Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini has left his position to take over as defensive coordinator of the reining FBS champion LSU Tigers. Pelini spent the previous five seasons with the Penguins guiding them to a 33-28 overall record with a mark of 18-22 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. In his lone FCS Playoff…
Texas State has scheduled a home game against Incarnate Word for Saturday, September 18, 2021. The 2021 contest will be the second meeting between the two Texas universities. Texas State easily defeated Incarnate Word 48-17 in the first meeting in 2016. Incarnate Word also faces FBS opponents Baylor (2020) and Nevada (2022). Incarnate Word went…
Furman announced a two game series against Ohio Valley Conference member Tennessee Tech. The games will take place in 2021 and 2023. Tennessee Tech will host the first game on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Furman will host the return game on Saturday, September 2, 2023. The two teams met in 1975 and 1976 with the…
Temple has added FCS opponents Wagner in 2021 and Norfolk State in 2023 to their future schedules. Tentatively, the Owls will face Wagner on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at home. They will play at home versus Norfolk State on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Both games are the first meeting for the respective schools versus Temple….
The Robert Morris Colonials will play at Miami (OH) in 2022 per FBSchedules. The game is currently scheduled for Saturday, September 10 in Oxford, Ohio. The 2022 meeting will be the first between the two schools. Robert Morris also has MAC opponents Bowling Green (2020) and Central Michigan (2021) on their future schedule. The 2019…
The McNeese Cowboys have their man. McNeese hired former UT-San Antonio coach Frank Wilson this week to lead their program. Wilson is no stranger to Louisiana. He graduated from Nicholls and then spent 7 years as a high school assistant and head coach. He was also an assistant at LSU from 2010 through 2015 before…
Presbyterian and Tommy Spangler have agreed to a contract extension through the 2021 season the school announced this week. Spangler is 50-49 overall as head coach of the Blue Hose. The move brings stability to the program as they complete their move from the Big South to the Pioneer Football League. The Blue Hose will…
Missouri State announced the hire of Bobby Petrino as head coach of the program. The news came less than a week after they agreed to buyout the contract of Dave Steckel. Bobby Petrino has coached at three different FBS schools: Louisville (two different tenures), Arkansas, and Western Kentucky. His overall career record is 119-56. He…
An interception in the end zone preserved North Dakota State’s eighth FCS title in the last nine seasons. The Bison won 28-20 over James Madison to cap an undefeated 16-0 season. The game began with JMU receiving the kickoff and proceeding to drive down the field for a touchdown. Ben DiNucci found Riley Stapleton for…
Charleston Southern finalized their 2020 schedule by adding Mercer and North Greenville. The Buccaneers will start the season at home on September 5 against North Greenville, a Division II opponent. The Crusaders went 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the Gulf South Conference. CSU holds a 12-2 record over the Crusaders. CSU will go on the…
