Lamar University has returned to the Southland a year earlier than planned in a surprise announcement by the Southland Conference. Lamar was originally planning to rejoin the Southland in 2023. The sudden move will have numerous impacts in 2022. The ASUN-WAC football alliance was going to feature 5 teams from each conference but that has … Read more
This post was edited on August 3, 2022 to reflect the news of Lamar returning to the Southland Conference starting in 2022 and Campbell joining the CAA in 2023. This post was updated on September 21, 2022 after Houston Baptist changed its name to Houston Christian. This post was further updated on October 14, 2022 … Read more
Incarnate Word has decided that it will remain in the Southland Conference instead of moving to the WAC. The Cardinals previously announced they would join the WAC starting with the 2022-23 academic year. The recommitment by UIW gives the Southland 6 eligible Division 1 members for 2022 combined with the newcomer Texas-A&M Commerce for a … Read more
Lamar University has decided to return to the Southland Conference for a third time beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. Lamar previously left to join the WAC in July 2021 but that stay will last only 2 seasons. Lamar was a founding institution of the Southland Conference in 1963 and remained a member until the … Read more
A new season is nearly upon us and with the merry-go-round that is college athletics, that also means plenty of changes at the FCS level. Let’s take a look at what’s new for 2021 in the FCS. If you want a simple summary, please click here to go to the table at the end of … Read more
The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its 2021 spring schedule on Wednesday as the latest conference to put pen to paper on a spring season. The spring season will comprise 8 games played in a 9 week span. The MVFC will begin its spring schedule on Friday, February 19 with Western Illinois traveling to South … Read more
Eastern Kentucky adding four additional games on Friday was not enough for the FCS. Five other changes occurred involving four newly scheduled games and one cancellation. The UTEP Miners added two FCS teams for the 2020 season in the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Abilene Christian Wildcats. UTEP will host the Lumberjacks on Saturday, September … Read more
The Southland Conference will reportedly be moving the conference schedule to the spring as they will cancel fall sports according to Randy McIlvoy of KPRC2. The Southland members can pursue a non-conference schedule this fall if they so choose, a move that has also been allowed by the Big South and Missouri Valley Football Conference. … Read more
Two decisions from Division II conferences over the past week have resulted in the cancellation of four games featuring FCS opponents. The Gulf South Conference and South Atlantic Conference both decided to move to conference only schedules. Thus, three opening week games and an additional contest in week three against FCS opposition were canceled by … Read more
The South Dakota Coyotes and Lamar Cardinals will play a home-and-home series in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The 2023 contest will be in South Dakota with a current date of September 16. The two teams will then play in Beaumont, Texas in 2024. The tentative date of that game is Saturday, September 14. Lamar … Read more