#FCS Playoffs

No. 3 North Dakota State hopes to keep its unprecedented run of FCS success going as the Bison face off against rival No. 1 South Dakota State in the Division I FCS championship game. After crushing Montana and Samford early in the playoffs, the Bison narrowly survived an upset attempt from No. 7 seed UIW in the FCS semifinals. North Dakota State…

A strong case can be made for an upset in three of the four FCS quarterfinals this weekend, but a Samford win at North Dakota State Friday night would surely be one of the bigger surprises in the 45-year playoff history. NDSU, the defending FCS champion and a winner of nine national titles since 2011, is appearing in a national quarterfinal for the…

The FCS playoffs got off to a high-scoring start last weekend, but the action figures to get more physical, defensive and heated in the second round on Saturday. Or the round of 16, if that sounds sweeter in the trenches. Eight seeded teams will come out of Thanksgiving byes, each hoping to feast on a first-round winner, but the visiting opponents…

The Montana State Bobcats (11-1) take on the William & Mary Tribe (11-1) in a FCS playoffs college football quarterfinal on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:15 p.m. PT/10:15 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Moneyline: Montana State -330 | William & Mary+255 Spread: Montana State -8.5 |…

Holy Cross faces a mighty task taking on South Dakota State, the top-ranked team in the country and the No. 1 seed in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs, but, as usual, the Crusaders are more than up for the challenge. "It's just a great opportunity," junior quarterback Matthew Sluka said. "If you want to be the best, you have the…

What looms as a critically important offseason for Monmouth football began Wednesday, as the Hawks announced an incoming class of 21 players as part of the NCAA's early signing period. And with the departure of All-American quarterback Tony Muskett, who transferred to Virginia, it's no surprise that there are two quarterbacks among the…

A handful of the Football Bowl Subdivision's new head coaches for 2023 look like can't-miss hires right off the bat, including Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Hugh Freeze at Auburn and Matt Rhule at Nebraska. But beware: Three or four years down the road, what seemed like a home run at the introductory press conference can be revealed as a big swing and…

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are our best bets for Friday, Dec. 9: The play: FCS playoffs, Samford at North Dakota State OVER 62½ The odds/bet: -110 ($33 to win…

On Friday, Dec. 16, the four remaining teams will compete in the playoff semi finals round, beginning with the matchup between North Dakota State and Incarnate Word at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota at 7 p.m. ET. The second matchup between Montana State and South Dakota State is on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in…

On Friday, Dec. 16, the four remaining teams will compete in the playoff semi finals round, beginning with the matchup between North Dakota State and Incarnate Word at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota at 7 p.m. ET. The second matchup between Montana State and South Dakota State is on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - No. 8 Holy Cross (12-0, 6-0 PL) travels to No. 1 South Dakota State (11-1, 8-0 MVFC), the Missouri Valley Football Conference Champion in the NCAA DI FCS Championship Quarterfinal Round on Saturday at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, in Brookings, S.D. Live coverage on ESPN begins at noon ET with Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman and Taylor…

Outside of the Celebration Bowl, there are only seven games left on the FCS calendar and four of them go down this weekend. All eight teams still alive in the playoffs are the eight teams that received seeds in this year's tournament and after looking at these quarterfinal matchups coming up, it certainly seems like the committee got it on the nose…

The BYU football coaching staff was decimated in the last week and a half with the departures of defensive coordinator Ilaisa Tuiaki and associate head coach Ed Lamb. But Wednesday BYU head coach Kalani Sitake filled both of those vacancies. He announced the hiring of Jay Hill as associate head coach and defensive coordinator and the return of…

Breaking down the best strategy for betting on FCS championship futures and sharing our top plays for this weekend's quarterfinal round matchups. The 2022 FCS playoffs are set to continue this Friday and Saturday. Eight teams remain in the hunt for the FCS Championship and each will take part in a quarterfinal round matchup this coming…

The Holy Cross Crusaders (11-0) take on the New Hampshire Wildcats (9-3) in a second round FCS playoffs college football game on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. • You can watch the Holy Cross vs. New Hampshire football game live online on ESPN+ , or follow along with live updates from each…

The Furman Paladins (10-2) visit the Incarnate Word Cardinals (10-1) in the second round of the FCS college football playoffs on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. • You can watch the Furman vs. Incarnate Word football game live online on ESPN+ , or follow along with live updates from each team…

The Samford Bulldogs (10-1) host the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (9-3) in a FCS playoffs second round college football tilt on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. • You can watch the Samford vs. SE Louisiana football game live online on ESPN+ , or follow along with live updates from each team…

The underdog role is one the 2022 Gardner-Webb football team has long embraced. "We make sure our guys have that type of mentality," said Gardner-Webb running back Narii Gaither. "Because of that, we know that whatever happens during the course of a football game, we're going to continue to fight until there's all zeroes on the clock." A week after…

The College Football Experience ( @TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network previews the upcoming Conference Championship & FCS Playoffs of college football. Pick Dundee aka ( @TheColbyD), Patty C ( @PattyC831) & NC Nick ( @NC__NicK) break down all of the recent college football coach hirings and key in on each and every college football…

We address four issues in today's Pac-12 notebook. We are stating at the start that we believe USC will be one of the four teams in the College Football Playoff if it beats Notre Dame on Saturday (no sure thing) and wins the Pac-12 championship game (no sure thing). That would be an impressive double, because the Irish are up to No. 15 this week…

College football's regular season wrapped up this past weekend and what an impactful weekend it was with Michigan's upset of Ohio State the highlight among several unexpected results. The Wolverines locked up a spot in the Big Ten title game and essentially, a berth in the College Football Playoff. LSU and Clemson were also beaten in upset fashion,…

The Montana Grizzlies (7-4) welcome the Southeast Missouri Redhawks (9-2) in a first round FCS college football playoffs matchup on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Moneyline: Montana -580 | SEMO+415 Spread: Montana -13.5 |…

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks (7-4) pay a visit to the Weber State Wildcats (9-2) in a FCS playoffs first round college football matchup on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. • You can watch the North Dakota vs. Weber State football game live online on ESPN+ , or follow along with live…

The Idaho Vandals (7-4) visit the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (8-3) in a FCS playoffs first round college football tilt on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. • You can watch the Idaho vs. SE Louisiana football game live online on ESPN+ , or follow along with live updates from each team…

The 2022 FCS playoffs are here. Who are the top contenders to win the national title? Who are the long-shots? Every week, I will rank my favorites to win the championship out of the remaining teams in the field. This list will get knocked down from 24 to 16 to eight to four, and then it's national title time. This is NOT a ranking of the 24 best…

Playoff football returns to Delaware Stadium on Saturday and the Blue Hens are relishing the opportunity. It comes after distressing defeats against Richmond and Villanova the last two weeks appeared to thwart Delaware's postseason chances. Instead, a season's worth of work earned the Hens a spot in the 24-team NCAA Division I Football Championship…

The College Football Experience ( @TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network preview the FCS College Football Week 12 preview and picks. Pick Dundee aka ( @TheColbyD) breaks down each and every game on the FCS College Football Week 12 schedule and keys in on his favorite and biggest plays of the day.

What's riding on the game: The winner is the Western Athletic Conference champion and likely will get the WAC/ASUN alliance's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. ACU is 11-12 all-time against SFA, which has won the last three meetings, including a 41-38 decision in Nacogdoches earlier this season in a non-conference game. ACU is 3-7 against SFA…

HOUSTON, TX -The HBCU football's power-five rankings of teams and coaches going into Week 12 of a 2022 season filled with intrigue and drama. Coach Hayes and Fayetteville State finally won the CIAA Football Championship title after four-consecutive losses at the hands of Bowie State. The Broncos galloped off the field with the title after…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - It's the middle of November, which means one thing, and one thing only, on the gridiron. We have our eyes on the playoff picture in college football. Florida State has secured a spot in a bowl game, although where still remains uncertain. Valdosta State's season is over after a 5-6 campaign. The only variable is now the…

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Riding an eight-game winning streak and odds on favorite to repeat as SWAC champions, Jackson State has clearly defined itself as one of the elite teams in the FCS. Any other program that is ranked in the top 10 in both the FCS media and coaches polls would likely be eying postseason positioning. But for Jackson State, particularly head coach Deion…

SPOKANE, Wash. - Week 10 of the college football season has arrived. Hard to imagine bowl season/FCS playoffs are right around the corner. All three of out Division I programs will be playing on Saturday. No. 15 Idaho and Eastern Washington will be renewing their rivalry and Washington State is looking to end a three game losing streak. Washington…

Over the past half-decade, the Group of Five has placed more teams in the College Football Playoff (one) than the Pac-12 has (zero). Could Utah, Oregon or USC bring this Power Five league back to prominence in 2022, or is a matter of time before we all settle back into what has become an annual routine of cracking wise about the "no good, very bad"…

Former FCS powerhouse James Madison lost last weekend to former FCS powerhouse Georgia Southern, as the Dukes suffered their first loss as an FBS program. The defeat, and JMU's 5-1 start to its FBS tenure, made me wonder: Which current FCS teams could compete right away at the Group of Five level? College football betting odds show that JMU…

The season started with a loss at New Hampshire in which Monmouth led with less than seven minutes to play on the road against the team that currently tops the Colonial Athletic Association standings. And a week later it was Fordham, ranked 17th in this week's Coaches FCS Top-25 Poll, scoring with 56 seconds left to beat the Hawks. But since those…

Simple Minds released the song in 1985. "Don't you, forget about me…Don't, don't, don't, don't..Don't you, forget about me…" The song certainly seems to be about love. But maybe it applies to football too. Here's how: Pennsylvania's college football landscape is dominated by the big-name schools. Penn State. Pitt. Temple. But betting lines are…

WATCH | Willie Simmons gives props to Buddy Pough and SCSU, plan to utilize running backsFAMU football plays South Carolina State in a SWAC vs. MEAC competition. The Rattlers defeated the Bulldogs, 30-7 last season at Bragg Memorial Stadium Florida A&M football (3-2, 2-1 SWAC) are back on the road to take on the defending MEAC and HBCU Celebration…

1. Prevent long drives: Long, sustained drives from North Dakota and Sacramento State killed the Panthers in their week two and three losses. Last week, Indiana State attempted to exploit a similar formula against UNI. The Panthers allowed drives of 11:24 and 6:31 in the first half. With this strategy, the Panthers offense only got three drives in…

One month in and the college football season continues to entertain. Week 4 saw multiple Top 25 upsets, including Kansas State over Oklahoma, Texas A&M over Arkansas, Texas Tech over Texas and Middle Tennessee over Miami. There wasn't exactly chaos, as the national picture grew somewhat clearer, rather than more muddled, but the thrill of the sport…

Monmouth football coach Kevin Callahan talks about the program's move to the CAA during the Hawks' preseason media day. Monmouth faced and I-told-you-so moment against No. 9 Villanova Saturday. If the Hawks got trounced by the Wildcats in an early CAA test, it would have been confirmation for some that their Big South titles are irrelevant in their…

The FCS season is rolling along and this week may be the biggest yet, at least in terms of the magnitude of games. Conference play is starting for several teams and lots of those teams have very important games on the slate this week. Here's what to watch this week around the subdivision. #10 Chattanooga Tries to Topple Illinois The Mocs (3-0) have…

We got a nice, little appetizer in Week 0 with 18 FBS teams in action, but we've got some bigger games and a whole lot more of them in Week 1. Early-season matchups are interesting across the board for a variety of reasons, including a lot of matchups between teams that never really play each other. Bigger games on the horizon may cause coaches to…

Following a tough loss to Mississippi State, Arizona Football (1-1), returns to action for a tough matchup against FCS power, North Dakota State (2-0). Well, despite winning in week one over a formidable opponent in San Diego State, Arizona Football came crashing back to reality as they lost to a skilled and physical Mississippi State…

FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson moved into the top seven in the latest betting odds for the Heisman Trophy released on Sunday by SportsBetting.ag. Jefferson, who has 385 passing yards and a completion percentage of 76.6%, 129 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns responsible for, was given 33-1 odds to claim the highest individual award…

Week Zero gave FCS fans an appetizer for what lies ahead this weekend. Week One is finally here and there's a full slate of games to consume in the coming days. Whether your team is taking on an FBS powerhouse, at home hosting a DII school or just gearing up for a big showdown, there's certainly a game for you over the next four days. The CAA got a…

The college football season has kicked off, and the University at Albany has a tall order in its opener on Saturday. The Great Danes are heading to Waco, Texas to face No. 10 Baylor, the reigning Big 12 champion, before a home game against Colonial Athletic Association foe New Hampshire Sept. 10. Head coach Greg Gattuso is entering his ninth season…