TweetWeek 1 of the season provided quite a bit of excitement and last week Chad let you know where to look for it. We saw four teams defeat an in-state FBS rival and some great games that went right down to the wire. Here are a dozen games that I believe are “must watch” games …
Yearly Archives: 2016
OVC: Week 1 Review
TweetAustin Peay State 17 Troy 57 Austin Peay opened their season with a 57-17 loss on the road at Troy. This may sound like the same old story coming out of Clarksville: “Austin Peay lost, what else is new?”. They scored 17 points, racked up 254 yards, and came back from a 13 point deficit …
AGS Poll: Top 25 Week 1 Poll Results
TweetThe first week of the season seemed to take ages to show up, and then seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, even though roughly 90 games featuring FCS teams were played between Thursday and Sunday. Thanks to our dedicated poll voters we have compiled the most accurate top 25 poll in the …
Big South: Week 1 Review
Tweet(1-0) Central Michigan 49, (0-1) Presbyterian 3 Presbyterian is, if nothing else, consistent. Watching this opening contest of 2016 for the Blue Hose on Thursday night, this game could very easily have been mistaken for one straight out of the middle of the 2015 season. That’s both a good thing and a bad thing if you’re …
Week 1 CAA Review
TweetThe 2016 CAA season officially kicked off with an impressive slate of non-conference games Thursday night. First year head coach Joe Harasymiak, and his Maine Black Bears squad, gave their old Yankee conference rivals, the Huskies of UConn, quite a scare. Quarterback Dan Collins led the team in yards with a 19/33 passing effort that …
MVFC: Week 1 Review and Power Rankings
TweetIt’s a new year but the same pattern of the last 5 years is already playing out. This past weekend the MVFC went 6-3, 7-3 if we include the Week 0 NDSU win over Charleston Southern. I know those of you who aren’t MVFC fans reading this are rolling your eyes hard enough for them …
Patriot League Week 1 Power Rankings
TweetIt was truly a mixed bag for the league to open the season. Half of the teams emerged victorious (Holy Cross, Georgetown, Lafayette) while the other half (Colgate, Fordham, Lehigh) saw their dream of an undefeated season go out the window. Colgate The defending Patriot League champions took one on the chin against their …
SOCON Review: Week 1
TweetThe Citadel 24 Mercer 23 The #13 Bulldogs of The Citadel had great expectations following a successful 2015 campaign. Mercer did as well after coming oh so close to winning many SOCON games last year and actually knocking off SOCON co-champ UTC. Broadcast on Fox Sport SE, the game was the season and SOCON opener …
Week 1 AGS GOTW | The Citadel at Mercer
TweetMarc Goold | SoCon Contributor | September 1, 2016 The AGS Game of the Week for Week 1 certainly met expectations, at least in regard to drama. With The Citadel on the road in Macon, Georgia, pitted against the scrappy Mercer Bears, it was destined for drama for many reasons. First off, it was an …
2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Tennessee State
Tweet2015 Record: 4-6 (1-6 OVC) Key Losses: RB Tom Smith, CB Bernell Brooks Key Returnees: DE Ebenezer Ogundeko (First Team All-OVC), WR Patrick Smith (Second Team All-OVC), OG Jessamen Dunker (Second Team All-OVC) The Tigers are only two seasons removed from their 10-4 2013 season and their most recent trip to the playoffs. They have …
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