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2025 FCS Playoffs: A Complete Look at the Field
The 2025 FCS regular season has officially come to a close and the playoff bracket is now out. This year the 24-team field is one of the more interesting that there’s been in quite some time. Now the Ivy League has decided to join in on the fun and they’ll be well-represented. The Missouri Valley […]
Portland State Fires HC Bruce Barnum after 11 Seasons
Late last night after Portland State’s 24-13 loss in the regular season finale against Norther Colorado, the school announced that head coach Bruce Barnum and his coaching staff would be relieved of their duties in the effort to make a wholesale change. Barnum, who has led the Vikings since 2015, finished his last campaign with […]
UAB elects to play South Florida hours after stabbing incident
Hours prior to the UAB Blazers’ regular season home finale against the South Florida Bulls on Saturday, UAB offensive lineman Daniel Mincey was arrested. The 20-year old was taken into police custody, charged with aggravated assault and attempted murder, per the Jefferson County inmate inquiry. Mincey was accused of stabbing two teammates who were reported […]
UTSA exerts Alamodome magic, thrashes East Carolina 58-24
The Alamodome is a place of great aura, mystique, and power. Nobody can quite explain it, but the venue provides an extra juice to the UTSA Roadrunners — to the point where UTSA truly believes it can not only beat, but destroy any visitor that enters the 32-year old venue that originally opened to attract […]
Tulsa stuns Army 26-25 on road in wild finish
Trailing any team by double-digits in the fourth quarter can be a compromised position. Especially when that team is Army, which closed its last victory on an 18-play possession that consumed the final 9:53 of clock. Add a road environment in West Point to the mix, and you can chalk up a loss. Unless it’s […]
SMU pummels shorthanded Louisville 38-6, regains ACC destiny
The SMU Mustangs woke up Saturday without control of their own destiny in the Atlantic Coast Conference. But they efficiently handled business and the rest was sorted out. Now with one week remaining in the regular season, SMU is in firm control of its destiny for a second-straight ACC Championship Game appearance after a successful […]
Houston falls 17-14 to TCU on late missed field goal
The Houston Cougars earned a ranking in the AP Poll on Oct. 26. However, the ranking was short-lived, as the Cougars were upset at home six days later to West Virginia. Yet, Houston responded to the disappointing loss with a road victory to climb back into the rankings, warranting a No. 25 from the AP […]
Mestemaker, Hawkins, Young load up stat sheet in North Texas’ 56-24 win over Rice
The North Texas Mean Green never attained 10 wins in a season as a member of the FBS. Equipped with their first AP Poll ranking since 1959, that all changed Saturday night at Rice Stadium. The Mean Green overcame an early 14-0 deficit, lighting up the scoreboard for 42 unanswered points to ultimately decimate Rice, […]
2025 Week 13 Preview: Louisville Cardinals @ SMU Mustangs
Game notes Setting the scene The ACC title race is headed toward the finish line. The Louisville Cardinals (7-3, 4-3 ACC) were in prime position two weeks as a top 15 team boasting a 7-1 record, but consecutive losses to Cal and Clemson by the skin of the Cardinals’ teeth eliminated them from ACC contention […]
2025 Week 13 Preview: East Carolina Pirates @ UTSA Roadrunners
Game notes Setting the scene Last time the East Carolina Pirates won a conference title, they were members of Conference USA in 2009. They’re currently in year 12 of American Conference membership, and this is the closest they’ve come to capturing that elusive conference championship, sitting at 5-1 in league play in November. But beware […]
2025 Week 13 Preview: North Texas Mean Green @ Rice Owls
Game notes Setting the scene For the first time since 1959, the North Texas Mean Green (9-1, 5-1 American) are ranked in the AP Poll. The Mean Green snap the longest active drought of any FBS school, checking in at No. 22 after tying their program record for wins since joining the FBS ranks. North […]
Louisiana survives in controversial finish over Arkansas State, 34-30
In a game that has always meant so much to the Sun Belt West division, are you surprised it ended any other way? The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns overcame a late flurry of offense from Arkansas State, stopping a Jaylen Raynor speed option at the goal line on the final play, despite the Red Wolves’ best […]
Rice offers free beer to students for North Texas game
For the second time this season, a ranked American Conference opponent travels to Rice Stadium. With No. 22 North Texas in town for a marquee in-state matchup, and with bowl eligibility on the line, the Rice Owls are working to create the ultimate homefield advantage at Rice Stadium. One stop the Owls are pulling to […]
2025 Week 13 Preview: Tulane Green Wave @ Temple Owls
Game notes Setting the scene Tulane’s chances at a College Football Playoff appearance belong in its own hands. The Green Wave earned a No. 24 ranking from the committee on Tuesday night. Ranked atop the American Conference and as one of the five highest-conference leaders, Tulane essentially controls its own destiny to compete in and […]
FCS Week 13 Game of the Week – Montana State Bobcats @ Montana Grizzlies: How to Watch, Preview, Predictions
Date: Saturday November 22, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits For the 124th time, Montana and Montana State will come together on the gridiron and, as it always seems to as of late, the “Brawl of the Wild” will have some lofty implications on the line. The only two teams that […]
2025 Week 13 Preview: TCU Horned Frogs @ Houston Cougars
Game notes Setting the scene Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) and TCU (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) are warming up to one another as Big 12 opponents. The Texas-based teams collide on the gridiron for the third-straight season, and since sharing the league together, the road team is 2-0. The Horned Frogs won the last meeting […]
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When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
Committee ranks Tulane No. 24: What that means for American title race, CFP
The College Football Playoff committee unveiled a new batch of rankings Tuesday, Nov. 18 with two weeks remaining in the regular season. When the first five teams were revealed, a familiar face from years past made their first appearance of the 2025 season — the Tulane Green Wave. Tulane (8-2, 5-1 American) appeared as the […]
Houston ranked No. 23 in CFP committee rankings
For the first time since joining the Big 12, the Houston Cougars warranted tangible respect from the College Football Playoff committee. Houston appeared at No. 23 in Tuesday night’s rankings unveil, securing a spot in the CFP rankings for the first time since the final week of the 2021 season. Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) […]
Yale Seeks Historic Unseating of Harvard in “The Game”
When Yale meets Harvard in late November every year the Bulldogs, of course, always want to beat their Ivy League rivals. The two have butted heads for 140 years in one of the oldest and most historic rivalries the sport has to offer. “The Game” as it’s come to be known is one of the […]
What SMU needs to clinch a second-straight ACC title game
The SMU Mustangs joined the ACC in 2024 as the conference’s ultimate underdog, foregoing nearly a decade of media revenue just for a shot to compete in the league. Yet, they’ve served as the conference’s most consistent winner since. In year one, SMU posted the only spotless 8-0 regular season ACC record, qualifying for the […]
UC Davis, Sac State to Meet in High-Stakes (and Maybe Last) Causeway Classic
When the UC Davis Aggies (7-3) and Sacramento State Hornets (7-4) come together on Saturday in California in what will be a monumental game in their longstanding rivalry series. The Aggies and the Hornets always end their seasons together with a dance known as the “Causeway Classic” but this year’s rendition of the game will […]
By the numbers: Five CUSA stats from Week 12
Week 12 was an eventful one for Conference USA, with all 12 teams suiting up for action. There were five conference matchups, two non-conference clashes, and the bowl eligibility and conference championship pictures became much more clear for the entire league. Here is the Week 12 scoreboard: Now let’s look at some statistical notes from […]
Tulsa scores 31-straight, snaps skid in 31-14 triumph over Oregon State
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane hadn’t emerged victorious in a football game since the fateful Friday night of Sept. 19, when they stormed into Stillwater and upended Oklahoma State. Riding a 5-game losing streak, all the Golden Hurricane needed to see was another orange and black OSU in order to regain their mojo. Oregon State visited […]
ECU WR Payton Mangrum becomes unlikely hero on senior day
Prior to hosting Memphis on Saturday evening, the East Carolina Pirates recognized 30 seniors for their contributions to the football program. One of those seniors may have been a lesser-known name to the fanbase at the time of the pregame ceremony, but when a field storm brewed in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium that night, he was the […]
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