Mark Hudspeth Receives Extension

Christmas came early for Austin Peay head coach Mark Hudspeth as he received a contract extension through the 2024 season. Hudspeth led the Governors to quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs in the school’s first appearance and was named OVC Coach of the Year. 2019 marked the first season in charge for Hudspeth in which he … Read more

Two Opponents Added to 2020 Gardner-Webb Schedule

Just over a week after announcing Tre Lamb as their new head coach, Gardner-Webb added two opponents to their 2020 schedule. The first team added was Division II Limestone College. The Bulldogs will open the season at home against Limestone on Thursday, September 3. Limestone is coming off a 3-8 season and going 2-6 as … Read more

Tarleton State Future Football Schedule Additions

Tarleton State, another new FCS member in 2020, has scheduled five opponents in the future schedules per FBSChedules. The added teams were Dixie State, South Dakota State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Western New Mexico, and Western Oregon. As announced earlier this year, Dixie State was scheduled to face South Dakota State on November 14, 2020. However, Tarleton … Read more

Dixie State Schedules Two Future FCS Opponents

Dixie State, a 2020 newcomer to the FCS level, has added the Missouri Valley Football Conference duo of Northern Iowa and Illinois State to their future football schedule per FBSchedules. Dixie State will play Northern Iowa in a home-and-home series on October 15, 2022 in Iowa and in Utah on November 15, 2025. The home-and-home … Read more

McNeese Ineligible for 2020 FCS Playoffs

The McNeese Cowboys will not be participating in the 2020 FCS Playoffs after failing to maintain the required NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR). The NCAA requires all programs to maintain an APR of 930 or higher over a four year period in order to be eligible for the postseason. McNeese had an average APR of … Read more

Tre Lamb Hired As Gardner-Webb Head Coach

Gardner-Webb announced the hire of Tre Lamb as head coach. Lamb had previously been the offensive coordinator at Tennessee Tech the past two seasons. Lamb is replacing Carroll McCray, who compiled a 27-53 overall record and 10-27 Big South record in 7 seasons. Lamb’s first season as OC for Tennessee Tech was poor: the Eagles … Read more

Dean Hood Hired as Murray State Head Coach

Kentucky special teams coordinator Dean Hood has been hired as the next head coach of the Murray State Racers. Hood returns to the Ohio Valley Conference where he was head coach of Eastern Kentucky from 2008 – 2015. He went 55-38 in 8 seasons with 2 conference titles, 3 FCS Playoff appearances (0-3 record), and … Read more

Ed McCaffrey Hired As Northern Colorado Head Coach

Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey has been hired as the head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears. McCaffrey had been the coach of the Valor Christian high school team for the past two seasons which included a state championship in 2018. McCaffrey spent 13 seasons in the NFL from 1991 through 2003 with … Read more