October 2016 – Page 3 – The FCS Wedge

AGS Poll: Top 25 Week 8 Results

October 24, 2016 Tim

TweetThe week 8 AGS Top 25 poll was not nearly as volatile this week as it was last week. The top 5 remained unchanged as Eastern Washington, Jacksonville State, North Dakota State, Sam Houston State, and The Citadel all maintained their positions in that order. 5 teams received 1st place votes; the top 4 along with James Madison who came... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

October 24, 2016October 25, 2016 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 8 in the Patriot League saw Lehigh and Fordham get key conference wins to set up their showdown next week in Bethlehem. The Mountain Hawks posted an impressive road win over Holy Cross to run their winning streak to 6 games. Fordham overcame injuries and a key suspension to pull out a grinding 17-14 win over Georgetown. Edmonds had another... Read More

SOCON: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

October 23, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetThere was a wild finish in Spartanburg as The Citadel snatched a victory in OT over Wofford after being down for much of the game. Chattanooga took care of business against the VMI Keydets. ETSU got its third win of the season by beating West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday night. Mercer got a scare from a late Austin Peay rally in a crazy... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Preview

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 Kevin Hottle

TweetWith non-conference play over the schedule lightens up with only three Patriot League games this weekend. The biggest of which is red hot Lehigh invading New England to take on Holy Cross Saturday. Holy Cross will be looking for their second consecutive win over a ranked opponent. The Crusaders defeated then #20 Harvard last weekend. The other game that could... Read More

MVFC: Week 8 Preview

October 21, 2016October 20, 2016 Scott Lawson

TweetA weekend of stupidly close games and we are inching ever closer to deciding who wins the conference, who’s making themselves known to the playoff committee for at-large bids, and if anyone appears to be taking over Missouri State’s former “home” at the bottom of the conference standings. Without further ado, here’s where things stand as of this week (conference... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2016-10-20 – NEC SotC Show

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Troy

TweetLance & Kris shine a little light on the NEC in this week’s State of the Conference and talk about how truly competitive and interesting this conference is. Even though they operate on a slight scholarship budget these teams compete very well with some of the bigger names in FCS year in and year out and this one is no... Read More

FCS TV/Streaming Guide: Week Ending 10/22/2016

October 19, 2016October 22, 2016 Troy

TweetProvided by FargoBison on AGS again this week. ALL TIMES CENTRAL. Another big week of FCS football is upon us with games starting Friday night. As always all games are in central time and if I missed anything please post below and I will update the guide accordingly…. TV Guide: 10/21 Penn at Yale 6 p.m. NBCSN: Direct TV Channel... Read More

OVC: Week 7 Review and Power Rankings

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 JSUSoutherner

TweetTwo of the OVC’s matchups this weekend came down to the wire with EIU and TSU holding on to their wins because of last second defensive stands. The OVC hierarchy looks to be laid out pretty clearly now but if this weekend taught us anything, nothing is for certain. Jacksonville State looked extremely vulnerable in their matchup with Austin Peay,... Read More

SOCON: Week 8 Preview

October 19, 2016 Marc Goold

TweetIt’s week eight and the race for the Southern Conference title is still up for grabs. The Citadel is in the driver’s seat after knocking off Chattanooga last week, but there is a lot of football yet to play. The Citadel travels to Spartanburg to face Wofford who hopes to get a much needed win over a top 10 team to... Read More

BIG SOUTH: Week 8 Preview

October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 David Zazofsky

TweetAfter three straight weeks of one program or another taking the week off, it’s a full slate of conference games this week in the Big South. (4-2) Kennesaw St @ (3-4) Gardner-Webb – Saturday, Oct 22nd, 12:00pm (American Sports Network) A week after hard-fought losses, both these teams come into this game looking to get back on the... Read More