FCS Football

UC Davis at Eastern Washington FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 12/02/2018
 
#6 UC-Davis at #3 Eastern Washington
 
UC-Davis earned their first ever FCS playoff win over Northern Iowa, 23-16. In the end, the Aggies had too much offense and their defense came up big with a couple interceptions. Their rushing game ...
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Colgate at North Dakota State FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 12/02/2018
 
#8 Colgate at #1 North Dakota State
 
As if Ben DiNucci of James Madison wasn’t having going to have a tall task against the vaunted Colgate defense anyway, the Raiders’ Tyler Castillo picked off two passes. The Raiders actually ...
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FCS Football 2nd Round Playoff Overview

Jason Groomes
Wed, 11/28/2018

 

Down to the final 16 teams, the second round is when the FCS Playoffs start to get very serious. The eight seeded teams got a well-deserved week off and get to stay at home and host the first round winners.

For the most part the seeded home teams are heavily favored. Few expect Montana State to have much of a chance at North Dakota State. South ...

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Southeast Missouri at Weber State FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Southeast Missouri State at #2 Weber State
 
Someone would look at the yardage in the SEMO and Stony Brook game and wonder how the Seawolves didn’t run the Redhawks off the field. Upon closer inspection, Stony Brook threw two interceptions ...
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Jacksonville State at Maine FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Jacksonville State at #7 Maine
 
Jacksonville State fell behind early to East Tennessee State, but came to life in the second half. Eventually, the Buccaneers made a comeback of their own, but fell short with Jacksonville State winning ...
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Northern Iowa at UC Davis FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Northern Iowa at #6 UC-Davis
 
Northern Iowa played the tortoise against Lamar’s hare, outlasting the Cardinals at the very end of the race, winning 16-13. Lamar jumped out early, then the Panthers put the clamps on, holding their ...
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Nicholls at Eastern Washington FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Nicholls at #3 Eastern Washington
 
Nicholls ended the two game upset streak that San Diego had going, 49-30. Quarterback Chase Fourcade was in a duel with the Toreros Anthony Lawrence and neither one disappointed. The difference was the ...
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Wofford at Kennesaw State FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Wofford at #4 Kennesaw State
 
Wofford threw the ball all of eight times against Elon, winning 19-7. Those eight passes came with four completions and a grand total of 20 yards. You can do that when you win the turnover battle 2-0 and outrush your ...
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Duquesne at South Dakota State FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
Duquesne at #5 South Dakota State
 
I think a few too often we take the heart of the smaller conferences for granted. Despite a subpar game, I apologize for the pun, by quarterback Daniel Parr, the Dukes dominated after spotting Towson a ...
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James Madison at Colgate FCS Playoff Game Breakdown

Jason Groomes
Sun, 11/25/2018
 
James Madison at #8 Colgate
 
Incredibly, James Madison was the only one of four Colonial Athletic Association teams to win in the First Round. But they had the benefit of playing another one, beating Delaware, 20-6. The Dukes defense was the big player in the ...
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