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2026 Preseason All-Big 12 Team revealed
Welcome to July. It’s the final month of the offseason before college football kicks off. It’s the time of the year for conference media days and preseason recognitions, all while we wait for Aug. 29 to arrive. The Big 12 Conference will be the first league to host its media days, transpiring in Frisco, TX […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: South Florida Bulls
2025 record: 9-4 (6-2 American) 2025 postseason: lost to Old Dominion in Cure Bowl, 24-10 When Alex Golesh first onboarded as South Florida’s head football coach in 2023, the Bulls owned the longest losing streak in the country to FBS opponents. Not only did Golesh lift the program out of the cellar, he made them […]
UDD’s Top 20 FCS Specialists for 2026
The 2026 FCS season is just eight short (or agonizingly long, depending on how you look at it) weeks away and now that July is officially here, it’s time to do what we here at Underdog Dynasty like to always do to pass the summer days away until kickoff; rank things. Last week we clocked […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Rice Owls
2025 record: 5-8 (2-6 American) 2025 postseason: lost to Texas State in Armed Forces Bowl, 41-10 2025 represented a major rebrand for Rice football. After years of running a pro-style offense, the Owls made a unique coaching hire in Scott Abell and shifted to an option scheme known as the “Rice gun choice.” The fullbacks […]
New Mexico State unveils new Adidas uniforms for 2026
We’re in the homestretch of the college football offseason. And with the calendar flipping from June to July, that means uniform reveals are on the way. New Mexico State launched its new uniforms on July 1, the same day the athletic department officially switched outfitters from Under Armour to Adidas. The Aggies’ 5-year contract with […]
FCS Membership Changes and Notes for 2026
July 1 is one of the most important dates on the college football calendar. All the realignment moves become pen-and-ink official and this year there are plenty to take note of, especially in the FCS. From new programs to departing bluebloods and a whole bunch of swapping of conferences, here’s all the ins and outs […]
What FBS teams change conferences on July 1, 2026?
Happy July 1! This date often comes with significant meaning in the realm of college sports, as it marks the end of one year’s athletic calendar and the start of the next. In the 2020s, the arrival of July 1 has become especially impactful due to the decade’s non-stop conference realignment. On this day each […]
Remembering Chris Johnson’s legendary career at East Carolina
Tragic news shattered the football community Monday morning. Former NFL running back Chris Johnson revealed on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as ALS. The ALS Association defines ALS as a “fatal neurodegenerative disease that gradually takes away a person’s ability to walk, speak, swallow, and eventually […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: North Texas Mean Green
2025 record: 12-2 (7-1 American) 2025 postseason: lost to Tulane in American Championship Game, 34-21; defeated San Diego State in New Mexico Bowl, 49-47 The 2025 season was essentially a fever dream in Denton, TX. North Texas set a new program record with 12 wins behind the most electrifying offense in the country, which averaged […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Navy Midshipmen
2025 record: 11-2 (7-1 American) 2025 postseason: defeated Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl, 35-13 Welcome to the golden era of Navy football. While the transfer portal resets the American Conference’s top rosters each offseason, the Midshipmen are as the conference’s beacon of stability. And this stability is showing up in the standings. Navy finished 10-3 in […]
EA Sports CFB 27: Big 12 team ratings and player overalls
College football fans were starved for a licensed video game for over a decade, but now, the release of EA Sports College Football is an annual tradition. The latest installment, EA Sports College Football 27, releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 9, 2026 and will be the third launch since […]
EA Sports CFB 27: American Conference team ratings and player overalls
College football fans were starved for a licensed video game for over a decade, but now, the release of EA Sports College Football is an annual tradition. The latest installment, EA Sports College Football 27, releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 9, 2026 and will be the third launch since […]
EA Sports CFB 27: Conference USA team ratings and player overalls
College football fans were starved for a licensed video game for over a decade, but now, the release of EA Sports College Football is an annual tradition. The latest installment, EA Sports College Football 27, releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 9, 2026 and will be the third launch since […]
EA Sports CFB 27: Sun Belt team ratings and player overalls
College football fans were starved for a licensed video game for over a decade, but now, the release of EA Sports College Football is an annual tradition. The latest installment, EA Sports College Football 27, releases for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on July 9, 2026 and will be the third launch since […]
UDD’s Top 20 FCS Coaches for 2026
Summer has rolled on enough the the point where we’ve reached ranking season and across the FCS there are plenty of rankings to be doled out over the next few weeks. We begin with the men behind the headsets. Far and wide the subdivision is rich with exceptional coaches and narrowing it down to just […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Memphis Tigers
2025 record: 8-5 (4-4 American) 2025 postseason: lost to NC State in Gasparilla Bowl, 31-7 Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Iowa, Boise State, Toledo, and Memphis. Those eight programs have one thing in common — they are the only eight FBS teams that have finished .500+ in all 12 years of the College Football Playoff […]
Jaxon Branch Could be Eastern Washington’s Next Big Receiver
Death, taxes and EWU churning out wide receiver talent. From Brandon Kaufman to Cooper Kupp to Efton Chism III, the Eagles have had a long history of finding, developing and sending out some of college football’s best pass catchers. If the FCS had a “Wideout U” it would no question be Eastern Washington. Historically, offenses […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Florida Atlantic Owls
2025 record: 4-8 (3-5 American) 2025 postseason: did not qualify In 2023, the American Conference expanded to include six former Conference USA member institutions — Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA. Through three seasons in the American, four of those schools have yet to reach the 6-win threshold. Florida Atlantic falls into […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: East Carolina Pirates
2025 record: 9-4 (6-2 American) 2025 postseason: defeated Pittsburgh in Military Bowl, 23-17 East Carolina football regained its winning ways. After a struggle through the mid-to-late 2010s, the Pirates are prosperous once again. The trajectory of the program took a notable upward turn when Blake Harrell was promoted from a defensive coordinator into the head […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Charlotte 49ers
2025 record: 1-11 (0-8 American) 2025 postseason: did not qualify In 2025, 132 of 136 FBS teams won multiple games. The Charlotte 49ers were one of four programs to fall into the other undesirable category. Charlotte stumbled to a 1-11 finish, needing a game-winning touchdown with 90 seconds left to collect its lone victory over […]
FCS Throwbacks: Fourth Quarter Barrage Helps NDSU Surge Past Robert Morris in First DI Playoff Game
In just a few weeks North Dakota State will officially no longer be an FCS program. It’s an odd thing for fans across the college football world to wrap their minds around because no team… perhaps in any sport at any level… has ever been as utterly and crushingly superior as the Bison were in […]
2026 American Preseason Previews: Army Black Knights
2025 record: 7-6 (4-4 American) 2025 postseason: defeated UConn in Fenway Bowl, 41-16 We’ve entered the age of the service academy. In the 12 years of the College Football Playoff era, there have been 12 combined 10+ win seasons between the three FBS service academies. Army is responsible for three of those 10+ win campaigns, […]
It Feels Like “Nashville or Bust” for Tarleton State in 2026
As of late the push for an FCS title has felt like no more than a two or three horse race and such seems to be the case this fall. Most every media pundit is attaching the name Montana State, Montana or South Dakota State to this year’s trophy and it’s only June. The Bobcats […]
Projecting all 10 Conference USA starting QBs for 2026
Conference USA is often an overlooked quarterback conference. Last year the league produced the nation’s sixth-leading passer and third-leading rusher (among quarterbacks). Yet, neither of those players — Nick Minicucci nor Caden Creel — was a Week 1 starter. However, both Minicucci and Creel return as stars of the conference in 2026. Will we discover […]
North Dakota Found Guilty of Tampering Violations
On Friday the NCAA announced that it has found North Dakota’s football program guilty of tampering violations as it relates to the transfer portal. Per their findings, assistant coach Travis Stepps had knowingly engaged in conversation with a student athlete at a separate school that had not yet entered into the portal last fall well […]
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