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 49 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 … Read more
The Delaware State Hornets (MEAC) unveiled their 2025 schedule, which includes two NCAA Division II programs. The Hornets will start the 2025 season with games against Delaware (C-USA) on Thursday, August 28 and Albany (CAA) on Saturday, September 6. Delaware State will play against the Bowie State Bullodgs on Saturday, September 13 in Dover, Delaware. … Read more
The Liberty Flames (C-USA) have added two games against FCS opponents for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, according to A Sea of Red. The Flames will welcome the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (Big South-OVC) in 2026 and the Delaware State Hornets (MEAC) in 2027. No official dates were confirmed for either contest. Gardner-Webb and Liberty were … Read more
The Delaware State Hornets have hired former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson as the school’s next head football coach. The Hornets are following in the footsteps of Norfolk State by hiring a well-known former NFL player without previous head coaching experience. Jackson played collegiately at California from 2005 through 2007 while earning All-American honors in … Read more
Lee Hull has been fired by Delaware State (MEAC) after only two seasons in charge. The Hornets went 2-21 in Hull’s tenure and finished in last place both seasons. Hull is the second MEAC coaching change in the 2024-25 offseason. Hull took over in 2023 following Rod Milstead’s five-year tenure where DSU went 17-33 overall … Read more
Morehouse College is exploring a move to NCAA Division I, according to football head coach Terance Mathis. Mathis is quoted by HBCU Gameday saying, “Yes, there has been talk about moving up, and we’re preparing ourselves for that. If that is the future of this program, we’ll be ready when it happens.” Morehouse is currently … Read more
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, … Read more
Western Carolina will meet East Carolina in 2027, according to FBSchedules. The Catamounts will travel to Greenville to play the Pirates on Saturday, September 4, 2027. Western Carolina will receive $425,000 for the contest. Per the Western Carolina record books, ECU holds an 18-13 lead in the series dating back to 1936 with ECU holding … Read more
It was another busy week for FCS versus FBS game announcements with five games added between 2024 and 2030 and three additional date changes for the 2024 season. A table is provided at the end of the article summarizing the changes. Delaware State announced its 2024 schedule, which includes a game at Hawaii in Week … 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