CSJ 2020 Camellia Bowl Preview: Marshall vs. Buffalo
Marshall vs. BuffaloWhen: Friday, December 25th, 2:30 PM ESTWhere: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN Two schools look to rebound after both lost their respective conference championship...
CSJ MAC Championship Game Preview — Ball State vs. Buffalo
Ball State vs. BuffaloWhen: Friday, December 18th, 7:30 PM ESTWhere: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.TV/Streaming: ESPN / WatchESPN Two teams that have won five games in row...
College Sports Journal Sagarin FBS G5 Top 25–Preseason 2020
Below are the Top 25 Group of Five (G5) preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2020 season. CSJ will show weekly rankings...
For the Group of Five in 2020, it is Still Game-On, but for How Long?
Its been a rollercoaster ride in the past three-to-four months when thinking about a college football season for the Group of Five and really all...
Patriot League Council of Presidents Announces Guidance On Fall Competition, Including Travel, Preseason Camp Restrictions
The Patriot League Office announced on Monday guidance regarding the 2020 fall competition, a list of principles to "guide the development of a Patriot...
CSJ 2020 Lending Tree Bowl Preview: Louisiana vs. Miami (OH), How to Watch and Fearless Predictions
Louisiana vs. Miami (OH) (Lending Tree Bowl) When: Monday, January 6th 7:30 PM EST Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Lending Tree...
CSJ 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview: Nevada vs. Ohio, How to Watch and Fearless Predictions
Nevada vs. Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) When: Friday, January 3rd 3:30 PM EST Where: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Potato Bowl...
CSJ 2019 First Responder Bowl Preview: Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl Classic) When: Monday, December 30th, 12:30 PM EST Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Tex. TV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN First...
CSJ 2019 Quick Lane Bowl Preview: Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh, How to Watch and Fearless Predictions
Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh (Quick Lane Bowl) When: Thursday, December 26th, 8:00 PM EST Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. TV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN Quick Lane Bowl History...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 12
Four of the five Group of Five teams ranked teams won in Week 12. Cincinnati, who is currently is ranked as the highest ranked G5...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 11
Wow, what a Week 11 we had in the Group of Five. Two late season Power 5 wins over the Southeastern Conference highlighted the week...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 10
And then there was none. We came into Week 10 with two undefeated teams in Appalachian State and SMU and after Week 10 there are...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 9
After several weeks of at least one of the undefeated teams going down, Week 9 saw a little more normalcy in the Group of Five....
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 8
Down goes #1. Just one week after capturing the top spot in the Sagarin rankings amongst the Group of Five teams, Boise State fell this...
Group of Five Sagarin Top 25 Saturday Game Predictions 10/19/19
For the first time in over two years, UCF is not the top ranked team in the Group of Five. Boise State now sits in...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 7
And we are down to three. Three undefeated teams in the Group of Five that is. That number is down from the four we had...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 6
Wow, what a game in Dallas!! SMU came back from a three touchdown deficite to win in three overtimes over Tulsa. The Mustangs remain undefeated...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Ohio Bobcats
Ohio won three of its first five games, with losses coming to nonconference foes Virginia and Cincinnati....
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Toledo Rockets
After winning the MAC in 2017, Toledo had injuries and inconsistent play, especially on the defensive side of the football, led to to the team...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan looked to have a promising season in Coach Lester's second year but dropped four of its final five games including a Famous Idaho...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies
The Huskies won the MAC West and defeated Buffalo to win the program's fourth MAC title game in its history but lost the Boca Raton...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo went from 10 losses in 2016 to 10 wins in 2018--finishing 10-2 in the regular season (7-1 MAC) and winning the MAC East before...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Eastern Michigan Eagles
The Eagles went 7-6 overall (5-3 MAC), good enough for a tie for second in the West Division and a berth in the Camelia Bowl...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Miami (OH) Redhawks
The Redhawks were again inconsistent--much like the full Coach Martin tenure. Miami finished 6-6 overall (6-2 MAC) but just missed out on a bowl game...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes
The Golden Flashes are one of four programs to have existed in the FBS prior to the 2010s and has not won a bowl game...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Ball State Cardinals
The Cardinals finished 4-8 overall (3-5 MAC) which doubled the win total over Coach Neu's team in 2017....
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Central Michigan Chippawas
Last season was incredibly disappointing for all associated with CMU as the Chippewas posted just a 1-win season (1-11 overll & 0-8 MAC) that cost...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Akron Zips
The Zips were bitten hard by the injury bug in 2018 to finish just 4-8 overall (2-6 MAC) and let long time Coach Terry Bowden...
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Bowling Green Falcons
After two-and-a-half embattled seasons as the head coach of Bowling Green , Mike Jinks' tenure was fired following a 3-9 (2-6 MAC) 2018 season....
CSJ Midseason Report – Mid Major Teams to Watch
In the college basketball landscape we all know about Duke, North Carolina, Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky. Some combination of those teams litter the Sweet 16...
CSJ Men’s Hoops Preview: Buffalo at Marquette, How to Watch and Fearless Prediction
The No. 20/23 Marquette University men's basketball team (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) hosts No. 14/15 Buffalo (11-0, 0-0 MAC) Friday night for a top-20 matchup...
CSJ Men’s Hoops Preview: Buffalo at Syracuse, How to Watch and Fearless Prediction
Was it a fluke, or was it a sign of things to come? That's what Syracuse fans must be wondering after the Orange were upset...
CSJ MAC Championship Game Preview — Buffalo vs. Northern Illinois, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo When: Friday, November 30, 7:00 PM EST Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. TV/Streaming: ESPN2 / WatchESPN Northern Illinois Huskies (7-5, 6-2 MAC) ...
Highlights: CSJ FBS Group of Five Top Five Games and Recap of Week 11
UCF defeated Navy and remains the only unblemished team left in the Group of Five. While the Knights kept winning, other Group of Five conference...
CSJ’s 2018 Week 4 Game Preview: Ohio at Cincinnati
Ohio at Cincinnati When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where:Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio TV/Streaming: ESPNU / ESPN App Ohio Bobcats (1-1, 0-0 MAC) The rivalry is...
CSJ’s 2018 Week 4 Game Preview: Nevada at Toledo
Nevada at Toledo When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where: Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network / CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App Nevada Wolfpack (2-1...
CSJ’s 2018 Week 4 Game Preview: Akron at Iowa State
Akron at Iowa State When: Saturday, September 2, 11:00 AM CDT Where: MidAmerican Energy Field At Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA TV/Streaming: FSN / Fox Sports Go Akron...
CSJ’s 2018 Week 3 Game Preview: Ohio vs. Virginia
Ohio vs. Virginia When: Saturday, September 15, 4:30 PM EDT Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN TV/Streaming: ESPN2 / WatchESPN Ohio Bobcats (1-0, 0-0 MAC)-Week 2 – Bye The...
College Sports Journal FBS Group of Five Power Poll Top 20 — Week 2
South Florida and Houston had big home wins over Power 5 squads and Navy had the upset win over previously Top 5 in the Power...
CSJ’s 2018 Week 2 Game Preview: Howard at Kent State
Howard at Kent State When: Saturday, September 8th, 3:30 PM EDT Where: Dix Stadium, Kent, OH TV/Streaming Coverage:ESPN+ (subscription) Howard (0-1, 0-0 MEAC, last week L 32-38 at...
CSJ FBS Group of Five Power Poll Top 20 — Week 1
Here at College Sports Journal, we thought it would be best to see how the Group of Five stack up with our opinions and not...
CSJ Conference Preview: MAC
College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the MAC, the first of our Group of Five Conference previews....
2018 College Football Team Previews: Ohio Bobcats
Ohio Bobcats Location: Athens, OH Coach: Frank Solich (97-71 @Ohio, 155-90 overall) 14th Season Stadium: Penden Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 1st: MAC (1st in East...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Toledo Rockets
Toledo Rockets Location: Toledo, OH Coach: Jason Candle (21-7) 3rd Season Stadium: Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248) CSJ Projections: 2nd: MAC (1st in West Division) 3rd:...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Northern Illinois Huskies
Northern Illinois Huskies Location: DeKalb, IL Coach: Rod Carey (44-24) 6th Season Stadium: Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 3rd: MAC (2nd in West Division)...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan Broncos Location: Kalamazoo, MI Coach: Tim Lester (6-6@WMU, 46-29 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: Waldo Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) CSJ Projections: 4th: MAC (3rd in...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Buffalo Bulls
Buffalo Bulls Location: Buffalo, NY Coach: Lance Leipold (13-23 @UB, 122-29 overall) 4th Season Stadium: UB Stadium (Capacity: 29,013) CSJ Projections: 5th: MAC (3rd in...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Eastern Michigan Eagles
Eastern Michigan Eagles Location: Ypsilanti, MI Coach: Chris Creighton (15-34) 5th Season Stadium: Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) CSJ Projections: 6th: MAC (4th in West Division)...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan Chippewas Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Coach: John Bonamego (21-18) 4th Season Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 30,255) CSJ Projections: 8th: MAC (3rd in West...
2018 College Football Team Previews: Miami (OH) Redhawks
Miami (OH) Redhawks Location: Oxford, OH Coach: Chuck Martin (16-33) 5th Season Stadium: Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286) CSJ Projections: 8th: MAC (3rd in East Division)...