How To Have A Late College Football Season In A COVID-19 World
In the past, college football has survived through outbreaks of disease and mass disruptions, and how the sport handled those circumstances provide a possible roadmap...
Unprecedented: Inside the Patriot League Perspective On Decisions To Suspend Competition In Wake of COVID-19 Pandemic
It was the weekend of March 8th where a slew of institutional decisions were made that really put Ms. Heppel on high alert....
Lehigh Football: Tom Gilmore: “These decisions are unprecedented in response to unprecedented circumstances.”
It was an historic week that nobody could have foreseen. ...
College Sports Journal Sagarin Mid-Major Men’s Basketball Top 25 – FINAL
With the Coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA has ended the 2019-2020 men’s basketball season early just before the NCAA tournament and with several conference tournaments unfinished....
2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Team Preview: Winthrop Eagles
Entering the Big South conference as the 2 seed behind Radford, the Highlanders' stunning loss to Hampton in the semis meant the Eagles hosted the...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Tournament Preview: Bruins, Racers Share OVC Championship, Belmont Top Seed
The kings of the Ohio Valley Conference maintained their familiar perch at the top of the Ohio Valley Conference as the 2019-20 regular season came...
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Tournament Preview: Skyhawks Grab Top Seed for OVC Tournament
The final week of regular season play in the Ohio Valley Conference ended the same way it began: with UT Martin and Belmont sharing the...
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Mar. 1
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin...
CSJ Big Sky Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/29/2020: History-Making Season Continues at Montana State
The confetti that rained down from the rafters of Worthington Arena on Feb. 22 may have been a harbinger of things to come for Montana...
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 23
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin...
BOXTOROW: FAMU is No. 1 in BOXTOROW HBCU Recruiting Rankings
This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that...
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Aggies Remain Perfect in WAC Play
New Mexico State was pushed to the limit, but the Aggies responded in a big way to move to the brink of securing the Western...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Govs Hold Off Racers to Forge Tie Atop OVC Standings
Austin Peay rose to the challenge on both ends of the court as the Governors moved into a tie atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings...
CSJ Big Sky Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Idaho Stuns EWU as Eagles Fall Out of Big Sky Lead
Eastern Washington’s bid to move into a tie for the lead in the Big Sky Conference standings took a major hit from the unlikeliest of...
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Race for OVC Top Spot Tightens
Tennessee Tech began the conference season by winning 10 straight games. Oh, how times can change....
OPINION: Watch Out, North Dakota State: The Big 10 Is Coming For Your Trey Lance With Their Proposed One Time Transfer Rule
If the Big 10 and the Power 5 have their way, however, the Trey Lance's of the world won't be sticking around at FCS schools...
CSJ WAC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/22/2020: Lopes Move Atop WAC Women’s Standings
Grand Canyon used a big fourth quarter to extend its winning streak to six games and along the way moved into first place in the...
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 16
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin...
CSJ’s Ranking of the Patriot League’s 2020 Football Recruiting Classes: The Patsy Ratings
I'm proud to unveil this year's edition of the Patsy Ratings....
CSJ WAC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Streaking Grand Canyon Moves into First-Place Tie
UMKC has some company atop the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball standings....
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Aggies Look to Remain Perfect in WAC Play
Defense played a key role as New Mexico State remained undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play with a 61-57 win over a spirited Bakersfield team...
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Close Race At the Top Heats Up
Belmont did all it could to remain in the hunt for its fifth straight Ohio Valley Conference regular season title by defeating Tennessee Tech 59-47...
Arizona State Wrestling: No. 3 Sun Devils Roll Past Cardinal 28-12
Five members of that stellar recruiting class, who are all in their final year with the Sun Devils, were honored prior the home finale on...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Racers, Governors Remain Atop OVC Standings After Narrow Wins over Spirited Panther Squad
Murray State and Austin Peay continue to go toe-to-toe for the top spot in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Racers and Governors both swept...
CSJ Big Sky Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Tight Race Continues in Big Sky Conference
With just over one month remaining before the start of the Big Sky Conference tournament it appears to be a three-team race for the top...
CSJ Big Sky Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/9/2020: Eagles, Grizzlies Clash with Conference Lead at Stake
League leading Eastern Washington travels to Missoula to tangle with the Grizzlies with the top spot in the league standings going to the victor....
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Feb. 2
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin...
CSJ WAC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/2/2020: Movement Among League-Leaders Likely
New Mexico State, which plays at Grand Canyon on Saturday, won its lone encounter a week ago by getting past UT Rio Grande Valley 76-75...
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/2/2020: League Looks to Close Gap on Aggies
Conference leader New Mexico State could only sit back and watch as the rest of the league looked to close the gap between the Aggies...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 2/2/2020: MSU’s Brown, AP’s Adams Shine in OVC Triumphs
Ohio Valley Conference co-leaders Murray State and Austin Peay were pushed to the limit, but both came away with a pair of wins last week...
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Jan. 27
Here are this week’s CSJ’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament projections using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use the Sagarin...
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/26/2020: Aggies Remain Perfect
New Mexico State remained perfect in Western Athletic Conference play by winning a pair of games last week to improve to 5-0 in the league...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/26/2020: Racers, Governors Continue to Pace OVC Men’s Standings
Murray State and Austin Peay continue to lead the way in the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball standings. ...
2020 CSJ Sagarin NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Projections-Jan. 20
Here are CSJ’s first projections for this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament using these same Sagarin rankings for the field of 68 teams. We use...
Teemer Picks Up First Collegiate Pin as Sun Devils Topple Beavers
TEMPE, Ariz. – Jacori Teemer was looking for something new when he stepped on the mat for Arizona State in its dual against Oregon State. He...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/19/2020: Racers, Governors Remain Perfect in OVC Play
Murray State and Austin Peay continue to lead the way in the Ohio Valley Conference as the Racers and Governors both swept a pair of...
CSJ WAC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/19/2020: New Mexico State Seeks Separation
New Mexico State looks to create some separation between itself and the rest of the pack when they tangle with Utah Valley and Seattle on...
NDSU Out-Executed JMU to Win National Championship
As a JMU fan and alum, it was tough to sit inside a cold Toyota Stadium this past Saturday and watch my team lose. What...
College Sports Journal Sagarin G5 Top 25–FINAL 2019
Below are the Final 2019 Top 25 FBS Group of Five (G5) rankings based on the Sagarin rankings after all postseason games have been completed...
CSJ 2019 CFP Championship Sugar Bowl Preview: Clemson vs. LSU, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
The Tigers were dominant all season and got here by winning the SEC Crown by defeating Georgia and by boat racing Oklahoma in the CFP...
CSJ WAC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/12/2020: Surprising Bakersfield Tops Standings
The first week of the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball season has proven several things. One, there’s a lot of basketball to be played. Two,...
FCS National Championship Game – The Road to Frisco, James Madison Dukes
When looking at James Madison’s road to Frisco and the FCS National Championship game this weekend, you have to look farther back than just the...
CSJ Patriot League Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/12/2020: Crusaders Perfect 3-0 Week Has Holy Cross Atop Standings
Patriot League Women’s Basketball conference play continues this week with five games on Wednesday, January 8, four on Saturday, Jan. 11 and one on Sunday,...
The College Sports Journal 2020 FCS National Championship Roundtable: James Madison vs. North Dakota State, And Fearless Predictions
The FCS National Championship game will be played this weekend in Frisco, Texas and will be televised nationally on ABC. Prior to the game, the...
CSJ OVC Men’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/11/2020: Four Teams Share Top Spot in OVC Men’s Standings
Belmont, the preseason favorite to win the Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball title, kicked off the conference season with a double-digit loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville...
CSJ OVC Women’s Hoops Preview Week Ending 1/11/2020: Belmont Starts League Play With Two Wins
The preseason favorites in the Ohio Valley Conference are beginning to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack as the top three teams in...
2019 FCS National Championship Game Position Breakdown – James Madison
We are just over a week out from the FCS National Championship game in Frisco, TX. By all accounts, this should be a tightly contested,...
CSJ 2020 Taxslayer Gator Bowl Preview: Indiana vs. Tennessee, How to Watch and Fearless Predictions
Tennessee will look to cap the 2019 season with its sixth straight win as the Volunteers take on Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The...
Notre Dame Rolls Past Cyclones 33-9 in Camping World Bowl
Notre Dame turned two early miscues into 10 points that fueled a 33-9 win over the Cyclones on Dec. 28 in the Camping World Bowl...
Mond Leads Texas A&M Past Cowboys 24-21 in Texas Bowl
Aggie quarterback Kellen Mond ran for a career-high 117 yards and threw one touchdown pass to help Texas A&M rally to defeat Oklahoma State 24-21. ...