Colonial Athletic Association Week 7 Preview
It’s a packed slate this weekend in the CAA with six games, five in conference. Elon takes the week off.
FCS Playoffs ‘Til I Die: CSJ Picks The FCS Playoff Field, 10/15/2021
We’re almost at the midway point of the fall FCS football season, and it’s time to start thinking about what this November’s FCS Playoff field might look like. We polled the CSJ writers to find out who they thought would be in the field, and who might be on the bubble.
FCS Roundtable: “Hard Reset” Week
This was unquestionably “hard reset” week for the Top 25 as this was the first real slate of games that changed the way people thought about their ballots.
GAME PREVIEWS – Big Sky Conference – October 16th
Eastern Washington (6-0) 3-0 Last Week: Team 1 2 3 4 F EWU 22 21 10 10 63 UNC 3 7 7 0 17 This Week: vs. Idaho 12:30pm MT How to Follow: ESPN+, EWU Radio: 700-AM ESPN & 105.3-FM in Spokane/Cheney Fearless Prediction: The rivalry resumes on the inferno this weekend as a bipolar.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 6
With the results of last week, there are some major shakeups in the top 25 this week.
CSJ Sagarin 2021 NCAA FCS Playoff Projection-Oct. 11
Using the Sagarin ranking this week, the following would be the field of 24 teams for the Division I FCS Football Playoffs. South Dakota State despite suffering their first loss of the season is predicted to be the top seed, followed by MVFC mate North Dakota State as the #2 seed. James Madison, who is.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 9
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 9th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking despite the Jackrabbits losing at.
DeMorat, Sneed Impressive As Fordham Trounces Seahawks
Fordham scored on all six of its possessions in the first half and was in command from start to finish en route to a 56-7 win over the Seahawks in a non-conference tilt at storied Jack Coffey Field.
Penn Running Game Eventually Punches Lehigh Into Submission In 20-0 Victory
The Penn Quakers leveled their season record at 2-2 after outlasting Lehigh 20-0 at Franklin Field this Saturday.
OVC 2021 Week 6 Preview
The way the Ohio Valley Conference standings look heading into the sixth week of the season are likely not to be the same way the ledger will look when the dust settles on the regular season.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 6 Preview
This week we look forward to five conference matchups including two featuring two ranked teams.
Lehigh Football at Penn: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
a turnaround this Saturday could very well set up the remainder of a successful football season for the Mountain Hawks, and make a lot of people forget their early season struggles.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 6
Cole Kelley is among the national leaders in every passing category, having thrown for 1,593 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions on 135-of-182 passing (74.2 % completion percentage).
Southern Conference Week 6 Preview
There are again four conference games on the schedule this weekend with Samford getting the bye week.
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021 Week 6 Preview
This week, we get another dose of top game with two involving both ranked squads in UNI at NDSU and SIU at SDSU being the top two games with three others involving MVFC squads.
FCS Roundtable: Insanity At The Inferno
It was a late start being on the west coast, but it was worth staying up for.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 5
This past week was highlighted by two top notch matchups. So many of the top ten teams played close, one score conference games. That’s what we should expect the rest of the way.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Oct. 2
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Oct. 2nd, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking after Week 4 after the.
QUICK RECAP: Behind Career Day by Tipton, Yale Overwhelms Lehigh 34-0
On a sunny 75 degree day, Yale’s offense racked up 420 yards on the Mountain Hawk defense as the Bulldogs (2-1, 1-0) pummeled Lehigh (0-5, 0-1) 34-0.
OVC 2021 Week 5 Preview
Now that most of the fun and games are a thing of the past, things begin to heat up in the Ohio Valley Conference as plenty is already at stake as Week 5 prepares to get underway.
Lehigh Football vs. Yale: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
The number of monkeys on this Lehigh football team’s backs are beginning to mount.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 5
With a Bearkat win over Stephen F. Austin, K.C. Keeler would win his 247th career game. That would move him into sole possession of eighth place all-time among FCS head coaches who have spent at least 10 years at FCS schools.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 5 Preview
This week, we have four conference games with one ranked matchup. Maine, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary will take the week off.
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021 Week 5 Preview
If the first week of MVFC play is any indication on how the 2021 season is going to go, we are in for a wild season to go on.
Southern Conference Week 5 Preview
This week brings four conference matchups with Furman sitting this week out on bye.
FCS Roundtable: Realignment Rears Its Ugly Head
FCS realignment talk simply won’t go away, as there seems to be a lot of maneuvering with the Big South, Southland, Missouri Valley, OVC, Atlantic Sun, and WAC. What’s up with all of this? What is the future of all of these conferences?
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 4
. There were a couple big games and a few upsets along the way. Now we settle in for conference play which will have these teams moving up and down week after week. Who will emerge at the end?
GAME PREVIEWS – Big Sky Conference – September 25th
The Big Sky Conference made plenty of headlines during out-of-conference play with four wins against FBS competition. While the Big Sky top performers stole the show the conference enjoyed the faces of new transfers, starting quarterbacks, and headline-worthy coaches. Now that the Big Sky’s schedule turns inward for conference competition what can we expect for conference play? If it is anything close to the spring season, C-H-A-O-S.
Southland, WAC and ASUN-WAC Alliance Game Previews – Week 4
Sam Houston takes on Central Arkansas in a Top 25 Matchup.
OVC 2021 Week 4 Preview
After three weeks off taking on some very formidable foes at the FBS and FCS levels with a mixed bag of results, most of the Ohio Valley Conference teams jump into league play this weekend as the hunt for a postseason berth begins in earnest.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 4 Preview
This week, there are another 5 CAA teams against FBS teams and one conference matchup. Albany, Delaware, James Madison, and Rhode Island take the week off.
Lehigh Football at Colgate: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
The greatest thing about this rivalry game every year is that the stakes are always higher, and in recent years the fact that it has been earlier in the schedule has meant that there is a critical nature of this game.
Southern Conference Week 4 Preview
This week’s schedule brings three conference matchups and one out of conference game. Chattanooga and The Citadel both have this week off before eight straight weeks of conference play.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Sept. 18
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 18th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking after Week 3 with the.
FCS Roundtable: This Is Getting Repetitive
North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Sam Houston and James Madison are in our Top 25. What – you, too?
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 3
It was week with not a lot of excitement from an upset stand point in the FCS this week. Because of that, there are just small moves here and there in the top 25.
Southland and WAC Game Previews – Week 3
McNeese entered last Saturday’s game against LSU wanting to show some improvement from last week’s season opening loss to West Florida – the Cowboys battled from start to finish in a 34-7 loss.
Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021 Week 3 Preview
After two weeks, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has again showed why it is the top league in Division I FCS.
Lehigh Football vs. Princeton: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
In facing nationally-ranked Villanova, nationally-ranked Richmond, the Mountain Hawks have played two teams that are loaded with 4th- and 5th- year talent that are built to make a run in the FCS Playoffs.
Princeton will be no easier.
Southern Conference Week 3 Preview
Week three will see our first conference game of the season and six more out of conference matchups with Mercer taking a bye week this weekend.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 3 Preview
Coming up this weekend for the CAA is a big conference matchup and a huge out of conference matchup. All 12 teams are in action with a third of the conference playing FBS opponents.
FCS ROUNDTABLE: All Hail Jacksonville State
They went from not being able to score against UAB to being in the national spotlight for a program defining win.
Recap – OVC Football – Week ending September 11th, 2021
UT Martin was the only Ohio Valley Conference team to snag a win in Week Two of the 2021 college football season.
College Sports Journal Top 25 – Week 2
There were two more FCS over FBS wins this past weekend as Jacksonville State and Duquesne were able to beat FBS foes.
College Sports Journal Sagarin FCS Top 25 – Sept. 11
Below are the Top 25 rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the week ending Sept. 11th, 2021. CSJ will show weekly rankings from the Sagarin rankings throughout the season and will have a final ranking after the national championship game in January. South Dakota State remains atop the ranking after Week 2 following the.
GAME PREVIEWS: Big Sky Conference – September 11th
The Big Sky Conference plays a full slate of football games on a somber National Holiday.
WEEKLY PREVIEW: ASUN-WAC Alliance Football, Week of 9/11/2021
The Weber State Wildcats have won four straight Big Sky championships while the Dixie State Trailblazers are new to Division I as they become full-fledged members of the WAC in 2022.
WEEKLY PREVIEW: Southland Conference Football, Week of 9/11/2021
Southland Conference Game of the Week The first three seasons of Brad Laird’s tenure as the head coach at his alma mater have produced record-setting offenses, turnover-happy defenses and arguably the most challenging set of circumstances faced by a Northwestern State football team. As Laird enters his fourth season at the helm of the Demon.
Lehigh Football at Richmond: Drink of the Week, Scouting Report, Fearless Prediction
It took twenty-three years for Richmond to invite Lehigh back.
Colonial Athletic Association Week 2 Preview
All 12 teams are in action this week with three conference matchups.
