Drake Changes Home Finale Kickoff Time; Illinois State, LIU, and South Dakota Announce 2025 Schedule Updates

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

MVFC Commissioner Patty Viverito to Retire After 2024-25 Academic Year

The Missouri Valley Football Conference will begin the search for its second commissioner as Patty Viverito has announced her retirement following the 2024-25 academic year. Viverito confirmed the news at the MVFC’s media day event on Tuesday. Viverito has been the conference’s only commissioner since its formation in 1982 with football sponsorship beginning in 1985. … Read more

Stephen F. Austin Moves 2024 Opener; Eastern Illinois and Illinois State Extend Series

Stephen F. Austin’s (Southland) 2024 season opener against North American University (SAC – NAIA) has been moved to Thursday, August 29 with kickoff scheduled for 8 PM Eastern Time. The game was previously scheduled for Saturday, August 31. North American University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Sooner … Read more

Two 2024 FCS-FBS Matchups Change Dates; Five Future Games Scheduled

Two 2024 FCS versus FBS matchups have seen a date change. The Eastern Illinois at Illinois game has been changed from Saturday, August 31 to Thursday, August 29. This is the second time the game has been moved this offseason. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, August 24 but moved back a week to … Read more

Eastern Illinois Extends Chris Wilkerson Through 2028

Eastern Illinois is intent on keeping head coach Chris Wilkerson at his alma mater. EIU announced four new contracts including Wilkerson’s two-year extension that will see him stay at EIU through 2028. Wilkerson is 10-12 in two years with the Panthers. Wilkerson has been in charge of the Panthers since 2022 and his first season … Read more

Ten 2024 FCS-FBS Matchups Added or Changed; One Added for 2025

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

Over Half a Dozen FCS-FBS Games Scheduled or Revised

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

Western Illinois Tabs Joe Davis as Head Coach

Joe Davis will lead the Western Illinois football program as it moves into the Big South-OVC Football Association in 2024. Davis was most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for Eastern Illinois since 2022. Davis has been instrumental in helping EIU improve from an abysmal 1-10 record in 2021 and an offensive that averaged … Read more

2023 FCS Playoff Bracket

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

10 FCS Versus FBS Games We Are Looking Forward to Watching for the 2023 Season

The 2023 college football season will feature 118 FCS versus FBS games, which means many potentially exciting matchups. As done in 2021 and 2022, we will provide our list of ten (or so) FCS-FBS games we look forward to watching this season. As a friendly reminder, this list is not solely comprised of the best … Read more