Xavier University will not be bringing back its football team “in the near term”, according to Director of Athletics Greg Christopher. The school will focus on other campus projects before returning to the idea of football. Xavier is focused on finding a location for the new College of Medicine facility, which impacts a potential stadium … Read more
The NCAA has approved new requirements for FBS programs that will have a direct impact on current FCS schools looking to move up. The NCAA has increased the FBS application from $5,000 to $5 million, effective immediately. The NCAA also eliminated the attendance requirements for FBS schools effective immediately, which is a pyrrhic victory for … Read more
The FCS may have another new team in the next few years. Chicago State is in an all-out fundraising blitz with the ultimate hope of adding a football team as soon as the 2025 season. In January 2023, Chicago State formed an exploratory committee to look at adding football. Fast forward eight months and the … Read more
The University of West Georgia is moving up to the FCS ranks. The Georgia Board of Regents approved the move on Friday and the school will begin the four-year transition process to the ASUN beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. West Georgia’s football team will play in the United Athletic Conference, which is comprised of … Read more
The Bryant Bulldogs will join the Coastal Athletic Association as a football-only member starting with the 2024 season. Bryant is a full member of the America East Conference. The 2023 season will mark Bryant’s only season in the newly named Big South-OVC Football Association. The Bulldogs previously joined the Big South in football starting with … Read more
The Pioneer Football League has a new Commissioner and it is a familiar face. Greg Walter will take over the top spot in the PFL after spending the previous decade as the conference’s associate commissioner. The PFL is a non-scholarship, football-only conference with 11 current members. It began in 1993 after the NCAA mandated all … Read more
The CAA has changed its name from the Colonial Athletic Association to the Coastal Athletic Association. The conference will still be referred to as the CAA and there will be no change to the CAA logo. The CAA’s Commissioner Joe D’Antonio said in a statement, “The Conference’s new name represents a culmination of its efforts … Read more
Editor’s note: This post was updated on Thursday, July 20 to reflect the CAA’s new name and on August 10 to include the 12-game schedule allowance for the 2024 and 2025 seasons along with Bryant’s move to the CAA in 2024. This post was further updated on September 8 with the news of West Georgia … Read more
Editor’s Note 11/1/2023: Xavier University decided in October 2023 that it will not be adding football in the near term as it focuses on other campus priorities. Xavier University is considering the addition of football and a decision on the matter is expected by the end of 2023. Xavier athletic director Greg Christopher went on … Read more
Editor’s Note: On October 4, 2023, the NCAA formally adopted the requirements outlined below. The application fee increase was effective immediately while the scholarship funding changes will be effective starting in the 2027-28 academic year. The NCAA has proposed new requirements for schools that would like to move from the Football Championship Subdivision to the … Read more