Some Thoughts on the College Football Playoff, College Athletics, and Realignment
A common refrain among college athletics is that realignment never stops. The chaos doesn’t stop either, especially in college football. I haven’t provided an extensive opinion on anything college sports-related since summer 2025, when I…
College Realignment Report for September 15, 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 31, 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…
College Realignment Report for June 7, 2025
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 May 31, 2025, and provide updates on previously…
College Realignment Report for May 10, 2025
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 May 3, 2025, and provide updates on previously discussed…
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…
Is West Texas A&M the Next Team to Jump to Division I?
On Wednesday, Tarleton State President James Hurley gave a “State of the University Address,” which was posted to YouTube. In this address, Hurley let it be known that the WAC has added a new member though he did not specify which school it…
