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10 Anticipated FCS Versus FBS Matchups for 2025

Fear The FCSAugust 27, 2025August 27, 2025021 mins

For the second straight season, there will be a record number of FCS versus FBS games with 126 matchups scheduled for the 2025 season. That means the FCS will have plenty of chances at defeating the FBS, but it also allows for more FCS teams to get exposure against their FBS counterparts. This will be…

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Over Two Dozen 2025 FCS Regular Season Games Set for National Broadcasts

Fear The FCSMay 29, 2025June 12, 202506 mins

The television networks have made their early season selections for national broadcasts in the upcoming 2025 season. The FCS will have over two dozen regular season national TV appearances across the CW, ESPN, FOX, Fox Sports 1, and NBC networks. The FCS season will begin on Saturday, August 23, with a quartet of games. Tarleton…

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North Carolina Central Releases 2025 Schedule, Adds Fayetteville State

Fear The FCSFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 202502 mins

The North Carolina Central Eagles (MEAC) have announced a 12-game schedule for the 2025 season. The Eagles went 8-3 overall and 4-1 in the MEAC last year. NCCU will start the 2025 season with a game against Southern (SWAC) in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, August 23, as part of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Following a home…

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Morehouse College Evaluating Move to Division I

Fear The FCSSeptember 17, 2024September 17, 202406 mins

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…

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Western Carolina Adds East Carolina for 2027; MEAC Unveils 2024 ESPN Schedule

Fear The FCSJune 18, 2024December 8, 202402 mins

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…

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North Carolina Central Replaces Football Field

Fear The FCSMarch 26, 2024December 7, 202402 mins

The North Carolina Central Eagles will be flying on a new artificial football field following the installation of an updated FieldTurf surface. NCCU budgeted roughly $1.8 million on the project at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium which will also see improved drainage systems. The previous surface from 2009 was known as Mondoturf and replaced the old grass turf…

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Five Future FCS-FBS Matchups Announced; Three Date Changes for 2024

Fear The FCSMarch 3, 2024December 8, 202402 mins

It was another busy week for FCS versus FBS game announcements with five games added between 2024 and 2030 and three additional date changes for the 2024 season. A table is provided at the end of the article summarizing the changes. Delaware State announced its 2024 schedule, which includes a game at Hawaii in Week…

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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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Four FCS Games Already Impacted by Hurricane Ian’s Presence

Fear The FCSSeptember 27, 2022September 28, 202202 mins

Four FCS games – Eastern Washington at Florida, South Carolina State at South Carolina, Campbell at North Carolina Central, and Stetson at San Diego – have been impacted by the impending arrival of Hurricane Ian on the gulf shores of Florida. Both Eastern Washington and South Carolina State saw their games moved from the original…

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  • Tennessee Tech Joining Southern Conference in 2026August 13, 2025
  • North Alabama, Western Illinois Add Future FBS Opponents; McNeese Adds NAIA Foe in 2026July 29, 2025
  • Sacred Heart Football Joins CAAJuly 22, 2025
  • Tennessee State Adds 4 Future FBS Opponents, Western Illinois to Face Wyoming in 2029July 21, 2025
  • Cody Hawkins Extended by Idaho State Through 2030July 17, 2025
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