November 2019 – Page 2 – The FCS Wedge

Patriot League: Week 13 Preview

November 15, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe Patriot League football season has amazingly reached its penultimate week! With the finish line in sight Lafayette has seized control of the league race thanks to their win over Holy Cross last week. The Leopards will look to keep destiny in their hands when they square off against last year’s champion Colgate Saturday afternoon. The team that Lafayette booted... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2019-1113 – Wk12 PREVIEW

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Troy

Tweet1.) Games of the week/previews Weber State @ Montana Northern Iowa @ South Dakota State Furman @ Wofford Montana State @ UC Davis McNeese State @ Nicholls State New Hampshire @ Albany 2.) Three Big Questions Give me a dark horse for one of the last two seeds. What do you do to keep from spoiling the results of a... Read More

Big Sky Quad Shot: Week 11

November 12, 2019 Brad Reed

TweetThe race at the top of the Big Sky Conference appears to be a three horse race between Montana, Weber State, and Sacramento State. This weekend in Missoula it appears to be the showdown for the Big Sky championship. Weber State will make the trip north to Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The matchup will be between the #3 and #5 ranked teams... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2019-1113 – Wk11 REVIEW

November 12, 2019November 14, 2019 Troy

Tweet1) The Big Story Down goes two top ten teams Illinois State 27 South Dakota State 18 Southeastern Louisiana 34 Central Arkansas 0 Recaps Weber State 30 North Dakota 27 Austin Peay 38 UT Martin 24 Dartmouth 27 Princeton 10 James Madison 54 New Hampshire 16 Illinois State 27 @ Brookings South Dakota State 18 James Madison 54 New Hampshire... Read More

AGS Poll: Week 11 Top 25 Results

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Tim

Tweet With only 13 days until Selection Sunday we’re hitting the home stretch of the 2019 FCS regular season. Even though losses were few within the AGS Top 25 in week 11 there were a couple significant upsets that shook things up. As has been the case basically all year the top stayed calm with North Dakota State, James Madison,... Read More

Patriot League: Week 12 Preview

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe stakes continue to rise as the Patriot League season hits its 12th week. First place Holy Cross welcomes 2-1 Lafayette to Worcester in a game that will go a long way in deciding the league race. Both teams control their own destiny when it comes to automatic bid into the playoffs. That’s a wonderful thing to control this time... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2019-1108- Selection Committee Insight

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Troy

TweetWe had an opportunity to interview Kent Haslam this week to give us some insight on the Selection Committee process. Kent is the Montana Grizzlies Director of Athletics and a current part of the 10 member NCAA FCS Selection Committee. Mr. Haslam was overly generous with his time and knowledge so we owe a big thank you to him for... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2019-1106- Wk11 PREVIEW

November 7, 2019November 6, 2019 Troy

Tweet1.) Games of the week North Dakota @ Weber State New Hampshire @ James Madison Dartmouth @ Princeton Illinois State @ South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana @ Central Arkansas Tennessee-Martin @ Austin Peay ISU VS SDSU There are also a lot of other bubble bursting games discussed in rapid fire fashion 2.) Three Big Questions Define Quality Win? Is the... Read More

The FCS Wedge – 2019-1106 – Wk10 REVIEW

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Troy

Tweet1) The Big Story Weber State 36 Sacramento State 17 Recaps New Hampshire 28 Villanova 20 Northern Iowa 27 Illinois State 10 Monmouth 45 Kennesaw State 21 Furman 35 Chattanooga 20 Nicholls State 27 Incarnate Word 23 Austin Peay 28 Eastern Kentucky 21 (OT) San Diego 49 Drake 7 Holy Cross 24 Lehigh 17 2.) AGS Poll 2019-1106 – Wk10... Read More

AGS Poll: Week 10 Top 25 Results

November 4, 2019November 5, 2019 Tim

Tweet With six week 10 matchups pitting teams against each other that were both listed in that AGS Poll, including two top 10 matchups, there was bound to be plenty of movement in this week’s poll. The top 2 remained the same as they had been since week 1 with North Dakota State and James Madison holding down the #1... Read More