The West Georgia Wolves (UAC) will play at the Kennesaw State Owls (C-USA) in 2026, according to an announcement made by both teams. The two programs will meet on Saturday, September 5, in UWG’s first game against an FBS opponent. West Georgia and Kennesaw State have never met previously in football. The Owls were a … Read more
The NCAA has changed its reclassification policy providing FCS programs a path to compete in the playoffs a year sooner. Schools will have to meet all the criteria in order to be granted the accelerated reclassification. The specific criteria have not been revealed as noted by St. Thomas, which anticipates compliance when the new rules … Read more
West Georgia has finalized its 2024 schedule by adding non-affiliated Lincoln University from Oakland, California. West Georgia will welcome Lincoln on Saturday, November 2. The Wolves are entering their inaugural season as an FCS member and will play 11 games including two against non-Division I foes with the other against NCAA Division II opponent Shorter … 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
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 … Read more
Texas A&M-Commerce has announced a matchup against Tulsa to be played in 2026. The Lions will travel to face Tulsa on Saturday, September 19 in the first matchup between the two teams. Commerce also has scheduled games against FBS foes in 2024 versus San Diego State (8/31) and Florida State in 2026 (9/6). Commerce played … Read more
Each year some FCS members look outside the Division I umbrella to fill out their football schedules and 2024 is no different. FCS teams are slated to play 58 games against non-Division I opponents in 2024 with matchups versus Division II, Division III, NAIA, NCCAA, and even one against a non-affiliated team (Lincoln University from … Read more
West Georgia is moving up from NCAA Division II to the FCS in 2024 and they will have a new coach with previous FCS experience. The Wolves hired Mercer defensive coordinator Joel Taylor to lead the program on Saturday. Taylor has been the defensive coordinator for Mercer since 2020 when he joined the Bears from … Read more
There were two head coaching changes on Monday with announcements that longtime Stony Brook head coach Chuck Priore and West Georgia head coach David Dean will not return for the 2024 FCS season. Stony Brook has seen many changes in the 18 years of Priore’s tenure. He took over in 2006 when Stony Brook was … Read more
The University of West Georgia is moving up to the FCS ranks. The Georgia Board of Regents approved the move on Friday and the school will begin the four-year transition process to the ASUN beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. West Georgia’s football team will play in the United Athletic Conference, which is comprised of … Read more