Who’s ready for some college football tricks or treats? Well, ready or not, it’s that time of year again. The weather’s finally getting cooler, the leaves are changing, and college football conference races are tightening up as the finish line to the FCS postseason is already starting to take shape. This past Saturday, both the MEAC and SWAC…
If you’re like most Americans, this time of year is a magical time for sports fans. The World Series is about to start, college football is reaching its zenith, and the NFL is in full force. The NBA opened this week and the NHL has been playing games since the early part of October. Alas, the end…
The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) will have a 2028 contest against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten), according to NJ.com. The game is scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 2, 2028, and Norfolk State will receive $450,000. Rutgers is 4-0 all-time versus Norfolk State with victories in 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2015. The two…
The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) have added a game against the NCAA Division II Virginia State Trojans to its 2025 slate, according to VSU’s 2025 schedule announcement. The two teams will meet on Saturday, September 6, 2025, in Norfolk, Virginia. Virginia State is a member of the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)…
The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) are making a headline hire: Michael Vick will be the school’s next football head coach. Vick was in the NFL for 15 seasons and grew up in nearby Newport News, Virginia. Vick played collegiately at Virginia Tech followed by the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers…
The Big Ten Conference released its schedule for the 2025 season and two new FCS versus FBS matchups were revealed. The Norfolk State Spartans (MEAC) will play at the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Rutgers is 4-0 all-time in the series with all four previous matchups occurring between 2007 and 2015. Rutgers…
Norfolk State (MEAC) has announced that Dawson Odums will no longer be the football head coach. Odums went 15-31 in his four seasons with the Spartans. The Spartans started 6-5 in Odums’ first season in 2021 but didn’t achieve a winning season after that. They fell to 2-9 in 2022 followed by a 3-8 record…
Morehouse College is exploring a move to NCAA Division I, according to football head coach Terance Mathis. Mathis is quoted by HBCU Gameday saying, “Yes, there has been talk about moving up, and we’re preparing ourselves for that. If that is the future of this program, we’ll be ready when it happens.” Morehouse is currently…
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…
Western Carolina will meet East Carolina in 2027, according to FBSchedules. The Catamounts will travel to Greenville to play the Pirates on Saturday, September 4, 2027. Western Carolina will receive $425,000 for the contest. Per the Western Carolina record books, ECU holds an 18-13 lead in the series dating back to 1936 with ECU holding…
