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Merrimack and Sacred Heart to Contest 2024 Yankee Conference Championship
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…
Samford Replaces Football Field
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…
SIU Edwardsville Not Planning to Add Football
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…
MVFC Commissioner Patty Viverito to Retire After 2024-25 Academic Year
The Missouri Valley Football Conference will begin the search for its second commissioner as Patty Viverito has announced her retirement following the 2024-25 academic year. Viverito confirmed the news at the MVFC’s media day event on Tuesday. Viverito has been the conference’s only commissioner since its formation in 1982 with football sponsorship beginning in 1985….
South Dakota Replacing Football Field
The South Dakota Coyotes will be hunting down opponents inside the DakotaDome on a new football field in 2024. The school announced it was replacing its artificial surface with a new synthetic turf made by AstroTruf. The Coyotes have called the DakotaDome home since 1979 and it has been renovated numerous times since the turn…
NCAA Amends Infractions Policy
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…
CAA Extends Commissioner Joe D’Antonio
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…
Albany Replacing Football Field
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 Replacing Football Field
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…
SWAC Extends McClelland; Several FCS Scheduling Updates Revealed
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…