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Western Illinois Joining OVC in 2023-24; Football to Play 2023 Season in MVFC
Western Illinois will leave the Summit League after the 2023-24 academic year to become a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Leathernecks will play the 2023 FCS season as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and join the OVC in 2024. The move by WIU may help them become more competitive on…
The ASUN and WAC Form Football-Only United Athletic Conference
After two seasons and two different names, the ASUN and WAC football schools will compete in a newly named United Athletic Conference. The 9 members will compete under the UAC brand for the FCS Playoff automatic qualifying spot given to the conference winner. The ASUN and WAC have partnered up in football since 2021 when…
First Hurdle Cleared in Bid to Bring Back Football to UT Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington hasn’t played a snap of football in nearly four decades and the first step to bringing it back has been taken. Students at UT Arlington participated in Student Government elections with a referendum on the ballot that would begin the process of funding a football team. UT Arlington football…
FCS Football is Coming to the Rio Grande Valley
Editor’s Note: In March 2024, UTRGV announced it would be joining the Southland Conference beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. As a result, the football program will make its debut in 2025 as a member of the Southland. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has officially announced the start of a football program. The…
Students Say No to Football at New Orleans
The most important vote in the United States this week happened at the University of New Orleans on Wednesday. The students held a vote that would have allowed the University to add a football program at the cost of an additional $400 per semester for each full-time student. The students soundly rejected the Student Experience…
Kennesaw State Leaving ASUN for C-USA in 2024
The Kennesaw State Owls will leave the FCS and ASUN conference to join the FBS and Conference USA in 2024. The move was originally reported a week prior by ESPN’s Pete Thamel. By the time the Owls join C-USA, they will have gone from not having a football team to the FBS within a decade….
Four FCS Games Already Impacted by Hurricane Ian’s Presence
Four FCS games – Eastern Washington at Florida, South Carolina State at South Carolina, Campbell at North Carolina Central, and Stetson at San Diego – have been impacted by the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian on the gulf shores of Florida. Both Eastern Washington and South Carolina State saw their games moved from the original…
Houston Baptist University Changes Name to Houston Christian University
Houston Baptist University has changed its name to Houston Christian University, effective September 21, 2022. The school will continue to use the current colors – orange and blue – as well as the Husky nickname. The university released the following statement regarding the name change: After several years of research and the Board of Trustees’…
Campbell University Will Move to CAA in 2023
Campbell University announced they will leave the Big South Conference and join the Colonial Athletic Association starting in 2023. The Camels are the latest in a string of additions made by the CAA. The CAA has been aggressive in expanding its membership as they will have 15 football members in 2023 after Hampton, Monmouth, and…
Lamar Moves Back to Southland Effective Immediately
Lamar University has returned to the Southland a year earlier than planned in a surprise announcement by the Southland Conference. Lamar was originally planning to rejoin the Southland in 2023. The sudden move will have numerous impacts in 2022. The ASUN-WAC football alliance was going to feature 5 teams from each conference but that has…