The 2025 FCS season is only weeks away and the current realignment cycle is still producing numerous changes that will impact the upcoming season. As we have done with the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons, below is a list of all the changes for the 2025 season and beyond. There’s a summarized list…
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…
The NCAA has changed its reclassification policy providing FCS programs a path to compete in the playoffs a year sooner. Schools will have to meet all the criteria in order to be granted the accelerated reclassification. The specific criteria have not been revealed as noted by St. Thomas, which anticipates compliance when the new rules…
Lafayette (Patriot League) and Oregon State (Pac-12) are also adding a 2025 FCS-FBS matchup, per Oregon State’s 2025 scheduled release. Lafayette will visit Corvallis, Oregon on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in what is set to be the first matchup between the two schools. Lafayette also has a contest against Bowling Green (MAC) scheduled to open the 2025 season….
A record number of FCS versus FBS games are on tap in 2024 with 121 matchups scheduled, which means there will be no shortage of potential FCS victories. This will be similar to previous entries we’ve done in 2021, 2022, and 2023 where we list ten(ish) FCS versus FBS games that provide some intrigue for…
Another day, another trio of FCS scheduling items. Lindenwood announced it will play at Minnesota on Saturday, September 18, 2027. Lindenwood now has five FBS opponents on its books with Kansas in 2024 and 2028, Miami (OH) in 2025, and Eastern Michigan in 2026. This year’s game at Kansas will be Lindenwood’s first matchup against…
Editor’s note: This post was updated on Thursday, July 20 to reflect the CAA’s new name and on August 10 to include the 12-game schedule allowance for the 2024 and 2025 seasons along with Bryant’s move to the CAA in 2024. This post was further updated on September 8 with the news of West Georgia…
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…
The Ohio Valley Conference had a busy week with two major announcements. The first piece of news involved a football scheduling agreement between the OVC and Big South beginning with the 2023 season, which will allow both conferences to have access to an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoffs. Both conferences have been hit…
Indiana State’s home game against Division II member Lindenwood on Saturday, September 19 has been canceled after the Great Lakes Valley Conference postponed fall sports. The GLVC announced they would be conducting the fall sports in the spring with a conference only schedule. The Sycamores currently have a bye for the weekend of September 19…
