South Carolina State’s football program will have a slight reduction in scholarships for the 2024 season following the NCAA’s ruling regarding eligibility certification infractions committed by the university. The NCAA ruled that the university failed to properly monitor student-athlete eligibility during the 2021-22 academic year across 3 sports. According to the resolution, South Carolina State…
The University of Central Oklahoma will look at all its options in a post-House world, according to a recent report in The Oklahoman. One of the possibilities could be a move to NCAA Division I and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Of course, that assumes the House vs. NCAA lawsuit settlement comes to pass, which…
Southern Utah rallied in the second half to take the lead against UTEP and then had to survive multiple comeback attempts to win 27-24 in overtime. The Thunderbirds won against an FBS for the fourth time in school history and the first time since they defeated South Alabama 22-21 in 2013. It was also the…
In a defensive game, it was some early offensive gambles that paid off for Idaho as the Vandals defeated Wyoming 17-13. It was the second straight year Idaho defeated a team from the Mountain West after posting a convincing 33-6 win against Nevada in 2023. Wyoming began with a field goal followed by great starting…
The Saint Francis Red Flash started strong offensively and used that advantage to post the school’s first victory over an FBS opponent. The Red Flash jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first half and held on to win 23-17 over the Kent State Golden Flashes. Jeff Hoenstine made his first career start with…
The NCAA has made a proposal that will impact the Division I Transfer Portal window and instituted a blanket waiver that amends the redshirt policy. The Transfer Portal policy would go into effect with the 2024-25 academic year while the redshirt policy already applies to the upcoming season. There are two transfer windows, one in…
It took 59 minutes and 50 seconds for Montana State to take its first lead against New Mexico but it counts all the same. The Bobcats climbed out of not one but two 17-point deficits to claw their way to a 35-31 win in the first FCS versus FBS game of the 2024 season. The…
Merrimack and Sacred Heart have announced the return of the Yankee Conference Championship for the 2024 season. Both teams are FCS Independents in 2024 following their moves to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Neither program has previously been a member of the Yankee Conference or its successor, the Atlantic 10 Conference. The game is…
The Samford Bulldogs will be running on a newly replaced artificial surface for the 2024 season. The team’s social media account posted a short video showing the transition between the two fields. Samford plays at Pete Hanna Stadium, which opened in 1958 as Seibert Stadium. Samford commemorated the memory of former alumnus Pete Hanna in…
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is not planning to add football according to recent statements made by athletic director Andrew Gavin. “Any future of football at SIUE? I can’t speak on forever. That’s not currently a discussion point for us,” Gavin said. SIUE has never fielded a varsity football program but does sponsor a club football…
