Editor’s Note: This post has been updated as of Thursday, November 7 to reflect Texas A&M-Commerce changing its name to East Texas A&M. This post was previously updated as of Tuesday, August 27 to include the proposed NCAA changes to the Transfer Portal and waiver blanket for redshirt rules. The 2024 FCS season is a…
Stephen F. Austin is leaving the Western Athletic Conference to return to the Southland Conference beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The football team will leave the United Athletic Conference to rejoin the Southland with the SLC expected to play a 7-game conference schedule in 2024. SFA became a member of the FCS – then…
Towson has scheduled in-state opponent Maryland two more times in 2028 and 2030. The two schools will also meet on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Towson will travel to College Park on Saturday, September 2, 2028 and Saturday, September 14, 2030. Despite the proximity to each other, the two teams have only met three times in…
North Carolina A&T has scheduled not one but two different two-game series against FCS opponents, according to FBSchedules. The Aggies will play against a familiar foe – Tennessee State – and a new one – Princeton. North Carolina A&T and Tennessee State have a home-and-home series scheduled for 2025 and 2028. TSU will host the…
The Bucknell Bison will be trampling over a new football for the 2024 season. The football team shared a post on social media indicating work was underway to replace its previous turf field. Bucknell originally installed FieldTurf back in 2001 to replace its grass field in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The FieldTurf was replaced again in…
Texas A&M-Commerce has announced a matchup against Tulsa to be played in 2026. The Lions will travel to face Tulsa on Saturday, September 19 in the first matchup between the two teams. Commerce also has scheduled games against FBS foes in 2024 versus San Diego State (8/31) and Florida State in 2026 (9/6). Commerce played…
Tennessee State will renovate Hale Stadium as it looks to make more frequent appearances on the field that hosted numerous football games in the last half of the 20th century. Since 1999, the Tigers have primarily called Nissan Stadium in Nashville home for its football games alongside the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. TSU signed a 30-year…
Robert Morris and Buffalo have scheduled a matchup for Saturday, September 26, 2026. The two schools have met once previously in 2019 with Buffalo posting a 38-10 victory. Robert Morris has three additional future FBS teams scheduled against Utah State on August 31, 2024, West Virginia on August 30, 2025, and Akron on September 12,…
The Richmond Spiders are on the move after the school decided to leave the Coastal Athletic Association to join the Patriot League as a football only member beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The news was first reported by the Richmond-Times Dispatch and confirmed shortly after by the school. Richmond was a football-only affiliate in…
Mercyhurst is scheduled to play against NCAA Division III Buffalo State on Saturday, October 5, 2024, according to BSU’s social media posting. Buffalo State plays its football in the Liberty League. Mercyhurst is 7-9 all-time against the Bengals with all previous matchups occurring between 1981 and 1997. Mercyhurst lost seven straight games to the Bengals…
