The 2024 FCS season is entering the playoffs so let’s provide a recap of all 121 FCS versus FBS matchups this year. The 121 FCS-FBS matchups in 2024 were a record and the 2025 season already has over 110 FCS-FBS games scheduled (yes, we’re already looking ahead). FCS Wins (6) There were six FCS over…
The Florida Gators (SEC) will swap out its FCS opponent for the 2025 season according to Swamp247. The Gators will welcome Long Island University (Northeast) to the Swamp on Saturday, August 30. The Florida A&M Rattlers (SWAC) were set to travel to Gainesville on Saturday, October 11, 2025, but that game will be pushed to…
Norfolk State (MEAC) has announced that Dawson Odums will no longer be the football head coach. Odums went 15-31 in his four seasons with the Spartans. The Spartans started 6-5 in Odums’ first season in 2021 but didn’t achieve a winning season after that. They fell to 2-9 in 2022 followed by a 3-8 record…
Davidson (Pioneer Football League) head coach Scott Abell is leaving for the same position at Rice (American Athletic). Abell went 47-28 overall in 7 seasons with the Wildcats and leaves as the school’s winningest coach all-time. Prior to taking over at Davidson, Abell was a high school assistant and head coach from 1993 through 2007….
McNeese (Southland) has fired head coach Gary Goff after three seasons with the Cowboys. Goff went 10-23 overall and 5-14 in the Southland Conference. Goff began his coaching career at NCAA Division II Tiffin University in 2011, compiling an overall record of 38-50 in nine seasons. He was hired by his alma mater, Valdosta State, in…
Bubba McDowell has been let go by Prairie View A&M (SWAC) after three seasons in charge. McDowell led the Panthers to the 2023 SWAC Championship, losing to Florida A&M 35-14. McDowell is the second FCS head coaching change on Sunday following Valparaiso’s Landon Fox. McDowell took over in 2022 following Eric Dooley’s four-year tenure. Dooley…
Valparaiso (Pioneer Football League) is making a head coaching change as Landon Fox’s contract will not be renewed by the university. Fox went 21-42 at Valpo in his six seasons from 2019 through 2024. He is also the first FCS coaching change since the end of the regular season. Fox was an assistant coach at…
Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2024 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and Montana State took the top spot, which is the first time they’ve been the #1 overall seed. Behind them are a trio of MVFC teams and an additional Big Sky team that will…
A record 121 FCS versus FBS games were played in 2024 and plenty produced exciting finishes. Six FCS teams ultimately prevailed over the FBS while another handful could have gone the same way. Below is a highly subjective list looking at the top ten(ish) FCS versus FBS games for the 2024 season with all five…
East Tennessee State (Southern) has extended head coach Tre Lamb’s contract through the 2028 season. Lamb is currently 6-5 overall in his first season with the Bucs. Lamb was hired in November 2023 by ETSU after four years in charge at Gardner-Webb. He led the Runnin’ Bulldogs to back-to-back Big South and Big South-OVC titles…
