Grambling State and Ohio State will meet for the first time on Saturday, September 6, 2025. The 2025 matchup will also be the first time that Grambling State has played a Big Ten opponent. The contest came to fruition after Ohio State and Connecticut agreed to cancel the 2025 matchup with Grambling set to receive … Read more
The 2023 FCS Playoff bracket has been revealed and South Dakota State will be the deserving top seed as the Jackrabbits seek to defend their title. SDSU went undefeated in the regular season at 11-0 with only two games decided by a touchdown or less. The opening round of the FCS Playoffs will begin on … Read more
The Ohio Valley Conference is the latest and final FCS conference to postpone its conference schedule to the spring according to Pete Thamel. The OVC will allow up to four non-conference games followed by a seven game OVC schedule in the spring. The Ohio Valley Conference confirmed the postponement on Friday evening. The last week … Read more
The Youngstown State Penguins and Sam Houston State Bearkats will play a home-and-home series in 2025 and 2027 according to FBSchedules. Sam Houston State will host the first contest on Saturday, August 30, 2025 in Huntsville, Texas. Youngstown State will be the home team two years later on Saturday, September 4, 2027. The two teams … Read more
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) became the first conference at the FBS level to cancel its fall season on Saturday. The MAC decided to postpone its fall sports and will consider playing in the spring of 2021. Seven FCS games featuring MAC opponents had already been canceled before the most recent news. Now, three more games … Read more
The Missouri Valley Football Conference has decided against a fall football season as the conference will move its conference slate to the spring of 2021. The MVFC will attempt an 8 game conference schedule in the spring and hope that the FCS Championship will be moved to the spring as well. The non-conference games are … Read more
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 … Read more
The Youngstown State Penguins are the latest FCS team that has decided to replace the football field. The Penguins posted the update via its football Twitter account. Youngstown State plays at Stambaugh Stadium. Youngstown State installed its previous surface in the summer of 2011 with a PowerBlade HP+ synthetic turf. They will have an AstroTurf … Read more
The Incarnate Word Cardinals announced 21 games versus 13 non-conference teams through the 2027 season. The Cardinals scheduled home-and-home series against Northern Colorado, Prairie View A&M, Samford, Southern Illinois, and Southern Utah. They also scheduled a four game series against Northern Arizona from 2024 through 2027. The single-game series announced were against Baylor (2020), Presbyterian … Read more
The Youngstown Penguins have found Bo Pelini’s replacement in Cincinnati Bearcats assistant Doug Phillips. Phillips, who turns 52 on February 29 (yes, he was born on leap day), has been the Cincinnati running backs coach since 2018. In 2017, he was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach for the Bearcats. Phillips knows Youngstown … Read more