FCS Football

FCS PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINAL GAME BREAKDOWNS

And so we are down to eight. The top four seeds are still alive, but a potential matchup between Southern Conference rivals Georgia Southern and Appalachian State didn’t materialize. The Colonial Athletic Association, perhaps the toughest FCS conference, only has one team still alive in the quarterfinal round. The big winners are the Big Sky Conference and the ...

FCS Playoffs Round Two Game Breakdowns

Just like in the regular season, the Colonial Athletic Association showed some flexed muscle during the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. A pair of CAA teams, Old Dominion and James Madison, overcame stronger offenses to move on to the second round, while Stony Brook used a rock-solid running game and top offense to outlast Albany in the ...

FCS Playoffs Round One Game Breakdowns

After 12 weeks of Football Championship Subdivision regular-season action, we have reached the beginning of the real fun. Welcome to the first round of the postseason, where eight of the 20 teams compete and narrow the field to 16 teams for second-round play next week.

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 FCS Playoffs : Bracket Revealed

After a thrilling Saturday of games and an agonizing wait for a few teams, the FCS Playoff bracket is revealed. Delaware, Bethune-Cookman and Illinois State put together strong resumes, but appear to be the main teams left out with the final spots going to teams like Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and James Madison. But it is already time to start thinking about the games that will happen, not those unfortunate ...

FCS Football Week 12 Breakdown

Well, here we are. This is it. This is the last week of the Football Championship Subdivision season. It is the week where playoff hopes are born, where last-chance efforts to qualify are dashed, where the field of 20 teams to move on to the postseason is set in stone. Because there are more games with playoff or title implications, this week I have chosen to forego the top five games and ...

Old Dominion Secures a Spot in The Madness FCS Playoff Bracket

One of the best stories in FCS football is happening in Norfolk, Virginia. This is just the third year football has been played at Old Dominion, at least since 1940. Their first year back on the gridiron, in 2009, ODU had a light schedule and did quite well. The same was true in 2010. But in 2011 many expected the Monarchs to struggle during their first year in the Colonial Athletic ...

Sam Houston State's Playoff Picture Looks Good

Not only does Sam Houston State win games, but they win them handily. The Bearkats closest game of the year was a three point win at FBS member New Mexico. Since October 8^th, they have outscored their opponents by an average score of 47 to 8. That is domination. Central Arkansas is clearly the second best team in the Southland Conference, but SHSU beat them easily back in September 31-10. ...

North Dakota State Claims Top Spot in The Madness FCS Top 25

North Dakota State was supposed to play second fiddle to Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Back on October 8^th, the Bison knocked off SIU on the road. On Saturday they beat Northern Iowa 27-19. At 5-0 in conference play and 8-0 overall, NDSU has vaulted into the top spot in the College Sports Madness Top 25. Appalachian State is ...

Wofford’s Loss at Furman has Things Shifting Atop The Madness Playoff Bracket

Wofford’s loss at Furman has things shifting atop the College Sports Madness playoff bracket. Wofford, who was the third seed in the bracket heading into the week, was upset by the Paladins on Saturday. The Terriers tried to mount a fourth quarter comeback, but Furman back Tersoo Uhaa rushed for a touchdown with under ten minutes to play to give his team a 26-14 lead. ...

FCS Football Week 8 Breakdown

Call this week the calm before the storm.  After a strong seven weeks that featured numerous top-25 matchups, the Football Championship Subdivision has a somewhat lighter schedule this week with two matchups that feature top-25 ranked squads. That doesn’t mean this schedule is boring by any means… after all, you can’t have really good matchups every week… but week 8’s schedule features ...