For the first time, I was invited to vote in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 for the 2025 season. I was beyond thrilled to accept the invitation, and like many others, I take the opportunity seriously. As part of the weekly process, I will provide some thoughts and reasoning for my top 25. Below…
The 2025 FCS season is only weeks away and the current realignment cycle is still producing numerous changes that will impact the upcoming season. As we have done with the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons, below is a list of all the changes for the 2025 season and beyond. There’s a summarized list…
The realignment impacts on the Western Athletic Conference have led to two schools joining the Big Sky Conference, one of which was a former member. The Southern Utah Thunderbirds and Utah Tech Trailblazers will join the Big Sky Conference beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. Both schools are members of the WAC and compete in…
The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday, which measures the academic success of a school and its various athletic programs. Failure to obtain a rating over 930 can lead to penalties, such as the penalty five FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2020-21 academic year through the 2023-24 academic…
The San Jose State Spartans (Mountain West) have made numerous changes to their future schedules, as first noted by FBSchedules. Five of those changes involve FCS teams, including new additions, removals, and date changes. San Jose State will play at home against the Mercyhurst Lakers (NEC) on Saturday, September 2, 2028. It will be the…
The UC Davis Aggies (Big Sky) have added the SMU Mustangs (ACC) to their 2026 schedule while announcing 2025 and 2026 non-conference opponents. UC Davis will travel to Dallas, Texas on Saturday, September 12, 2026, in the first meeting between the schools. For 2025, UC Davis’s non-conference schedule will feature Mercer (SoCon) in the FCS…
The United Athletic Conference kicked off the week by revealing its revised 2024 conference schedule following the departure of Stephen F. Austin in May. The UAC will maintain its original 8-game conference schedule and the entire slate can be found here. The UAC also noted it is currently building its 2025 schedule, which will also…
The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday, which measures the academic success of a school and its various athletic programs. Failure to obtain a rating over 930 can lead to penalties, such as the penalty 7 FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2019-20 academic year through the…
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…
Lance Anderson will be the next head coach of Utah Tech. Anderson will take over for Paul Peterson who guided the Trailblazers during their reclassification from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I. Anderson was most recently with Boise State for the 2023 season as a defensive senior analyst. Anderson does not have any head…
