No. 2 SDSU is going to beat No. 1 NDSU for the 3rd time in a row. Jacks come back from a 21-7 halftime deficit to beat the Bison 23-21.
The Jacks will be ranked
#FCS
No. 1 for the 1st time ever. What a gutsy comeback for SDSU
The
#FCS
has a new champion 🏆
SDSU dominates rival NDSU 45-21 to win its first FCS title, a complete performance in Frisco.
A loaded SDSU team delivers on the preseason hype, going 14-0 vs. FCS opponents. Jacks have plenty coming back next year too
Bringing this back onto the Twitter timeline from 2019. It remains my favorite hype video I’ve seen.
Next week’s Brawl of the Wild will have the biggest implications in years. Would be an absolutely wild scene if
@CollegeGameDay
does indeed go.
#FCS
FCS Quarterfinals
Friday:
8 CT on ESPN2:
#7
seed Furman at
#2
seed Montana
Saturday:
11 CT on ESPN:
#8
seed Villanova at
#1
seed SDSU
1:30 CT on ABC: NDSU at
#3
seed South Dakota
9 CT on ESPN+:
#5
seed UAlbany at
#4
seed Idaho
Best TV exposure I can remember for the quarters
The
#FCSPlayoffs
has its warts, whether it be the format, some home sites, attendance, etc. But next weekend’s games between 4 bluebloods at 2 great venues for a chance to play for a national title is the FCS at its peak, and why this level is so great. Can’t wait!
2022
#FCS
avg. attendance leaders so far for home games
1. Jackson St - 31,358
2. Tennessee St - 28,378
3. Montana - 24,796
4. Montana St - 21,225
5. Jacksonville St - 19,058
6. Alabama State - 17,475
7. Delaware - 17,372
8. NDSU - 16,758
9. SDSU - 16,541
10. Southern - 15,528
The biggest winner so far from today’s Pro Days is
@SIU_Football
6-foot-2 All-MVFC WR
@RalphLeonard_
-4.43 40-yard dash (Would've been just outside of Top 10 for WRs at the Combine)
-40-inch vertical (Top 5 @ Combine)
-132-inch broad jump (Top 10 @ Combine)
There it is 👍 ESPN’s College GameDay is heading to Bozeman this coming week for a top rivalry in college football
No. 3 Montana State hosts No. 16 Montana (most recent rankings) in a game w/ big-time playoff implications. 2nd
#FCS
game of the season for GameDay!
Phenomenal day for
@NDSUfootball
DE Derrek Tuszka
-4.79 40-yard dash tied for 7th best among DL
-33.5 vertical was No. 5 among DL
-120.0 broad jump tied for No. 6
-6.87 3-cone drill was No. 1
-4.34 20-yard shuttle was tied for No. 3
#FCS
Interest in national FCS coverage continues to grow despite losing some good fan bases recently
Including a wild 2022 to 2023 2x increase in HERO’s FCS traffic w/ similar content volume
Regular season traffic grew 47% from 2021 to 2022
It grew 98% from 2022 to this season
Another record-setting FCS season for my article traffic, Twitter analytics, & podcast listens. I wouldn’t be able to do this if no one cared, so thank you for the continued support. This weekend reminded me again how cool this gig is 🏈👍 Plenty of offseason content coming soon!
James Madison is ranked No. 25 in this week’s AP Poll
We knew they could compete right away in the FBS, as most top FCS teams could, and with JMU’s resources. But this is to another level, and a dream start in a dream conference. Good for the Dukes 👍
FCS quarterfinals viewership per Sports Media Watch
Friday night ESPN2: Furman at Montana = 679K viewers
Saturday ESPN: Villanova at SDSU = 1.85M viewers
Saturday ABC: NDSU at South Dakota = 1.09M viewers
The scene in Grand Forks
A massive W for the UND program, who moves to 4-1 vs. the FCS and shld be ranked Top 10
NDSU falls to 4-2 w/ 2 ranked opponents still to come. Bison have a lot to figure out before even thinking about getting a playoff seed this yr.
#FCS
Top 25 final:
No. 15 North Dakota 49
No. 6 North Dakota State 24
UND beats NDSU for the 1st time since 2003, rushing for 4 TDs (Gaven Ziebarth with 3) in today’s victory. Tommy Schuster needs just 81 passing yards and 2 TDs on 8/11 throwing
Excited to announce that FCS ALL-IN will now be moving to ESPN+ this season instead of on YouTube. A new format for this season as well as the FCS’ version of College GameDay.
#FCS
Column: It’s time
#FCS
ADs & commissioners push hard for realistic but vital changes to the playoff structure. It is desperately needed, not only for the betterment of the playoff system, but for the betterment of the subdivision as a whole.
A star-studded 2022 SDSU squad won the program’s 1st FCS title. Key players returned for 2023 to do it again when they could have gone to the NFL or the FBS
Mission accomplished
SDSU beats Montana 23-3 to make it back-to-back. 1 of the most dominant seasons in FCS history
What a performance by SDSU, beating Montana State 39-18 to advance to its 1st fall FCS national title game. Jacks outrush MSU 281-52
It sets up an all-MVFC clash w/ rival NDSU in the championship game. It’ll be a helluva atmosphere in Frisco.
#FCSPlayoffs
No. 36 on the FCS Jersey Countdown is in honor of WIU standout DL Hunter Mason. Mason passed away this summer at his home in Nevada, Mo., where he was receiving care for his battle against Glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
No. 7 Idaho crushes FBS Nevada 33-6 and pockets a guaranteed payout of $400,000 doing so
Gevani McCoy throws for 313 yards
3rd
#FCS
over FBS win today/this season
Matchups next week:
Mercer at
#1
SDSU
Delaware at
#2
Montana
Sac State at
#3
South Dakota
Southern Illinois at
#4
Idaho
Richmond at
#5
UAlbany
NDSU at
#6
Montana State
Chattanooga at
#7
Furman
Youngstown State at
#8
Villanova
All Big Sky, CAA, MVFC, and SoCon teams
Mark Gronowski announces he’s returning to SDSU
Massive news for the 2-time defending champs, who will be senior-heavy again in 2024 (about 30 seniors)
Gronowski is 13 victories away from breaking the FCS record for QB wins
Whoa
“NDSU football head coach Matt Entz has accepted a coaching job at another school.
Entz will inform his team during a meeting today at 3 pm. It has not been confirmed where the head coach is going.”
No. 8 Sacramento State makes it FCS over FBS win No. 4 this season, beating P5 Stanford and former head coach Troy Taylor 30-23.
Sac State gets its guaranteed payout of $625,000 as well.
Screenshot of my Aug. 11 article:
Heard and read some quotes about SDSU's super-senior class leading up to the NDSU matchup.
But,
SDSU has 34 seniors. 10 are sixth-year seniors
NDSU has 35 seniors. 10 are sixth-year seniors
Montana HOLDS on the 2-pt conversion in 2OT to win 31-29
What a game!
The Griz are BACK in the FCS national title game for the 1st time since 2009 and will play SDSU
Buckle up for an amazing build-up and atmosphere in Frisco!
#FCSPlayoffs
Huge upset in the Big Sky. Idaho hands No. 3 Montana its 1st loss (30-23) & does it in Missoula. New HC Jason Eck has his guys rolling. Idaho is 4-2 overall and 4-0 vs. the
#FCS
w/ 2 competitive P5 losses. Serious potential for this program that returned to the FCS from the FBS.
2021 Top 5
#FCS
leaders in average home attendance:
1 . Jackson St. (42,293)
2. Montana (24,584)
3. JMU (19,631)
4. Montana St. (19,176)
5. Southern U. (18,698)
Full 1-129 ranking:
.
@RedbirdFB
RB James Robinson with a tremendous showing at the NFL Combine
24 reps on the bench tied for the third-most among running backs
40-inch vertical was the No. 2 mark for RBs
125-inch broad jump was No. 8
7.03 3-cone was No. 5
4.19 20-yard shuttle was No. 3
#FCS
Montana football is
#back
! The No. 9-ranked Griz knock off FBS No. 20 Washington 13-7
Going to have a helluva time figuring out my top 5 between JMU, Montana, NDSU, SDSU, and SHSU (alphabetical)
Oh, and Washington paid UM $675,000 for this game. Griz were 22.5-pt underdogs
Just amazing. In a season where MAYBE the FCS field would be able to close the gap on a new-look NDSU team, the Bison go 16-0 and win their eighth national title in nine years.
NDSU will be even better next year....the dynasty is as strong as ever.
#FCSChampionship
From our friends at Draft Scout, the Top 5 NFL Draft prospects (who are seniors) from the
#FCS
are:
1. NDSU OT Dillon Radunz
2. SDSU WR Cade Johnson
3. UNI OT Spencer Brown
4. UCA CB Robert Rochell
5. Ill. State OT Drew Himmelman
@joshbdraft
's Top 100:
No. 1 SDSU at No. 20 UND:
-SDSU is ranked
#FCS
No. 1 for the first time
-UND has won 17 of its last 18 games inside the Alerus Center.
-MVFC teams are 1-9 in the Alerus Center since UND joined the league.
-UND is 9-1 at home against ranked teams since 2019.
Eric Barriere (
@EB3__
) will go down as one of the most electrifying players in
#FCS
history. Yet he is getting little attention as an NFL prospect.
I talked to him about getting no all-star game invites, his mindset, and his path forward.
Feature story:
“They’re a great football team. Probably the best I’ve seen … That’s an eye-opener for us to see what it takes to win at the highest level.” - UAlbany head coach Greg Gattuso
NDSU does it again, winning its 9th
#FCSChampionship
. It beats Montana State 38-10 in dominating fashion
The Bison (who will be even better next yr) dynasty doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
And to get ahead of the replies here: money, location, no invite.
Per
@DomIzzoWDAY
, 3 NDSU players have 6-figure offers from P5 programs. There appeared to be an all-hands-on-deck meeting with the Bison NIL Collective last night to address it and push for more members.
What a time for D1 college football