UC Davis Adds SMU to 2026 Schedule

The UC Davis Aggies (Big Sky) have added the SMU Mustangs (ACC) to their 2026 schedule while announcing 2025 and 2026 non-conference opponents. UC Davis will travel to Dallas, Texas on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in the first meeting between the schools. For 2025, UC Davis’s non-conference schedule will feature Mercer (SoCon) in the FCS … Read more

2024 FCS Playoff Bracket

Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2024 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and Montana State took the top spot, which is the first time they’ve been the #1 overall seed. Behind them are a trio of MVFC teams and an additional Big Sky team that will … Read more

Mercer Adds 2026 Game Versus Georgia Tech

The Mercer Bears (Southern Conference) will play fellow in-state FBS opponent Georgia Tech (ACC) in the 2026 season, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Mercer will travel to Atlanta on Saturday, September 26, 2026, and receive $475,000 for the contest along with an allocation of 5,000 tickets and another 400 complimentary tickets. Mercer and Georgia … Read more

FCS Playoff Committee Releases Top 10 Ranking for 2024 Season

The FCS Playoff Committee released its top 10 ranking for the 2024 season on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The rankings consider numerous data points including the Massey Ratings, ESPN’s Football Power Index, and KPI ratings but are not limited to only those. Additional metrics can be used such as strength of schedule and record with … Read more

2 FCS Games Postponed Due to Hurricane Helene, 4 Others Change Kickoff Times

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the new kickoff location, date, and time for the Presbyterian-Davidson game, the change in kickoff between Tennessee Tech and Gardner-Webb, and the kickoff change time between East Tennessee State and The Citadel. Two additional FCS games have been postponed due to the impacts caused by Hurricane … Read more

SWAC Announces 19 Digital Network Games for 2024; Nine Games Involving FCS Teams Revealed

The SWAC has announced another set of games that will be broadcast on YouTube via its digital network for the upcoming 2024 season. 19 games in total will be shown on the SWAC Digital Network between Saturday, September 7 through Saturday, November 16. 11 of the 19 games will be conference matchups while the other … 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

Mike Jacobs Named Mercer Head Coach

Mike Jacobs is the new head coach at Mercer following 8 seasons as a head coach at the NCAA Division II level. Jacobs was most recently the head coach for Lenoir-Rhyne. He boasts an overall record of 74-17 with a 59-11 record against conference opponents across his 8 years as head coach. Jacobs went 32-9 … Read more