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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 odds appear to be stacked against unseeded Delaware when the Blue Hens travel west to face top-seeded South Dakota State in the Championship Subdivision playoffs this weekend. Just over 18 months ago, when the pandemic pushed the FCS season into the spring, Delaware made the same trip in the national semifinals and was beaten 33-3. This time,…

For the first time in 12 years, a University of Delaware football season ended in December. That was certainly a sign of progress for the Blue Hens under first-year coach Ryan Carty, the ex-Delaware quarterback. But an 8-5 record - also the Hens' winningest in a dozen years - contained a vast concoction of highlights, such as the season-opening win…

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…

WHERE: Delaware Stadium (18077), Newark. RADIO: 94.7-FM, WDSD (Scott Klatzkin, Bill Harman). TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia (John Bogusch, Quadry Ismail); FloSports (fee required). COACHES: Delaware - Ryan Carty (4-0, 1st season); Towson - Rob Ambrose (72-73, 13th season; 75-80, 14th season overall). CAA: Delaware - 2-0; Towson - 0-1. NATIONAL…