An unofficial The American, Conference USA, Sun Belt, and Independent football blog
As recently as 2022, Jacksonville State and North Dakota State were members of the FCS. In 2026, the recent FBS additions will open against each other in a Week 0 showdown. The non-conference matchup between the rising Conference USA power and the former FCS dynasty-turned Mountain West member is slated for Saturday, Aug. 26, 2026 […]
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The UTEP Miners are currently the longest tenured member of Conference USA, playing 25-straight seasons in the league from 2005 through 2025. However, those two decades of stability are finally exchanged for a new horizon on July 1, 2026 when UTEP joins the Mountain West Conference. UTEP is one of three new entrants to the […]
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FCS teams will play their FBS counterparts a whopping 125 times this fall and, as always, several of the subdivision’s teams could have their big brothers on the ropes. Several of the top tier teams hit the road early this year to take a swing at the big boys who are paying them handsomely to […]
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Four American Conference players received invites to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The Combine is now officially wrapped up, as drills were completed at Lucas Oil Stadium from Feb. 26 through Mar. 1. With Memphis, Navy, and UTSA as the represented programs, here’s a rundown of how four 2026 NFL Draft hopefuls performed […]
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The sun is dawning on a new era in the FCS, one that will look drastically different simply because one team will no longer be around. At long last, after years of clamoring from every fanbase (even their own) to leave, it has finally happened. North Dakota State is gone. The Bison are on the […]
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We are six months away from kickoff of the 2026 college football season. With half a year to go, the American Conference released its 2026 football schedule on Thursday, Feb. 26. In an ever-evolving college football landscape, the American is at a place of stability right now. The conference is comprised of the same 14 […]
11 days ago | 1 read
The Memphis Tigers know stability. The streak now stands at 12-straight seasons finishing .500+. Ten of those seasons featured at least 8 wins. Five of those seasons featured at least 10 wins. And although Memphis still awaits its first conference championship since 2019, the Tigers are always guaranteed to be in the conversation. But during […]
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February is one of the slowest times of the college football calendar. Sure there are schedule releases, but it’s the month devoid of games, spring football, fall camp, NFL Combine or Draft activities, and it’s roughly six to seven months from the next kickoff. But February 2026 has been quite an eventful time to be […]
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The Pac-12 has now expanded as far eastward as San Marcos, TX. The conference resurrected from the makeshift 2-team Oregon State/Washington State pairing to a full 8-team league for the 2026 season, restoring the FBS to 10 complete conferences. The eighth and final member to meet the 8-team minimum the league needed was Texas State, […]
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The National Championship is in the books. Super Bowl LX is cemented in history. Now it’s time for college football and the NFL to merge over the next several months as draft preparation enters full swing. Earlier this week, the NFL released a list of 319 draft hopefuls invited to the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. […]
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A coaching change in the modern era of college football essentially guarantees a hard reset of the roster. The South Florida Bulls recently manufactured their best season since 2017, finishing 9-4 and lingering in the rankings throughout the year. However, the success came with a cost as third-year head coach Alex Golesh was hired away […]
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The big game is just four days away and, as the Seahawks and Patriots get set to do battle in the 60th edition of the Super Bowl, several schools from across college football at all levels will be represented in Santa Clara this weekend. Of that vast spread, the FCS (and specifically the Big Sky […]
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The East Carolina Pirates are fresh off one of their best stretches in recent memory, faring 14-5 since promoting Blake Harrell to head coach in October 2024. Over that span, ECU has claimed two Military Bowl victories over ACC opponents, downing rival NC State in a 2024 thriller and defending its crown as heavy underdogs […]
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It’s not very often that a former FCS star comes back to the program he originally called home after leaving for the next level. On Saturday, though, it happened for Idaho State and standout receiver Chedon James. James, who left the Bengals after the 2023 season, is now officially back in Pocatello after trying his […]
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With the East-West Shrine Bowl in the books, NFL scouts will now turn their attention to the biggest senior showcase game of the offseason this weekend in Mobile with the Senior Bowl. This year the FCS will only have three players represented in the contest but they are arguably three of the classification’s best. Here’s […]
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One of the biggest issues FCS football faces today is the constant allure the next level has to its best and brightest stars. The transfer portal and NIL has only exacerbated that ongoing enticement and it’s made it extremely difficult for many programs to remain competitive on a yearly basis. Every year when the season […]
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The SMU Mustangs are ready for year three of ACC membership. The first two years went swimmingly, as the Mustangs compiled a 14-2 conference record — better than all other 16 teams in the ACC over that timespan. They qualified for the 2024 ACC Championship Game, the 2024 College Football Playoff, and were less than […]
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The college football season may be over for most, but it isn’t for a select group of players hoping to take their game to the next level. It’s now officially showcase season with a handful of all-star games slated to take place over the next few weeks leading into the NFL Scouting Combine. One of […]
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From West Point, NY to Tempe, AZ to now Lynchburg, VA, running back Kanye Udoh has seen many different areas of the country in a 3-year span. The former Army and Arizona State running back committed to Liberty for his final year of eligibility on Thursday, Jan. 22. Udoh spent two years at Army (2023-24), […]
about 2 months ago | 7 reads
The Cincinnati Bearcats are gearing up for year four. It’s year four of the Scott Satterfield era and year four of Big 12 membership. Both of those overlapping eras experienced a peak in 2025, as Cincinnati finally cleared the hurdle of bowl eligibility. The Bearcats attained a positive record at 7-6 and qualified for the […]
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The 2025 season was what many Houston Cougars fans envisioned when the program first received a Big 12 Conference invite back in September 2021. The Cougars debuted in the league in 2023 and after a 2-year acclimation period, they made it clear they’re ready to contend. In year two under head coach Willie Fritz, Houston […]
about 2 months ago | 6 reads
The 2025 FCS season was filled with perhaps more surprises than any year in recent memory and, a handful of those surprises came in the form of teams who blew past expectations. Several squads around the country proved the preseason voters wrong by how well they did and where they ended up by season’s end. […]
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The final rankings of the 2025 season are cemented in history. After Indiana upended Miami (FL) in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to secure its first-ever title, the Associated Press released its season-ending Top 25. The American Conference finished with three ranked teams — No. 18 Tulane, No. 23 Navy, and No. 24 […]
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For the first time since 2021, the Houston Cougars conclude a season with a number beside their name. The morning after Indiana defeated Miami (FL) 27-24 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the final rankings were set in stone. Houston (10-3, 6-3 Big 12) landed at No. 22 in the final AP Poll […]
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The 2025 college football season featured a storybook ending nearly every soul — including those in Bloomington, IN — thought was impossible as recently as two years ago. The Indiana Hoosiers became the seventh team of the College Football Playoff era to record an undefeated season, but theirs was different from the previous six. They […]
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