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Cincinnati snatches final Victory Bell from Miami (OH), 35-31, in dramatic comeback
Not a living being on Planet Earth remembers the first meeting between Cincinnati and Miami (OH). The rivalry is over three decades older than the NFL. It preceded both World Wars. The Wright Brothers weren’t even in the early stages of constructing their plane when Cincinnati and Miami originated their rivalry in 1888. The two […]
Temple stunned by Toledo’s improbable last-minute 14-point comeback, 49-48
Toledo fought hard, but the Rockets just couldn’t compete with Temple’s offense, trailing 45-28 in the waning minutes of the contest. Or so we thought. Right before the 2-minute timeout, Toledo stared down a 4th-and-8 from its own 19-yard line. The team was already 0-of-3 on fourth downs. Failure to convert would have mathematically solidified […]
Are the FCS “Bodybag” Games Still Worth It? Depends on Who You Ask
On Friday night in Eugene, Oregon the Ducks pounded their lone FCS opponent of the year. Portland State came in and… to the surprise of absolutely no one… got ran out Autzen Stadium. The final score? 84-0. Oregon picked up 43 first downs in the game compared to PSU’s five. They had 726 yards of […]
Meet the QBs: Baylor and Louisiana Tech turn to backups for Week 3 matchup
We’ve only completed two full weeks of the college football season, and most teams have a relatively good bill of health at the moment. However, others have been less fortunate and are already down their starting quarterbacks. One Week 3 matchup has been particularly burdened by quarterback injuries. Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway (ankle) is listed […]
Three takeaways from Texas Tech’s 28-26 win over Houston
Week 3 of the college football season started with a bang. Friday night featured a ranked Big 12 matchup between No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 22 Houston in a potential changing of the guard game for the league. While defending champion Texas Tech was tested and trailed the Cougars 10-0 in the first quarter, […]
Texas Tech holds off Houston, by inches, in 28-26 Friday night thriller
The Friday night lights shined on Lubbock, TX, which spent a night as the capital of the college football world for a high-stakes Big 12 clash. No. 13 Texas Tech entered as the conference’s standard-bearer. The defending champions cruised to their first Big 12 title last season, winning eight conference games by 22 points or […]
Athlete’s Thread helps Delaware’s viral ‘Cockfight’ shirt take flight
College football has never needed much help being weird. This is, after all, a sport in which people bark at children, carry goal posts through town, and organize entire fall Saturdays around the movements of a live buffalo. But every once in a while, it produces something so perfectly absurd that everyone, from diehard fans […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Georgia State Panthers @ UCF Knights
Game notes Setting the scene It’s the 404 vs. the 407. The cities of Atlanta and Orlando will be represented at the Bounce House on Saturday night in the first-ever meeting between Georgia State and UCF. The Panthers have already eclipsed their 2025 win total. Fresh off a 1-11 season, Dell McGee’s team handled reigning […]
SC State, Furman Meet in Exciting Non-Conference Tilt
One of the most fun games of the entire FCS slate this weekend will go down on Saturday in Greenville, South Carolina and yet it may not be registering on a lot of radars for the casual fans. The top HBCU team in the country, SC State, rolls in for a date with Furman and, […]
Ivy League Play Begins this Weekend
The FCS season is already going strong but the Ivies haven’t played a game yet. That changes this weekend as likes of Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and the rest are set to join the party. Here’s a quick look around the Ancient Eight and who they’ve got on deck to kick off their 2026 season: Dartmouth […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers @ Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens
Game notes Setting the scene Before we get to the football, we need to address the name. Coastal Carolina’s mascot is a Chanticleer, essentially a proud, literary rooster. Delaware’s is a Blue Hen, a bird historically bred for cockfighting. Naturally, Saturday’s first meeting has become “The Cockfight.” Delaware is fully embracing the bit. A t-shirt featuring […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: SMU Mustangs @ Louisville Cardinals
Game notes Setting the scene Is this the most important ACC game of the year? When you have a 17-team conference, it’s all about scheduling. Every tiebreaker among the top teams in this conference is paramount. Just ask Duke, which won a five-team tiebreaker and ultimately claimed the ACC title after prevailing in the right […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: North Texas Mean Green @ Texas State Bobcats
Game notes Setting the scene North Texas and Texas State only met once as FBS opponents, and it was a memorable one. That’s when the Mean Green sent a former walk-on named Drew Mestemaker to make his first start at quarterback since ninth grade, long before he was leading the FBS in passing or engineering […]
FCS Week 3 Game of the Week – Youngstown State Penguins @ South Dakota State Jackrabbits: How to Watch, Preview, Predictions
Date: Saturday September 19, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits It’s time for some big boy football in the Missouri Valley and it may not get bigger than the showdown that’s going to happen in Brookings on Saturday evening. #2 South Dakota State (2-1) opens its doors to the high-flying Youngstown […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Houston Cougars @ Texas Tech Red Raiders
Game notes Setting the scene It’s a Texas-sized showdown under the Friday night lights in Lubbock. No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 23 Houston collide in a matchup with potential early-season Big 12 title stakes, and it’s one both teams have circled all offseason. For Texas Tech, it’s a chance to make a statement. While […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Western Michigan Broncos @ Rice Owls
Game notes Setting the scene Western Michigan (1-1*, 0-0 MAC) has been thrust under a spotlight through the first two weeks of the 2026 season. The FBS Oversight Committee confirmed Wednesday that Western Michigan indeed defeated Michigan in the opener, 12-7, had the proper instant replay protocols been followed by the officiating crew. However, the […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: UTSA Roadrunners @ Texas Longhorns
Game notes Setting the scene The tide shifted Saturday night in Austin. The Texas Longhorns didn’t just come back from a 20-point deficit against Ohio State. It felt like a program finally hurdled its No. 1 obstacle. Losses to Buckeyes’ plagued Texas’ national title hopes for two seasons, but the Longhorns unearthed a newfound resilience […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Temple Owls @ Toledo Rockets
Game notes Setting the scene 2015 was a memorable year for the Temple Owls and Toledo Rockets alike. Temple spent seven weeks in the AP Poll, while Toledo lingered in the rankings for six. The Owls finished 10-4 and qualified for the first-ever American Conference Championship Game. The Rockets missed the MAC Championship due to […]
2026 Week 3 Victory Bell Preview: Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami (OH) RedHawks
Game notes Setting the scene College football is built on the foundation of rivalries. Some are modern, others have decades of lore, and a select few originated in the early 1900s. And then there’s the Battle for the Victory Bell. Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH) is the fifth-most played rivalry in college football history, only trailing […]
Ranking Every 3-0 FCS Team
Three weeks into the 2026 season and the FCS is down to just 11 teams with a perfect 3-0 record. Not all 3-0s are created equally, though. Whether it be strength of schedule, statistics or simply the eye test, all the teams that hold that mark feel a bit different halfway through September. How do […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Tulane Green Wave @ Kansas State Wildcats
Game notes Setting the scene Tulane and Kansas State will meet for the third time in five years. This series has been friendly to the road team. In 2022, Tulane stormed into the Little Apple of Manhattan and knocked off the Wildcats, 17-10. Both teams eventually won their conferences, participated in New Year’s Six bowls, […]
2026 Week 3 Preview: Arkansas State Red Wolves @ TCU Horned Frogs
Game notes Setting the scene LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on Sept. 23, 2000, while his future San Diego Chargers teammate Cleo Lemon was the quarterback on the opposite sideline. It’s been 26 years since TCU and Arkansas State met on the gridiron. That was three conferences ago for the Horned […]
Tulsa QB Baylor Hayes out Week 3, expected “to be fully back” vs. Arkansas
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are one of college football’s most pleasant surprises through two weeks of the 2026 season. Tulsa is 2-0 for the first time since 2015 after a statement win over Oklahoma State and a road victory at Sam Houston. Largely helped by Oklahoma State’s subsequent upset over Oregon, the Golden Hurricane are […]
Scott Frost provides update on UCF QB Alonza Barnett’s injury
The UCF Knights entered this season with greater expectations after a significant transfer portal addition. They landed former James Madison quarterback Alonza Barnett III, who won Sun Belt Player of the Year honors and guided the Dukes to the first-ever Sun Belt College Football Playoff bid in 2025. However, UCF must learn to operate without […]
Stock up, stock down: Week 2 CUSA edition
All 10 Conference USA teams took the field in Week 2. The league produced a 3-7 record, with FIU capturing the CUSA’s best non-conference win of the season. The Panthers became the first team in the league to knock off FBS competition in a 33-20 home win over Buffalo. The CUSA remains a perfect 7-0 […]
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