The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday, which measures the academic success of a school and its various athletic programs. Failure to obtain a rating over 930 can lead to penalties, such as the penalty five FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2020-21 academic year through the 2023-24 academic…
Each year, some FCS members look outside the Division I umbrella to fill out their football schedules and the 2025 season will be no different. FCS teams are slated to play 63 games against non-Division I opponents in 2025 with matchups versus NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA, and a handful against non-affiliated…
The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (SWAC) unveiled their full 2025 schedule, which includes a game against the Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders on Saturday, September 13. UAPB will open the 2025 season on the road against Texas Tech (Big 12) on August 30 and Central Arkansas (UAC) on September 6. The first home game will…
The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (SWAC) will welcome the Westgate Christian University Ravens to Simmons Bank Field in 2025. The two teams are scheduled to meet in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on Saturday, October 11, according to WCU’s website and first reported by FBSchedules. Westgate Christian is a member of the New South Athletic Conference (NSAC),…
The SWAC has announced another set of games that will be broadcast on YouTube via its digital network for the upcoming 2024 season. 19 games in total will be shown on the SWAC Digital Network between Saturday, September 7 through Saturday, November 16. 11 of the 19 games will be conference matchups while the other…
The Southwestern Athletic Conference will have more streaming exposure following HBCU Go’s schedule release for the 2024 season. The SWAC will have 14 games on the streaming service with at least one game each week from Saturday, September 7 through Saturday, November 23. 11 of the 12 teams will be shown with Prairie View A&M…
Thursday saw a dizzying release of kickoff and television information for the early part of the 2024 season. Included among the releases were four separate FCS conferences that will have conference matchups televised on national television. The Missouri Valley Football Conference will have two conference matchups televised nationally by ESPN in 2024. The first game…
The FCS has seen a high number of games moved up to the opening Thursday night for the 2024 season. The latest change was North Dakota State’s matchup versus Colorado, which was previously set for Saturday, August 31. NDSU holds a 9-4 record against FBS opponents since they moved to the FCS. Murray State’s opening…
After a report on Friday by Brett McMurphy that the SWAC would cancel fall sports and subsequent clarification from SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland, the SWAC presidents voted to postpone fall sports to the spring. The SWAC voted to play a 7 game football schedule spring 2021 with an 8 week training period beginning in January….
The Texas Tech Red Raiders have added two FCS teams in Tarleton State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff to their future schedules per their athletics website. Texas Tech will face transition FCS Independent Tarleton State on September 16, 2023. This marks the first contest between the two programs and also replaces a previously scheduled game on the…
