The Wagner Seahawks (Northeast) and California Golden Bears (ACC) have scheduled a 2026 matchup for Saturday, September 19, according to an announcement by California. The two teams have not previously met in football. Wagner is winless in its 19 games against FBS opposition dating back to 2012. The Seahawks are scheduled to play at Kansas…
The Northeast Conference is planning to remove its 45 football scholarship limit, according to CollegeAD. The NEC will allow as many as 105 scholarships as outlined in the NCAA v. House settlement but one athletic director told CollegeAD that most schools are unlikely to offer more than 50. The maximum number of scholarships currently allowed…
Montana State (Big Sky) has finalized its 2025 schedule with two additions and one game shifted to a later season. The Bobcats have added San Diego (Pioneer) for Saturday, September 13, replacing the Stephen F. Austin game canceled earlier in 2024. The Bobcats will also host Mercyhurst (Northeast) on Saturday, September 20 for the second straight season. A…
Central Arkansas (United Athletic) and Northwestern State (Southland) have rescheduled their 2026 matchup, according to FBSchedules. The two schools were scheduled to meet on Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Natchitoches, Louisiana but the game has been moved to 2028. Northwestern State will now host the matchup on Saturday, September 16, 2028. UCA will also host…
The Northeast Conference announced the four games that will be featured on ESPN+ for the 2024 season. One conference game from weeks three, six, seven, and nine will be shown while each NEC team will be featured once. A complete list of the matchups, kickoff time, and date are provided below. In other FCS scheduling…
Central Connecticut State’s 2024 season opener against Central Michigan was moved up from Saturday, August 31 to Thursday, August 29. That change will make 4 FCS versus MAC games that day along with Duquesne–Toledo, Fordham–Bowling Green, and Lafayette–Buffalo. CCSU has played MAC opponents five times since 2007 but has not won any of those matchups….
Two games involving FCS teams and Massachusetts were added and changed for the 2024 season. First, Central Connecticut State and UMass will play each other on Saturday, September 21. UMass’ game against Wagner originally scheduled for September 21 was moved to Saturday, October 26. Wagner also scheduled a game against Florida Atlantic to be played…
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…
Monmouth University announced the decision to cancel all fall sports on Monday. Monmouth is the second Big South school to cancel its fall sports schedules after Hampton. Nearly half of Monmouth’s football schedule had already been canceled. They were slated to face Rutgers (9/5), Albany (9/12), Maine (9/19), and Fordham (9/26) in September. The Rutgers…
The barrage of bad news continues for college sports fans. According to Jon Rothstein, the Patriot League will follow in the Ivy League by canceling fall sports. The Patriot League confirmed the news shortly after the reports surfaced regarding the cancellation of fall sports. The Patriot League may try to move fall sports to the…
