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 and Bryant’s move to the CAA in 2024. This post was further updated on September 8 with the news of West Georgia moving … Read more
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 the record to discuss football with The Cincinnati Enquirer. “I keep calling it a definite maybe. The program itself makes sense. The challenge we have is we … Read more
The NCAA has proposed new requirements for schools that would like to move from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision. The proposals, which will not be voted on until a future date, would have a noticeable impact on current FCS programs. The most significant changes would require additional staff, an increase in … Read more
Fear The FCS is happy to present a searchable historical database for every FCS versus FBS game going back to 1978. The data is referenced just about everywhere on this website when it comes to FCS versus FBS games but now anyone can look at previous games. The link to the database can be found … Read more
The 2023 season is approaching and that means plenty of FCS versus FBS matchups are on tap with 118 this season. There will not be a record number of games featuring FCS teams against FBS opponents as we saw in both 2021 and 2022. This season will also mark the sixth time in the last eight seasons that … Read more
Western Illinois will leave the Summit League after the 2023-24 academic year to become a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Leathernecks will play the 2023 FCS season as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and join the OVC in 2024. The move by WIU may help them become more competitive on … Read more
After two seasons and two different names, the ASUN and WAC football schools will compete in a newly named United Athletic Conference. The 9 members will compete under the UAC brand for the FCS Playoff automatic qualifying spot given to the conference winner. The ASUN and WAC have partnered up in football since 2021 when … Read more
The University of Texas at Arlington hasn’t played a snap of football in nearly four decades and the first step to bringing it back has been taken. Students at UT Arlington participated in Student Government elections with a referendum on the ballot that would begin the process of funding a football team. UT Arlington football … Read more
With the 2022 FCS season coming to a close with the National Championship in a few weeks, let’s take a look back at how FCS teams performed against the FBS. There were 120 FCS versus FBS matchups in 2022, which set a record for most in a single season. For the FCS, it was a … Read more
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has officially announced the start of a football program. The Vaqueros will kick off for the first time in the 2025 season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Per the release, UTRGV will be fully eligible for the NCAA Playoffs and play a full WAC schedule … Read more