The NCAA has amended its infractions policy to reflect exemplary cooperation during a case. The change will become effective on August 1, 2024. The NCAA provided a list of examples that would be considered exemplary cooperation such as: Should a program or individual meet the stated exemplary cooperation criteria, the NCAA will reduce the case…
The Coastal Athletic Association has given commissioner Joe D’Antonio a five-year contract extension through the 2028-29 academic year. D’Antonio is only the second commissioner in CAA’s history and took over the top spot in 2016. The CAA has seen many changes in football membership since 2022. James Madison left at the start of the 2022-23…
The Albany Great Danes will be trotting on a new field in 2024, according to a recent social media post from assistant coach Brendan Smith. Albany plays its home games on Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. Tom & Mary Casey Stadium opened in fall 2013 with a seating capacity of 8,500…
VMI will be marching on a new football in 2024. A post on the team’s social media account noted that the re-sodding of the field has started and that a new film room will be constructed as well. VMI plays on the Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium in Lexington, Virginia, which was constructed in…
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has extended Commissioner Charles McClelland’s contract through the 2031-32 academic year. McClelland took over in 2018 and oversaw the expansion of the SWAC membership with the additions of Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M in 2021. FAMU captured the SWAC Championship and Celebration Bowl in 2023 as the program went 12-1 for one…
North Alabama will have a new home by the 2026 season. The school broke ground on a new stadium that will be called Bank Independent Stadium with construction to begin immediately. UNA has an estimated cost of $65 million to build the stadium with $25 million coming via fundraising and another $35 million borrowed by…
The Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference altered their football association agreement. The two conferences allow a “look-in” provision following the 2026 season that could allow the agreement to be extended four years through the 2030 season. The original agreement was set to last four years from 2023 through 2026 as the two conferences…
Welcome back to the now annual update regarding Fear The FCS where we provide insights into some of the updates and enhancements to the website. The past two years of updates mainly focused on the FCS versus FBS historical database changes but there’s not much to report this year regarding the database. Instead, the last…
The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday, which measures the academic success of a school and its various athletic programs. Failure to obtain a rating over 930 can lead to penalties, such as the penalty 7 FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2019-20 academic year through the…
The Mercer Bears will be running around on a new football field this fall. The football field will be replaced and installed before the 2024 season amidst a larger facility upgrade plan by the university. Mercer plays at Five Star Stadium, which opened in 2013 and coincided with football’s return that year. The Bears played…
