The Northeast Conference is planning to remove its 45 football scholarship limit, according to CollegeAD. The NEC will allow as many as 105 scholarships as outlined in the NCAA v. House settlement but one athletic director told CollegeAD that most schools are unlikely to offer more than 50. The maximum number of scholarships currently allowed … Read more
The Saturday, November 9 Southland Conference matchup between Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana has been moved up from 7 PM Eastern Time to 1 PM ET due to the potential impacts of Hurricane Rafael. Northwestern State is currently 0-9 overall and 0-4 in the Southland Conference while the Lions are sitting in second place at … Read more
Montana State (Big Sky) has finalized its 2025 schedule with two additions and one game shifted to a later season. The Bobcats have added San Diego (Pioneer) for Saturday, September 13, replacing the Stephen F. Austin game canceled earlier in 2024. The Bobcats will also host Mercyhurst (Northeast) on Saturday, September 20 for the second straight season. A … Read more
The Northeast Conference announced the four games that will be featured on ESPN+ for the 2024 season. One conference game from weeks three, six, seven, and nine will be shown while each NEC team will be featured once. A complete list of the matchups, kickoff time, and date are provided below. In other FCS scheduling … Read more
Grambling State and Ohio State will meet for the first time on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The 2025 matchup will also be the first time that Grambling State has played a Big Ten opponent. The contest came to fruition after Ohio State and Connecticut agreed to cancel the 2025 matchup with Grambling set to receive … Read more
The scheduling dominos from Stephen F. Austin’s move back to the Southland Conference have started. SFA informed Montana State that the two schools will not meet in 2024 or 2025 as originally planned. SFA was scheduled to play at Montana State on Saturday, September 14, 2024 but that game has been canceled and MSU will … Read more
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated as of Thursday, November 7 to reflect Texas A&M-Commerce changing its name to East Texas A&M. This post was previously updated as of Tuesday, August 27 to include the proposed NCAA changes to the Transfer Portal and waiver blanket for redshirt rules. The 2024 FCS season is a … Read more
Mercyhurst is scheduled to play against NCAA Division III Buffalo State on Saturday, October 5, 2024, according to BSU’s social media posting. Buffalo State plays its football in the Liberty League. Mercyhurst is 7-9 all-time against the Bengals with all previous matchups occurring between 1981 and 1997. Mercyhurst lost seven straight games to the Bengals … Read more
Each year some FCS members look outside the Division I umbrella to fill out their football schedules and 2024 is no different. FCS teams are slated to play 58 games against non-Division I opponents in 2024 with matchups versus Division II, Division III, NAIA, NCCAA, and even one against a non-affiliated team (Lincoln University from … Read more
Mercyhurst University will begin the reclassification process from NCAA Division II to Division I and join the Northeast Conference beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The four-year reclassification process means Mercyhurst will not be a full Division I member eligible for NCAA Championships (FCS Playoffs) until the 2028-29 academic year. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mercyhurst … Read more