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
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
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
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
The Mercer Bears will be running around on a new football field this fall. The football field will be replaced and installed before the 2024 season amidst a larger facility upgrade plan by the university. Mercer plays at Five Star Stadium, which opened in 2013 and coincided with football’s return that year. The Bears played … Read more
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 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
The FCS coaching carousel continues with Mercer head coach Drew Cronic resigning to take over the offensive coordinator position at Navy. Cronic coached Mercer for four seasons going 28-17 overall and leading the Bears to their first FCS playoff appearance in school history in 2023. Mercer defeated Gardner-Webb 17-7 in the opening round but fell … Read more
West Georgia is moving up from NCAA Division II to the FCS in 2024 and they will have a new coach with previous FCS experience. The Wolves hired Mercer defensive coordinator Joel Taylor to lead the program on Saturday. Taylor has been the defensive coordinator for Mercer since 2020 when he joined the Bears from … Read more
The 2023 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and South Dakota State will be the deserving top seed as the Jackrabbits seek to defend their title. SDSU went undefeated in the regular season at 11-0 with only two games decided by a touchdown or less. The opening round of the FCS Playoffs will begin on … Read more