It is finally time for some more FCS football! In our weekly power rankings, Weber State held on to the top spot. However, North Dakota State, South Dakota State and North Dakota are right on their tails. On top of the excitement building for the postseason, the FCS Playoff Committee decided to make a shocking announcement out of the blue yesterday. FCS Playoff Committee Shockingly Reveals Top-10 Rankings Yesterday, during a Kentucky versus Mississippi State baseball game that was showing on ESPNU, the Committee released their top ten, if the playoffs were to start today. This decision came out of…
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On Saturday, the Missouri Valley Football Conference postponed their first game of the FCS Spring Football slate. There was a positive test in the North Dakota’s tier one personnel. Tier one consists of student-athletes, coaches, equipment managers and staff. Subsequent contact tracing protocols were put into place, and the MVFC made the decision to postpone the game. Not even a week later, the MVFC has made the decision to postpone the mammoth matchup of South Dakota State vs NDSU until April 17th as well. Why MVFC Postponed South Dakota State vs NDSU Unfortunately, it seems as if COVID has popped…
Every Monday, we will be releasing our FCS Spring Football Rankings, with some of the major storylines over the weekend. (1) Weber State kept a loose grip on the top spot, after beating Northern Arizona at home on Saturday. Signal-caller Randall Johnson was incredibly efficient, completing 11-19 passes for three touchdowns. Johnson also tallied 70 yards rushing. Running back Josh Davis was a big-play machine, rushing for 140 yards on just 16 carries. Let’s check out the updated FCS rankings, to go along with some of the big storylines throughout the country. FCS Football Rankings Weber State (3-0, 3-0) (Beat Northern Arizona,…
In our weekly FCS Spring Football Power Rankings, Weber State stayed at number one, but North Dakota State, Sam Houston State, South Dakota State and even North Dakota are making strong pushes for the top spot. The Wildcats better come out with a strong performance against Northern Arizona tomorrow, or they almost certainly will drop out of the top spot. As for the two teams in North Dakota? Well, they played over the weekend, and once again (2) North Dakota State beat (6) North Dakota, 34-13. The Bison dominated from the opening whistle to the last. Hunter Luepke, the Bison…
After missing out on one of the greatest sporting events in the world last year the future NBA Draft prospects and schools have given us enough entertainment for this year and last year combined. When you add up the total number of the teams’ seeds this year, it equals 94. That is easily the highest number in NCAA Tournament history. Meaning, we have seen some up and down, but exciting basketball. Even though there are a lot of lower-seeded teams left in the tournament, it doesn’t mean there are a low number of NBA Draft prospects. The likely number one…
The Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament is finally set and the odds for the upcoming March Madness games are released. Next Saturday, March 27th, we have four games that feature three double-digit-seeded teams. At this point, it’s clear that Oral Roberts is not the worst team left in the tournament. In fact some would argue they are a top-eight team right. So, it’s that time of the NCAA Tournament where we re-rank the teams remaining. (1) Gonzaga has been a dominating force, so they won’t budge from the top spot. However, (11) Syracuse and (2) Houston match up on…
Last Wednesday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Craig Haley, who is the Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor. We talked shop about North Dakota vs North Dakota State this upcoming weekend (was recorded before NDSU Won), Trey Lance’s NFL Prospects and what to expect in the future for FCS Football. This includes the new HBCU Legacy Bowl, which will take place next February in New Orleans. Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor Craig Haley Follow Craig on Twitter: @CraigHaley Craig even emailed me his official top-10 after this weekend’s events: North Dakota State Weber StateSouth Dakota StateJames MadisonNorth DakotaSam…
Every Monday, we will be releasing our FCS Spring Football Rankings, with some of the major storylines over the weekend. (1) Weber State sat idle, as they watched (2) NDSU dominate (6) North Dakota on Saturday, behind a 190-yard rushing performance by Bison running back Hunter Luepke. The Dukes from (4) James Madison were once again idle this weekend. With games at William & Mary and (10) Richmond in the next two weeks, the Dukes could be peaking right around postseason time. (3) South Dakota State dominated Southern Illinois from start to finish, winning 44-3. (5) Sam Houston State beat…
After signing John Johnson III, Takkarist Mckinley and Troy Hill, the Cleveland Browns made another splash in NFL Free Agency. They signed former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Anthony Walker to a one-year deal worth up to $3.5 million. Browns Sign LB Anthony Walker With the Walker signing, the Browns add a veteran presence to their linebacking corps. Walker has started 46-of-48 games for the Colts over the last three seasons. He has averaged over 100 tackles per season, during his time in Indy. However, Walker is a very poor coverage linebacker. His 45.5 coverage grade this past year is only slightly…
In our weekly FCS Spring Football Power Rankings, Weber State remains in the pole position. The Wildcats beat a good UC Davis team 18-13 last weekend. North Dakota improved on their unbeaten record by easily dispatching Western Illinois 38-21. Nicholls State had a very bad weekend, as they got demolished by Sam Houston State, 71-17. The Colonels drop out of the top ten altogether. Finally, Southern Illinois and South Dakota State joined the top four after close victories over Northern Iowa and Youngstown State respectively. This weekend, we will really see teams separating themselves from the competition, especially in the…