An unofficial The American, Conference USA, Sun Belt, and Independent football blog
Game notes Setting the scene There is no history that connects South Florida and Old Dominion. But the two share one commonality — both teams’ last bowl games were extremely chaotic “you had to be there” moments, where any viewers knew their exact location watching the events unfold. Old Dominion squandered a 28-0 lead in […]
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Date: Tuesday December 16, 2025 Time: 8:00 p.m. CT TV: ESPN COACHES Charles Kelly has the Gamecocks sitting at 8-5 in his first season at Jacksonville State, falling to Kennesaw State in the Conference USA Championship 19-15. His squad will face Gerad Parker and the Troy Trojans, who are also 8-5 after dropping the Sun […]
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Conference USA was well represented on the 2025 Associated Press All-American teams, generating three selections from three of the 12 member schools. Louisiana Tech strong safety Jakari Foster and Western Kentucky punter Cole Maynard earned AP First Team All-American honors, while Jacksonville State running back Cam Cook warranted a nod as an AP Third Team […]
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Only one player from the American Conference earned 2025 All-American honors from the Associated Press, and that’s No. 96 on the Navy Midshipmen. Defensive tackle Landon Robinson warranted a spot on the First Team as one of the best defensive players in the country. Robinson is no stranger to appearing as a First Team All-American, […]
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The FCS playoffs are down to its final four and, once again, things did not necessarily go how many people thought they might. While the Montana schools held serve at home and handled business, the other side of the bracket continued to spring chaos. Those two road teams won and advanced, making for a semifinal […]
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The afternoon of the second Saturday of December is reserved for a historic rivalry. Army spends its entire season preparing to beat Navy, and Navy spend its entire season preparing to beat Army. But only one of those goals can be accomplished in each calendar year. The stage was set in Baltimore, MD with over […]
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The old adage says, “It’s hard to beat a team twice,” and so far, that statement is holding up this year. There have been seven FBS rematches — including six on conference championship weekend — and the team that lost the first meeting won the rematch five times. We saw Virginia destroy Duke in mid-November, […]
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Game notes Army-Navy is beyond a football game. It’s a lifestyle. One Saturday afternoon is reserved every season for the two arch rivals, more associated with one another than any rivalry in college football. If you win the Army-Navy Game, your season is defined by it. If you don’t win, it’s a stain on your […]
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Only two FBS head coaching vacancies remain as of the evening of Thursday, Dec. 11 — Michigan and Washington State. Coastal Carolina filled its opening Thursday by hiring Missouri State head coach Ryan Beard. Beard facilitated the Bears’ transition from the FCS to the FBS and posted a 7-5 record in the program’s debut season, […]
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Date: Friday December 12, 2025 Time: 9:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN The Quick Hits For the first time since 2009, Stephen F. Austin (11-2) finds itself in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. A hard-fought win over Abilene Christian last week sends the Southland champion Lumberjacks up north for a date with Montana State on […]
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Last Friday night presented an American Conference Championship Game matchup for the ages. For the first time since the advent of the league’s title game in 2025, it was win-and-in for the College Football Playoff. Both Tulane and North Texas received the chance to lock up a bid Friday in New Orleans, and the Green […]
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The South Florida Bulls are closing in on their most successful season since 2017. USF controlled its own destiny for the College Football Playoff in the final month of the regular season, but a Nov. 15 at the hands of Navy prevented the Bulls from a path to the American Conference Championship Game. Still, it […]
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Few teams have experienced a quicker rise to Division I success than Tarleton State. The Texans, once a notable force at the Division II level, made the jump to FCS back in 2020 and since then thing have really only trended skyward for the program. Last season Tarleton qualified for the playoffs in the first […]
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Rice strolled off the field at Raymond James Stadium on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to wrap up an emotional night. The Owls were far from satisfied from their performance, getting decimated 52-3 by South Florida, as many of the 39 seniors honored one week prior at Rice Stadium completed their final college football game. Entering […]
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One of the more eye opening results of last weekend’s second round was Montana’s 50-29 beatdown over South Dakota State. The Grizzlies and the Jackrabbits met in what many though might turn out to be an all timer of a game but it was UM that cruised out to a rather uninteresting victory. That has […]
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The Tulane Green Wave interviewed a multitude of candidates, but when the coaching search was complete, the team didn’t go beyond the walls of their facilities. Tulane hired Will Hall as its 2026 head coach. Hall served as the passing game coordinator for the 2025 season and previously operated as the program’s offensive coordinator in […]
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The Memphis Tigers officially announced their head coaching vacancy on Monday, Dec. 8, just eight days after officially launching a search. Charles Huff will serve as the program’s 26th full-time head coach, leading the program for the 2026 season. Huff arrives with a 39-25 record as an FBS head coach after stints at Marshall (2021-24) […]
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For the first time since 2016 the FCS championship will not feature someone with “Dakota State” as part of their moniker. That is, of course, because Illinois State pulled off one of the all time playoff stunners on Saturday afternoon when it knocked off #1 seed North Dakota State in the Fargodome at the same […]
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The 2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl features an American Conference vs. ACC matchup in Annapolis, MD. East Carolina and Pittsburgh will square off at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 27. This marks the fifth meeting between the programs. Pitt swept the Pirates in 1984 and 1987, but East Carolina got its lick back […]
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Soon they’ll be Sun Belt peers, but for now they’re bowl opponents that have zero history together. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-6, 5-3 Sun Belt) and Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA) are slated to meet in the 2025 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA on Tuesday, Dec. 30. Louisiana Tech is currently […]
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The only college football bowl matchup in the New England region is perfectly suited for two Northeastern teams. The Army Black Knights (6-5, 4-4 American) and UConn Huskies (9-3, Independent) won’t have to travel far this Bowl Season, as the two teams meet in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The 2025 Fenway Bowl kicks off from […]
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Familiar foes meet again in New Orleans for the first time in five years. Southern Miss and Western Kentucky shared the Conference USA from 2014-21, squaring off four times with WKU winning all four. Now the former CUSA opponents await a fifth matchup at the 2025 New Orleans Bowl. Up until this point, the most […]
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Two conference champions clash in the second matchup of the 2025 Bowl Season. Conference USA runner-up Jacksonville State and Sun Belt runner-up Troy won’t even have to travel out of state for their matchup. The two Alabama-based programs meet in Montgomery, AL on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for the 2025 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl. The […]
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A giant treasure chest will be on the line on Friday, Dec. 19. The 2025 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl kicks off from Tampa, FL that afternoon, pitting together the Memphis Tigers (8-4, 4-4 American) and NC State Wolfpack (7-5, 4-4 ACC) at Raymond James Stadium. The matchup signifies the first-ever meeting between the American […]
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The fourth-to-last matchup of the 2025 college football season — the final non-playoff bowl game — kicks off in beautiful San Diego, CA. San Diego welcomes the SMU Mustangs (8-4, 6-2 ACC) and Arizona Wildcats (9-3, 6-3 Big 12) in the 2025 Trust & Will Holiday Bowl for an ACC vs. Big 12 matchup. The […]
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