power rankings, it will come as no surprise that North Dakota State remains as the No. 1 team, followed by Youngstown State. Read more: Miller's Power Rankings: Week 5
By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Huge, huge win for North Dakota State on Saturday as the Bison finally answered the age-old question of "what have you done for me lately?" by handing Northern Iowa an ugly loss (uglier than the last-minute touchdown made it seem, as the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BATON ROUGE, LA. — For a period of time in the second and third quarters on Saturday night, Towson had reason to dream it could score an earth-shaking upset over LSU before an announced crowd of 92,154 fans at rainy Tiger Stadium. But Towson (2-2).
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal BETHLEHEM, PA. — In the game of football, it's not easy being the placekicker. Frequently, it comes all down to you – the guy with the relatively-clean uniform, who trots in from the sidelines, to attempt to deliver the game-winning points. He's the guy who could come.
By Rudy Jones Special Report College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This piece originally ran at FurmanPaladins.com was written by Rudy Jones, who wrote about hundreds of Furman University sporting events during his almost 40-year-career with The Greenville News and Greenville Piedmont. His coverage of the Paladins' 1988 football national championship earned him a first place writing award from the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BATON ROUGE, LA. — Someday, it will happen again. Perhaps the thunderclap will sound across the college football world tonight as Towson takes on the challenge of playing the Associated Press No. 3-ranked team LSU in Death Valley. Maybe it will happen in a.
By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Jourmal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — With the Big Sky Conference schedule taking a turn into some key matchups this weekend, including the much-anticipated Montana at Eastern Washington game, here is an updated look at where each team is at after four weeks of the season and what to.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BATON ROUGE, LA. — When Division I-AA football was established in 1978 — the level now known as the Football Championship Subdivision — one of the major components of the two-tier Division I system was to establish a place for cost-containment as the costs of running.
By Kyle Roth Columnist College Sports Journal FARGO, ND. — Northern Iowa redshirt freshman quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen faces a tall task in this first half of the 2012 Football Championship Subdivision season. Brought in from the state of Oklahoma and having to fill the shoes of UNI’s sensational Tirrell Rennie after the latter’s.
By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal The old saying goes to be the best you have to beat the best. The Tennessee State Tigers did just that, defeating last week’s top HBCU football team Bethune-Cookman 21-14 in Nashville. The Tigers are now the best. The media and the coaches.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA – It's strange that this is a conference game – yet not a conference game – for Lehigh, which actually makes this a difficult game to analyze. Against, say, Bucknell, a loss would be devastating to Lehigh's Patriot League title chances (and autobid chances). .
By Abe Hardesty Special Report College Sports Journal Editor's Note: This piece by a former longtime Furman beat writer originally appeared at FurmanPaladins.com and is used by permission GREENVILLE, S.C. — In the fall of 1979, the confidence level of freshman wide receiver Gib McEachran was sinking faster than Furman's hopes of a winning.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA – Everyone knew that Fordham would be a different team from the Rams that went 1-10 in 2011. The only question was: how different? They changed the helmets – a sort-of cross between the crimson, white-lined black letter of Harvard and the numbered helmet.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 5 Preview – Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions versus the Tennessee State Tigers – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special Report College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 5 Preview – Monmouth Hawks versus the Albany Great Danes – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special to the College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 5 Preview – Sam Houston State Bearkats versus the Texas Southern Tigers – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special to the College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 5 Preview – Fordham Rams versus the Lehigh Mountain Hawks – is presented by College Sports Journal.
By Emory Hunt Special to the College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Football Gameplan's NCAA FCS Week 5 Preview – Montana Grizzlies vs the Eastern Washington Eagles – is Presented by College Sports Journal.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — On a sun-kissed Saturday that would have even impressed a Pennsylvania native named Fred Rogers, Villanova and Penn faced off again in their odd, but intriguing rivalry with the weighty expectations of their individual legacies as big of an opponent as the team.
Staff College Sports Journal Below the flip check out exclusive photos from Week 4 action in the world of FCS! Dennis Hubbard: Prairie View A&M vs. North Dakota State, 9/22/2012
YSU's Kurt Hess powered through the rain as threw for 290 yards and 4 TD's against UNI (Photo: YSUSports.com) By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal YOUNGSTOWN, OH — Youngstown State affirmed its power on Saturday as they continued to knock down opponents as they come; on Saturday it was Northern Iowa who.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, VA — A few years ago, I got to go to my first "rodeo". In our family trip to Yellowstone park, my wife, son, and I took a long side trip to Cody, Wyoming to experience something that everyone ought to experience at least once.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, VA — Down 20-14, and facing a critical 3rd-and-1 on the Liberty 38, Lehigh needed a big play. And in a big spot, senior QB Michael Colvin delivered. Fading back to pass, Colvin instead accelerated past the hole that senior C Tom Ruley and senior.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PRINCETON, N.J. — Georgetown coach Kevin Kelly admitted on Friday night that there was a time when his Hoya football team would have believed they would lose a game like they played on Friday night at Princeton Stadium. But there is a different belief system.
By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — We have completed three weeks of play, with surprising and not so surprising wins and loses. So it is time to look at where each of the Big Sky Conference teams stand through the first quarter of play.
