Chad Lenz – Page 2 – The FCS Wedge

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Eastern Illinois

August 31, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

TweetEastern Illinois University 2015 Record: 7-5 (7-1 OVC) FCS Playoffs First Round Key Losses: DT Dino Fanti (Second Team All-American), DB Jourdan Wickliffe (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: RB Devin Church (Second Team All-OVC), OT Jimmy Lowery (Second Team All-OVC), LB Seth McDonald Head Coach Kim Dameron is entering his third year at Eastern Illinois. Last year he saw... Read More

Must Watch: Week 1

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 Chad Lenz

TweetNow that we’ve all had a chance to get our first hit of the wonderful drug that is football, we get to settle in and enjoy a full weekend of college football. The problem with that, if you’re like me, is that there is something like 97 games featuring FCS teams between Thursday and Sunday this first week. As much... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Tennessee-Martin

August 29, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 7-4 (6-2 OVC) Key Losses: QB Jarod Neal (Second Team All-OVC), WR Rod Wright (Second Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: OT Jackson Roberts (Second Team All-OVC), DL Damani Taylor (Second Team All-OVC), In 2015, UTM’s strength was NOT their defense. It was their passing game. Jarod Neal captained an offense that averaged 294 passing yards per... Read More

2016 MVFC Preseason Preview: Youngstown State

August 26, 2016August 27, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Results: 5-6 (3-5) Key Returnees: RB Jody Webb, RB Martin Ruiz, QB Hunter Wells, LB Lee Wright, SS Jameel Smith, DE Derek Rivers Key Losses: WR Andrew Stubbs, WR Andrew Williams, DE Terrell Williams, DT Steve Zaborksy, DT Emmanuel Kormah Full disclosure, right from the start of this, YSU has been off of UNI’s schedule the last... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Eastern Kentucky

August 26, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 6-5 (5-3 OVC) Key Losses: DE Noah Spence (First Team All-American), TE Ben Madon (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: QB Bennie Coney Well… Last season didn’t end they way the Colonels wanted. Many forget that Jacksonville State wasn’t the only FCS team that put fear into an SEC team last year. The Colonels took Kentucky to overtime last... Read More

2016 Preseason Big South Preview: Presbyterian

August 24, 2016August 27, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet*Preview courtesy of Libertine on AGS Harold Nichols’ squad was a consistently tough out for nearly everyone on their schedule in 2015. The Blue Hose were competitive in nearly every game and were within one score in each of their conference losses. They were particularly sturdy on defense, holding playoff teams Coastal Carolina, Charleston Southern and... Read More

2016 MVFC Preseason Preview: Western Illinois

August 23, 2016August 27, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 7-6 (5-3), 2nd Round Playoff loss Key Returnees: QB Trenton Norvell, QB Sean McGuire, WR Lance Lenoir, WR Joey Borsellino, LB Brett Taylor, LB Adam Brott, DB David Griffith Key Losses: RB Nikko Watson, DL Kris Harley, DL Eddy Holtschlag, DL Gavin Ricketts Last season the Leathernecks became the first team in FCS history to receive an... Read More

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Southeast Missouri State

August 23, 2016August 16, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet2015 Record: 4-7 (3-4 OVC) Key Losses: WR Paul McRoberts (First Team All-OVC) Key Returnees: RB Tremane McCullough (First Team All-OVC), LB Roper Garrett (Second Team All-OVC) Believe or not, SEMO was close to being 8-3 team, being #2 in the OVC, and taking EIU’s spot in the playoffs last year. Four of the Redhawks’ losses were decided... Read More

Week 0 Big South Preview

August 22, 2016August 27, 2016 Chad Lenz

TweetSubmitted by Libertine Charleston Southern @ North Dakota State (Saturday, Aug. 27th – 7:30pm – ESPN) Well, college football is finally back as Charleston Southern travels to North Dakota State to kick off the first game in the country of the 2016 season. Oddly enough, it will not be the first game to kick off outside... Read More

2016 Preseason Big South Preview: Monmouth

August 22, 2016August 8, 2016 Chad Lenz

Tweet*Preview courtesy of Libertine on AGS Based on 2015, Monmouth should have been the dark horse pick to make some noise in the Big South this year. Having swapped out virtually their entire offensive personnel and schemes, the Hawks got off to a slow start losing to Holy Cross, Central Michigan and Fordham, picked up... Read More