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The 25th edition of the New Orleans Bowl lived up to its history as Maverick McIvor and Matthew Henry led the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to defeat Southern Miss, 27-16. Early in the contest, Western Kentucky earned great field position from a botched snap on a Southern Miss punt. However, the Hilltoppers were only able to […]
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The 2025 New Orleans Bowl is here, and if the early start to this bowl season is any indication, it’ll be a lot of fun in the Big Easy Tuesday night. The 25th anniversary of the Bowl Season battle between the Sun Belt and Conference USA is looking to be quite the battle between the […]
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A historic Tulane season resulted in a conference championship and a seat in the College Football Playoff — just the second team in American Conference history to achieve that combo. However, upon reaching the CFP stage, the moment was quite anticlimactic as Tulane quickly experienced a double-digit deficit and didn’t notch its lone touchdown until […]
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Jon Sumrall operated in a unique position throughout the month of December. One head coaching job in the modern climate of college football is already a bear to handle, but the fiery 43-year old head coach worked double-duty for three weeks, and it was an arduous situation he willingly signed up for. On Nov. 30, […]
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The James Madison Dukes football program is no stranger to playoff atmospheres. JMU qualified for the FCS Playoffs every season from 2014-21, reaching three national championship games and winning one, becoming one of the blue-bloods in their leagues. But James Madison envisioned success beyond FCS championships. The Dukes strived to compete for national championships at […]
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The 2025 FCS championship has been set but the Montana Grizzlies will not be a part of it. After starting the season 11-0 and blowing out its first two playoff opponents, it seemed like Bobby Hauck and his Griz were on the fast track to a trip to Nashville and a more-than-legitimate shot at the […]
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The magical run run for Illinois State is not done just yet. The unseeded Redbirds have now won four straight road games in these playoffs, the most recent being Saturday night’s __ win at Villanova in the semifinals, to secure its spot in the championship game down in Nashville in two weeks. The victory over […]
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For the third time in five seasons Montana State is heading back to the FCS national championship game. This time, though, the semifinal win felt just a little bit sweeter for the Bobcats and their following. Not only did MSU gather its most lopsided win in its semifinal history, it did so in an unprecedented […]
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For the first time in the month of December, The Grove was open for business. A record 68,251 patrons funneled from the iconic tailgate scene to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, exchanging their red solo cups and barbecue for Santa hats and pom-poms at the site of the first College Football Playoff game in Ole Miss history. Oxford, […]
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A treasure chest was on the line in Tampa, FL for the 2025 Gasparilla Bowl, and NC State plundered and pillaged its way to gold during the hunt. The Wolfpack seamlessly dominated Memphis 31-7 for the coveted postseason win, handing the Tigers’ their fourth-straight loss to end the year. Bowl streaks were snapped on both […]
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It was an early wakeup call Friday morning, as Kennesaw State and Western Michigan were slated for an 11 a.m. ET kickoff at the sixth-annual Myrtle Beach Bowl — the earliest kickoff of the 2025 college football season. Western Michigan arrived to the teal “Surf Turf” of Brooks Stadium ready to seize the day, but […]
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Date: Saturday December 20, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM (ET) TV: ABC The Quick Hits After over a century and a quarter of playing football together, Montana and Montana State will at long last meet in the FCS playoffs and the stakes couldn’t get much higher as the two rivals will clash in the semifinals. These […]
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Game notes Setting the scene It’s the unlikely pairing of the Ducks and Dukes. Two programs located 2,800 miles apart on opposite sides of the country are now associated with one another for a College Football Playoff matchup. The Oregon Ducks are still vying for that elusive first national championship, but the team is familiar […]
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Arkansas State unlocked a significant achievement Thursday night in Frisco, TX. The Red Wolves emerged victorious in the inaugural Xbox Bowl, taking down first-year FBS program Missouri State 34-28 in the first college football game played at the Ford Center inside The Star — the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys. Immediately after Master Chief […]
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On the day of Missouri State’s first-ever bowl game, the Bears landed their head coach for the future. SMU offensive coordinator Casey Woods was named head coach at Missouri State per multiple reports. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Missouri State is finalizing a 5-year deal with Woods, who is expected to officially be announced head coach […]
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The Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens, in their first year in the FBS, are already bowl champions. Delaware won the 2025 68 Ventures Bowl with a dramatic 20-13 victory over the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns, securing a monumental win for the program in Mobile, AL. The Blue Hens controlled the game early by intercepting Louisiana in the […]
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Date: Saturday December 20, 2025 Time: 7:30 PM (ET) TV: ESPN2 The Quick Hits To call this semifinal a matchup of Cinderellas might be an understatement. Unseeded Illinois State takes on 12-seed Villanova in the culminations of two of the more miraculous runs the FCS playoffs have seen in quite some time. The Redbirds have […]
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Game notes Setting the scene So we meet again, except this time, it’s in the College Football Playoff. Ole Miss and Tulane squared off in Oxford, MS on Sept. 20, and the Rebels rolled the Green Wave in 45-10 fashion to pick up a signature non-conference win. What neither sideline understood at the time was […]
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The Old Dominion Monarchs fully joined the FBS in 2014 and rapidly acclimated to the highest level of college football, producing a 10-3 record in 2016. However, through the 2024 season, that was the only winning season Old Dominion ever produced. That changed in 2025, and the program reached a new pinnacle on Wednesday night […]
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Bowl Season resumes Wednesday night, featuring the second of five matchups between the Sun Belt and Conference USA. The 2025 68 Ventures Bowl in Mobile, AL houses the first-ever meeting between the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. The matchup between 6-6 opponents fighting for a winning season kicks off at 8:30 p.m. […]
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It is well chronicled how intense and deeply personal the “Brawl of the Wild” rivalry between Montana and Montana State is. The top rivalry in the FCS is also arguably one of the greatest rivalries in all of college football as whole. A series that dates all the way back to the late 1800s has […]
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Game notes Setting the scene Two of college football’s more under-the-radar stable programs meet for the first time ever in Tampa. NC State is bowling for the 13th time in 16 seasons. The Wolfpack receive an opportunity to claim an 8-win season for the seventh time in the last nine years under head coach Dave […]
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Game notes Setting the scene Achievement unlocked — new bowl game created. The Xbox Bowl debuts in Frisco, TX on Thursday night, serving as the effective replacement of the former Bahamas Bowl, which although fun for fans and viewers, was a logistical planning nightmare for ESPN Events. With Toyota Stadium under construction, this new bowl […]
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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks won a second bowl game in their young FBS tenure as they overcome the Troy Trojans 17-13 in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl at Cramton Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama. The game got going early with Jax State finding the end zone on their first possession, as Caden Creel found Brock […]
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Last Saturday head coach Mark Ferrante fought back tears in his on-field postgame interview after his Villanova team pulled off a 26-21 upset over #4 Tarleton State. The Wildcats needed a rally after falling behind 14-0 early but, after overcoming some early mistakes and weathering the storm, ’Nova prevailed. That win was the second of […]
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