10 FCS Versus FBS Games We Are Looking Forward to Watching for the 2022 Season

The 2022 college football season will feature a record number of FCS-FBS matchups with 119 games and that provides plenty of games with intrigue. As we did last year, we will provide our list of ten (or so) FCS-FBS games that we are looking forward to watching this season. As a friendly reminder, this is … Read more

Houston Baptist and Colorado State to Meet in 2027

Colorado State announced the addition of Houston Baptist to its 2027 non-conference schedule, which will mark the first football game between the two schools. Houston Baptist will travel to Fort Collins on Saturday, September 25, 2027 for the first meeting. Colorado State also announced a home-and-home series with Sam Houston State in 2027 and 2028 … Read more

Mercer to Play at Alabama in 2024

The Mercer Bears are set to play at the Alabama Crimson Tide for the third time in 7 years according to The Tuscaloosa News and FBSchedules. Mercer is scheduled to travel to Alabama on Saturday, November 16, 2024, according to the contracts obtained by USA Today and the school will receive $600,000 as part of … Read more

Campbell University Will Move to CAA in 2023

Campbell University announced they will leave the Big South Conference and join the Colonial Athletic Association starting in 2023. The Camels are the latest in a string of additions made by the CAA. The CAA has been aggressive in expanding its membership as they will have 15 football members in 2023 after Hampton, Monmouth, and … Read more

Lamar Moves Back to Southland Effective Immediately

Lamar University has returned to the Southland a year earlier than planned in a surprise announcement by the Southland Conference. Lamar was originally planning to rejoin the Southland in 2023. The sudden move will have numerous impacts in 2022. The ASUN-WAC football alliance was going to feature 5 teams from each conference but that has … Read more

FCS Changes for the 2022 Season

This post was edited on August 3, 2022 to reflect the news of Lamar returning to the Southland Conference starting in 2022 and Campbell joining the CAA in 2023. This post was updated on September 21, 2022 after Houston Baptist changed its name to Houston Christian. This post was further updated on October 14, 2022 … Read more

Incarnate Word Reverses Course, Will Stay in the Southland Conference

Incarnate Word has decided that it will remain in the Southland Conference instead of moving to the WAC. The Cardinals previously announced they would join the WAC starting with the 2022-23 academic year. The recommitment by UIW gives the Southland 6 eligible Division I members for 2022 combined with the newcomer Texas-A&M Commerce for a … Read more

A Classification Conundrum: Changes to the Historical FCS Versus FBS Database

With the 2022 FCS season approaching, we begin looking at changes and how they might affect our FCS versus FBS database. In 2022, the FCS will have several changes but none more impactful than Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State beginning the move to the FBS along with James Madison, which has already left for … Read more

ASUN and WAC to Renew Football Alliance for 2022

The Atlantic Sun and Western Athletic conferences have agreed to keep the football alliance – originally set up in 2021 – for the 2022 season with some changes due to realignment moves. In 2021, 7 teams were eligible for the ASUN-WAC automatic qualifying spot with three from the ASUN and four from the WAC. In … Read more