James Madison cleared the final hurdle in its quest to become an FBS member. The Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission voted unanimously to allow James Madison to leave for the Sun Belt. JMU could join the Sun Belt as early as 2022-23 for all sports. Friday’s vote caps a wild few weeks for the Dukes….
Editor’s Note: Texas A&M-Commerce and the Southland Conference confirmed the news on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. The Southland Conference’s first move to replenish its declining football membership will be inviting Division II Texas A&M-Commerce to join the league, per Dan Wolken of USA Today. The Southland Conference was hit hard by the recent realignment news…
The Austin Peay Governors have decided to leave the Ohio Valley Conference and join the ASUN. Austin Peay will become a full member of the ASUN starting in the 2022-23 academic year. Austin Peay joined the OVC in 1962 and was the fourth-longest tenured school at the time of departure. Nine full members remain in…
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will request a student referendum to increase the student fees that will allow for the school to establish a football program according to a report by Alex Del Barrio of KRGV Sports. The team would begin competition starting in the fall of 2025. It was reported earlier this…
The 2021 season has plenty of opportunities to watch our beloved FCS teams square off against FBS foes. In fact, there are 117 such games scheduled for the upcoming season. We’re excited to see these games back on the docket so let’s take a look at 10 of the FCS versus FBS games that we…
A new season is nearly upon us and with the merry-go-round that is college athletics, that also means plenty of changes at the FCS level. Let’s take a look at what’s new for 2021 in the FCS. If you want a simple summary, please click here to go to the table at the end of…
The 2021 season is approaching quickly and with it are a record number of FCS versus FBS matchups. In total, 117 such matchups are scheduled to take place, which is three more than the previous record of 114 set in 2019. Furthermore, three of the last four seasons and four of the last six seasons…
We want to welcome you back to the latest iteration of Fear The FCS! We have swapped out the old navy and gold for what we believe is a much more appreciated color scheme and simplistic layout. We hope you enjoy this update but a new interface is not the only update we have made….
The Hampton Pirates became the 10th FCS program to opt-out of playing football in the spring. Hampton suspended all spring programs but will continue to forge ahead with modified men’s and women’s basketball schedules. Hampton became the second FCS program this week alone to pass on the spring season. Bethune-Cookman suspended all athletic activities for…
The Citadel Bulldogs were recipients of a rare favorable ruling by the NCAA to play eight conference games in the spring. The Citadel played a four-game fall schedule against South Florida, Clemson, Eastern Kentucky, and Army. Due to the NCAA’s restriction on FCS teams playing only 11 games, The Citadel was originally scheduled to play…
