Four Additional FCS Schools Eligible for 2025 FCS Playoffs

In January 2025, the NCAA amended its reclassification process, allowing schools to complete the process a year early. Four FCS members took advantage of the change and will be full Division I members for the 2025-26 academic year. As a result, East Texas A&M, Lindenwood, St. Thomas, and Stonehill are now eligible for the 2025 … Read more

NCAA Transfer Portal and Redshirt Rules Set to Change

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Addendum

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Conclusion

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Part 4 (2010 – 2023)

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Part 3 (1993 – 2009)

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Part 2 (1978 – 1992)

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

A Statistical Look at the FCS Playoffs: Part 1 (1978 – 2023)

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