With the 2024 FCS Playoffs on the horizon, FCS bracketology is ramping up, to say nothing of the non-stop discussions on which teams should be in or out of the bracket once it is released. One of the talking points when talking about the FCS Playoffs is how much weight should be placed on an … Read more
The NCAA has made a proposal that will impact the Division I Transfer Portal window and instituted a blanket waiver that amends the redshirt policy. The Transfer Portal policy would go into effect with the 2024-25 academic year while the redshirt policy already applies to the upcoming season. There are two transfer windows, one in … Read more
The NCAA Board of Governors has approved the request that allows the Division I Football Championship Committee to seed 16 teams in the FCS Playoff bracket beginning with the 2024 season. The use of 16 seeds has happened before in the FCS. From 1995 through 2000, the committee ranked all 16 teams in the FCS … Read more
Welcome back to the most mundane part of the FCS Playoff series. In this installment, additional background, context, and reasoning are provided for the decisions made when putting this series together. This is strictly academic for those who want to learn more about the “in the weeds” aspects and includes no charts or tables. For … Read more
Welcome to the last installment of the statistical dive into the FCS playoffs where all the information and charts are brought together to draw a few conclusions along with some parting words on what the future may hold. As a recap, the first four parts reviewed the entire playoffs from 1978 through 2023 followed by … Read more
Welcome back to Fear The FCS, where a descent into FCS Playoff history has reached its lowest depth. Part one looked at the entirety of the FCS playoffs while the second part of a five-part series focused on the 1978 through 1992 era. Part three focused on the 1993 through 2009 season and the penultimate … Read more
Welcome back to Fear The FCS, where a descent into FCS Playoff history is well underway. Part one looked at the entirety of the FCS playoffs while the second part of a five-part series focused on the 1978 through 1992 era. In this breakdown, the 1993 through 2009 era will be examined and subsequent entries … Read more
Welcome back to Fear The FCS, where a descent into FCS Playoff history has begun. Part one looked at the entirety of the FCS playoffs and this second part of a five-part series will focus on a much narrower time frame of 1978 through 1992. Subsequent entries will dive into later eras with a conclusion … Read more
Welcome back to Fear The FCS, where a descent into FCS Playoff history will begin in this first entry of a five-part series. This series will use numerous basic statistical categories to measure changes in the FCS playoffs over time. In subsequent parts, these same categories will be used to measure separate eras followed by … Read more
Only a few days before the 2024 FCS National Championship, the NCAA announced a new TV rights agreement with ESPN for 40 championships. The FCS is one of the championships in the package worth $115 million per year ($920 million total). The FCS Playoffs will continue to be shown on ESPN and its various networks … Read more