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
UC Davis has found its next head coach with former player Tim Plough hired to take over the vacancy left by Dan Hawkins. Plough was a quarterback at UCD from 2003 through 2007 where he finished with 1,466 yards passing and 12 touchdowns for his career. Plough would spend the 2008 through 2012 seasons on … Read more
Grambling State and Hue Jackson have decided to part ways while Dan Hawkins will step down from his head coaching duties at UC Davis. The duo are the latest coaching changes at the FCS level this year. Jackson spent two seasons with the Tigers but did not achieve a winning record in either one. Jackson’s … Read more
The USC Trojans will cancel their 2021 game versus UC Davis. Had the matchup gone ahead, it would have been the first matchup between USC and an FCS opponent. The matchup was originally announced in July 2019 as USC could not find an FBS team to play at home. In January, it was first revealed … Read more