A new season is nearly upon us and with the merry-go-round that is college athletics, that also means plenty of changes at the FCS level. Let’s take a look at what’s new for 2021 in the FCS. If you want a simple summary, please click here to go to the table at the end of…
The MEAC announced a few crucial details on Thursday alongside its spring football schedule. The MEAC originally released major details in August but have since clarified some points. On Thursday, the MEAC stipulated that the Northern Division teams – Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, and Norfolk State – will play each other twice. Meanwhile, the…
The Tarleton State Texans will not be playing FCS football this fall as the school announced it would seek to play a spring season. The Texans had three games officially canceled for its 2020 season. Those three games were against Texas-Permian Basin (9/19), Eastern New Mexico (10/3), and Bethune-Cookman (10/31). The remaining 8 games featured…
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has decided against a fall football season as the conference will move its conference slate to the spring of 2021. The MVFC will attempt an 8 game conference schedule in the spring and hope that the FCS Championship will be moved to the spring as well. The non-conference games are…
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…
The 2020 FCS season is currently up in the air, but there are still changes taking effect whether or not the games are played. Below is a list of changes for the FCS level for the upcoming season and beyond. New Programs The duo of Dixie State and Tarleton State enter the ranks of the…
The two newest members for in the FCS for the 2020 season have scheduled a few more matchups in the coming seasons per FBSchedules. Tarleton State and Dixie State will meet on Saturday, October 16, 2021 and Saturday, November 23, 2024. Both games will be played in Stephenville, Texas. The two schools previously agreed to…
The Tarleton State Texans received a boost at the quarterback position thanks to the transfer of Steven Duncan from Western Kentucky. Duncan made the announcement via Twitter. Duncan signed with the Hilltoppers in 2016 and redshirted that season. He made only one appearance in 2017 with the symmetrical stat line of 2 for 2 with…
Tarleton State continues to add to their future schedules. According to FBSchedules, they have added six FCS teams to future schedules through the 2025 season. The six teams that have been added are Bethune-Cookman, Houston Baptist, Kennesaw State, McNeese, Missouri State, and South Dakota State. Tarleton State had already scheduled Bethune-Cookman for October 31 of…
The contest between the TCU Horned Frogs and Tarleton State Texans originally scheduled for Saturday, September 4, 2021 has been moved back to Saturday, September 10, 2022 per FBSchedules. The reason for the change is due to Tarleton State not meeting the requirements of a Division I opponent that would count towards bowl eligibility. The…
