The Coastal Athletic Association has given commissioner Joe D’Antonio a five-year contract extension through the 2028-29 academic year. D’Antonio is only the second commissioner in CAA’s history and took over the top spot in 2016. The CAA has seen many changes in football membership since 2022. James Madison left at the start of the 2022-23 … Read more
Southern Illinois and Purdue have scheduled a 2025 contest, according to FBSchedules. The two teams will meet on Saturday, September 6 with SIU set to receive $500,000 for the game. Purdue defeated the Salukies 35-13 in the lone previous matchup in 2014. SIU is also scheduled to meet Big Ten opponents in 2026 (Illinois) and … Read more
It was a busy week with several FCS conferences announcing their 2024 conference schedule. As a result, many schools released the entirety of their 2024 schedules including date changes and previously unknown FCS-FBS matchups. Below is a run-down of those changes with a table at the end of the article summarizing the changes. Delaware and … Read more
Braxton Harris is leaving his role as head coach at Houston Christian for the same position as Campbell. Harris went 5-5 in his first season with the Huskies in 2023. Harris played collegiately at NCAA Division III Mary Hardin-Baylor and coached as an assistant there upon graduation from 2006 through 2009. After a year at … Read more
Mike Minter has stepped down as head coach of the Campbell Camels after 11 seasons. Minter is the latest FCS coaching change in an already busy coaching carousel. After a 10-year NFL playing career as a Carolina Panther that concluded in 2006, Minter became a head coach at the high school level in 2008. He … Read more
Editor’s note: This post was updated on Thursday, July 20 to reflect the CAA’s new name and on August 10 to include the 12-game schedule allowance for the 2024 and 2025 seasons along with Bryant’s move to the CAA in 2024. This post was further updated on September 8 with the news of West Georgia … Read more
Four FCS games – Eastern Washington at Florida, South Carolina State at South Carolina, Campbell at North Carolina Central, and Stetson at San Diego – have been impacted by the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian on the gulf shores of Florida. Both Eastern Washington and South Carolina State saw their games moved from the original … Read more
Campbell University announced they will leave the Big South Conference and join the Colonial Athletic Association starting in 2023. The Camels are the latest in a string of additions made by the CAA. The CAA has been aggressive in expanding its membership as they will have 15 football members in 2023 after Hampton, Monmouth, and … Read more
With September in the rearview mirror, the fifth week of the college football season brought the beginning of October and 7 FCS games. Below is a look back on trends from week five. Date Away Home Score 10/2 Campbell Wake Forest 14-66 10/3 North Alabama Liberty 7-28 10/3 Abilene Christian Army 23-55 10/3 Houston Baptist … Read more
Week four of the college football season has been completed. FCS teams played five games this past weekend with three against FBS foes and two all-FCS matchups. Below is a look back on trends from week four. Date Away Home Score 9/26 Campbell Appalachian State 21-52 9/26 Eastern Kentucky The Citadel 14-37 9/26 Houston Baptist … Read more