College Realignment Report for August 31, 2026
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since August 15, 2026, and provide updates on previously…
College Realignment Report for June 30, 2026
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since June 15, 2026, and provide updates on previously…
College Realignment Report for March 31, 2026
This is part of an ongoing series covering various college realignment news for all three NCAA Divisions as well as the NAIA. The roundup below will cover news and reports since March 15, 2026, and provide updates on previously…
How Do FCS-to-FBS Teams Perform?
With a new season upon us and two new teams in the FBS, we look at how teams coming from the FCS perform. We’ve researched this topic once before back in 2018 but we wanted to provide an updated article for a few reasons. First, there are more data…
ASUN and WAC Intend to Join FBS in a Potentially Realignment Breaking Move
There was some rather big news in the realignment world on Friday and that was Pete Thamel’s report that ten schools in the ASUN and WAC are seeking to create a football-only conference and move en masse from the FCS to the FBS. According to his…
Will the FBS Versus FCS Matchup Become Obsolete?
Every year in college football, FBS teams schedule games against opponents from the lesser-known part of Division I called the FCS. Through the 2020 season, nearly 3,100 games featuring FBS and FCS competition have been completed, according to Fear The…
2019 FBS Versus FCS Games
The 2019 college football season starts in four weeks and the first few weeks present what are typically tune up games for the larger programs in Divison I. Below is a list of all 114 of the 2019 FBS versus FCS games by week. Weekly Breakdown Week Dates…
FBS and FCS Changes For 2019 Season
The college football season does not kickoff until August 24, but that won’t stop us from getting excited. We will start by detailing the FBS and FCS changes for the 2019 season. Overtime Rule Changes We start with a general rule change regarding…
Transitioning From FCS To FBS Part 2: Potential Teams
Welcome to the second portion of our two-part series examining the transition from the FCS to FBS. In part one we looked at how teams have fared in the past. In this second part, we look at the teams best suited for the transition and also look at a few…
Transitioning From FCS To FBS Part 1: Past History
Editor’s Note: An updated version of the research below was posted in September 2023. Welcome to a two-part series where we take a look at how teams perform when they move from the FCS to FBS. We went all the way back to 1987 when Akron made the…
