Tim Skipper to Lead Cal Poly
Cal Poly has hired Tim Skipper as the program’s next head coach. Skipper was the…
2025 FCS Playoff Bracket
Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2025 FCS Playoff bracket is set, with North Dakota State expected to take the top spot. Montana State is likely the second overall seed. Those two met in the previous FCS National Championship in January 2025, with NDSU winning a thriller…
2025-26 FCS Coaching Changes
It’s already that time of the year when the coaching carousel will be in full swing for the 2025-26 FCS offseason. The 2024-25 offseason saw 23 head coaching changes, which was down from the 31 witnessed during the 2023-24 FCS offseason. There are numerous reasons for a coaching change; the table below will keep track…
Tim Skipper to Lead Cal Poly
Cal Poly has hired Tim Skipper as the program’s next head coach. Skipper was the interim head coach at UCLA for the last 9 games of the 2025 season, following the dismissal of DeShaun Foster. Skipper played linebacker at Fresno State from 1997 through 2000 and immediately went into coaching with Western New Mexico for…
Samford Hires John Grass
The Samford Bulldogs have named John Grass as the football team’s next head coach. Grass was an assistant coach with the Clemson Tigers for the previous four seasons. Grass is familiar with the state of Alabama. He graduated from Jacksonville State in 1990 and then spent 22 years as a high school coach in Alabama….
2025 FCS Versus FBS Matchups in Review
The 2025 FCS playoffs are underway, so it’s time to provide a recap of the 126 FCS versus FBS matchups to take place this season. Of note, the 126 FCS-FBS games broke the previous record of 121 set in the 2024 season. We’ll start by looking at the FCS over FBS wins, some records, firsts,…
Southern Hires Marshall Faulk
The Southern University Jaguars have found their next head coach in former NFL star Marshall Faulk. Faulk was the running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes during the 2025 season. Faulk will be tasked with leading Southern back to SWAC glory. The Jaguars have just one SWAC title in the previous two decades, during the…
HBCU Fab Five and Flop Five: Thanksgiving Edition
This is truly a special time of the year and a time to be truly thankful for the blessings we all receive on a daily basis. Whether you celebrate with friends and family or by yourself, we all truly have something or someone in our lives to show our thanks for and count the good fortune…
Bobby Wilder, Tim Polasek Agree to New Deals
Two FCS Playoff teams secured new deals with their current head coach. Bobby Wilder and Tennessee Tech agreed to a new five-year contract, while Tim Polasek and North Dakota State agreed to a new seven-year deal. Wilder has only been with the Golden Eagles for two seasons, but has taken the program to new heights…
A Short Preview and Lots of Thoughts on the 2025 FCS Playoff Bracket
The 2025 FCS Playoff bracket is out and the games are set to kick off this weekend. There are some clear favorites, some possible spoilers, and a few teams that have hit a rut heading into the second season. I also provide some overall thoughts on the first few rounds, thoughts on some the FCS…
Ray Priore Resigns From Penn
Ray Priore, a fixture of the Penn football program for nearly four decades, resigned from the head coaching position. Prior led the Quakers since 2015, going 58-42 overall and claiming two Ivy League titles in 2015 and 2016. Priore graduated from the University of Albany and spent two years on the coaching staff as a…
Fear The FCS 2025 Week 13 Media Ballot
For the first time, I was invited to vote in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 for the 2025 season. I was beyond thrilled to accept the invitation, and like many others, I take the opportunity seriously. As part of the weekly process, I will provide some thoughts and reasoning for my top 25. Below…
Cal Poly Parts Ways With Paul Wulff
The Cal Poly Mustangs have parted ways with head coach Paul Wulff. Wulff went 10-24 overall and 5-19 in Big Sky games in his three seasons with the school. Wulff’s first two seasons featured identical 3-8 records, followed by a 4-8 campaign this year. Wulff took over the Cal Poly program in 2023, following Beau…
