In 2025, I was invited to vote in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 for the first time. I was beyond thrilled to accept the invitation, and like many others, I take the opportunity seriously. I am a returning voter in 2026 and, as part of the weekly process, I will provide some thoughts, reasoning, and transparency…
The Albany Great Danes hired Tom Perkovich to lead the football program. Perkovich was previously with the NCAA Division III Susquehanna River Hawks for 11 years. Perkovich played football and basketball at Canisius from 1999 through 2002. The school dropped football after the 2002 season and Perkovich would begin his coaching career in 2003 at…
The Albany Great Danes have decided not to retain interim head coach Jared Ambrose at the end of the 2025 season. Ambrose and Albany are sitting at 1-10 overall and 0-7 in the CAA with one game remaining. Ambrose was named the interim coach in early March, following the departure of longtime head coach Greg…
The FCS coaching carousel is in full swing for the 2025-26 offseason. The 2024-25 offseason saw 23 head coaching changes, which was down from the 31 witnessed during the 2023-24 FCS offseason. There are numerous reasons for a coaching change; the table below will keep track of all changes, along with a chart at the…
The television networks have made their early season selections for national broadcasts in the upcoming 2025 season. The FCS will have over two dozen regular season national TV appearances across the CW, ESPN, FOX, Fox Sports 1, and NBC networks. The FCS season will begin on Saturday, August 23, with a quartet of games. Tarleton…
The New Haven Chargers announced their 2025 schedule, which will be the first as a member of the FCS. New Haven is moving from the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference to NCAA Division I and the Northeast Conference for the 2025-26 academic year. The late change forced the Chargers to scrap the original schedule filled…
The Albany Great Danes (CAA) have named associate head coach Jared Ambrose interim head coach for the 2025 season. Ambrose replaces former head coach Greg Gattuso, who left to join the Penn State staff. Gattuso spent 11 seasons in charge of the Great Danes. Ambrose has been with Albany since the 2022 season when he was…
Longtime FCS coach Greg Gattuso is leaving his head coaching position at Albany to join Penn State as a defensive consultant. Gattuso coached at Duquesne and Albany for a combined 23 seasons. Gattuso is the 22nd FCS head coaching change this offseason. Gattuso was a defensive lineman at Penn State from 1981 through 1983 and…
With the FCS regular season coming to a close, it’s that time of the year when the coaching carousel will be in full swing for the 2024-25 offseason. The 2023-24 FCS offseason saw a total of 31 coaching changes with the first change in October 2023 and and the final change occurring in April 2024….
Albany (CAA) and Iowa (Big Ten) have scheduled a 2025 matchup, according to FBSchedules. The Hawkeyes were set to host Florida Atlantic on August 30, 2025, but have moved that to the 2030 season to add Albany. The Great Danes will travel to Iowa City on August 30, 2025 and receive $500,000 for the matchup….
