Big South Conference Reviews: Week 10
The shockwaves are sure to be felt across the FCS landscape when the national rankings are released later this week after Monmouth handled Kennesaw State...
Ohio Valley Conference Reviews: Week 10
The race for the Ohio Valley Conference became a tad bit clearer as league leader UT Martin won for fourth time in five league encounters...
QUICK RECAP: Holy Cross Makes One More Play Than Lehigh In The Final Minute, Finishes Off Mountain Hawks In 24-17 Thriller
In the final minute, Holy Cross made one more play than Lehigh....
College Sports Journal Ivy League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
Undefeated Princeton and Dartmouth look to not slip up going into a potentially enormous matchup of undefeated teams in the Bronx....
College Sports Journal Big South Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
Drama promises to be the operative word as the race toward the Big South championship kicks into high gear. But even the drama will not...
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
The Southland continues to be one of the most confusing conferences to figure out. As soon as we think a team has taken a step...
College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
Whoever drew up the 2019 Ohio Valley Conference football schedule is probably thinking rather highly of themselves right about now. It’s been a masterful schedule...
There Will Be Heat at Murray Goodman As Holy Cross and Lehigh Battle for the Patriot League Supremacy
November in the Lehigh Valley is known for potentially frosty temperatures, blazing red and yellow fall colors, and apple picking season. Don't expect anything chill at...
College Sports Journal Southern Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
The SoCon race is still a wide open, with three teams with one conference loss and another three with two conference losses. There is a...
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
One of the wildest endings to a game this year happened last week between Stony Brook and Villanova. Villanova held a 35-20 lead with five...
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: When Last Week’s Bracket Goes Terribly Wrong
Remember when I had Villanova as a seed? Good times. Harken back to when I had Delaware in my field? Yes, way back when –...
Surprising Lehigh Beats Georgetown 27-24, Sits Atop Patriot League Standings
After their 27-24 win over Georgetown - their third conference game won on very memorable final plays - what is the Mountain Hawks' secret for...
BOXTOROW Polls: FAMU Remains No. 1 in HBCU Football; 10/29/2019
As Florida A&M handled Morgan State to win its second straight game and stay atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, it was South Carolina State’s...
College Sports Journal Top 25 10/29/19
The Dakota Marker is staying Fargo after an exciting finish that saw Matt Entz gamble on 4th down in his own territory. Adam Cofield took...
Big South Conference Reviews: Week 9
The big boys of the Big South did all they were supposed to do as the race for the conference championship prepares to shift into...
Ohio Valley Conference Reviews: Week 9
After nine weeks of the 2019 college football season many of the conference races are beginning to become clearer. The Ohio Valley Conference simply is...
QUICK RECAP: Henning 27 Yarder Allows Lehigh To Walk Off Winners Against Georgetown, 27-24
Another week, another nail-biting game with the game in doubt in the closing seconds. Fans of of the Mountain Hawks might have been standing, perhaps...
College Sports Journal Patriot League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
The Patriot League sees Fordham with a week off and features six conference members in action. Lehigh looks to get their conference record to 3-0,...
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
If the playoffs started today, the Southland would easily have four teams in the playoffs, and would still have at least one team that would...
College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
As the 2019 regular season continues to wind down and the hunt for a playoff spot heats up two of the Ohio Valley Conference’s best...
College Sports Journal Big South Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
The logjam atop the Big South Conference standings should remain intact for at least one more week as the three undefeated teams are favored to...
College Sports Journal Southern Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
With Furman losing at home to The Citadel, the Southern Conference race was ripped wide open. Furman was cruising, leading many to think the league...
College Sports Journal SWAC Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
The SWAC is getting back into full swing this week and we have two massive games to look forward to. On the one hand we...
Lehigh Tries To Start A New Winning Streak Vs. Georgetown This Weekend
Last season, Lehigh football suffered through a bunch of firsts that Mountain Hawk football fans had no desire to experience. One important one came on...
College Sports Journal Ivy League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
This week, two of the nation's unbeaten teams play tricky challengers: one in prime time on Friday night, and the other takes on a rival...
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
Entering week 9, James Madison is the only CAA school remaining without a conference loss. However, there are five teams with only one conference loss....
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: Where Everything Is Made Up And the Picks Don’t Matter
As of right now, the FCS Playoff field feels like the show "Who's Line Is It Anyway", where the picks are just random improvisations of...
At Kennesaw State, Developing Positive Culture Has Developed A Lot of Wins
By Brian Mull Special to the College Sports Journal On a rainy Christmas Eve morning in 2012, then–Kennesaw State athletic director Vaughn Williams and Brian...
CSJ Classic (2004) – NDSU, SDSU to ‘Mark’ their Territory With Dakota Marker
The rivalry between the two teams has been alive since 1903. However, this meeting will be the first time that the two will meet under...
CSJ Classic (2004) – With Division I Transition, Old Dakota Rivalries Are Dying
In the Dakotas, there is one fall Saturday every year when each of the states stands still to watch one football game. The two rivalries garnering...
College Sports Journal Top 25 10/21/19 – Taking a Different Approach
As we are about half way through the season, we are going to take a look at the FCS rankings through a different prism. At...
OVC Conference Reviews: Week 8
While the game of football is often viewed in terms of yards, sometimes the outcome of a game is determined by a much smaller unit...
Big South Conference Reviews: Week 8
National power Kennesaw State delivered a statement to Big South foes and to anyone else who may have been doubting the No. 4-ranked Owls with...
Bibbens Magic Helps Deliver Huge 30-27 Lehigh Win In Overtime Over Fordham
Before the biggest game of the year so far for the Lehigh football program, senior WR Dev Bibbens was left off the depth chart for...
College Sports Journal Patriot League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
This week, an unlikely battle for first place in the Patriot League is on the line in the Bronx, and Lafayette and Georgetown battle it...
College Sports Journal Ivy League Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
Last week's battle of unbeatens ended up not much of a battle - 4-0 Dartmouth jumped all over Yale early and never looked back, crushing...
Big Sky Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
The Big Sky has been a game of boggle lately as each time you shake it something big changes. Montana and Sacramento State will duke...
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
After week seven, the Southland has only one team unbeaten in conference play – defending champion Nicholls – after Sam Houston State lost in triple...
College Sports Journal SWAC Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
With a lot of teams on a bye this week, the SWAC has an uncharacteristically thin slate for week 8. That being said, the top...
College Sports Journal Big South Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
It’s been a season of highs and lows for Hampton as the Pirates look to be a factor in the Big South race. They will...
Lehigh And Fordham To Tussle In Bronx With First Place In Patriot League On The Line
Both teams find themselves sitting tied atop the Patriot League standings, playing for first place, and unlike last year, there will be no shortage of...
College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
After their second straight victory, Austin Peay is in firm control of the Ohio Valley race. The leaders of the Ohio Valley Conference will look...
College Sports Journal MEAC Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
As of Week 8, the top four teams in the MEAC have gone 17-5, with four losses to FBS teams. The only loss to...
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
The showdown between Villanova and James Madison lived up to its billing. The game was back and forth until the Dukes took hold in the...
College Sports Journal Southern Conference Previews And Streaming Links: Week of 10/19/2019
It was a light week in the Southern Conference last week, but there was no shortage of fireworks. VMI hit a 56 yard field goal...
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: Who Will I Cast Out Of the Projected Bracket This Week? (By Picking Them)
Welcome, America, to the FCSP'TID Cover Photo Curse. Eastern Washington, UC Davis, Jacksonville State, and, last week, Montana State graced this space as rising teams that...
The Week That Was: Highlights of the Five Top FCS Games, Week Ending 10/13/2019
Call it "Conference Carnage Week". High-profile conference games ended upending conference championship races, and further cementing others on top of the standings....
College Sports Journal Top 25 10/15/19
It was a week of marquee matchups across the FCS. North Dakota State, James Madison and South Dakota State all proved that they are the...
College Sports Journal Northeast Conference Previews And Streaming Links: Week of 10/12/2019
This week's games feature a couple of challenges vs. the Ivy League, LIU still trying to win their first game in the NEC, and a...
College Sports Journal Ohio Valley Conference Previews And Streaming Links: Week of 10/12/2019
Last week’s game of the week lived up to the hype, with Southeast Missouri State defeating Tennessee Tech in double overtime. It was a game...