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Two 2024 FCS-FBS Matchups Change Dates; Five Future Games Scheduled

Fear The FCSMarch 30, 2024December 8, 202402 mins

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…

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Mike Jacobs Named Mercer Head Coach

Fear The FCSJanuary 18, 2024December 10, 202404 mins

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…

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Drew Cronic Resigns From Mercer to Join Navy as Offensive Coordinator

Fear The FCSJanuary 9, 2024December 8, 202402 mins

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…

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Joel Taylor Hired as West Georgia Head Coach

Fear The FCSDecember 2, 2023June 7, 202402 mins

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…

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2023 FCS Playoff Bracket

Fear The FCSNovember 19, 2023January 10, 202403 mins

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…

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10 FCS Matchups We’re Looking Forward to in the 2023 Season

Fear The FCSAugust 19, 2023June 7, 2024035 mins

Welcome to the All-FCS version of our annual FCS versus FBS article. Each year, we list 10 games that we like featuring FCS teams taking on the FBS and for this year we decided to look at FCS versus FCS matchups as well. We will not be using any FCS-FBS matchups in this article. In…

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Mercer to Play at Alabama in 2024

Fear The FCSAugust 8, 2022May 26, 202502 mins

The Mercer Bears are set to play at the Alabama Crimson Tide for the third time in 7 years, according to The Tuscaloosa News and FBSchedules. Mercer is scheduled to travel to Alabama on Saturday, November 16, 2024, according to the contracts obtained by USA Today and the school will receive $600,000 as part of…

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2020 FCS Season: Inside The Box Score for Week 8

Fear The FCSOctober 25, 2020August 27, 202408 mins

* Please note there will not be a week 9 Inside The Box Score as there are no FBS games. This series will return on Sunday, November 8 following the action from Week 10 of the college football season. * Week 8 delivered plenty of action including the season’s first FCS over FBS upset thanks…

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2020 FCS Season: Inside The Box Score for Week 6

Fear The FCSOctober 11, 2020August 27, 202408 mins

The FCS season has now crossed the halfway point with three more games completed. Below is a look back on trends from week six. Angelo State was originally scheduled to visit Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, however, the game was pushed back a week to Saturday, October 17. Date Away Home Score 10/10 The Citadel…

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Abilene Christian and Stephen F. Austin Add Games to 2020 Schedules

Fear The FCSSeptember 4, 202003 mins

The FCS scheduling wheel continues to spin as the Abilene Christian Wildcats and Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks both announced additional games for this fall. One of those games will be between the Wildcats and Lumberjacks on Saturday, October 24 with the game taking place at the neutral venue Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. The…

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