UC Davis Football to Remain in Big Sky

The University of California, Davis will join the Mountain West Conference but its football team will stay in the Big Sky Conference. UC Davis will join the Mountain West starting with the 2026-27 academic year. UC Davis moved from NCAA Division II to Division I beginning in 2003 and upon completion of the four-year reclassification … Read more

Big Sky Receives Big News for 2024 and 2025 National Games; Three Future FCS Games Set

In late May 2024, ESPN announced that two Big Sky Conference games would be nationally televised this season but game times weren’t revealed. Those two games have received kickoff times and both will be shown on ESPN2. Idaho at Montana State on Saturday, October 12 will kick at 10:15 Eastern Time while UC Davis at … Read more

Big Sky, Pioneer Football League Not Playing Conference Schedules; FCS Playoffs in Peril

The Big Sky Conference and Pioneer Football League have both announced they will not be playing a conference schedule for the 2020 season. As a result, the 2020 FCS Playoffs are in serious jeopardy of not being contested as 50% of the eligible teams have to be playing in the fall for the championship to … Read more

Big Sky – MVFC Challenge Series Set For 2020

The Big Sky and Missouri Valley Football Conference have announced the six games that will comprise this year’s edition of challenge series between the two conferences. The two conferences have participated in the Challenge Series since the 2017 seasons. The MVFC has won each of the three seasons going 5-3 in both 2017 and 2018 … Read more