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Five questions heading into Saturday’s Week 11 American Conference games
The American Conference is one of the most intriguing leagues to watch in November, especially considering six different teams entered Week 11 tied in the loss column with one apiece. The Saturday slate features five matchups, including one non-conference clash: Here is one pressing question to ask about each of the five matchups: Can Navy […]
2025 Week 11 Preview: Tulane Green Wave @ Memphis Tigers
Game notes Setting the scene Friday night sets up a perfect showcase for perennial American Conference contenders. Memphis rattled off three-straight American Championship appearances from 2017-19, and Tulane currently rides its own three-game streak from 2022-24. As one expects when the conference releases the schedule each year, this matchup matters significantly to the league’s title […]
2025 Week 11 Space Game Preview: Houston Cougars @ UCF Knights
Game notes Setting the scene UCF is hosting its ninth-annual Space Game, and there’s no opponent more fitting for it than Houston. UCF was founded as Florida Technological University in the 1960s with a mission of supporting the United States space exploration program, developing engineers and scientists for the nearby Kennedy Space Center — the […]
South Florida steamrolls UTSA from the jump, 55-23
On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff committee unveiled its initial rankings. Their iteration of a top 25 was notably devoid of any American Conference representation, and the South Florida Bulls — which dabbled in the AP Poll throughout the year — clearly took exception to their snub. Twelve days fresh off their first conference […]
FCS Week 11 Game of the Week – Mercer Bears @ Western Carolina Catamounts: How to Watch, Preview, Predictions
Date: Saturday November 8, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits Mercer has the chance to be one of the first teams to lock up a playoff spot this Saturday when it sees Western Carolina. The Bears, save for one slip up earlier this year against Presbyterian, have run the table and […]
2025 Week 11 Preview: UTSA Roadrunners @ South Florida Bulls
Game notes Setting the scene The American Conference title race is heating up. South Florida (6-2, 3-1 American), fresh off a bye week, eyes a bounce-back performance after taking the first blemish on its conference record Oct. 25 in Memphis. The Bulls play host as two-touchdown favorites in a Thursday night spectacle, but their opponent […]
In-State Dakota Games to Be Pivotal on Saturday
Whenever North Dakota or South Dakota gets its in-state rivalry game, it’s always a big weekend. The “Nickel Trophy” game between UND and NDSU has had a lot on the line as of late while the “South Dakota Showdown” between SDSU and USD has been equally as impactful. This year, however, not only are the […]
No American teams ranked by CFP committee; Memphis in preliminary bracket
The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its Top 25 on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET. This marks the 12th year of the committee selection show and the second involving a 12-team College Football Playoff. When the first five teams were revealed, it became immediately clear that the American Conference would be snubbed the 12-team […]
Tennessee Tech on Verge of Big South-OVC Title as it Preps for EIU
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are in the midst of one of the best seasons in school history. With last week’s 27-21 win over Gardner-Webb at home, this fall’s TTU squad became just the second team in its program’s 103-year history to reach the 9-0 mark. The last time it was done? 1952. Dating back […]
What is Memphis’ QB situation heading into Tulane game?
The American Conference championship race is as crowded as ever, and for the first time since 2021, the team that emerges on top has a legitimate shot to qualify for the College Football Playoff. One program in the thick of the heated race is the Memphis Tigers, which sport an 8-1 record, a 4-1 conference […]
CUSA Power Rankings after conclusion of Weekday CUSA
Weekday CUSA, thank you. You kept us occupied on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in October, when we were starved for 7-day-a-week football marathons. You provided thrilling overtime finishes, clutch field goal makes and clutch field goal misses, fun promotions like Vice Night and Dollar Dog Night, and showcased excellent individual talents like Cam Cook and […]
Utah handles Cincinnati 45-14 in Big 12 contender showdown
College GameDay rolled into town to embellish the hype of a never-before-seen Big 12 matchup. The Utah Utes and Cincinnati Bearcats collided in front of a raucous sold-out crowd of 51,672 Saturday night in Salt Lake City, and the Utes thrived in their habitat. Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) cruised to a wire-to-wire 45-14 domination […]
East Carolina delivers road statement in 45-14 shellacking of Temple
Shortly after East Carolina and Temple kicked off Saturday in Philadelphia, there were seven teams in the American Conference with exactly one conference loss. Thus, with that many hats in the conference title race, winning this matchup at Lincoln Financial Field was essential for two dark-horse contenders. East Carolina (5-3, 3-1 American) left zero doubt […]
FCS Football: The Sunday After – Overreactions to Week 10
There is No Power Shift at the Top If Week 10 taught us anything its that the more the FCS changes, the more it truly stays the same. This year has seen a lot of new faces rise the ranks and appear to be new challengers but on Saturday a lot of those same teams […]
Hawkins helps North Texas spoil Navy’s undefeated season, 31-17
Heisman stakes. American Conference championship stakes. College Football Playoff stakes. There was no shortage of stakes on the line Saturday morning when the Navy Midshipmen made the long trek to Denton, TX for the first time since a record-breaking 74-62 matchup 18 years ago. On this occasion, Navy entered with an unblemished record against one […]
SMU takes down #10 Miami (FL) 26-20 in OT thriller
January 1, 1983. SMU defeated No. 6 Pittsburgh in the Cotton Bowl to complete a spectacular 11-0-1 season and finish No. 2 in the country, guided by the dynamic “Pony Express” backfield of Eric Dickerson and Craig James. Fast-forward 43 seasons and a lot changed with the Mustangs. The program was suspended for two years […]
Turnovers doom Houston in 45-35 upset to West Virginia
For the first time since joining the Big 12, the Houston Cougars had a number accompany their name. Houston stood firmly at No. 22, rattling off three-straight Big 12 wins en route to a 7-1 overall start. In a crowded conversation for the Big 12 title race, the newly-ranked Houston struggled with the designation it […]
The history of Cincinnati on College GameDay
It took until Week 10, but the Big 12 is finally featured on College GameDay — which remains a significant cultural event in the college football world. The Saturday morning program is livelier than ever, on pace to produce its greatest viewership of all-time with an average audience of 2.8 million viewers. This week, that […]
2025 Week 10 Preview: East Carolina Pirates @ Temple Owls
Game notes Setting the scene There is one American Conference team ranked — No. 25 Memphis. There are four receiving votes on the fringe of the AP Poll — Navy, Tulane, South Florida, and North Texas. That alone is a crowded 5-team race, but the American championship chase extends beyond those five programs. East Carolina […]
Memphis feasts on Rice for Halloween, 38-14
The Memphis Tigers earned their spot back in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, catapulting back into the poll less than 24 hours after overcoming a 14-point fourth quarter to upend South Florida. Positioned at the No. 25 spot, this wasn’t Memphis’ first swim in the AP Poll this season, warranting a No. 22 ranking […]
The Big Sky’s Scary Playoff Possibility on Halloween Night
The Big Sky Conference is consistently one of the top two conferences in the FCS year in and year out. The league has had a representative in the national championship game in three of the last four seasons and is almost always a lock to send at least four teams to the playoffs, if not […]
McCown, UTSA revel in Alamodome magic, race past Tulane 48-26
All 136 teams at the FBS level have a home, whether it’s on-campus, off-campus, or shared with a professional team. UTSA’s home venue of the Alamodome is different. Nobody in the program can truly explain it, but its supernatural powers are understood. When UTSA suits up in the dome at 100 Montana Street in downtown […]
FCS Week 10 Game of the Week – Dartmouth Big Green @ Harvard Crimson: How to Watch, Preview, Predictions
Date: Saturday November 1, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits The Ivy League race sees one of… if not its most… impactful game this weekend as undefeated Harvard (6-0) hosts Dartmouth (5-1). The #12 Crimson have proven to be unstoppable by everyone they’ve seen thus far in 2025 and appear to […]
2025 Week 10 Preview: Navy Midshipmen @ North Texas Mean Green
Game notes Setting the scene Although College GameDay didn’t make the trip to Denton, this matchup is as marquee as it gets in Week 9. Not only is there rich history involved as Navy’s 74-62 win in the 2007 meeting in Denton set the FBS single-game scoring record which stood until 2016. The teams converge […]
2025 Week 10 Preview: West Virginia Mountaineers @ Houston Cougars
Game notes Setting the scene Two years ago in the same venue, Houston seemingly watched its first-ever Big 12 victory since joining the league slip away. West Virginia trailed by 11 with under four minutes remaining, but with 12 seconds left, Hudson Clement caught a 50-yard touchdown reception on 4th and 10 to spoil the […]
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