FCS Football

Last Four In: Tennessee-Martin, Youngstown State, Samford, Northern Arizona

First Four Out: Richmond, Stephen F. Austin, Chattanooga, Indiana State

Fordham and Tennessee-Martin take center stage after scoring impressive victories over strong competition. With victories over Villanova and Temple, the Rams (3-0) appear to be the team to beat in the Patriot League, although they are not eligible to ...

Week 3 FCS Football Game Breakdowns

All eyes this week will be on the Southern Conference as the league’s best two teams face off. Wofford, who is already 1-0 in conference play thanks to a 21-10 win at The Citadel, hosts Georgia Southern. The Eagles’ offense has been unstoppable through two games, posting an amazing 136 points. But that was against Savannah State and Saint Francis (PA). The Terriers were on the wrong side of a blowout in week ...

Last Four In: Stony Brook, Youngstown State, Samford, Northern Arizona

First Four Out: James Madison, Stephen F. Austin, Chattanooga, Indiana State

After scoring several impressive victories over FBS teams last week, many FCS schools got another chance this week. CAA members New Hampshire and Richmond nearly knocked off Central Michigan and North Carolina State, respectively. Both lost close games ...

Week 2 FCS Football Game Breakdowns

After eight FCS squads knocked off FBS teams in week one, all eyes are on who can do it in week two. A handful of top 25 teams have a chance to be this week’s North Dakota State. Central Arkansas heads to Colorado to face off against a Buffaloes squad that is coming off of a nice win over Colorado State. Montana State has a very real chance of beating SMU. New Hampshire takes on a Central Michigan squad that ...

Last Four In: Stony Brook, Youngstown State, Samford, Northern Arizona

First Four Out: James Madison, Stephen F. Austin, Chattanooga, Indiana State

If it didn’t already have a strong reputation as one of the top, if not the top conferences in the FCS, the Missouri Valley Football Conference can boast this week. Four of the league’s five teams in the top 25 won their openers, with number one ...

Week 1 FCS Football Game Breakdowns

The leaves are turning brown, the air conditioner is finally turned off, the local high school band is jamming out and somebody in the College Sports Madness office made a pot of chili. It looks, feels, sounds, smells and tastes like football season.  Any hope we have left for summer will go away this weekend as college football kicks off. Fall and football are here and College Sports Madness has all of ...

FCS Football Spring Update

As spring football kicks into gear, let’s see what’s happening on the FCS front.

Last weekend, all eyes were on Hot Springs, Ark., where it was expected Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson would extend invitations to certain schools to join the league for football. Two of those schools, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, have expressed ...

Now that North Dakota State has wrapped up its second consecutive FCS title, we can take a peek at what might be in store for the 2013 season. And 2013 might resemble 2012 in many ways.  If you were to predict a preseason top 10 FCS rankings, here’s how one poll might look:

1)   North Dakota State – Were you expecting someone else? The Bison, 28-2 during the last two seasons, will go for a three-peat this fall, and they ...

Coach Keeler Fired from Delaware

While college coaching changes are a given during the offseason, no one saw this one coming out of Newark, Delaware.  Earlier today (Jan. 7), the University of Delaware relieved head football coach K.C. Keeler of his duties.

A statement released by the school’s Director of Athletics Eric Ziady said:  “We appreciate the efforts and accomplishments ...

FCS Football Playoffs Overview

After a thrilling Saturday of games and an agonizing wait for a few teams, the FCS Playoffs are here. The bubble was very strong this season and there are certainly many teams with a legitimate gripe for being left out. But it is already time to start thinking about the games that will happen, not those unfortunate teams left out. College Sports Madness has it all covered.