The NCAA has changed its reclassification policy providing FCS programs a path to compete in the playoffs a year sooner. Schools will have to meet all the criteria in order to be granted the accelerated reclassification. The specific criteria have not been revealed as noted by St. Thomas, which anticipates compliance when the new rules … Read more
Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, February 11, Chicago State announced it would begin the search for its first head coach with the goal of completing the process in the spring of 2025. CollegeAD originally reported in early February on CSU’s plan to hire a coach in the spring of 2025. The article has been updated to … Read more
The Big Sky and ESPN have agreed to a five-year extension of its media rights deal that will run from the 2025-26 academic year through the 2029-30 academic year. Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill originally announced some of the details in July 2024. The Big Sky and ESPN began their partnership with the 2021-22 academic … Read more
Hampton University has been put on three years probation following an investigation by the NCAA into improper student-athlete certification. Hampton and the NCAA arrived at a negotiated resolution that will see the school on probation from December 18, 2024, through December 17, 2027. In 2021-22 and 2022-23, Hampton allowed four football student-athletes to compete without … Read more
Amidst a sea of collegiate athletic change, the Ivy League had one policy that was the most resistant to the raging waters. However, that longstanding Ivy League policy has finally fallen: the winner of the 2025 regular season championship will play in the FCS Playoffs for the first time in conference history in a move … Read more
The NCAA has selected Nashville, Tennessee host the 2026 and 2027 FCS National Championship Games. Those games will take place after the 2025 and 2026 seasons, respectively. The title games will be played at Vanderbilt University’s FirstBank Stadium and hosted by the Ohio Valley Conference. Toyota Stadium in Frisco is the current home of the … Read more
The University of California, Davis will join the Mountain West Conference but its football team will stay in the Big Sky Conference. UC Davis will join the Mountain West starting with the 2026-27 academic year. UC Davis moved from NCAA Division II to Division I beginning in 2003 and upon completion of the four-year reclassification … Read more
Less than two weeks after completing the 2024 season, Stony Brook is set to replace its football field. Associate Athletic Director Patrick Muffley shared photos on social media showing materials that will be used for the new turf. Stony Brook will continue to use an artificial surface. Stony Brook plays at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium … Read more
Nashville is not the only city looking to host the FCS Championship games following the 2025 and 2026 seasons, according to Inforum. Frisco, Houston, Kansas City, and St. Louis are also looking to host an FCS National Championship game as Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas undergoes renovations. St. Louis bid to host only the 2027 … Read more
The Bayou Classic will continue to be broadcast by NBC through the 2027 season, NBC Sports announced on Monday, December 2. The Bayou Classic features the Grambling State Tigers and Southern Jaguars and has been shown by NBC since 1991. Grambling State and Southern have played 76 times between 1932 and 2024 with the matchup … Read more