2021 FCS Season Preview: McNeese Cowboys
No team in the country dealt with more hardship last year than McNeese (3-4, 2-4).
2021 FCS Season Preview: Houston Baptist Huskies
With the transfer of Bailey Zappe, Houston Baptist (1-3, 0-0) will have a new starting quarterback for the first time since 2017.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Northwestern State Demons
Northwestern State (1-5, 1-5) is poised for a breakout season this year despite a tough spring season.
CSJ OVC Conference Football Preview: Fall 2021
“What a time this is to be a football fan,” Eastern Illinois coach Adam Cushing said. “We have a second season … two football seasons in one calendar year.”
2021 FCS Season Preview: Austin Peay
The Govs look to challenge for the top spot in the league.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Murray State
Returning all 22 starters from the previous season is something rarely seen in college football. Couple that with the fact a new coach got those 22 players to perform at a high level in their first season together only fuels the excitement in southern Kentucky this season.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Southeast Missouri State
In the boot hill of the Show-Me State, Southeast Missouri State has the potential to sweep through the OVC. Just ask SEMO coach Tom Matukewicz.
2021 FCS Season Preview: UT Martin
The Skyhawks find themselves sitting in the middle of the OVC preseason poll. And that’s a pretty good sport since there are some question marks surrounding UT as the start of fall camp looms on the horizon.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Tennessee Tech
Three of Tech’s setbacks were by a combined 16 points. Now the Golden Eagles think they have something to prove to those naysayers.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Tennessee State
While one NFL hall of famer continues to cherish the sound of his own voice on a daily basis as he looks to become known as a successful coach, another, even more successful collegiate player, begins his coaching career not far from where he earned his spot in Canton.
2021 FCS Season Preview: Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois has every reason to believe things will return to normal in Charleston and that the Panthers will once again become a force in the FCS. But it’s going to take some baby steps and 2021 will likely not be the year it happens.
College Sports Journal Preseason FCS Top 25
The College Sports Journal staff has compiled the College Sports Journal’s Preseason Top 25.
Mountain Hawks Hope Return to (Semi-)Normalcy Leads To Winning Ways This Fall
At Lehigh there is the hope that less restrictive practices and a return to a normal fall practice will mean a return to more familiar winning ways.
ROUNDTABLE: How Does Texas and Oklahoma Exiting Big XII Affect G5 and FCS?
Today we had an emergency convo to figure out what could end up happening with the Big XII, the Group of Five, and the upper echelons of the FCS. The one thing everyone seemed to agree on is that change will be happening, and the Group of 5 and FCS won’t look the same as it does now once it’s done.
FCS Talent Attempts to Make NFL Rosters Despite Being Ignored
For a second year in a row only six former FCS players were selected in the NFL Draft. This year seemed to be even more small-minded of the NFL as they stuck to drafting five from the Missouri Valley, including three former NDSU Bison, and one from the Southland Conferences. While the NFL was timid.
Greg “Coffin Corner” Coleman Boots His Way to Football Immortality
Florida A&M punter Greg “Coffin Corner” Coleman did his job with a level of expertise that has landed him a spot in the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
A Look at the Top Ten Programs of the Last Decade of FCS Football
I thought it would be interesting to look back through FCS history to figure out the top teams of the last decade.
Ezzard And Schmid Dazzle In FCS National Championship Game To Give Bearkats First-Ever Title
Schmid was 20 for 37 passing with 209 yards and three touchdowns without an interception, while adding 54 yards on the ground. Jequez Ezzard hauled in a season-high 10 catches for 108 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bearkats’ aerial attack, with no reception proving more important than his final one.
Sam Houston Proves Themselves Worthy of the National Championship
Sam Houston State defeated South Dakota State 23-21 to complete a perfect season and National Championship win. After a long awaited FCS National Title game we finally have a winner to crown from this crazy season. The teams who made it to the playoffs suffered through opt outs, cancelled games, players going through numerous tests,.
Spring 2021 FCS National Championship Game Preview: Sam Houston vs. South Dakota State
The Sam Houston defensive line just keeps on coming. The offense came through in the second half, but the defensive front has lived behind the line of scrimmage all season long.
2021 Spring FCS Semifinals: James Madison at Sam Houston
With a matchup between two of the top teams in the FCS over the last decade, College Sports Journal went to its two writers who have covered these two teams closely all season.
CSJ Roundtable, Spring Quarterfinal Edition: Are We At The End of the Bison Era?
This week, the Gang got together and talked about their big takeaways from the FCS quarterfinal games this past weekend.
FCS Quarterfinals: Southern Illinois vs. South Dakota State
These two Missouri Valley Football Conference foes have survived a tough conference schedule and the first round of the playoffs. Southern Illinois will be looking for the upset of the playoffs and revenge against the Jackrabbits for their 44-3 loss earlier in the year.
Everything You Need to to Know about The SWAC Championship and the Quarterfinals Of the 2021 Spring FCS Playoffs: Streaming Info, Previews, Fearless Predictions
Find everything you need to know about this weekend’s FCS Playoff games and the SWAC Championship, including full previews, and our staff’s predictions on how the games are going to go.
Spring 2021 FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Preview: North Dakota at James Madison
These two teams both play a similar style. Both like to run the ball on offense to set up the pass.
Spring 2021 FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Preview: Delaware at Jacksonville State
This game may be for the birds, but it will certainly not be for the faint of heart and it certainly has all the earmarks of an instant classic.
Spring 2021 FCS Quarterfinal Playoff Preview: North Dakota State at Sam Houston
North Dakota State is in the postseason for the 11th straight season dating back to 2010 when the Bison advanced to the FCS quarterfinals in their first appearance. Overall, NDSU has a 37-2 record in the FCS playoffs.
2021 Spring SWAC Championship Preview: Alabama A&M vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
We are finally here! This weekend we will see the spring season of SWAC football come to an end as the SWAC East champions Alabama A&M Bulldogs will take on the somewhat surprising SWAC West champion Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions.
The Big Letdown from the Big Sky
The Big Sky crashed out of the spring FCS Playoffs, with Weber State and Eastern Washington losing early leads in two defeats.
Everything You Need to to Know about The First Round Of the 2021 Spring FCS Playoffs Tomorrow: Streaming Info, Previews, Fearless Predictions
Find everything you need to know about this weekend’s FCS Playoff games, including full previews, and our staff’s predictions on how the games are going to go.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Holy Cross at South Dakota State
Holy Cross survived a season of long COVID pauses and a chaotic schedule the same place they were at the conclusion of the 2019 football season – Patriot League Champions. This time, however, they ended with a perfect 3-0 record.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Sacred Heart vs. Delaware
This first round game features the champions of the NEC, Sacred Heart against the champions of the CAA, Delaware.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Virginia Military Institute vs James Madison
This game features two teams at opposite ends of the historical FCS spectrum.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Missouri State at North Dakota
This might the rarest of first round Division I FCS playoff games in the history of the event. While two teams from the same conference have played before (rule implemented if two conference mates had not played during the regular season), this game features two schools within the same conference that have never played each other as conference mates before.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Monmouth at Sam Houston
The game will feature two of most explosive offenses in the FCS with the Hawks averaging 41.7 points per game which is fifth in the FCS and Sam Houston scoring 45.4 per contest just ahead of MU in fourth.
Spring 2021 FCS Round 1 Playoff Preview: Davidson at Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State, the No. 4 seed in this year’s playoffs, will play host to Davidson, the Pioneer League champion, in one of eight first-round games. It will be the first-ever meeting between the Gamecocks and Wildcats.
Jamie Williams’ FCS Legacy Awards Ballot
This season, I had the honor to be included by Craig Haley as one of the 40 voters in the STATS Perform FCS Top 25 for the Spring. Along with the Top 25 vote comes the opportunity to vote for the FCS Legacy Awards: Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan, Eddie Robinson and Jerry Rice.
Big Sky Conference FCS Playoff Preview (Eastern Washington/North Dakota State, Southern Illinois/Weber State)
The Big Sky Conference earned two bids for the Football Championship Subdivision Playoff bracket. Eastern Washington will travel to Fargo, North Dakota to face the Bison and Weber State will play host to the Southern Illinois Salukis. Both Big Sky teams drew stiff Missouri Valley Conference competition that will provide sufficient challenges for being able.
Fearless Prediction: The FCS Playoff Bracket
After watching and following all spring, here’s my prediction of who’s in and who’s out of the FCS Playoff bracket this spring. The selection special is at 11:30 AM Sunday and will be unveiled on ESPNU.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview, Week of 4/17/2021
Two games with huge possible postseason implications are on tap this weekend.
College Sports Journal Missouri Valley Football Conference Football Preview Week of 4/17/2021
Well, we have made it sort of to the final regular season weekend in the Missouri Valley Football Conference spring schedule.
College Sports Journal Spring Top 25, Week of 4/11/2021
It was again calm at the top and crazy in the middle of the top 25 from last week. Selection Sunday is this weekend. The playoff field will be set and it will be time for the post season.
Big Sky Conference Football: Review April 10th, 2021
The Big Sky Conference saw another competitive week of action as each contest was decided by one possession. Idaho State took Weber State to the brink of losing the outright conference title.
College Sports Journal Sagarin 2021 Spring Division I FCS Playoff Predictions–Apr. 12
Using the Sagarin ratings from this week to project the 2021 Spring Division I FCS playoffs, along with the automatic bid for the conferences that receive a bid, the following would be the playoff teams. These teams are seeded 1 through 16 for the 16 teams that make the FCS playoffs for this spring season. The actual.
College Sports Journal OVC Preview, Week of 4/11/2021
OVC Title hopes and an autobid are on the line in Murray, KY this Sunday.
QUICK RECAP: Hard Fought 156th Meeting Goes Lafayette’s Way, Prevail 20-13 over Lehigh
No matter when the game is played, when Lafayette and Lehigh get together on the gridiron, it almost always seems to be close and come down to a few plays.
CAA Preview Week of 4/10/2021: Delaware at Delaware State
This week there is only one CAA team playing. The league has four teams vying for most likely two but potentially three playoff spots depending on what happens around the country.
College Sports Journal SoCon Preview Week of 4/10/2021
Before looking at the games this week, lets look at the playoff picture from a Southern Conference standpoint.
College Sports Journal Southland Conference Football Preview, Week of 4/10/2021
Lots of playoff implications on the line for the Southland this weekend.
College Sports Journal Big Sky Conference Football: Preview April 10th, 2021
The Big Sky conference’s season is coming to a close and some serious questions have yet to be answered before the playoffs.
