TweetHere we are folks, ready for another year at The FCS Wedge and this one brings us to our 6th season of covering the happenings in the FCS landscape. Kris Kallem & Lance Berndt guide us all through the limited amount that has happened so far as well as looking ahead to next weekend which …
Yearly Archives: 2017
Game Preview: Holy Cross at UConn
TweetHoly Cross at UConn – August 31st 7:30 PM, ET Pratt and Whitney Stadium East Hartford, CT TV/Streaming: SNY The Holy Cross Crusaders will kickoff the 2017 season against an old New England rival, the UConn Huskies. Amazingly, and sadly, these two have no met on the gridiron since 1985 when both programs were 1-AA …
Patriot League Preview: Lehigh
TweetLehigh Mountain Hawks 2016 Record: 9-3 Overall, 6-0 in Patriot League Head Coach: Andy Coen 12th season (77-49 Overall, 46-18 in PL) Last Patriot League Title: 2016 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2016 Key Returning Players Offense: QB Brad Mayes (Jr.) WR Troy Pelletier (Sr.), WR Gatlin Casey (Sr.), RB Dom Bragalone (Jr.), RT Zach Duffy …
MVFC – Week 1 Preview
TweetWell folks….it felt like it’d never get here, but college football is back. We’ve got 9 games being played by Missouri Valley Football teams in the first week(end), 3 on Thursday, August 31st, and the remaining 6 on Saturday, September 2nd. Southern Illinois is sitting the first week out. I don’t have a lot of …
Big Sky Conference Week 1 Preview
Tweet The Big Sky football season is upon us once again, and this season looks to be one of the more exciting seasons in recent memory. Super star wide receiver Cooper Kupp has left us, but rest assured there are plenty of other players that we’ll be watching over the course of the season. Last …
SOCON: Week 1 Preview
TweetThe opening of the 2017 season is cause for much rejoicing for those of us who have been in FCS football withdrawal since last fall. But it’s here! Week 1! The slate for the opening week in the Southern Conference has everything: a conference game, an OOC game, lower Division games, and FBS foes. There …
Game Preview: Colgate @ #21 Cal Poly
TweetColgate at #21 Cal Poly – August 26th 7 PM ET, Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Louis Obispo, CA TV: ESPNU The Colgate Raiders open the 2017 season on national TV against #21 Cal Poly in an intriguing non-conference battle. This will be the second time (St. Mary’s 1999) in program history Colgate heads to …
Patriot League Preview: Colgate
TweetColgate Raiders 2016 Record: 5-5 Overall, 4-2 in Patriot League Head Coach: Dan Hunt 4th Season (19-17 Overall, 13-5 PL) Last Patriot League Title: 2015 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2015 Key Returning Players Offense: RB James Holland (Jr.), RB Keyon Washington (Sr.), WR Alex Greenawalt (Sr.), TE Nick Martinsen (Jr.), LT Ryan Paulish (Sr.) Defense: …
2017 OVC Previews: Tennessee State
Tweet Tennessee State 2016 Record: 7-4 (4-3 OVC) Key Players: DL Ebenezer Ogundeko, QB Treon Harris, WR Patrick Smith The conference underachievers. It seems lately that Tennessee State has had the talent and the roster to make a serious run at the FCS playoffs but somehow always manages to drop games against teams …
Patriot League Preview: Holy Cross
TweetHoly Cross Crusaders 2016 Record: 4-7 Overall, 2-4 in Patriot League Head Coach: Tom Gilmore 13th Season (70-76 Overall, 40-39 PL) Last Patriot League Title: 2009 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2009 Key Returning Players Offense: QB Peter Pujals (5th Sr.), RB Gabe Guild (5th Sr.), C James Murray (5th Sr.), LG Nick Piker (5th Sr.), …