With the Northeast Conference unveiling its 2025 schedule, several NEC teams dropped their full 2025 slate including the Duquesne Dukes and Robert Morris Colonials. Both teams added a non-conference clash against an NCAA Division II foe for the 2025 season. After opening against Pittsburgh (ACC) on Saturday, August 30, Duquesne will welcome the Lincoln (PA) … Read more
The Duquesne Dukes (Northeast) will have a Western flavor to their 2026 non-conference schedule. The Washington State Cougars (Pac-12) announced its 2026 and 2027 non-conference schedules, which included a home game against Duquesne on September 19, 2026. The matchup will be the first between the Dukes and Cougars but is not the only trip out … Read more
The Duquesne Dukes (NEC) announced they will open the 2025 season at the Pittsburgh Panthers (ACC). The two teams will meet in the “City Game” (or “Battle of the Burgh“) on Saturday, August 30. The two programs haven’t met since 1939 and have only played 7 times in total. Pitt holds a 5-2 lead in … Read more
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 … Read more
The Northeast Conference is planning to remove its 45 football scholarship limit, according to CollegeAD. The NEC will allow as many as 105 scholarships as outlined in the NCAA v. House settlement but one athletic director told CollegeAD that most schools are unlikely to offer more than 50. The maximum number of scholarships currently allowed … Read more
The Northeast Conference announced the four games that will be featured on ESPN+ for the 2024 season. One conference game from weeks three, six, seven, and nine will be shown while each NEC team will be featured once. A complete list of the matchups, kickoff time, and date are provided below. In other FCS scheduling … Read more
There were numerous date changes for 2024 FCS-FBS matchups in the last week and all the changes are summarized in a table at the bottom of this article. The first was Eastern Illinois changed its date against Illinois from Saturday, August 24 to Saturday, August 31. A second change was Indiana State’s matchup at Purdue … 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
Welcome back to the sixth edition of the FCS-FBS recap for the 2023 season with the previous editions located here. With the FCS versus FBS matchups slowing down drastically around this time of the season, we have combined the final three weeks (10, 11, and 12) into a single post. We will have additional recaps … Read more
The Mountain West Conference will become the second FBS conference to cancel its fall football season according to Brett McMurphy. The Mountain West’s move follows the MAC’s decision on Saturday to cancel fall sports. The Mountain West confirmed an indefinite postponement of all fall sports in a release news on Monday evening. The MAC’s decision … Read more