Drake (Pioneer) head coach Todd Stepsis is taking the same position at Northern Iowa (MVFC). Stepsis had a successful tenure in Des Moines leading Drake to its first-ever FCS Playoff appearances with back-to-back trips in 2023 and 2024. Stepsis was hired by Drake for the 2019 season, led them to a 6-5 campaign, and a … Read more
Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2024 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and Montana State took the top spot, which is the first time they’ve been the #1 overall seed. Behind them are a trio of MVFC teams and an additional Big Sky team that will … Read more
The Drake Bulldogs announced a game time change for its final home game of the 2024 season against Morehead State. The new kickoff time will be 1 PM Eastern/Noon Central on Saturday, November 16. Drake is currently 5-1 overall and tied atop the Pioneer Football League standings with St. Thomas (MN) at 4-0 in the … Read more
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the new kickoff location, date, and time for the Presbyterian-Davidson game, the change in kickoff between Tennessee Tech and Gardner-Webb, and the kickoff change time between East Tennessee State and The Citadel. Two additional FCS games have been postponed due to the impacts caused by Hurricane … Read more
Montana State (Big Sky) has finalized its 2025 schedule with two additions and one game shifted to a later season. The Bobcats have added San Diego (Pioneer) for Saturday, September 13, replacing the Stephen F. Austin game canceled earlier in 2024. The Bobcats will also host Mercyhurst (Northeast) on Saturday, September 20 for the second straight season. A … Read more
The 2023 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and South Dakota State will be the deserving top seed as the Jackrabbits seek to defend their title. SDSU went undefeated in the regular season at 11-0 with only two games decided by a touchdown or less. The opening round of the FCS Playoffs will begin on … Read more
The Colonial Athletic Association provided some details on a spring schedule though not everything in relation to the spring format was revealed on Wednesday. The CAA announced a six-game conference scheduled to start on Saturday, March 6 and end on Saturday, April 17. The CAA is planning on splitting into conference into North and South … Read more
While the college football season may start in three days, that has not stopped teams from changing schedules in what has been the norm in 2020. One game was added for the 2020 season and two more were rescheduled for future seasons. Campbell and Wake Forest added a matchup for Friday, October 9. It will … Read more
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
The Pioneer Football League announced on Monday afternoon that it will not have non-conference games and its conference only slate will begin no earlier than Saturday, September 26. “The Pioneer Football League’s Presidents Council has determined PFL fall schedules will not include any non-conference competition and, if conducted, a conference-only schedule will not begin before … Read more