The Bucknell Bison have found their man. The school hired Jeff Behrman to take over the Bison football program, following three successful years at NCAA Division III John Carroll. Behrman played quarterback at John Carroll, graduated in 1995, and took a graduate assistant position in 1996 at Clarion in Pennsylvania. In 1997, he became the…
The Bucknell Bison have dismissed head coach Dave Cecchini after seven seasons. Cecchini went 24-48 overall and 13-26 in Patriot League games during his tenure. Cecchini was named head coach in 2019 to replace Joe Susan. Susan went 38-61 in 9 seasons from 2010 through 2018, which included three winning seasons in 2011, 2013, and…
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 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (Patriot League) have released their 2025 schedule comprising 7 conference games and 5 non-conference games. The season kicks off with a conference battle at home against Patriot League newcomer Richmond on Saturday, August 30 followed by non-conference tilts against Sacred Heart (FCS Independent) on September 6 at home and a trip…
It was a busy day for Delaware as they announced a glut of future opponents including three FCS teams for the 2026, 2027, and 2029 seasons. Delaware is joining the FBS and Conference USA beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. Delaware will host Merrimack on Saturday, September 19, 2026, Long Island on Saturday, September 2,…
The Bucknell Bison will be trampling over a new football for the 2024 season. The football team shared a post on social media indicating work was underway to replace its previous turf field. Bucknell originally installed FieldTurf back in 2001 to replace its grass field in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The FieldTurf was replaced again in…
The barrage of bad news continues for college sports fans. According to Jon Rothstein, the Patriot League will follow in the Ivy League by canceling fall sports. The Patriot League confirmed the news shortly after the reports surfaced regarding the cancellation of fall sports. The Patriot League may try to move fall sports to the…
The Ivy League will announce the fall 2020 college football season, as it relates to its members, will not happen according to a report by Mark Blaudschun of Sports Illustrated. The Ivy League will cancel all fall sports and no sports will take place prior to January 1, 2021. Blaudschun noted that a move to…
The Bucknell Bison and VMI Keydets will be meeting annually on the football field from 2022 through the 2027 seasons, according to FBSchedules. The two teams have met five times since 1978 with Bucknell holding a slim 3-2 margin. The last game in 2016 was close and intense. VMI escaped with a 23-17 win in…
Penn published their 2020 schedule on Thursday with the additions of Bucknell and Sacred Heart. The Quakers will begin the 2020 season on Saturday, September 19 with Bucknell at home. Penn will also play at home against Sacred Heart on Saturday, October 10. Penn last played Bucknell in 2018 when they defeated the Bison 34-17…
