Week 9 FCS Football Game Breakdowns

On a week to week basis, FCS football never fails to disappoint. The big contest this week is #4 Eastern Washington heading to #2 Montana. The Big Sky showdown will go a long way in determining the conference champion. EWU and Montana State, who hosts 3-1 UC Davis, are the lone undefeated teams remaining in the Big Sky. One loss teams Northern Arizona and Cal Poly also square off on Saturday. The Ohio Valley ...

Last Four In: UC Irvine, Elon, William & Mary, Tulsa

First Four Out: Cal Poly, St. John’s, Old Dominion, Temple

Penn State is running away with the Big Ten regular season title. They are a perfect 4-0-0 with games against Northwestern and Ohio State remaining. The Nittany Lions have outscored Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Michigan State by a combined score of 10-3. However, Penn State is ...

Last Four In:  Colorado, Maryland, Clemson, Illinois

First Four Out:  Miami (FL), Duke, Missouri, Utah

Colorado got the much needed draw against a quality Cal side in Berkeley. The Buffaloes are one of the more improved teams in the country this season. Illinois is on the brink as well but they need to start scoring more goals and stopping teams more consistently moving forward. Duke ...

Last Four In: Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Samford, New Hampshire

First Four Out: Chattanooga, Bethune-Cookman, Tennessee Martin, Central Arkansas

It appears New Hampshire (3-3), which has been to the FCS playoffs nine consecutive years (longest streak in the nation), wants to keep its playoff streak intact. The Wildcats won a thrilling 29-28 contest over Villanova on Saturday that puts ...

There was a lot of movement this week among the programs who held out some hope for a trip to the BCS national championship game. Alabama, Ohio State and Oregon all won and Florida State jumped over Clemson. Those four are the best of the best for now. Meanwhile, teams like Louisville, Texas A&M, LSU and South Carolina are now all but out of the national title picture after losing over the weekend. But for every squad that moved down, there are others that are edging closer and closer to catching up with the big four. Stanford is one of ...

Week 8 FCS Football Game Breakdowns

The FCS bracket is beginning to come into focus, but there is still a long, long way to go. And week eight will be a huge week for many teams fighting to get into, or stay, in the playoff picture. In the Big Sky, Cal Poly is looking for a big win when they head to Montana. Eastern Washington and surprise Southern Utah also face off. The Thunderbirds could jump onto the national radar with a win. The CAA ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 7

Week 7 was labeled Shakeup Saturday and had the following developments:

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Last Four In: UC Irvine, Penn State, St. John’s, William & Mary

First Four Out: Marquette, Cal Poly, Old Dominion, Temple

With California’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over UCLA, there is finally a team that appears to want to hold on to the top spot in the bracket. However, in the tough Pac-12, there will be ample opportunity for the Golden Bears to falter. Cal still has to play UCLA in ...

Last Four In:  Miami FL, Indiana, Rutgers, Tennessee

First Four Out: Missouri, Colorado, Ohio State, Duke

The Miami Hurricanes played their way back onto the tenuous bubble with a tough 3-0 road loss to a very defensively organized Syracuse team. This is the type of loss that, come time for the selection committee to meet, is going to hurt them. The Hurricanes have to generate more wins ...

Last Four In: Southern Illinois, Tennessee State, Samford, Maine

First Four Out: Chattanooga, New Hampshire, Tennessee Martin, Central Arkansas

It’s no secret that the Missouri Valley Football Conference was among the best, if not the best, league in all of FCS. Come playoff time, it might show it with five teams. North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Youngstown State and Northern Iowa figure ...