Category: FCS News Articles
Former Elon coach Pete Lembo turning heads at Ball State
The last thing Ball State players figured they needed last season was more changes.
After playing for two head coaches and three defensive coordinators the previous three seasons, the Cardinals were wary of starting over yet again. Then they met coac… more »
Dueling for UMaine starting quarterback job
The starting quarterback job remains up for grabs as the University of Maine football team moves into its second full week of training camp.
Juniors Marcus Wasilewski and John Ebeling received ample opportunities to prove themselves Monday afternoon… more »
FCS playoffs expand by four teams
The Pioneer League champion will join 10 other conference winners as automatic qualifiers for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, beginning in 2013.
The move is part of a plan, approved by the NCAA Division I Championships/Sport Managemen… more »
2012 FCS Preseason Consolidated Ranking
This is a consolidated listing of the major polls and rankings of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the preseason of the 2012 year. Teams are ranked 1-25 in each ranking or poll. In progress...
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Ranking. Consolidated… more »
FCS still suffers from ‘identity crisis’
The naming switch from Division I-AA to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision hasn’t been the success that was envisioned, said the Missouri Valley Football Conference commissioner. Patty Viverito wouldn’t mind seeing it changed again.
She… more »
FCS ADA Announces 2012-13 Officers and Executive Committee
The members of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) have selected Ron Strollo, director of athletics at Youngstown State University to serve as President during 2012-13.
“Our Association continue… more »
Preseason All-America football teams nearly pointless
Hardly a week goes by this time of the season when a football news release from Who Knows Where hits The Forum’s email inbox. They usually go like this:
“The CureYourZits.com magazine has released its annual Division I Football Championship Subdivisi… more »
Colleges Continue to Add Football Teams
Five schools set to launch in 2012 with 17 more new programs in the works.
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) highlighted today that new college football teams are set to take the field for the first time this season, j… more »
Yeager expects CAA realignment, expansion in next couple of weeks
Expect the Colonial Athletic Association to unveil its new look in the coming weeks, commissioner Tom Yeager said, as he and his conference mates enjoy a blessedly private respite from the public anguish and upheaval of the previous couple of months.… more »
UC Davis appoints Terrance J. “Terry” Tumey as athletics director
Terrance J. Tumey will begin as UC Davis' new director of athletics on Aug. 1.
University of California, Davis, Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi today (July 5) announced the appointment of Terrance J. “Terry” Tumey as the school’s director of athletics.… more »
FBS Playoffs could have financial implications for GSU
Money is always a concern for Georgia Southern athletics director Sam Baker.
So when a four-team college football playoff was announced for Football Bowl Championship teams last week, prompting officials to speculate about paying players with some of… more »
2012 Big Sky position rankings: Defensive backs
Happy Fourth of July everyone! As you know, Trumaine Johnson set the standard by which cornerbacks in the Big Sky Conference are judged. The Montana star dominated his side of the field, going head-to-head with the league's top receivers each and every… more »
Mercer expands coaching staff
College football has two seasons: the one that connects late summer to fall to winter, and then the fiscal year.
The latter has plenty to do with the former, as Bobby Lamb has learned all too well.
The Mercer head football coach greeted the beginn… more »
Athlon Magazine's 2012 Preseason FCS Top 25 and Predictions
College football isn't just about the FBS [NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision] and the BCS. The FCS [NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, the highest level of NCAA championship football] settles its national champion with a playoff… more »
North Dakota Extends Head Coach's Contract
New deal runs through 2015 season
As the University of North Dakota Athletics Department prepares to embark on a new chapter in its history by joining the Big Sky Conference, director of athletics Brian Faison announced today a three-year contract e… more »