FCS Football

Last Four In: Northern Arizona, Towson, Southeastern Louisiana, Western Illinois

First Four Out: Portland State, Western Carolina, Liberty, Indiana State

Richmond is the story this week as the Spiders went into Harrisonburg, Virginia, and upset James Madison, 59-49, to spoil the Dukes’ GameDay experience with ESPN. We also learned in the CAA that New Hampshire and Villanova are in big trouble. The ...

Last Four In: Richmond, Charleston Southern, Southeastern Louisiana, Western Illinois

First Four Out: New Hampshire, Indiana State, Samford, Liberty

With several teams in the CSM Top 25 falling this weekend, the playoffs, quite frankly, are anyone’s guess now. There are just too many key games left to figure out who’s in and who’s not. What we do know is that with Samford and Liberty losing, the ...

Last Four In: Richmond, Samford, Southeastern Louisiana, Youngstown State

First Four Out: Villanova, Indiana State, Portland State, North Dakota

Upcoming games this weekend should have significant playoff implications as the season hits the midseason mark: Northern Iowa meets Western Illinois, South Dakota State and Youngstown State tangle, Montana State visits Portland State and New Hampshire ...

Last Four In: Richmond, Northern Arizona, McNeese State, Samford

First Four Out: North Dakota, Indiana State, Southeastern Louisiana, William & Mary

Northern Arizona registered a key conference victory over Montana State on Saturday that could give the Lumberjacks a legitimate chance of making the 24-team FCS playoff field. Although it lost to Montana, Northern Arizona doesn’t face North Dakota ...

Last Four In: New Hampshire, Portland State, McNeese State, Samford

First Four Out: Indiana State, Stony Brook, Southeastern Louisiana, Richmond

James Madison picked up a huge win over SMU on Saturday night. The Dukes are now 4-0 and have averaged over 50 points per game. The CAA should fear quarterback Vad Lee and the James Madison offense and Stony Brook will find out just how good this team is on ...

Last Four In: Stony Brook, Portland State, Samford, McNeese State

First Four Out: Indiana State, Southeastern Louisiana, New Hampshire, Northern Arizona

Is the nation’s longest playoff streak (11 straight FCS appearances) in jeopardy? Only time will tell as Stony Brook stunned New Hampshire, 31-6, on Saturday to put the Wildcats at 1-2. Usually prolific on offense, New Hampshire isn’t scoring many ...

 Last Four In: William & Mary, Cal Poly, Samford, McNeese State

First Four Out: Indiana State, Southeastern Louisiana, Portland State, Northern Arizona

Jacksonville State almost pulled the biggest upset in FCS history since Appalachian State took down Michigan. The Gamecocks led Auburn by a touchdown with less than a minute remaining, but the Tigers tied the score with 39 seconds left then ...

Last Four In: William & Mary, Cal Poly, Indiana State, Southeastern Louisiana

First Four Out: Samford, McNeese State, Northern Arizona, Wofford

It’s always difficult to measure the first week when FCS schools meet up with FBS teams, mostly for a sizable paycheck to add to the athletic department’s coffers. For instance, New Hampshire went cross country to face San Jose State only to get whacked ...

FCS Football 2015 Conference Previews

For the last four years the FCS season has ended with a North Dakota State championship. But there have certainly been plenty of fun story lines throughout the years. The story may end exactly the same way in 2015, but there will be a lot of fun to be had along the way and teams who think they can unseat the Bison from atop their perch overlooking the FCS. From the Big Sky to the ...

#5 Illinois State vs. #2 North Dakota State, January 10th at Frisco, Texas, 12:00 (ESPN2)

It’s an all-Missouri Valley Football Conference party for the national championship when three-time defending champion North Dakota State (14-1) meets Illinois State (13-1) in what should be a heavyweight brawl. Although the two schools are in the same conference, they didn’t meet ...