FCS Football

Harvard vs. Yale Lives up to the Hype

Few times in life does an event actually live up to its hype. And the Yale/Harvard hype was at a fever pitch when ESPN's Gameday signed on to be there. Not to be forgotten was that 8-1 Yale was trying to beat 9-0 Harvard for a share of the Ivy crown. The game lived up to its billing. And more.

Harvard came out on top, 31-24 before over 30,000 in ...

Southeastern Louisiana at Sam Houston State, Saturday, 2 p.m.

These two are no strangers as both are members of the Southland Conference, but they didn’t meet this year. They did, however, meet in the second round of the playoffs last year when Southeastern Louisiana won a 30-29 thriller.

Sam Houston State (8-4, ...

Morgan State at Richmond, Saturday, 1:00

The University of Richmond (8-4, 5-3) could safely say it was the last team that made the 24-team field. The Spiders, making their first postseason appearance since 2009, defeated Colonial Athletic Association rival William & Mary 34-20 late Saturday night to punch their ticket to the playoffs. This will be Spiders’ coach Danny ...

Liberty at James Madison, Saturday, 4:00

This is one of the more interesting first-round matchups as the two schools are just off Interstate 81 in Virginia. JMU (9-3, 6-2) made the tournament on the strength of its seven-game winning streak and a decisive win over Richmond two weeks ago. It’s the Dukes’ first playoff appearance since 2011. Their most notable playoff run ...

Stephen F. Austin at Northern Iowa, Saturday, 8:00

Back in mid-October, Northern Iowa was 3-4 and their playoff hopes were slim. It was pretty clear that the Panthers would need to win out to feel safely in the playoffs. With games against Illinois State and North Dakota State, that would not be an easy task. But UNI was up to the challenge and won their last five contests ...

South Dakota State at Montana State, Saturday, 4:00

Montana State backed their way into the playoffs following a tough 34-7 loss to rival Montana. However, that was without quarterback Dakota Prukop who was nursing a sprained knee. Prukop should be back for the playoff game against South Dakota State, yet it remains to be seen if he will be effective on the ground. Prukop ...

San Diego at Montana, Saturday, 4:00

Montana needed to beat Montana State on the final day of the season to make it into the playoffs and the Grizzlies wasted little time putting away their rival. Montana absolutely dominated that contest and they will look to do the same to San Diego in the first round of the playoffs. San Diego hopes to get the Pioneer League a playoff ...

Sacred Heart at Fordham, Saturday, 12:00

We were here last year in the first round of the playoffs. Fordham will look for a similar result as last year’s 37-27 victory at home against Sacred Heart. The Rams absolutely dominated the Patriot League this season. Not only did they go 6-0, but few teams even gave them a contest. The high scoring Fordham squad will be able ...

Indiana State at Eastern Kentucky, Saturday, 1:00

Indiana State was rewarded for their tough schedule and earned one of the last spots in the FCS Playoffs. By my count, they were the last team in. But any team that has wins over Ball State, Liberty, Northern Iowa and Youngstown State is a very dangerous playoff team. Eastern Kentucky, meanwhile, heads into the playoffs with ...