More Thoughts on the Continued Realignment Rebuilds by the Mountain West and Pac-12
A week after the Mountain West prevented more defections to the Pac-12, both conferences were back on the realignment recruiting trail but with different objectives. The Mountain West has added UTEP from Conference USA starting with the 2026-27 academic…
Pac-12 Begins Rebuild With More Realignment Shifting Moves Ahead
The Pac-12 has finally made its first realignment move following the exodus of 10 member schools a year ago. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State will leave the Mountain West Conference to join the Pac-12 beginning with the…
How the Sun Belt Conference Football Membership has Evolved Since 2001
Our November 2021 article on winners and losers of the recent college sports realignment opined that the Sun Belt Conference was one of the winners in the latest ongoing realignment cycle. That made us think more about the Sun Belt and look back on the…
25 Predictions for the 2021 College Football Season: 25 Through 21
With the 2021 college football season fast approaching, we have decided to make some predictions for what we expect. We will make a total of 25 predictions with five each week until August 26 starting with this article. The predictions will range from…
ASUN and WAC Confirm Football Partnership for 2021 Season
The ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference have confirmed a previously reported scheduling agreement for the 2021-22 FCS football season. Seven teams will compete for the combined conference title and the coveted automatic qualifier to the 2021…
What Might a Renewed WAC Football Conference Look Like?
The newest member of WAC will reportedly be the Southern Utah Thunderbirds according to Matt Brown though SUU was quick to refute the report. Full disclosure: I am not a paid subscriber to Extra Points and have not read either of the posts in their…
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…
FBS And FCS Changes For The 2018 Season
August is here, which means college football is right around the corner. Below we detail the conference changes in Division 1 football (FBS and FCS) from last season. FBS Changes Idaho will move from the Sun Belt Conference to the much more suitable…
25 Predictions for the 2017 College Football Season: 25 Through 21
The 2017 College Football season is right around the corner and that means it is prediction season. We will do something different than last year. In 2016, we made 5 predictions for each conference for a total of 55 predictions. The final total was 30.5…
Five Predictions For The Sun Belt Conference In 2016
Five Predictions For The Sun Belt Conference In 2016 The 2016 College Football season is right around the corner and that means prediction time. Below are five predictions for the Sun Belt Conference for the 2016 season. Some predictions…
