Sacred Heart Pioneers

Sacred Heart, Texas Southern to Face Virginia-Lynchburg in 2025

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The Virginia-Lynchburg Dragons finalized their 2025 schedule, which includes two additional FCS teams. Virginia-Lynchburg is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Schedule for 2025 football season for Virginia University of Lynchburg pic.twitter.com/bU9Ko92zQr — VUL Football (@FootballVul) February 1, 2025 The Dragons will play at the Texas Southern Tigers (SWAC) on October … Read more

Lehigh Sets 2025 Schedule

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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (Patriot League) have released their 2025 schedule comprising 7 conference games and 5 non-conference games. The season kicks off with a conference battle at home against Patriot League newcomer Richmond on Saturday, August 30 followed by non-conference tilts against Sacred Heart (FCS Independent) on September 6 at home and a trip … Read more

Idaho State, Weber State Bring Back Rivalry Trophy; Cal Poly, SFA, and Fordham Add Non-Conference Matchups

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Idaho State and Weber State are bringing back the Train Bell Trophy beginning with the 2024 matchup. The two Big Sky rivals used an old locomotive bell as the trophy from 1964 through 1973. Following the completion of this year’s game, all previous matchups will be placed on the trophy along with logos to represent … Read more

Merrimack and Sacred Heart to Contest 2024 Yankee Conference Championship

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Merrimack and Sacred Heart have announced the return of the Yankee Conference Championship for the 2024 season. Both teams are FCS Independents in 2024 following their moves to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Neither program has previously been a member of the Yankee Conference or its successor, the Atlantic 10 Conference. The game is … Read more

FCS Changes for the 2024 Season

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Editor’s Note: This post has been updated as of Thursday, November 7 to reflect Texas A&M-Commerce changing its name to East Texas A&M. This post was previously updated as of Tuesday, August 27 to include the proposed NCAA changes to the Transfer Portal and waiver blanket for redshirt rules. The 2024 FCS season is a … Read more

Merrimack to Play 2024 Season as FCS Independent

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Merrimack College will play an independent FCS schedule for the 2024 season alongside Sacred Heart. Both schools are leaving the Northeast Conference after the 2023-24 academic year and will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in 2024-25. The MAAC discontinued football after the 2007 season and has not sponsored the sport since then. In … Read more

Sacred Heart Opts to Play as FCS Independent in 2024

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Sacred Heart will play an independent FCS schedule for the 2024 season as the school continues to assess its football affiliation options as first reported in mid-January and later confirmed by Craig Haley. The Pioneers previously announced they are leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) beginning with the 2024-25 … Read more

Merrimack and Sacred Heart Leaving NEC as Full Members; Future Football Conference TBD

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Editor’s Note: On Thursday, January 25, 2024, it was reported that Sacred Heart would play the 2024 FCS season as an independent. On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the Northeast Conference released its 2024 conference schedule, which confirmed that Sacred Heart and Merrimack will not be football-playing members in 2024. On March 7, 2024, it was … Read more

10 FCS Versus FBS Games We Are Looking Forward to Watching for the 2023 Season

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The 2023 college football season will feature 118 FCS versus FBS games, which means many potentially exciting matchups. As done in 2021 and 2022, we will provide our list of ten (or so) FCS-FBS games we look forward to watching this season. As a friendly reminder, this list is not solely comprised of the best … Read more

More FCS Games Canceled by SEC, NEC Decisions

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The FCS level takes another hit this week after decisions by the Southeastern Conference and Northeast Conference led to more cancellations. The SEC will reportedly shift to a 10-game, conference only schedule, which will not only cause cancellations but may also impact the athletic departments of the schools playing SEC programs this season. An additional … Read more