FCS Football

Week 5 OVC Game Breakdowns

What a weekend for FCS football in week 4? Old Dominion and New Hampshire put up a regular barnburner in a thrilling 64-61 game that broke several NCAA records. What appeared all week to be the top matchup between Northern Iowa and Youngstown State didn’t disappoint in a back and forth game that came down to an incomplete pass in the end zone to end things. Well, ...

Week 5 Big Sky Conference Breakdowns

The Big Sky Conference began conference play last weekend and there were already some big upsets that will impact the way we perceive the power squads in the Big Sky. Northern Arizona, if not already, should be talked about as a contender in the Big Sky title race. After beating FBS UNLV and now upsetting perennial power Montana, the Lumberjacks look like they are on track for a special season. Montana State will get a ...

Week 5 Southland Conference Game Breakdowns

The Southland Conference completes its two-week rollout of the league season this week with one Thursday game and three Saturday contests. It can be kind of confusing when you consider four teams have played a game already and others have not. There really isn’t one big conference showdown this week, but the games should still be exciting.

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Week 5 Southern Conference Game Breakdowns

Don’t tell Western Carolina first-year coach Mark Speir about moral victories, but he has to feel good about the effort his Catamounts gave before a crowd of 10,112, the largest home crowd in nearly two years Saturday in a 25-21 loss to Samford.  “It was a tough loss. I am proud of the effort our guys put forth, but we didn't come here to just be competitive. We came to win," Speir said of the ...

Week 5 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

"One of the ways that we will be able to help lift our football program upward is through scheduling marquee matchups that expand our brand nationally," Towson coach Rob Ambrose said this summer. It’s a safe bet that No. 3 LSU (4-0) qualifies as a “marquee matchup” for the Tigers. After dismantling St. Francis (Pa.) 46-17 on Saturday, the Towson Tigers head south this weekend for a contest ...

Taylor Heinicke Makes History

New Hampshire quarterback Andy Vailas threw for five touchdowns and 336 yards against Old Dominion Saturday in Colonial Athletic Association play. Normally, that kind of performance receives a lot of attention.

In this game, though, Vailas was an afterthought.  All his ODU counterpart, Taylor Heinicke, College Sports Madness’ National Offensive Player of ...