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Oklahoma State pulls ahead in fourth quarter, defeats UCF 42-28
Oklahoma State had defeated 14 of the other 15 Big 12 teams at one point in its history. But there was one team that was consistently a thorn in the Cowboys’ side over the past several years — the UCF Knights. UCF defeated Oklahoma State in Orlando last November on a game-winning field goal. Even […]
Memphis dominates UAB in second half, reclaims The Bones
Teams bring out their best when a 94-pound bronze rack of barbecue ribs is on the line. The Battle for the Bones features one of the most unique rivalry trophies in college football, and it’s one that was in UAB’s possession prior to Saturday. In Alex Mortensen’s first game as an interim coach, the Blazers […]
ECU turns on burners in second half, handles Rice 28-12
The East Carolina Pirates were in search of an offensive spark. Down every offensive starter from 2025 and their coordinator, the Pirates struggled moving the ball during the first three weeks of the season. In Week 4 against FCS competition, ECU made a change at quarterback to Emory Williams which sparked the unit. And the […]
Hellums’ 223 rush yards, Jones’ FG lift Army past Tulane, 20-17
Army and one-score games. The two are an inseparable pair. Prior to Saturday, nine of the Black Knights’ last 10 FBS matchups were decided by one-score and eight of the last nine were decided by four points or fewer. Thus, Saturday’s matchup against Tulane was going to come down to which team could execute in […]
Overmyer’s 4 TD ties FBS record; Houston makes 35-16 statement at Kansas State
Last time Houston rolled into in Manhattan, KS in 2023, it returned home with a 41-0 loss. Saturday was the ultimate measure of how much this program has grown in three years. Houston didn’t simply roll into the Little Apple and escape with a win. The Cougars steamrolled Kansas State from start to finish, ransacking […]
2026 Week 6 Preview: Tulane Green Wave @ Army Black Knights
Game notes Setting the scene Even before sharing the American Conference, Army and Tulane were famliar opponents, squaring off 19 times from 1996 through 2020. The Black Knights then joined the American in 2024 and instantly ran the league, rattling off an 8-0 conference record before handling Tulane in the conference championship game. That was […]
South Alabama is unstoppable on Thursdays in the Applewhite era
If South Alabama is playing on a Thursday night, the scoreboard operator becomes the busiest person in the building. South Alabama (4-2, 2-0 Sun Belt) continued its stellar start to the 2026 campaign, toppling Arkansas State 56-49 in the highest-scoring game of the season. The 105 combined points were also the most in an FBS […]
2026 Week 6 Preview: UCF Knights @ Oklahoma State Cowboys
Game notes Setting the scene There is just one Big 12 opponent Oklahoma State has never defeated before. UCF is still searching for its first winning season as a Big 12 member, but the Knights have thrived against Oklahoma State since joining the league. In 2023, UCF decimated a Big 12 Championship-bound Cowboys team 42-3 […]
Peterson’s hat trick lifts UTSA past South Florida 31-24 in Thursday night thriller
The UTSA Roadrunners win in the Alamodome. It’s just a fact of life. Head coach Jeff Traylor entered Thursday night’s marquee matchup in the American Conference with a 25-1 record against conference opponents in the Alamodome. But his Roadrunners found themselves in unfamiliar territory against South Florida: trailing in the fourth quarter in their beloved […]
FCS Week 6 Game of the Week: Tarleton State Texans @ Austin Peay Governors: How to Watch, Preview, Predictions
Date: Saturday, October 10 Time: 7:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits The UAC championship may very well come down to what happens on Saturday evening in Clarksville, Tennessee. #9 Austin Peay hosts #3 Tarleton State in a contest that, although it falls in the middle of the season, is one that will have […]
For the Record: The American has a 100-lb rib trophy, a one-tackle mission, and a family reunion in the secondary
College football will find a reason to put just about anything on a trophy. A bell. An axe. A bucket. The American has a nearly 100-pound bronze rack of ribs. Which feels appropriate for a conference whose Week 6 game notes also include a linebacker barbecue, two sets of brothers in the same secondary and […]
For the Record: The Sun Belt has unfinished business, a championship reunion, and 39 letters of trouble
The Sun Belt has reached the part of the season where the calendar starts getting creative. Tuesday football. Thursday football. Saturday football with enough history attached to require its own luggage. This week, Louisiana Tech and Louisiana are renewing a rivalry that has been sitting on the shelf since 2015. App State is welcoming back […]
2026 Week 6 Preview: Rice Owls @ East Carolina Pirates
Game notes Setting the scene 2026 marks the 13th year Rice and East Carolina have shared a conference together. Yet, this is only the programs’ sixth matchup and second meeting since 2010. Rice and ECU don’t share too much history, and the Owls haven’t made the trek to Greenville since 2009 — the year the Pirates […]
2026 Week 6 Battle for the Bones Preview: UAB Blazers @ Memphis Tigers
Game notes Setting the scene There are rivalry trophies, and then there is a 94-pound rack of ribs. The bronze trophy, introduced in 2006, is a nod to the barbecue reputations of Memphis and Birmingham, birthing the name “Battle for the Bones” to the rivalry. The trophy resurfaced earlier this decade after Memphis and UAB […]
For the Record: Conference USA has an 86-mile rematch, a frequent-flyer problem, and a Bird worth watching
Conference USA has officially moved into its weekday era, which means your Wednesday plans now include a championship rematch and a football game at a stadium named after Pitbull. Honestly, you could do worse. This week’s game notes have a little of everything: two rivals separated by 86 miles, a quarterback who is actually 6-foot-7, […]
2026 Week 6 Preview: Houston Cougars @ Kansas State Wildcats
Game notes Setting the scene Houston and Kansas State never shared any history prior to 2023. The results of the two previous matchups were very memorable to both fanbases. Last meeting in Manhattan, the Wildcats shut out Houston 41-0 in a “welcome to the Big 12” moment for the Cougars. But one year later in […]
Campbell in the Playoffs? It Might Finally Happen
Entering the 2026 season the CAA was one of the FCS conferences that was a perfect hotbed for an unlikely team to rise up and steal center stage. With a lot of its once-household names gone and with preseason favorite Rhode Island faltering without star quarterback Devin Farrell, the door has been thrust wide open […]
2026 Week 6 Preview: South Florida Bulls @ UTSA Roadrunners
Game notes Setting the scene The Alamodome is where dreams go to die in the American Conference. Jeff Traylor has been head coach at UTSA since 2020, and he’s 35-5 in the Alamodome and 25-1 against conference opponents. Last season, the Roadrunners ran College Football Playoff qualifier Tulane out of the building by 22 and […]
Goose gets loose, Troy offense runs all over Southern Miss, 55-34
The Tuesday Night Lights returned for the first time in the 2026 season. It wasn’t Weekday CUSA. It wasn’t Midweek MACtion. Rather, it was the Sun Belt which showcased the first Tuesday matchup of the season. Last November, Troy and Southern Miss collided in Hattiesburg with a Sun Belt West division title on the line. […]
Weekday CUSA Previews: 2026 Week 6
We’re fully immersed in Weekday CUSA. Last week was a soft launch, as New Mexico State and WKU battled Thursday night, while Delaware and Liberty met in a Friday night showdown. Now, the conference shifts to Wednesday and Thursday for the second week of Weekday CUSA action. This eight-game Weekday CUSA slate is higlighted by […]
The best and worst of Week 5 in the American Conference
We’re through another week in the American Conference. It started with a bang, as North Texas defeated Tulsa 45-44 in a Thursday night overtime affair filled with action, excitement, and controversial replay reviews. Then on Saturday, Memphis collected its largest road win as an FBS program, annihilating Charlotte by 51. UTSA survived Rice in a […]
Baylor’s back and Flora flourishes: Five Big 12 takeaways from Week 5
Week 5 in the Big 12 could best be described as eye-opening and eventful. There were six conference matchups, while Kansas feasted on Middle Tennessee in the lone non-conference clash. Houston erased a 17-0 deficit against UCF over the final 19 minutes. Iowa State and West Virginia provided one of the most thrilling offensive shootouts […]
UTSA ousts Rice 16-14 in defensive-driven battle
UTSA entered Week 5 fresh off a 59-point outburst against Colorado State. It marked the second-most points scored in program history. The most? That came last October, when the Roadrunners annihilated Rice in 61-13 fashion. However, Rice — defending its newly-named First Community Stadium — ensured a much different story would be written in the […]
Temple spoils South Florida’s 4-0 start, escapes 17-13 in Tampa
Temple’s greatest kryptonite of the 2020s was road primetime games. Per the ESPNU broadcast, the Owls had lost 17 consecutive night matchups on the road, last emerging victorious in 2019 at South Florida. Week 5 marked Temple’s final visit to Raymond James Stadium for a road matchup at South Florida, looking to end its primetime […]
Memphis wholly obliterates Charlotte 59-8 in conference opener
Week 5’s college football Saturday started with a standalone game, at least for an hour. Due to inclement weather concerns, Charlotte moved its homecoming matchup with Memphis from 3:30 p.m. ET to 11 a.m. ET, becoming the earliest regular season kickoff since Sept. 9, 2023. However, the game was essentially over by the time the […]
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