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Week 5 Game Preview: Fordham at Lehigh

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.

Taking A Trip Into History: Penn vs. Brown, 2008

  By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal     Editor’s Note: This is another in the College Sports Journal Classic series. This article dates to an October, 2008 encounter between Brown and Penn and takes a retrospective look at historic Franklin Field.   This story originally appeared on The Sports Network.   PHILADELPHIA,.

College Sports Journal Announces Players of the Week 4

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. —  Running back Zac Bauman of Northern Arizona, quarterback Taylor Heinicke of Old Dominion, wide receiver Erik Lora of Eastern Illinois, linebacker Quinn Backus of Coastal Carolina, linebacker Billy Boyko of Lehigh, defensive back Cejay Ceniza of Eastern Kentucky, linebacker Brandon Greer of Appalachian State, and Riley Lyons.

Saturday Thoughts: Missouri Valley Football, Week 4

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.

Lehigh Game At Liberty Is A Rodeo-Like Spectacle

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.

Lehigh Grabs Momentum From Liberty For Big Win

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.

Shakir Bell of Indiana State Heads Up CSJ Players Of The Week

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. —  Running back Shakir Bell of Indiana State, quarterback Matt Brown of Illinois State, linebacker Dan Sullivan of Monmouth linebacker Carson Smith of The Citadel and kicker Bobby Zalud of Cal Poly have been selected as the College Sports Journal/GameWornUniforms.com national players of the week for the second week.

Big Sky Power Ratings – Sept. 21

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.

HBCU Preview: TSU Battles B-CU In Game Of The Week

By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Week 4 in HBCU football saw better results than week 3. Only two teams were shut out and teams fared much better against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents as a whole.   Delaware State forced Cincinnati into six turnovers and hung around before.

Robertson, Lally Named Week Three CSJ Freshmen Of The Week

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — John Robertson of Villanova and T.J. Lally of South Dakota State have been named as the College Sports Journal co-freshmen of the week for the third week of the Football Championship Subdivision season.   Robertson, making just his second career start at quarterback, piled up 234.

NDSU Still On Top As CSJ Releases Third Week FCS Top-25

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA.  — North Dakota State may have had a bye last weekend, but the Bison stayed on top of the College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 for the third week of the season, again in unanimous fashion.   Sam Houston State stayed at No. 2, despite a hard-fought.

West Virginia Doesn’t Overlook James Madison

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   LANDOVER, MD. — Playing against Bowl Championship Series teams will never be the same for James Madison.   After scoring only the second win ever by a Football Championship Subdivision squad against a team ranked in the Associated Press Top-25, beating Virginia Tech 21-16 in 2010,.

FCS Preview: Southland vs. The Big Sky

By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Journal Southland vs. Big Sky.  It seems this is a guarantee to at least happen once every year the time comes for the FCS playoffs.  In fact, only twice since 2001 has there been a playoffs without at least one Southland/Big Sky match-up.  One might think that these.

Norfolk State’s Riddick Named CSJ Freshman Of The Week

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Brendon Riddick of Norfolk State has been named as the College Sports Journal freshman of the week for the second week of the Football Championship Subdivision season.   Riddick rushed 21 times for 150 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 22-ranked Spartans grind out.

ASU-Montana Showdown Highlights CSJ National Players Of The Week

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. —  Quarterback Kyle Frazier of Monmouth, running back Dan Moore of Montana, running back Zach Zenner of South Dakota State, safety Ben Ericksen of Illinois State, linebacker Brandon Grier of Appalachian State, kick returner Kevin Fogg of Liberty and kicker/punter Patrick Murray of Fordham have been selected as.

North Dakota State Unanimous No. 1 in CSJ Top-25 Poll

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA.  — North Dakota State stayed on top of the College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 for the second week of the season, this time in unanimous fashion after Saturday's 22-7 victory over Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Colorado State.   The defending-national-champion Bison improved to 2-0 with.

Appalachian State Outlasts Montana In Another FCS Classic

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   BOONE, N.C. — Someone had to win and someone had to lose when Appalachian State hosted Montana Saturday evening before 30,856 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium — the third-largest crowd ever to see a game at this storied venue.   And No. 5-ranked Appalachian State made.

Appalachian State, Montana Can’t Wait For Showdown

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   BOONE, N.C. — New Montana coach Mick Delaney was like a child with unbridled Christmas-morning joy as he walked around Kidd Brewer Stadium during the Grizzlies' Friday walk-through practice.   "This is just cool," said Delaney, as he anticipated Saturday evening's hotly-awaited, non-conference Football Championship Subdivision.

CSJ Classic: Sambrano Sends Montana To Title Game

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   Editor’s note: This is an article from Dec. 12, 2009, describing the Foootball Championship Subdivision semifinal showdown between Appalachian State and Montana.   This story originally appeared on The Sports Network.   MISSOULA, MT. — Jimmy Farris just received some company Saturday afternoon in Missoula, MT..

FCS Teams Bask In The Exhilaration Of Those FBS Victories

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Short of winning a real, earned-on-the-field national championship, there is almost nothing more exhilarating for a Football Championship Subdivision team than scoring a victory over one of their counterparts from a Football Bowl Subdivision squad, or better yet one of those Bowl Championship.

UNI’s Kollmorgen Named First CSJ Freshman Of The Week

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen has been named as the College Sports Journal freshman of the week for the first week of the Football Championship Subdivision season.   Kollmorgen, a redshirt freshman, made his first game a memorable one when he nearly led the Panthers to an upset.

Wofford’s Breitenstein Heads Up CSJ National Players Of The Week

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Fullback Eric Breitenstein of Wofford, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo of Eastern Illinois, defensive backs Brooklyn Fox of Eastern Kentucky and Dontavais Johnson of Coastal Carolina and defensive tackle Oceika Bakou of Albany have been selected as the College Sports Journal/Game Worn Uniforms.com national players of the week.

North Dakota State Remains On Top in CSJ Top-25 Poll

College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State retained its No. 1 spot from the preseason, narrowly holding off Georgia Southern in the first week of the College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll.   North Dakota State rolled to a 52-0 victory at home over Robert Morris in a rematch of.

FCS Openers: A Tale Of Two Cities

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Hope spring eternal on Labor Day weekend in the Football Championship Subdivision.   Every team from the Football Championship Subdivision dreams of becoming the next Appalachian State, or James Madison with an attention-getting victory over their Football Bowl Subdivision opponents as they play.

Joe Glenn Comes Home To Coach Against the Griz

By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — It has been just under 10 years since he packed up and left Missoula for Division I-A glory in Laramie, Wyoming.    Joe Glenn, the Montana Grizzlies’ head coach from 2000-2002, is finally returning to Washington-Grizzly Stadium.   However, he will be coaching.

PFL Preview: Playoffs Are Finally Near In Expanded Field

By Chuck Burton  & David Coulson College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Unlike the late Rodney Dangerfield, the Pioneer Football League didn't have to wait until death to finally earn some respect.   The PFL finally received the news it had been awaiting for years when it was announced this month that the NCAA.

OVC Preview: EKU, Other Teams Look To End Playoff Losing Streak

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   NASHVILLE, TN. — The big question in the Ohio Valley Conference is when this once proud league will break through again with another win in the NCAA Division I Football playoffs?   In a league that featured the first truly dominant program in Football Championship Subdivision.

Southland Preview: From Strength to Strength

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Executive Editor College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA — You have to admit it's a pretty good time to be the commissioner of the Southland Conference. In a world where conferences fear expansion, Southland commissioner Tom Burnett welcomes it. In a world where members of Football Championship Subdivision sometimes question their place,.

SoCon Preview: Appalachian State Hopes To Start Another Streak

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   BOONE, N.C. — For all of the talk about who has the best league in the Football Championship Subdivision and for every measuring devices that people come up with to build their cases, the ultimate goal of teams competing in FCS is to win national championships..

Big Sky Preview: EWU Looks To Rebound To FCS Championship Form

By Lance Berndt FCS Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Expansion is here, even in the Big Sky Conference.   The past couple of years have been a period of change for the NCAA with conference realignment becoming the newest trend. Schools all over the FBS were jumping ship and joining other conferences.   .

CAA Preview: Towson Hopes To Repeat Against Tough Competition

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — There were questions throughout the spring and summer about the stability of the Colonial Athletic Conference with the defection of new football members Georgia State and Old Dominion to the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks.   There were also persistent rumors that Virginia Commonwealth.

North Dakota State Tops CSJ Preseason FCS Top-25 Poll

College Sports Journal Special Report   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State and Sam Houston State battled for the NCAA Division I Football Championship title, with NDSU winning its first Football Championship Subdivision title last season.   And in 2012, the Bison edged out the Bearkats for the top spot in the first College Sports.