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 New Haven Chargers announced their 2025 schedule, which will be the first as a member of the FCS. New Haven is moving from the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference to NCAA Division I and the Northeast Conference for the 2025-26 academic year. The late change forced the Chargers to scrap the original schedule filled…
The San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West) have made numerous changes to their future schedules, as first noted by FBSchedules. Five of those changes involve FCS teams, including new additions, removals, and date changes. San Jose State will play at home against the Mercyhurst Lakers (NEC) on Saturday, September 2, 2028. It will be the…
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…
The Mercyhurst Lakers (NEC) have added a 2026 matchup against the New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West) for the 2026 season, as announced by UNM. As of this posting, it is the first publicly known FBS opponent for Mercyhurst since the Lakers joined the FCS in 2024. Mercyhurst’s first FCS season saw the team go 4-7…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
