The Jackson State Tigers made it official on Monday morning: Deion Sanders is the next head coach of the football program. The hiring of Sanders was reported by HBCU Sports and that report was subsequently refuted by Jackson State. The on-record denial was undermined over the weekend by photos showing Sanders on Jackson State’s 2021 … Read more
The college football season has made it through three weeks of games. FCS teams played five games this past weekend with all five coming against FBS competition. One game originally scheduled for Saturday, September 19 but has been postponed to October 10 is Central Arkansas‘ visit to Arkansas State. Below is a look back on … Read more
Just minutes after their 24-10 loss against Texas-San Antonio, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks were busy announcing two new foes for this November. The Lumberjacks will host Division II member Pittsburg State on Saturday, November 14. It will be the first meeting between the two teams on the gridiron. The Lumberjacks also announced a road … Read more
Wednesday evening provided some important information for the spring 2021 season. The big news was the FCS regular season and championship dates were set for the upcoming spring season. FCS teams will be allowed to play 8 games over 13 weeks with the last regular season date being Saturday, April 17. The FCS Playoffs will … Read more
The FCS’ heavily revised schedule took a small hit in the regular season on Tuesday with Central Arkansas and Arkansas State announcing the postponement of Saturday’s contest. Central Arkansas was slated to travel to Jonesboro for a game at 7 PM but Arkansas State announced they had a slew of “unavailable players” that left certain … Read more
The Jackson State Tigers has added to its spring 2021 football schedule on Monday with the addition of the Edward Waters Tigers. The Battle of the Tigers will commence in Jackson, Mississippi on either Friday, February 19 or Saturday, February 20. The two teams will finalize the date at a later time. “We are very … Read more
Week two of the college football season is complete after six FCS teams took on FBS schools on Saturday. Below are some observations and trends from week two of the FCS season. Date Away Home Score 9/12 Eastern Kentucky West Virginia 10-56 9/12 Campbell Georgia Southern 26-27 9/12 Austin Peay Pittsburgh 0-55 9/12 The Citadel … Read more
The Indiana State Sycamores and Montana Grizzlies have both agreed to play a home-and-home series in 2022 and 2025. The first game will be hosted by Indiana State on Saturday, September 17, 2022 in Terre Haute. Three years later, Montana will host the second game on Saturday, September 20, 2025 in Missoula. The home-and-home series … Read more
There were two changes announced on Labor Day involving FCS teams. One change was for this week and one addition was announced for the spring season. The first was that The Citadel’s game against the South Florida Bulls has been changed from 1 PM Eastern Time to 7 PM. Saturday’s meeting will be the third … Read more
Week one of the 2020 college football season is in the books and four FCS teams played with all being at FBS opponents. Below are some observations from the opening week of the 2020 FCS season. Date Away Home Score 9/3 Central Arkansas UAB 35-45 9/5 Eastern Kentucky Marshall 0-59 9/5 Houston Baptist North Texas … Read more