Tweet The college football season kicks off 2017 with a great game on 26 August when the Jacksonville State Gamecocks battle against the Mocs of Chattanooga in what is being billed as the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff Classic. The game will be played in Montgomery, Alabama. Aired nationwide on ESPN at 6:30 PM EDT, …
Yearly Archives: 2017
2017 OVC Previews: Jacksonville State
Tweet 2016 Record: 10-2 (7-0 OVC) Key Players: DL Darius Jackson, S Marlon Bridges, RB Roc Thomas The Gamecocks are coming off a 2016 campaign that ended abruptly in the Second Round of the FCS playoffs at the hands of Championship Runner Up Youngstown State. The Gamecocks won their third straight OVC title …
Southern Conference Preview
TweetWell it’s time to review the upcoming season and the battle for the Southern Conference. Overall, it is a wide open race with the conference title up for grabs. Lots of losses to graduation and some new coaching faces may level the playing field even more than it has been the last few years. Last …
Patriot League Preview: Lafayette
TweetLafayette Leopards 2016 Record: 2-9 Overall, 1-6 in Patriot League Head Coach: John Garrett, 1st year Last Patriot League Title: 2013 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2013 Key Returning Players Offense: RB DeSean Brown (Sr.), WR Matt Mzarek (Sr.), WR Rocco Palumbo (Sr.), TE Dylan Wadsworth (Sr.), OT Cam Smith (Sr.), C Kevin Zataveski (Jr.) Defense: …
Patriot League Preview: Georgetown
TweetGeorgetown Hoyas 2016 record: 3-8 overall, 0-6 in Patriot League Head Coach: Rob Sgarlata 4th Season (10-23 overall, 3-15 in PL) Last Patriot League Title: Never Last FCS Playoff Appearance: Never Key Players Returning Offense: QB Tim Barnes (5th Sr.), RB Alex Valles (Sr.), RB Isaac Ellsworth (Sr.), WR Justin Harrell (Sr.), OT Nick James …
Patriot League Preview: Bucknell
TweetBucknell Bison 2016 Record: 4-7 Overall, 3-3 in Patriot League Head Coach: Joe Susan, 8th Season (32-45 Overall, 16-25 in PL) Last Patriot League Title: 1996 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: Never Key Players Returning Offense: QB Matt Muh (Sr.), RB Joey DeFloria (Sr.), RB Chad Freshnock (So.), WR Alan Butler (Jr.), TE Andrew Podbielski (Sr.) Defense: DT …
AGS Poll: 2017 Preseason Top 25 Results
TweetWith fall camps around the country just starting (or about to start) the 2017 college football season is just around the corner and with that comes the first set of AGS top 25 rankings for the 2017 season. The defending national champion James Madison Dukes claimed the #1 spot securing the top position in 64 of the 75 ballots …
FCS vs FBS – 2017 Edition
TweetMoney, experience, exposure, recruiting, old rivalries; there are many different reasons that FCS teams play FBS teams, but one thing these games all have in common is that for FCS teams it has the potential to be one of their biggest games of the year. FBS teams schedule FCS teams for a number of reasons as well. Since …
The FCS Wedge – 2017-0105 – LISTEN UP!
TweetWell folks, this is our final podcast of the FCS season. Been a very enjoyable journey this season and I thank Kris & Lance for putting forth a diligent effort to bring us these quality discussions this season. The boys go over each team in the Chipper and follow their path through the donnybrook of …
FCS Championship Preview: Youngstown State vs James Madison
TweetThe FCS title game is less than a week away and it will feature a team who dominated most of their opponents all season and a team who crawled their way to the game from the first round play-in games. Second year head coach Bo Pelini has guided his Youngstown State Penguins through the gauntlet …
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