October 2017 – Page 2 – The FCS Wedge

Big Sky Round-Up Week 8

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Brad Reed

Tweet Southern Utah just keeps on rolling, and Cal Poly just keeps getting rolled. Welcome to week 8 of the Big Sky Round-Up! Two weeks in a row Southern Utah has taken down one of the top teams in the conference, winning games they shouldn’t be winning, and doing it convincingly both times. Last week the Thunderbirds got the best... Read More

MVFC – Week 8 in Review

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetAnother week of games, and a couple more upsets. Seems like this is often the way it goes…a bunch of tough teams able to grind out wins against higher-ranked opponents. First up though, let’s take a look at conference standings, where teams are in relation to being set up for a playoff spot or if they’re already out of the... Read More

AGS Poll: Top 25 Week 8 Results

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 Tim

TweetMultiple upsets gave the AGS rankings quite the shake-up in week 8. Despite that the top 2 remained the same as they have been in every ranking so far this year with James Madison and North Dakota State coming in at #1 and #2, respectively. Jacksonville State moved up to their highest ranking of the year coming in at #3. Central... Read More

Patriot League: Week 8 Preview

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetColgate (3-4, 1-1) at Holy Cross (2-5, 1-1) – Oct. 21st 12 PM Fitton Field Worcester, MA Live Stream – Patriot League Network Brian Rock’s first game as the interim head coach at Holy Cross is a big one. The Crusaders host Colgate on homecoming in an important Patriot League showdown. Rock, who had been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks... Read More

MVFC – Week 8 Preview

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetI apologize for being a little later than usual with my weekly preview post. In addition to being a fan of MVFC football, I’m also a Chicago Cubs fan, so my evening writing sessions have been somewhat constrained by watching Cubs games. In case you weren’t aware though, that won’t be a problem for me the rest of the season... Read More

SOCON Week 8 Preview

October 19, 2017October 20, 2017 Marc Goold

TweetFollowing Wofford’s win over The Citadel last week, it looks like Wofford, 6-0, 4-0, controls its destiny at this point in the race for the Southern Conference title. Western Carolina and Furman are both sitting at sitting 3-1 in the conference, but have already fallen to the Terriers. Samford sits at 2-1 with the Terriers hosting the Bulldogs this coming... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2017-1017 – WEEK 8 PREVIEW

October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Troy

TweetSo this week Sam Beckett, Ziggy, & our favorite top notch Yahtzee boy start the show off going over the Pioneer League possibilities for their auto bid. Why would this be important to the vast majority of FCS fans? Well for one it’s an interesting process this year and for another it is gonna matter greatly to their first round... Read More

Patriot League: Week 7 Review and Power Rankings

October 18, 2017 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 7 of the Patriot League season was unquestionably the most interesting one. Holy Cross deciding to fire head coach Tom Gilmore mid-season following Holy Cross’s ugly 32-0 loss to Yale opened a lot of eyes around the league. Gilmore’s time was likely coming to an end either way given his overall body of work (losing record, 1 PL title... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2017-1017 – WEEK 7 REVIEW

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Troy

TweetLance & Kris review the AGS Poll and several games of importance from last weekend. The lead story the fellers take a look at is Wofford. How are they winning so many close games this season? They dropped a few of them last season and still made the playoffs but this year are the definition of “I don’t care if... Read More

Big Sky Round-Up Week 7

October 18, 2017October 18, 2017 Brad Reed

Tweet The Big Sky week seven is now behind us and now that we’ve had some time to reflect on the events of the past weekend it’s been hard to judge the have’s and the have nots. Obviously Cal Poly and Portland State are have nots, however, this conference is still very much up for grabs. There’s a battle brewing... Read More