FCS Football

Week 3 Missouri Valley Game Breakdowns

So far it has been a very successful first couple of weeks for five of the 10 teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. Five teams sport 2-0 records, and some teams have a chance to win their third game in a row and get off to spectacular starts. This week’s games are highlighted by a matchup of Illinois schools located less than two hours apart, as it will be the Normal-Charleston grudge match ...

Big Sky Week 3 Game Breakdowns

For the first time this season, all 13 of the Big Sky Conference’s teams are in action on the same weekend. It is a large number of games, yes, but the numbers will dwindle once the teams actually begin conference play. The highlights of the weekend include five of the Big Sky teams going up against FBS foes, and the hopes are one or more of these ...

CAA Week 3 Game Breakdowns

At the end of the second week of the season, four of the Colonial Athletic Association’s 11 teams are currently undefeated. Only one, Stony Brook, is unbeaten in league play. Yes, we know it’s only the third week of the regular season and there are still plenty of games to be played. This week’s games are highlighted by the debut of a brand new football field in Albany ...

Week 3 “Other” Conferences Game Breakdowns

For the most part, this will be the final week for teams to tweak and make adjustments against non-conference teams before they begin play against familiar foes. Some teams, like Sam Houston State, get back into the regular swing of things against a team with similar talent to what they will face the rest of the year. Others, like Stony Brook or ...

Week 3 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

The biggest buzz this week in the Southern Conference is about a team that is idle this weekend. Appalachian State (0-2), which is joining the Sun Belt Conference as an FBS school next year, is reeling after being upset in Boone, N.C., by North Carolina A&T, 24-21, last Saturday. The Mountaineers trailed by 18 ...