Russ Huesman and Richmond have agreed to a contract extension although terms were not disclosed. Huesman has led Richmond since 2017 compiling a 42-33 overall record. Huesman was the head coach at Chattanooga before taking over with Richmond. He took over his alma mater in 2009 and went 59-37 overall in 8 seasons. The Mocs … Read more
The Coastal Athletic Association has given commissioner Joe D’Antonio a five-year contract extension through the 2028-29 academic year. D’Antonio is only the second commissioner in CAA’s history and took over the top spot in 2016. The CAA has seen many changes in football membership since 2022. James Madison left at the start of the 2022-23 … Read more
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has extended Commissioner Charles McClelland’s contract through the 2031-32 academic year. McClelland took over in 2018 and oversaw the expansion of the SWAC membership with the additions of Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M in 2021. FAMU captured the SWAC Championship and Celebration Bowl in 2023 as the program went 12-1 for one … Read more
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated as of Thursday, June 6 to include the release of the NCAA APR scores in which 7 FCS teams will have practice reductions. The 2024 FCS season is a few months away from kickoff and there are numerous changes to go along with it. As we have done … Read more
The Richmond Spiders are on the move after the school decided to leave the Coastal Athletic Association to join the Patriot League as a football only member beginning with the 2025-26 academic year. The news was first reported by the Richmond-Times Dispatch and confirmed shortly after by the school. Richmond was a football-only affiliate in … Read more
The 2024 NFL Draft is complete and over a dozen former FCS players are on their way to NFL careers. The advent of the transfer portal has allowed players maximum flexibility towards finding the right fit and FCS players often end up playing in the FBS before being drafted. 11 players were selected directly from … Read more
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 … Read more
The Colonial Athletic Association is the latest conference to call off its football season according to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports. The CAA confirmed the news on Friday afternoon while also mentioning the possibility of a spring season. The CAA is now the fourth FCS conference to cancel or suspend its football season. The Ivy … Read more
Editor’s note: The Pac-12 officially announced it would move to a conference only schedule on Friday, July 10. Following in the footsteps of the Big 10, the ACC and Pac-12 Conference are also reportedly moving to conference only schedules. Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic reported both the Big Ten and Pac-12 news but also cautioned … Read more
The Richmond Spiders and Saint Francis Red Flash will now start the 2020 season two days later according to an announcement by Richmond on Wednesday. The teams were originally scheduled to start the season on Thursday, September 3 at 7 PM Eastern Time but the two schools mutually agreed to change the date to Saturday … Read more