The University of California, Davis will join the Mountain West Conference but its football team will stay in the Big Sky Conference. UC Davis will join the Mountain West starting with the 2026-27 academic year. UC Davis moved from NCAA Division II to Division I beginning in 2003 and upon completion of the four-year reclassification … Read more
Editor’s Note: The bracket will be updated as the playoff games are completed. The 2024 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and Montana State took the top spot, which is the first time they’ve been the #1 overall seed. Behind them are a trio of MVFC teams and an additional Big Sky team that will … Read more
The FCS Playoff Committee released its top 10 ranking for the 2024 season on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The rankings consider numerous data points including the Massey Ratings, ESPN’s Football Power Index, and KPI ratings but are not limited to only those. Additional metrics can be used such as strength of schedule and record with … Read more
In late May 2024, ESPN announced that two Big Sky Conference games would be nationally televised this season but game times weren’t revealed. Those two games have received kickoff times and both will be shown on ESPN2. Idaho at Montana State on Saturday, October 12 will kick at 10:15 Eastern Time while UC Davis at … Read more
One of the opening FCS games of the 2024 season has seen its broadcast network change. The McNeese (Southland) at Tarleton State (United Athletic) matchup taking place on Saturday, August 24 at 3:30 PM Eastern Time will be shown on ESPN2. The game was previously scheduled to be broadcast on ESPNU. The Cowboys and Texans … Read more
Monmouth (CAA) and Montana (Big Sky) are set to face off in 2028, according to FBSchedules. Montana will host the Hawks on Saturday, September 2, 2028, and will pay Monmouth $285,000 for the contest. The two schools have met once previously in 2019 when Montana won 47-27 in Missoula. It was revealed last week that … Read more
Thursday saw a dizzying release of kickoff and television information for the early part of the 2024 season. Included among the releases were four separate FCS conferences that will have conference matchups televised on national television. The Missouri Valley Football Conference will have two conference matchups televised nationally by ESPN in 2024. The first game … Read more
Towson has scheduled in-state opponent Maryland two more times in 2028 and 2030. The two schools will also meet on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Towson will travel to College Park on Saturday, September 2, 2028 and Saturday, September 14, 2030. Despite the proximity to each other, the two teams have only met three times in … Read more
UC Davis has found its next head coach with former player Tim Plough hired to take over the vacancy left by Dan Hawkins. Plough was a quarterback at UCD from 2003 through 2007 where he finished with 1,466 yards passing and 12 touchdowns for his career. Plough would spend the 2008 through 2012 seasons on … Read more
Grambling State and Hue Jackson have decided to part ways while Dan Hawkins will step down from his head coaching duties at UC Davis. The duo are the latest coaching changes at the FCS level this year. Jackson spent two seasons with the Tigers but did not achieve a winning record in either one. Jackson’s … Read more