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2018 College Football Previews: VMI Keydets

VMI Keydets Location: Lexington, VA Coach: Scott Wachenheim (5-28) Stadium: Foster Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) CSJ Projections: 9th: SoCon 10th: Virginia 119th: FCS 249th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: There were no wins for the Keydets, and no promise of better things to come, either, for arguably the most woebegone program in FCS. Biggest Shoes to.

2018 College Football Team Previews: Robert Morris Colonials

Robert Morris Colonials Location: Moon Township, PA Coach: Bernard Clark (0-0) Stadium: Joe Walton Stadium (Capacity: 3,000) CSJ Projections: 7th: NEC 11th: Pennsylvania 120th: FCS 250th: Division I 2017 In a Sentence: Robert Morris beat Dayton to start the year, but the sugar rush of that win didn’t last, losing 9 of their next 10.

2018 College Football Season Previews: Marist Red Foxes

Marist Red Foxes Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Coach: Jim Parady (132-138-1) Stadium: Leondiff Field (Capacity: 5,000) CSJ Projections: 9th, Pioneer League 11th: New York 121st: FCS 251st: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: A promising start ended up with a disappointing 4-7 record instead. Biggest Shoes to Fill: Multi-faceted RB Marcellus Calhoun finished his Red Foxes career.

2018 College Football Team Previews: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

  Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Location: Itta Bena, MS Coach: Vincent Dancy (0-0) 1st Season at MVSU Stadium: Rice-Totten Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) CSJ Projections: 9th: SWAC (5th in East Division) 20th: HBCU 6th: Mississippi 122nd: FCS 252nd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Delta Devils finished with just three rushing touchdowns, negative yardage.

2018 College Football Team Previews: Delaware State Hornets

Delaware State Hornets Location: Dover, DE Coach: Rod Milstead (0-0), 1st year at DSU Stadium: Alumni Stadium (Capacity: 7,193) CSJ Projections: 10th: MEAC 21st: HBCU 2nd: Delaware 123th: FCS 253rd: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: The Hornets were a very young team last year and only managed a 2-9 overall record but did win.

2018 College Football Team Previews: Davidson Wildcats

Davidson Wildcats Location: Davidson, NC Coach: Scott Abell (0-0) Stadium: Richardson Stadium (Capacity: 6,000) CSJ Projections: 10th: Pioneer League 14th: North Carolina 125th: FCS 255th: Division I 2017 In A Sentence: Two wins, neither of them against Division I competition, wasn’t enough. Biggest Shoes to Fill: Head coach Paul Nichols was sacked after last year’s.

College Sports Journal Sagarin G5 Top 25–FINAL

Below are the Final 2017 Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings after all postseason games have been completed in Division I play.  These rankings include all FBS Bowl games and the College Football Playoff. Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division I schools but.

Division I FCS National Title Game Preview

FCS Championship Game: #2 seed North Dakota State (13-1) vs. #1 seed James Madison (14-0) Kickoff: Saturday, Jan. 6 at noon. ET Where: Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas) TV Channel: ESPN2 Coaches: James Madison: Mike Houston, 28-1 in two seasons (71-20 overall); North Dakota State: Chris Klieman, 53-6 in four seasons (56-13 overall)   https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/949020915769184258 FRISCO, Tex.–The two teams outlasted.

Group of Five 2017-18 Bowl Game Recaps

The following are video and links to the NCAA recaps of each bowl game.  The American won four but lost three with the biggest being UCF’s win over Auburn in the Peach Bowl to finish the season as the only undefeated team in FBS play.  Coach Scott Frost, who coached his last game for the.

North Dakota State Heading Back to National Title Game After 55-13 Rout of Sam Houston State in FCS Semifinal

FARGO, N.D. – Running back Bruce Anderson and #2 seeded North Dakota State advanced to their sixth FCS national championship game in seven years Friday with an imposing 55-13 national semi-final victory over #6 Sam Houston State before 18,279 fans at the Fargodome. The Bison never looked back after scoring touchdowns on their first three.

ULL Scorched by App State, 63-14 As Mountaineers Clinch Share Of Sun Belt Conference Title

BOONE, N.C. — For the first two plays Saturday afternoon, things couldn’t have gone better for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in their battle for football bowl eligibility against first-place Appalachian State. Starting quarterback Jordan Davis scrambled for a season-long 47 yards on first down and then fired a 28-yard scoring strike to senior Devin Scott.

College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Dec. 2

Below are the Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Dec 2.  This is the final regular season rankings.  The final rankings will be displayed after all bowl games and the FBS national championship game Sagarin rankings provide the only rankings that actually ranks all Division.

FBS G5 Conference Championships Recap and Highlights

This week was the conference title game Saturday for most conferences (aside from the Sun Belt) where each divisional winner played each other to determine the conference champion. The American title game started the day with an offensive explosion that went to double overtime before the game was decided where UCF found by the end.

CSJ Group of Five Conference Championship Previews

AAC Football Championship: Memphis at UCF Kickoff: Saturday Dec. 2 at 12 p.m. ET TV Channel: ABC Stadium: Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Fla. The Memphis Tigers and UCF Knights meet Saturday in the college football AAC Championship at Spectrum Stadium—the home field of the Knights. The Memphis Tigers have a chance to win 11 games for the first.

FBS G5 Week 13 Recap and Highlights

This week’s game of the week pitting #4 USF at #1 UCF and this I-4 Battle came down to the end with UCF coming away with the win to stay undefeated (only the second undefeated team in all of FBS left).  Also, with the win the Knights claimed the American Conference East Division crown and.

College Sports Journal FCS National Players of the Week Nov. 19

Five players including Nic Sblendorio from Eastern Washington, Brad Mayes from Lehigh, Bryant Horn from Jacksonville State, Simeon Page from Bucknell, and Austin Longi, Fordham have been selected as the College Sports Journal All-Stars for the week ending Nov. 19th, 2017 from the NCAA Division I FCS schools. The honorees are listed here with their achievements.

2017 FCS Playoff Bracket Released: JMU lands top seed

INDIANAPOLIS — The field of 24 teams competing for the 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship was announced today by the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee. The top eight national seeds will host winners from the first-round match-ups. VIEW THE BRACKET | SRS RANKINGS Defending national champion James Madison University (11-0) tops the bracket.

FBS G5 Week 12 Recap and Highlights

This week’s game of the week pitting #13 Fresno State at #14 Wyoming and it finished in a close final but was a little bit of downer as Wyoming star quarterback Josh Allen was sidelined with a shoulder injury.  Fresno State won the game and wrapped up not only its fate in the Mountain West.

CSJ Big Sky Conference Power Rankings — Week 11

https://twitter.com/NAU_Football/status/929551467660296192 We are surprisingly at the end of the season and with it comes this year’s last power rankings as we are headed to the playoffs. There’s a three-way tie for first place in the Big Sky and it’s going to take a lot of math to figure it out, depending on what the win-loss.

CSJ Sagarin NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Nov. 13

Here is this week’s projected field using the Sagarin rankings to fit the bracket.  This field is as of today and using the fact that 10 FCS conferences get automatic bids to the field the bracket (highest ranked school in each get the bid in this projection).   Then the 14 next highest ranked teams are the at-large teams. We.

San Diego’s Hard Work Pays Off With Pioneer Football League Title And 63-7 Win Over Davidson

DAVIDSON, N.C. — For University of San Diego coach Dale Lindsey, Saturday’s 63-7 victory over Davidson that clinched the Toreros’ third automatic playoff berth in four years and another Pioneer Football League championship was just the culmination of months of hard work. “We’ve been working toward this goal since the first day of practice in.

FBS G5 Week 11 Recap and Highlights

This week’s game of the week pitting #10 SMU at #8 Navy did not disappoint as the game was literally not settled to the final seconds with the Midshipman pulling the last second win on a short field goal. The other CSJ Sagarin Top 25 match-ups saw #2 Boise State escape with a narrow overtime.

CSJ Big Sky Conference Power Rankings — Week 10

Jerry Louie-McGee's punt return vs NAU comes in at No. 5 on the @NCAA_FCS Plays of the Week!#GoGriz pic.twitter.com/WugmuYySFv — Montana Griz Football (@MontanaGrizFB) November 7, 2017 https://twitter.com/NAU_Football/status/926954488019042305 It is looking a lot like honey–that is the honey state of Utah in the Big Sky race.  It looks like the two members from that state.