2016 Preseason Patriot League Preview: Lehigh

Tweet2015 Results: 6-5 (4-2) Returning starters: Offense 8 Defense 8           Lehigh had its worst season in 22 years in 2014 when they bottomed out at 3-8. They responded last year by getting back to a winning season and competing for the Patriot League title despite a historically bad defense. There’s …

2016 Preseason Patriot League Preview: Lafayette

Tweet2015 Results: 1-10 (0-6) Returning starters: Offense 10 Defense 7       The 2016 Leopards are one of the prime examples of “Good news, everyone returns. The bad news is, every one returns.” After 16 seasons some fans may be feeling the second part of that statement about the coaching staff. Frank Tavani took …

2016 MVFC Preview: South Dakota State

TweetThe Jackrabbits may have been the unluckiest team the last few years, not because of bad breaks costing them games but because of the nature of how the FCS playoffs are structured. The Rabbits have had teams that, if they were out east, very well could have made a push to the semifinals or title …

2016 Preseason Big South Preview: Liberty

Tweet*Preview courtesy Libertine on AGS             Unequivocally, the biggest question mark in the Big South conference hovers over Liberty.  After finally getting the playoff monkey off their back in 2014, the Flames entered 2015 with four senior All-Americans on the roster, some high expectations and a general sense of promise. …

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Murray State

Tweet2015 Record: 3-8 (2-6 OVC) Key Losses: DB DeQuinten Spraggins (Second Team All-OVC), WR Jeremy Harness, WR Janawski Davis Key Returnees: QB KD Humphries (Second Team All-OVC), RB Roman Clay (Second Team All-OVC)       The Racers in 2015 led one of the fiercest air attacks in the FCS last year.  Quarterback KD Humphries …

2016 Preseason Big South Preview: Kennesaw State

Tweet*Preview courtesy Libertine on AGS           In only their first year of existence, head coach Brian Bohannon’s Owls turned out to be exactly who we thought they were.  Behind a triple-option attack run by The Citadel transfer, QB Trey White, KSU easily handled their early “starter” opponents and were 4-1 with …

2016 Preseason Patriot League Preview: Holy Cross

Tweet2015 Results: 6-5 (3-3) Returning starters Offense 10 Defense 6           The Crusaders, fresh off of being named one of the top 100 college football programs during the Associated Press Poll era, are looking to get back to those winning ways as it seems like 2009’s 9-3 season was decades ago. …

2016 Preseason OVC Preview: Jacksonville State

Tweet2015 Record: 13-2 (8-0 OVC) FCS Championship Game Key Losses: RB Troymaine Pope (2015 Third Team All-American), DL Chris Landrum (2015 Third Team All-American), CB Jermaine Hough (2015 Third Team All-American) Key Returnees: QB Eli Jenkins (2015 First Team All-American, FCS ADA 2015 QB of the Year), WR Josh Barge (2015 First Team All-OVC), C …

2016 Preseason Patriot League Preview: Georgetown

TweetThank you all who helped put this together, especially those from HoyaSaxa.com 2015 Results: Georgetown 4-7 (2-4) Returning starters: Offense: 4 Defense: 5 In a year when the Patriot League is fully stocked at 60 scholarships, the Georgetown Hoyas enter the 2016 season short on depth and facing questions on offense. The only FCS non-scholarship team …