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 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will have new turf fields at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville, Texas, and Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg, Texas. Installation of the Edinburg field is nearing completion, while the Brownsville field saw a delay due to conflicting scheduling arrangements. The September 13, 2025, matchup against…
The UTRGV Vaqueros (Southland) completed their inaugural schedule for a second time. UTRGV will play against the Langston Lions on Saturday, September 13, as reported by FBSchedules. Langston is a member of the NAIA’s Sooner Athletic Conference. UTRGV was previously scheduled to face North American University on September 13 but NAU discontinued its football program…
Each year, some FCS members look outside the Division I umbrella to fill out their football schedules and the 2025 season will be no different. FCS teams are slated to play 63 games against non-Division I opponents in 2025 with matchups versus NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA, and a handful against non-affiliated…
The Prairie View A&M Panthers (SWAC) and UTRGV Vaqueros (Southland) will not be playing North American University in the upcoming 2025 season after NAU announced it has discontinued its football program. The Stallions played football as a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). UTRGV was set to host…
Charleston Southern (Big South-OVC) and Vanderbilt (SEC) have scheduled a 2025 matchup, according to FBSchedules. The two schools will meet on Saturday, August 30 for the second time. Vanderbilt survived the first matchup in 2014 after holding a 21-10 halftime lead followed by 10 unanswered points from the Buccaneers. CSU forced a turnover down 21-20…
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is not planning to add football according to recent statements made by athletic director Andrew Gavin. “Any future of football at SIUE? I can’t speak on forever. That’s not currently a discussion point for us,” Gavin said. SIUE has never fielded a varsity football program but does sponsor a club football…
The Presbyterian Blue Hose and Western Carolina Catamounts have added a 2026 matchup with the Blue Hose set to receive a $105,000 guarantee, according to FBSchedules. Western Carolina will host Presbyterian on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The two schools have squared off 20 times previous between 1950 and 2022. The Catamounts lead the overall series…
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has set its FCS debut, according to FBSchedules. The Vaqueros will play against the NCAA Division II program Sul Ross State on Saturday, August 30, 2025. SRSU is moving up from NCAA Division III to the Lone Star Conference beginning July 1, 2024. UTRGV is making its own…
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…
