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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 Season FCS College Football Picks: NEC

CSJ’s Predicted Order of finish: 1. Duquesne 2. Saint Francis (PA) 3. Wagner 4. Bryant 5. Sacred Heart 6. Central Connecticut State 7. Robert Morris Duquesne Fearless Prediction: The NEC preseason poll has the Dukes at No. 1, and for good reason: they’re hungry after missing out last season for the NEC title and FCS.

Eleven Breakout Players To Watch in the MEAC in 2017

Coming into 2017, the MEAC is looking to bounce back from a disappointing year as a conference. 2016 saw the conference have 9 of 11 members finish the season below .500 with North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central being the only 2 exceptions. The conference also went 0-fer in the post season with A&T.

Ten Breakout Players To Watch in the SWAC in 2017

Back in July, the media picked Grambling State and Alcorn State to win their respective divisions and meet in Houston for the final SWAC Title game. The teams have meet in Houston the previous two seasons with each winning once. However, if the SWAC is known for anything, it’s known for being unpredictable. Last season.

Nine Breakout Players To Watch In the OVC In 2017

Jacksonville State, Jacksonville State, Jacksonville State. You’re forgiven if you had the impression last season that the story of the OVC was all about Jacksonville State, their star quarterback, Eli Jenkins, and their star pass rusher, Darius Jackson. But the Gamecocks didn’t only win with those two players – they had breakout seasons from a.

Nine Breakout Players In the SoCon in 2017

Some of the breakout candidates in the Southern Conference are “sleepers”, players with limited playing time in the past who could turn into stars this season. Others have been solid contributors, but are now ready to make an even bigger impact. Regardless, all nine of the players listed below are capable of being all-league performers,.

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.

Five Ways To Improve the FCS Playoffs Immediately

  PHILADELPHIA, PA -There is so much to love about the FCS Playoffs. I know, because I’ve been following and writing about the teams involved with the FCS Playoffs for almost twenty years. The simple premise of getting together the best teams of the subdivision, putting them in a big single-elimination tournament and determining a.

Pleasant “Groundhogs’ Day” For App State In Camellia Bowl, Score 31 Points Again, This time In 31-28 Win Over Toledo

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Excuse Appalachian State’s football team for feeling like it was reliving Groundhogs’ Day all week in preparation for the Raycom-Camellia Bowl. But in the end, the Mountaineers took an eerily similar victory over Toledo to their 31-29 win against Ohio University here last year. Freshman Michael Rubino’s clutch, 39-yard field goal with.

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.

2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Field Announced

INDIANAPOLIS—The field of 24 teams competing for the 2016 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. Five-time defending national champion North Dakota State (10-1) tops the bracket as the number one seed after tying.

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.

Playoffs ‘Til I Die: Final FCS Playoff Bracket Projections

    To close out the FCS Playoff projection brackets, Kent Schmidt and Chuck Burton will post their final sample brackets. Tune in tomorrow to ESPNU at 11:00AM Eastern to see how close they got! NOTE: Home team in CAPS in the brackets. Conference Champions Autobid Winners: Big Sky: North Dakota Big South: Charleston Southern CAA:.