The Big Sky Conference and Pioneer Football League have both announced they will not be playing a conference schedule for the 2020 season. As a result, the 2020 FCS Playoffs are in serious jeopardy of not being contested as 50% of the eligible teams have to be playing in the fall for the championship to … Read more
The Fort Lewis Skyhawks and Northern Colorado Bears will no longer meet on Saturday, September 5 as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference delayed the start of its football season and moved to a conference only schedule. Fort Lewis plays at the Division II level and has updated its schedule to reflect the change. if Fort … Read more
The Abilene Christian Wildcats and Northern Colorado Bears will play a home-and-home series in 2023 and 2024 according to FBSchedules. Abilene Christian is scheduled to host the first game on Saturday, September 2, 2023 while Northern Colorado will host the following year on Saturday, September 14, 2024. The two teams have met 17 times since … Read more
The Northern Colorado Bears announced the transfer of former Michigan Wolverines running back Tru Wilson on Saturday. Wilson confirmed the news with via Twitter with the caption “Let’s get to work! #NewEra”. Wilson will be eligible immediately this fall as a graduate transfer. Wilson played in 28 games over four seasons in Ann Arbor. He … Read more
The Incarnate Word Cardinals announced 21 games versus 13 non-conference teams through the 2027 season. The Cardinals scheduled home-and-home series against Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, Samford, Southern Illinois, and Southern Utah. They also scheduled a four game series against Northern Arizona from 2024 through 2027. The single-game series announced were against Baylor (2020), Presbyterian … Read more
Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey has been hired as the head coach of the Northern Colorado Bears. McCaffrey had been the coach of the Valor Christian high school team for the past two seasons which included a state championship in 2018. McCaffrey spent 13 seasons in the NFL from 1991 through 2003 with … Read more