Week 3 in the FCS

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Looking back at last week:

Big Sky

Date	Away	Home	Result	Location	Links
Saturday 9/7/2024	Idaho 17	Wyoming 13	Final	Laramie, Wyo.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Western Oregon 10	Idaho State 50	Final	Pocatello, Idaho	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Cal Poly 7	Stanford 41	Final	Stanford, CA	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Drake 35	Eastern Washington 32	Final	Cheney, Wash.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Montana 24	North Dakota 27	Final	Grand Forks, ND	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Northern Colorado 17	Colorado State 38	Final	Fort Collins, Colo.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Maine 24	Montana State 41	Final
Saturday 9/7/2024	Portland State 16	Weber State 43	Final	Ogden, UT (Conf.)	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Sacramento State 30	Fresno State 46	Final	Fresno, CA	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Texas A&M - Commerce 22	UC Davis 36	Final	Davis, Calif.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Northern Arizona 10	Arizona 22	Final	Tucson, Ariz	Box Score

Big South / OVC

Southeast Missouri opened League play by topping UT Martin in a double overtime thrillers. In other action Charleston Southern knocked off No. 15/16 Furman on the road and Eastern Illinois upended rival Indiana State for the second-straight season. Two other teams lost to FBS opponents while two teams lost to Top 10 ranked FBS squads.

Scores
@Southeast Missouri 45, UT Martin 42 (2OT)
@#1/1 Georgia 48, Tennessee Tech 3
@#2/2 North Dakota State 52, Tennessee State 3
Charleston Southern 24, @#15/16 Furman 20
@James Madison 13, Gardner-Webb 6
@Eastern Illinois 27, Indiana State 20
#9/9 Central Arkansas 34, @Lindenwood 13

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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 45, UT MARTIN 42 (2OT) | BOX SCORE
DC Pippin kicked a 37-yard field goal in double overtime as Southeast Missouri came from behind to knock off UT Martin in the Big South-OVC Football Association Opener. Paxton DeLaurent threw for a career-high 376 yards and single-game school record six touchdowns in the win. Mitchell Sellers, who did not play the first three quarters, put together a clutch performance catching three touchdowns, including two in the fourth period to send the game to overtime. Defensively, Bryce Norman had a game-high 13 tackles and a forced fumble. Norman went over 300 tackles in his career, becoming the 10th player in program history to get 300 or more career tackles.


#1/1 GEORGIA 48, TENNESSEE TECH 3 | BOX SCORE
Facing the top-ranked team in all of college football is a daunting task to say the least. And while the 48-3 result against No. 1 Georgia still puts another notch in the loss column, the Tennessee Tech football team accomplished its goal against the Bulldogs with a respectable effort. Injuries were kept to a minimum, the Golden Eagles (0-2) kept the game respectable in the first half, Tech scored its first-ever points against the Bulldogs (2-0) in the third meeting and the team is coming back with a decent payday to help improve the program's future. On defense, Kalvyn Crummie led the team with six tackles, including a tackle-for-loss. Tim Coutras, Jalin Shephard and Cayman Spaulding each had five stops. Kanstin Brooks and Daniel Rickert also had tackles-for-loss.


#2/2 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 52, TENNESSEE STATE 3 | BOX SCORE
Tennessee State fell 52-3 to No. 2 North Dakota State on the road Saturday afternoon at the Fargodome. Draylen Ellis totaled 27 yards to lead the Tigers' ground attack in the game. CJ Evans also tacked on 22 yards on the ground, picking up 5.5 yards per carry. Jalal Dean hauled in three catches for 51 yards. Malik Ganaway showed out for the Tennessee State defense, collecting five tackles and one interception. Ahmad Nelson had six tackles and 1.0 TFL in the loss.


CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 24, #15/16 FURMAN 20 | BOX SCORE
Charleston Southern (1-1) defeated #15/16 Furman (0-2) by a final score of 24-20 on Saturday evening to collect their first ranked win since the 2016 season in what can be described as a complete team victory on Saturday evening. The Bucs won the turnover battle 4-0 and had big plays on both ends of the ball to get their first win of the 2024 season. Furman cut their deficit down to a point at 21-20 with 9:45 to play off a 30-yard field goal. Charleston Southern bumped their advantage back to four points with their lead now at 24-20 after recovering a Furman fumble and Montgomery knocked in a 26-yard field goal. Rob McCoy finished the day going 12-23 with 143 passing yards and two touchdowns passes. Jennings had seven catches for 97 yards and each of the TD receptions.


JAMES MADISON 13, GARNDER-WEBB 6 | BOX SCORE
The Gardner-Webb football team's attempt at an upset came up just short on Saturday evening as the Runnin' Bulldogs fell to James Madison by the final of 13-6. After a scoreless first quarter, Gardner-Webb struck first in the second period. Starting the drive with 14:55 on the clock, the Runnin' Bulldogs racked up 48 yards on 12 plays before having to settle for a Jay Billingsley 44-yard field goal. That would be all the scoring in the first half of play as GWU held the Dukes potent offense off the scoreboard over the first 30 minutes of action. However, after a three-and-out by the Runnin' Bulldogs to start the second half, James Madison was able to post its first score while pushing ahead 7-3 on the board. After another JMU score the Runnin' Bulldogs later got a 30-yard field goal from Billingsley.


EASTERN ILLINOIS 27, INDIANA STATE 20 | BOX SCORE
Nick Coates forced a fumble that Moses Alexander scooped up and raced 60 yards for an early second quarter touchdown as Eastern Illinois defense forced four turnovers in a 27-20 win over Indiana State during Saturday night's home opener at O'Brien Field. NiJhay Burt had two interceptions and Elijawah Tolbert the other for the Panthers as they ranked as the top two tacklers. Burt had nine tackles with one tackle for loss. Tolbert had eight. MJ Flowers scored an early touchdown rushing for 93 yards in the win.


#9/9 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 34, LINDENWOOD 13 | BOX SCORE
After playing a nationally-ranked FBS foe to open the season, Lindenwood play a nationally-ranked FCS opponent in its home opener, falling to No. 9 ranked Central Arkansas. Devon Edwards had 12 tackles to lead Lindenwood while Ethan Stuhlsatz added 11 stops and forced a fumble.

 

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CAA



Campbell 24, #17 Western Carolina 16
Box Score

Quarterback Chad Mascoe, Jr. accounted for 319 yards of offense and three touchdowns as Campbell (1-1) earned a 24-16 road victory at #17 Western Carolina. It was the first win ever for the Camels over a nationally ranked FCS opponent.

After falling behind 10-0 early in the second quarter, Mascoe found the end zone on a 1-yard run and then connected with VJ Wilkins on a 45-yard TD pass to put Campbell ahead to stay. Wilkins added a 3-yard TD catch midway through the third quarter to make it 24-10. The Camels’ defense took over from there, holding WCU to 287 total yards and forcing five turnovers, including four interceptions. Mascoe was 18-of-29 passing for 306 yards and Sincere Brown had four catches for 108 yards. Jalen Brooks made a team-high 12 tackles and picked off a pass.

UNH 21, Holy Cross 20
Box Score

Isaac Seide rushed for a career-high 161 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown with 9:18 to go as UNH (1-1) edged Holy Cross, 21-20. Wildcats’ QB Seth Morgan was 17-of-22 passing for 158 yards, including touchdown passes of 12 and 2 yards to Logan Tomlinson.

Trailing 20-14 entering the fourth quarter, Seide’s 1-yard TD run capped a 58-yard drive. The Wildcats sealed the victory when Brendan Tighe intercepted a pass at midfield with 27 seconds remaining. Wande Owens tallied a team-high 10 tackles for UNH and Tighe added eight stops.

Stony Brook 37, Stonehill 10
Box Score

Roland Dempster ran for a career-high 160 yards and three touchdowns as Stony Brook (1-1) rolled past Stonehill, 37-10, in its home opener. Freshman quarterback Malachi Marshall threw for 161 yards in his first career start and the Seawolves’ defense forced three turnovers.

Dempster had scoring runs of 17 and 15 yards in the opening four minutes of the game to put SBU ahead to stay. Marshall found Cole Bunicci on a 63-yard scoring strike to give the Seawolves a commanding 23-0 halftime advantage. Rudy Silvera and Jaxon Witherspoon picked off passes for SBU and Sebastian Regis returned a fumbled 69 yards for a TD in the third quarter.

Hampton 33, Virginia Union 21
Box Score

Elijah Burris rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns as Hampton (1-1) used a second-half surge to defeat Virginia Union, 33-21. Quarterback Chris Zellous added 177 yards through the air and ran for 37 yards and 2 TD’s.

The Pirates trailed 21-12 early in the third quarter but closed within two on a 1-yard TD run by Zellous. In the fourth quarter, Burris capped a 93-yard drive with a TD from a yard out and then put Hampton in control on a 21-yard scoring run with 3:32 to go. Will Hicks paced the HU defense with eight tackles and Jordan White tallied seven tackles and an interception.

Towson 14, Morgan State 9
Box Score

Carlos Davis threw for 209 yards and a touchdown and Towson’s defense held Morgan State to 249 total yards as the Tigers (1-1) held off the Bears, 14-9, to claim the Battle for Greater Baltimore. Devin Matthews added 95 yards on the ground for Towson on only 11 carries.

Davis, who was 21-of-28 through the air, hit Sam Reynolds with a 5-yard TD toss in the first quarter to put Towson ahead 7-3. The Tigers added a 6-yard scoring run from Christopher Watkins just before halftime. MSU cut the margin to five on a 74-yard TD pass on the second play of the second half, but the Towson defense, which finished the night with five sacks and 13 TFL’s, pitched a shutout the rest of the way. Will Middleton had seven tackles and a sack for Towson and Evan Rutkowski contributed five tackles, 2.5 TFL’s, a sack and a forced fumble.

#5 Villanova 28, Colgate 3
Box Score

Connor Watkins passed for 247 yards and two touchdowns and added another TD on the ground as #5 Villanova (2-0) pulled away for a 28-3 victory at Colgate. The Wildcats’ defense held Colgate to 264 yards and kept the Raiders out of the end zone.

Watkins, who was 18-of-28 passing, connected with Devin Smith on a 71-yard TD strike in the first quarter and the duo combined for an 8-yard TD early in the fourth quarter that put the Wildcats ahead 21-3. Watkins capped the scoring with a 13-yard run. Smith finished with six receptions for a career-hjgh 116 yards. Linebacker Brendan Bell led the VU defense with 10 tackles and a TFL and Ty Trinh had six stops, a TFL and an interception.

Elon 41, North Carolina Central 19
Box Score

TJ Thomas, Jr. ran for 152 yards and a TD and Elon’s defense picked off three passes as the Phoenix (1-1) posted a 41-19 victory over North Carolina Central. Elon quarterback Matthew Downing was 19-of-28 passing for 237 yards and a TD and he ran for a score.

Elon sprinted out to a 24-0 halftime lead as Downing hit Jamarien Dalton with a 19-yard TD pass and Thomas broke loose for a 74-yard scoring run. The Eagles got within 24-13, but a 40-yard pick six from Jesse Powell III with 9:55 to play put the Phoenix back in control.

North Carolina A&T 27, Winston-Salem State 20 (ot)
Box Score

Wesley Graves found a gap for a 16-yard touchdown run in overtime after Andrew Brown kicked a game-tying 31-yard field goal with one second left in regulation as North Carolina A&T (1-1) battled past Winston-Salem Sate, 27-20 in overtime.

A&T built a 17-6 lead in the third quarter following a 5-yard TD pass from Kevin White to Laquan Veney. However, the Rams rallied and went ahead 20-17 with 3:52 to go. The Aggies drove 61 yards to set up the game-tying field goal by Brown, and then Graves, who finished with 106 yards rushing, went untouched for a score on the first possession of overtime. The A&T defense was able to stop WSSU on three plays from inside the 4-yard line to secure the victory.

Bryant 21, Franklin Pierce 17
Box Score

Landon Ruggieri caught three touchdown passes from Jared Guest, including the game-winner with 4:02 remaining, as Bryant (1-1) topped Franklin Pierce, 21-17, in its home opener.

Ruggieri had a 30-yard scoring grab to give the Bulldogs an early lead and followed with a game-tying 20-yard grab in the third period. With Bryant down three, Guest hit Ruggieri with a 9-yard toss in the corner of the end zone for the game-winner with 4:02 to play. Guest finished 26-of-41 passing for 282 yards and Ruggieri had nine receptions for 129 yards.

#19 Lafayette 40, Monmouth 35
Box Score

No. 19 Lafayette scored two touchdowns in the final minute to stun Monmouth (0-2), 40-35. In a game that was tied four times, the Hawks took their first lead, 35-28, on a Sone Ntoh 17-yard run with 1:54 remaining. Lafayette pulled within one after a touchdown with 53 seconds left, but Monmouth stopped the two-point conversion. However, the Leopards were able to recover an onside kick and then hit a 42-yard scoring pass with 36 seconds on the clock.

Monmouth quarterback Derek Robertson was 24-of-36 passing for 355 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers. TJ Speight had three catches for 97 yards, including an 89-yarder for a score. Emmanuel Lane topped the Hawks’ defense with nine tackles and two pass breakups while Damir McCrary added six stops, a sack and a forced fumble.

Minnesota 48, Rhode Island 0
Box Score

Big Ten member Minnesota pulled away in the second half for a 48-0 victory over Rhode Island. The Rams (1-1) were down just 10-0 late in the first half, but the Gophers tallied 31 points over the final 30 minutes.

Linebacker Cole Brockwell paced the URI defense with 13 tackles and AJ Pena added seven tackles and a sack. The Rams’ offense was limited to 134 yards and six first downs. Quarterback Devin Farrell passed for 76 yards with Marquis Buchanan making five receptions for 64 yards.

Wofford 26, #14 Richmond 19
Box Score

Richmond (0-2) built a nine-point lead late in the second quarter but couldn’t overcome four turnovers in a 26-19 setback to Wofford.
The Spiders went up 12-3 on an 8-yard TD run by Aziz Foster-Powell with 2:23 to go in the first half, but the Terriers responded with 23 unanswered points, including a TD with 6:03 remaining. Richmond trimmed the deficit to seven on a 3-yard run by reserve quarterback Cam Coleman with 3:48 to go but could get no closer. Starting QB Kyle Wickersham ran for a team-best 100 yards on 16 carries but was picked off three times. Linebacker Wayne Galloway made eight tackles, including a sack for a safety in the first quarter.

West Virginia 49, #16 UAlbany 14
Box Score

Despite 306 passing yards from Myles Burkett, #16 UAlbany (1-1) was beaten 49-14 at Big 12 member West Virginia. Seven McGee made four receptions for 90 yards.

The Mountaineers jumped out to a 21-0 lead early in the second quarter, but the Great Danes were able to answer back. Griffin Woodell finished an 87-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run and UAlbany closed within 21-14 late in the second quarter when Burkett found Jacari Carter on a 33-yard scoring pass. WVU broke a long scoring run just before halftime and then outscored UA 21-0 in the second half. Dontae Lunan had 11 tackles for the Great Danes’ defense and Ron Holmes and Thomas Joe-Kamara added 10 stops apiece.

Coastal Carolina 40, #14 William & Mary 21
Box Score

Darius Wilson threw for 165 yards and a TD and added a rushing score, but William & Mary (1-1) was beaten 40-21 at Coastal Carolina.

The Tribe fell behind 21-0 early in the second quarter before Wilson connected with DreSean Kendrick on a 62-yard TD strike. The Chanticleers were able to extend their advantage to 37-7 in the third quarter, but W&M got scoring runs of 19 yards from Wilson and four yards from reserve quarterback Tyler Hughes. Jalen Jones and Quinn Osborne made eight tackles apiece for the W&M defense.

#3 Montana State 41, Maine 24
Box Score

Carter Peevy threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns, but Maine (1-1) was unable to overcome an early deficit in a 41-24 loss at #3 Montana State.

The Bobcats jumped out to a 35-0 advantage midway through the second quarter before Peevy hit Montigo Moss with a 5-yard TD pass. The Black Bears tacked on second-half touchdowns on a 19-yard run by Trevin Ewing and a 25-yard reception by Declan McDevitt. Tavion Banks ran for 74 yards on eight carries. Kesean Dyson recorded a team-best eight tackles for the Black Bears.


MEAC

South Carolina State def. The Citadel (SoCon) – 23-20
Norfolk State def. Virginia State (CIAA) – 28-23
Elon (CAA) def. North Carolina Central – 41-19
Towson (CAA) def. Morgan State – 14-9
Howard def. Mercyhurst (NEC) - 32-31

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South Carolina State def. The Citadel (SoCon) – 23-20

CHARLESTON, S.C. - South Carolina State first-year head coach Chennis Berry captured his first win at the helm Saturday (Sept. 7) afternoon in a 23-20 victory over regional rival The Citadel at Sansom Field at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Despite a scrappy comeback by The Citadel (1-1, 0-0 SOCON), SC State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) managed to amass a game-high 421-yards total offense on the day.

Quarterback Eric Phoenix led the air attack throwing 19-of-24 for 204-yards and one touchdown in the win. For the second straight week transfer running back Deondra Duehart controlled the ground with 18 carries for 128-yards (7.1 ypc), while Phoenix posted a solid performance rushing as well with 10 rushes for 41-yards (4.1 ypc).

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Norfolk State def. Virginia State (CIAA) – 28-23

NORFOLK, Va. - Putting together a gritty effort on both sides of the ball, Norfolk State ended its home draught with a hard-nosed 28-23 win over rival Virginia State.

Norfolk State quarterback Jalen Daniels completed 14-of-21 passes for 210 yards and a touchdown in the Battle of the States, sponsored by State Farm and presented by Gateway. Kevon King led the Spartans on the ground, accumulating 137 yards on 20 carries.

Jacquez Jones paced the Norfolk State receiving corps with several big plays, racking up 71 of his 109 yards after the catch. AJ Richardson tallied 10 tackles in the Spartans' first home victory since Oct. 30, 2021.

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Elon (CAA) def. North Carolina Central – 41-19

DURHAM, N.C. - The North Carolina Central University football team scored 19 points in the second half, but fell 41-19 to Elon Saturday evening in the team's home opener at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium.

North Carolina Central moves to 1-1 on the season heading into next week’s road game at UNC Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Towson (CAA) def. Morgan State – 14-9

TOWSON, Md. - Morgan State scored the opening 3 points against crosstown rival Towson in the Battle for Greater Baltimore. But the Tigers responded by scoring the game's first two touchdowns, ultimately securing a 14-9 victory at Johnny Unitas Stadium in front of a sizable crowd of 8,394.

The win marked the first win of the season for Towson (1-1), as the Tigers improved to 23-6 against Morgan, and has won the last seven meetings. The last time Morgan defeated Towson was on Sept. 26, 2009 when they posted a 12-9 home victory.

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Howard def. Mercyhurst (NEC) - 32-31

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Howard University football team defeated Mercyhurst in a thriller, 32-31, thanks to a game-winning field goal by senior kicker Dylan West (Akron, Ohio) as time expired.

Offensively, the Bison posted 275 yards on the ground, led by Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Player of the Year graduate running back Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.). The Virginia native rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries with three TDs.

In his second start, redshirt sophomore Ja'Shawn Scroggins (Las Vegas) displayed his arm and legs in the victory. The Las Vegas product threw for 157 yards while racking up 122 yards on the ground.

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MVFC

Away	Home	Result	Location	Links
Saturday 9/7/2024	Missouri State 34	Ball State 42	Final	Muncie, Ind.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Valparaiso 25	Youngstown State 59	Final	Youngstown, Ohio	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Northern Iowa 17	St. Thomas 10	Final	St. Paul, Minn.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Tennessee State 3	North Dakota State 52	Final	Fargo, N.D.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	South Dakota 13	Wisconsin 27	Final	Madison, Wis.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Incarnate Word 24	South Dakota State 45	Final	Brookings, S.D.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Southern Illinois 31	Austin Peay 17	Final	Clarksville, TN	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Illinois State 24	North Alabama 17	Final	Florence, Ala.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Indiana State 20	Eastern Illinois 27	Final	Charleston, Ill.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Montana 24	North Dakota 27	Final	Grand Forks, N.D.	Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/7/2024	Butler 19	Murray State 17	Final	Roy Stewart Stadium	Box Score Recap

NEC

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SAINT FRANCIS U 23, Kent State 17
Saint Francis U led wire-to-wire at Kent State to pull off the NEC’s second upset of an FBS opponent on Saturday afternoon. Redshirt freshman Jeff Hoenstine, who pushed the Red Flash lead to 10-0 with a two-yard scamper into the end zone, threw for 195 yards and a touchdown in his first-ever collegiate start and appearance while redshirt junior kicker Mac Plummer converted from 50, 33 and 46 yards to help pad his team’s advantage.

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 33, Fordham 3
Central Connecticut opened its home slate with a convincing 33-3 victory over Fordham on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils’ defense was a force to be reckoned with, holding the Rams to 188 total yards while compiling nine sacks, 13 tackles-for-loss, four quarterback hurries and three pass breakups.

Lehigh 49, WAGNER 13
Lehigh pitched a shutout over the course of two-and-a-half quarters to coast to a 49-13 triumph over visiting Wagner on Saturday. The Seahawks ended the game with 13 unanswered points thanks to a pair of touchdown throws from junior quarterback Damien Mazil to senior running back Rickey Spruill and reigning NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year Jaylen Bonelli in the third and fourth quarters, respectively.

RV Boston College 56, DUQUESNE 0
Coming off an upset over Florida State on Monday night to earn votes in both the FBS Coaches and AP Top 25 Polls, Boston College rolled to a 56-0 victory over Duquesne on Saturday. Behind four touchdown passes from Thomas Castellanos and a pick six, the Eagles built a 42-0 halftime lead in the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.

Stony Brook 37, STONEHILL 10
Stonehill was unable to bounce back from a 23-0 halftime deficit, as the Skyhawks dropped a 37-10 decision in its season opener at Stony Brook on Saturday. Junior tight end Cole Clarke provided the Skyhawks’ lone touchdown on a three-yard pass from senior Ashur Carraha, who threw for 236 yards and ran for 70 more on the afternoon.

Howard 32, MERCYHURST 31
Mercyhurst dropped a heartbreaker in its first-ever game against a Division I opponent at Howard, the runner-up in the MEAC preseason poll, on Saturday. The Lakers took a 31-27 advantage on back-to-back scores by graduate student Cameron Barmore at the 5:12 and 41-second marks of the final stanza, but that lead was spoiled by the Bison, who blocked and returned the latter PAT attempt before stealing the win on a 37-yard field goal as time expired.

Edinboro 23, ROBERT MORRIS 21
A safety with 11:08 left in the final quarter proved to be the difference on Saturday as Edinboro came away with a 23-21 win at Robert Morris. Trailing by a 14-0 margin to open the game, the Colonials came back to tie the game twice, but were unable to get over the hump and take an advantage.

TCU 45, LIU 0
Big 12 and FBS member TCU scored on five of its first six possessions and had five touchdowns during that stretch to secure a 45-0 win over visiting LIU on Saturday evening. Putting up 425 total yards — including 298 in the air — the Horned Frogs held the Sharks to 127 yards of offense.

Patriot

Bison, Hoyas, Leopards and Mountain Hawks all earn week-two wins

AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-1, 0-0 PL) 49, WAGNER SEAHAWKS (1-1, 0-0 NEC) 13
Bethlehem, Pa./Goodman Stadium Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh caused four turnovers in the first half, including three interceptions, to open a 42-0 halftime lead on their way to a 49-13 victory in its home opener against Wagner.
*Junior safety Nick Peltekian finished with two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, to lead the Mountain Hawks’ defense.
*The Mountain Hawks enjoyed good field position early, recovering a fumbled punt return at the Seahawks’ 17-yard line to set up their first score, a 16-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Dante Perri to junior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel.
*Interceptions on consecutive Wagner drives by sophomore safety Mason Moore and Peltekian set up short fields and touchdown runs by first-year running back Jaden Green and sophomore running back Luke Yoder, helping the Mountain Hawks take a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
*Lehigh continued to roll in the second quarter, as first-year quarterback Hayden Johnson rushed for a 45-yard score midway through the frame. Perri added a two-yard touchdown rush with 1:03 remaining in the half.
*On the ensuing drive, Peltekian picked off his second pass of the game, returning it 27 yards to put the Mountain Hawks in front, 42-0, the highest-scoring Lehigh first half since posting 42 points in a 63-35 victory at Yale on Oct. 1, 2016.
*In the third quarter, Perri connected on a 37-yard touchdown pass with sophomore wide receiver Mason Humphrey to extend the lead to 49 points. Perri completed 6-of-8 passes for 84 yards and two touchdown passes.
*Junior linebacker Brycen Edwards registered a game-high nine tackles. Sophomore linebacker William Parton added six tackles and 1.5 TFLs to lead a defense that held the Seahawks scoreless until the 7:09 mark in the third quarter.
RECAP: LEHIGH

GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-0, 0-0 PL) 31, AT MARIST RED FOXES (0-1, 0-0 PIONEER) 10
Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Georgetown held Marist scoreless in the second half, scoring the final 24 points of the game to cruise to a 31-10 victory at Tenney Stadium to improve to 2-0.
*Junior quarterback Danny Lauter completed 21-of-27 passes for 199 yards and a touchdown pass, while junior wide receiver Nicholas Dunneman had seven catches for 70 yards.
*Trailing 10-7 at the half, The Hoyas tied the game quickly in the third quarter on 38-yard field goal from senior placekicker Patrick Ryan.
*Senior running back Naieem Kearney gave GU its first lead of the game with a three-yard touchdown run with 2:35 remaining in the third, his second rushing touchdown of the game and fourth of the season.
*The Hoyas extended the lead in the fourth quarter as Lauter capped an eight-play, 68-yard drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Isaiah Grimes.
*Junior running back Mason Gudger sealed Georgetown’s win with a 17-yard touchdown run, completing a 13-play, 80-yard scoring drive that took more than seven minutes off the clock in the final quarter. Gudger finished with a team-leading 51 rushing yards on eight carries.
*Georgetown’s defense limited Marist to one drive of more than 15 yards in the second half, as graduate student linebacker David Ealey III posted a game-high 11 tackles with 1.5 sacks.
*Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo added nine tackles and 1.0 TFL, and sophomore defensive lineman Cooper Blomstrom finished with six tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN

LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-1, 0-0 PL) 40, AT MONMOUTH HAWKS (0-2, 0-0 CAA) 35
West Long Branch, N.J./Kessler Stadium Noon (FloSports/NBC Sports Philadelphia+)
BOX SCORE
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Sophomore quarterback Dean DeNobile threw two touchdown passes in the final 53 seconds of the fourth quarter to lead Lafayette to a 40-35 comeback victory over Monmouth.
*DeNobile completed 31-of-45 passes for 394 yards and two touchdowns, both in the final minute of play.
*Junior wide receiver Elijah Steward caught 15 passes, one shy of a Patriot League single-game record, for 244 yards and a 42-yard touchdown catch with 36 seconds left in the game to put Lafayette in front.
*Leopards’ junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries, while sophomore running back Troy Bruce added 21 yards and one touchdown on five carries.
*Senior defensive back Gabe DuBois recorded a team-high seven tackles and sealed the win with an interception at Lafayette’s 30-yard line.
*The Leopards and Hawks traded touchdowns throughout the game, with Curtis tying the score 28 on a two-yard run in with 6:25 left in the fourth quarter.
*Monmouth answered with a 10-play, 80-yard drive that resulted in a 17-yard touchdown run by Sone Ntoh with 1:54 left in the game.
*The Leopards drove quickly, as DeNobile took the team 81 yards on four plays, ending with a 12-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Chris Carasia before a two-point pass failed.
*Lafayette recovered senior placekicker Jakob Trestik’s onside kick with 51 seconds left, and DeNobile found Steward two plays later on a 42-yard touchdown pass to put the Leopards in front.
*Senior safety Saiku White finished with six tackles and an interception, while senior defensive back Semaj Cross recorded six tackles. Senior defensive back Neriyan Brown posted two tackles and one sack.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE

BUCKNELL BISON (1-1, 0-0 PL) 35, AT VMI KEYDETS (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) 28
Lexington, Va./Alumni Memorial Field 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEXINGTON, Va. – Senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV completed 28-of-37 passes for 340 yards and three touchdowns to lead Bucknell to a 35-28 victory at VMI.
*Rucker connected on two touchdown passes to junior wide receiver Josh Gary in the third quarter to put the Bison in front by 14, breaking the 14-14 halftime tie. Gary finished with 54 yards on three receptions.
*Bucknell sophomore receiver TJ Cadden added six catches for 87 yards and a 35-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. He also returned a punt 40 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.
*Junior wide receiver Eric Weatherly posted game-highs with nine receptions and 105 receiving yards.
*Bison sophomore linebacker Gavin Willis registered a team-high 12 tackles, while senior safety John Schlendorf posted six tackles and a sack. Senior cornerback Chris Sims intercepted his first pass of the season.
*VMI took a first-quarter lead as the Keydets’ Asa Locks intercepted a Bucknell pass and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown.
*The Bison answered when TJ Cadden returned a punt for a 40-yard score with 2:29 remaining in the first quarter.
*Senior running back Paul Neel gave Bucknell its first lead with a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. The Keydets responded with a long touchdown run late in the half to tie the score at 14.
*Bucknell scored 21 straight points to open the second half. VMI responded with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but the Bison held on for its first win of the season.
RECAP: BUCKNELL

NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS (1-1, 0-0 CAA) 21, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 20
Worcester, Mass./Fitton Field 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky threw for 301 yards and a touchdown, completing 19-of-29 passes, but Holy Cross fell to New Hampshire, 21-20, in its home opener at Fitton Field.
*Pesansky connected with senior tight end Jacob Petersen on a 71-yard touchdown pass at the 9:43 mark in the third quarter to give the Crusaders a 20-14 lead. Petersen finished with a career-high 110 receiving yards and a score on six receptions.
*Holy Cross could not muster any offense in the fourth quarter, as the Wildcats’ early fourth-quarter touchdown handed the Crusaders their second loss of three or fewer points in as many weeks.
*Senior running back Jordan Fuller added 84 rushing yards and a third-quarter touchdown on 23 carries.
*Holy Cross senior wide receiver Justin Shorter caught five passes for 95 yards and sophomore receiver Chris Mullaly added five receptions for 77 yards.
*Sophomore cornerback Cam Jones posted a team-high 11 tackles, and senior linebacker Frankie Monte added six tackles and a half sack.
*Senior safety Curtis Harris-Lopez finished with five tackles and an interception for the Crusaders.
*Sophomore placekicker Daniel Porto went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts, connecting from 31 and 27 yards. He was also 2-for-2 on PATs.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS

NO. 5 VILLANOVA WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 CAA) 28, AT COLGATE RAIDERS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 3
Hamilton, N.Y./Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Raiders’ defense held No. 5 Villanova to seven first-half points to keep the game within reach, but the Wildcats scored 21 unanswered points in the second half as Colgate dropped its home opener 28-3.
*Junior linebacker Cole Kozlowski led Colgate with 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL, while fifth-year linebacker Christian Sweeney posted five tackles and one sack. Senior defensive back Asauni Allen added six tackles.
*After Villanova scored a first-quarter touchdown, the Raiders’ responded at the 14:04 mark in the second quarter when sophomore placekicker Luke Vogeler connected on a 39-yard field goal to make the score 7-3.
*The Wildcats added a touchdown early in the third quarter and then two more long scoring drives in the fourth to seal Colgate’s fate.
*Colgate senior quarterback Michael Brescia completed 16-of-32 passes for 140 yards and rushed for 71 yards on 14 carries to lead the offense.
*Junior wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders caught five passes for 54 yards.
RECAP: COLGATE

AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE BLUE DEVILS (1-1, 0-0 NEC) 33, FORDHAM RAMS (0-2, 0-0 PL) 3
New Britain, Conn./Arute Field 6 p.m. (NEC Front Row)
BOX SCORE
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Fordham could not keep pace with Central Connecticut State, falling 33-3 on Saturday evening at Arute Field.
*Senior running back Julius Loughridge rushed for a game-high 127 yards on 15 carries to lead the Rams’ offense.
*Fordham senior defensive back Nahil Perkins recorded two interceptions and five tackles, while senior defensive lineman Matt Jaworski added six tackles and 2.0 TFLs.
*The Rams trailed 19-0 at the half before freshman placekicker Bennett Henderson connected on a 20-yard field goal to cap an 11-play, 52-yard drive.
*CCSU found the end zone two more times on touchdown passes from Brady Olson as Fordham fell to 0-2.
*Junior quarterback CJ Montes completed 17-of-36 passes for 141 yards. Senior wide receivers Mekai Felton and Garrett Cody totaled 48 and 47 receiving yards, respectively, for Fordham.
RECAP: FORDHAM

 

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Pioneer
Saturday, Sept. 7
Georgetown 31, Marist 10
Youngstown State 59, Valparaiso 25
Northern Iowa 17, St. Thomas 10
San Diego 26, Central Washington 7
Morehead State 48, Kentucky Christian 7
Stetson 35, Warner 0
Butler 19, Murray State 17
Drake 35, Eastern Washington 32 (overtime)
Davidson 49, Catawba 14
Presbyterian 31, Erskine 15

Georgetown 31, Marist 10​

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Marist led 10-7 at halftime but could not hold off a Georgetown second-half outburst and dropped a 31-10 decision Saturday at Tenney Stadium in head coach Mike Willis’ debut. Carter James scored the only touchdown of the first quarter, and Connor Mendini added a 25-yard field goal with under two minutes remaining to give the Red Foxes a 10-7 halftime advantage. However, Georgetown scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to pull away for the win. James finished with 47 rushing yards on 12 carries to pace Marist’s offense.

Youngstown State 59, Valparaiso 25​

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Valparaiso charged back from an early 21-0 deficit and trailed by only one possession late in the second quarter, but Youngstown State pulled away for a 59-25 victory Saturday at Stambaugh Stadium. Youngstown State scored the game’s first three touchdowns, but Valparaiso responded with the first two touchdowns of the second quarter to get back within a touchdown. Caron Tyler passed for a 39-yard touchdown to Gary Givens III before adding a seven-yard run. He added a 55-yard touchdown run with 2:30 left to make it a 28-22 score. But Youngstown State scored the game’s next two touchdowns and, after a 26-yard Valparaiso field goal, scored the game’s final 17 points. Tyler finished with 160 yards passing and 120 yards rushing while scoring three touchdowns.

Northern Iowa 17, St. Thomas 10​

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – St. Thomas led 10-7 after three quarters, forcing Northern Iowa to score 10 fourth-quarter points to escape with a 17-10 victory Saturday at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. Micheal Rostberg’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Wagner was the first quarter’s only score. Northern Iowa tied the score with a touchdown in the second, leading to a 7-7 halftime tie. Stephen Shagen broke that tie in the third quarter with a 50-yard field goal, giving UST a 10-7 lead. Northern Iowa tied the game early in the fourth quarter before taking the lead with 2:57 remaining on a 10-yard Amauri Pesek-Hickson touchdown run. Hope Adebayo’s 113-yard rushing outing paced the Tommies while Rostberg completed 15-of-23 passes for 104 yards.

San Diego 26, Central Washington 7​

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Grant Sergent’s three touchdown passes pushed San Diego past Central Washington, 26-7, Saturday at Torero Stadium. Sergent opened the scoring with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Kenyon Sims. After Central Washington tied the game, Sergent connected for a 38-yard touchdown toss to Cole Monach, giving San Diego a 12-7 halftime lead. After the break, San Diego scored the game’s final 14 points – seven coming courtesy of Jaevon Reels’ 33-yard interception return in the third quarter and another seven on Sergent’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Ja’seem Reed. Sergent completed 19-of-31 passes for 231 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

Morehead State 48, Kentucky Christian 7​

MOREHEAD, Ky. – After falling behind just before the end of the first quarter, Morehead State reeled off 45 unanswered points to down Kentucky Christian 48-7 on Saturday at Jayne Stadium. Connor Genal gave the Eagles the lead for good with his 63-yard touchdown pass to Nate Garnett. Genal completed 15-o-23 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Ryan Upp, to lead the Eagles.

Stetson 35, Warner 0​

DELAND, Fla. – Brady Meitz threw for 392 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Fabia Baez, as Stetson rolled past Warner, 35-0, Saturday at Spec Martin Stadium. It was Stetson's first shutout victory since restarting the program in 2013. After a scoreless first quarter, Metiz found Baez twice in the second quarter to build a 14-0 halftime lead that proved enough. He added second-half touchdown throws to Dalton Bailey and Almari Brown before closing the scoring early in the fourth quarter with his third touchdown pass to Baez.

Butler 19, Murray State 17​

MURRAY, Ky. – Ryan Short’s 22-yard field goal with nine seconds left lifted Butler to a 19-17 victory against Murray State on Saturday at Roy Stewart Stadium. The Bulldogs and Racers traded scores throughout the game, and Butler led 10-7 at halftime on Nick Howard’s one-yard run just as the half ended. Howard would give Butler the lead again in the fourth quarter with another two-yard touchdown run. Murray State took a 17-16 lead with 2:41 left on a 51-yard field goal, but that left Butler enough time to go 70 yards in 13 plays to set up the game-winning field goal. Howard ran for 85 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries and added 90 yards on 5-of-8 passing to pace the Bulldogs.

Drake 35, Eastern Washington 32 (overtime)​

CHENEY, Wash. – Luke Bailey’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Trey Radocha in overtime catapulted Drake to a stunning 35-32 overtime win against Eastern Washington on Saturday at Roos Field. Drake scored on each side of the halftime break, with Shane Dunning’s 44-yard field goal making it a one-point game, 14-13, at the break before Bailey connected with Parker Olthoff for a touchdown to start the third quarter for a 20-14 Drake lead. The Bulldogs and Eagles traded scores the rest of the second half, with Drake tying the game 29-29 with 4:29 remaining in regulation. In overtime, Drake’s defense held EWU to a 36-yard field goal. The Bulldogs needed only four plays to claim the win. Bailey completed 38-of-48 passes for 380 yards and two touchdowns, while Michael Wortham rushed for two touchdowns for Drake.

Davidson 49, Catawba 14​

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Mason Sheron ran for three touchdowns, and Mari Adams tacked on two more as Davidson rolled past Catawba, 49-14, on Saturday at Richardson Stadium. Sheron scored the game’s first touchdown on an eight-yard dash midway through the first quarter. He would give Davidson the lead for a good five and a half minutes later with a 79-yard dash for a 14-7 lead with 2:27 left in the first quarter. Shron’s third touchdown pushed the advantage to 28-7 with 6:37 remaining in the third quarter before Mari Adams tacked on his two touchdowns late in the second half. Adams finished with 128 yards on 15 carries while Sheron added 108 yards on 10 carries to pace the Wildcats 399-rushing yard day.

Presbyterian 31, Erskine 15​

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Zach Switzer’s 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown proved to be the game-winning score as Presbyterian topped Erskine, 31-14, on Saturday at Babb Stadium. Switzer’s 90-yard kickoff return with four minutes left in the first half was his second big play. He opened the game’s scoring with a 67-yard catch-and-carry from Collin Hurst for an early lead. Hurst would add a second touchdown throw to Cincere Gill for a 14-0 lead before Switzer’s kick return put the Blue Hose up 21-7 at the break, and they wouldn’t look back. Switzer ended the day with 230 all-purpose yards -- 112 on kick returns, 50 rushing, and 68 receiving.


SOCON

	South Carolina State		The Citadel	SCSU 23 , CIT 20	Charleston, SC	Box Score
	Campbell		Western Carolina	CAMP 24 , WCU 16	Cullowhee, NC	Box Score
	Bucknell		VMI	BUCK 35 , VMI 28	Lexington, VA	Box Score
	Mercer		Bethune-Cookman	MER 31 , COOK 2	Daytona Beach, FL	Box Score
	Wofford		Richmond	WOF 26 , RICH 19	Richmond, VA	Box Score
	UVA Wise		ETSU	UVAW 0 , ETSU 61	Johnson City, TN	Box Score
	Charleston So.		Furman	CHSO 24 , FUR 20	Greenville, SC	Box Score
	Samford		Florida	SAM 7 , UF 45	Gainesville, FL	Box Score
	Chattanooga		Georgia State	CHAT 21 , GSU 24	Atlanta, GA	Box Score

SWAC

 

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Southland

Away	Home	Result	Location	Links
Saturday 9/7/2024	McNeese 10	Texas A&M 52	Final	College Station, TX	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Southeastern 10	Southern Miss 35	Final	Hattiesburg, MS	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Prairie View A&M 37	Northwestern State 31	Final	Natchitoches	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Mississippi Valley State 14	Lamar 28	Final	Beaumont, Texas	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Tarleton 35	HCU 18	Final	Houston, Texas	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	UIW 24	South Dakota State 45	Final	Brookings, SD	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Nicholls 21	LSU 44	Final	Baton Rouge, LA	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	SFA 20	North Texas 35	Final	Denton, TX (Conf.)	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Texas A&M-Commerce 22	UC Davis 36	Final	Davis, Calif.	Box Score

UAC

Away	Home	Result	Location	Links
Saturday 9/7/2024	Utah Tech 14	UNLV 72	Final	Las Vegas, Nev.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Central Arkansas 34	Lindenwood 13	Final	St. Charles, Mo.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	#10 Southern Illinois 31	Austin Peay 17	Final	Clarksville, Tenn.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Tarleton State 35	Houston Christian 18	Final	Houston, Texas	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	#21 Illinois State 24	North Alabama 17	Final	Florence, Ala.	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Eastern Kentucky 0	Western Kentucky 31	Final	Bowling Green, KY	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	West Georgia 24	Abilene Christian 38	Final	Abilene, Texas (Conf.)	Box Score
Saturday 9/7/2024	Southern Utah 27	UTEP 24	Final	El Paso, Texas	Box Score

 

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Thursday, September 12

Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Mobile
Northwestern State at South Alabama	7:30pm	ESPN+

Saturday, September 14

Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Mobile	Tickets
CCSU at Saint Francis U.	12:00pm	NEC Front Row
Mercyhurst at Robert Morris	12:00pm	ESPN+
North Greenville at The Citadel	12:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Lehigh at LIU	12:00pm	NEC Front Row	Buy Tickets
Marist at Lafayette	12:30pm	LSN/NBCSP+
Western Illinois at Illinois State	1:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Stony Brook at Fordham	1:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Georgetown at Sacred Heart	1:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Delaware at North Carolina A&T	1:00pm	FloFootball	Buy Tickets
Virginia-Lynchburg at Presbyterian	1:00pm	ESPN+
Idaho State at North Dakota	2:00pm	Midco/ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Duquesne at Youngstown State	2:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Charleston Sou. at Richmond	2:00pm	FloFootball	Buy Tickets
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Holy Cross at Bryant	2:00pm	FloFootball	Buy Tickets
Stetson at Furman	2:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Morehead State at Montana	3:00pm	MTN/ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Morehouse vs Howard (in East Rutherford, NJ)	3:00pm	CNBC	Buy Tickets
Wagner at Delaware State	3:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Prairie View A&M at Michigan State	3:30pm	BTN	Buy Tickets
VMI at Georgia Tech	3:30pm	ACCNX	Buy Tickets
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Monmouth at Maine	3:30pm	FloFootball	Buy Tickets
Morgan State at Ohio	3:30pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
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UIW at Southern Illinois	7:00pm	ESPN+	Buy Tickets
Grambling State at Texas A&M-Commerce	7:00pm	ESPN+
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the fordham result was the most shocking FCS result I can ever recall for a game involving two FCS teams.

Just the way FU was shut down...33-3 to one of the worst teams in the country...something might be seriously wrong IN NYNY for that type of ish to happen.

 

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the fordham result was the most shocking FCS result I can ever recall for a game involving two FCS teams.

Just the way FU was shut down...33-3 to one of the worst teams in the country...something might be seriously wrong IN NYNY for that type of ish to happen.

It was raining and it bothered their offense a lot. When they did stay on the field longer they would eventually screw up somehow. I had CCSU and Over so I was watching for a little bit. They were just a total mess on O in the 1H and it was a little better in the 2H, they'd get close to scoring and then wouldn't.

The Bowling Green result isn't all that bad considering how BGSU played PSU, but this makes two games in a row their O wasn't able to do much of anything, in the 1H atleast.

They beat Stony Brook 26-7 last year as a 10.5 pt road fav. Cold and rainy in that game too. This year SB has a little life in the program right now with new coaches and new QB. SB beat Stonehill last week 37-10 only outgaining them 39 yards and that was Stonehill's first game with some new skill players. Stonehill had 3 long drives that ended in just 1 FG. Stonehill had 382 total yards (5.2) for just 10 pts (1 TD on 4 RZ trips).

For Fordham, no FBS D like they played in week 1 and no weather hopefully like they had to fight last week means that this week the Fordham O operate like it used to. And from last week's game, if SB is better on O, they might not be all that much better on D yet. First home game, pretty much last chance to save their season and right the ship. Not sure the margin of victory, but I think the O should be much better this week.

 

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I never did see anyone line Abilene Christian last week vs West Georgia.

 

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Robert Morris lost to a Dll last week

 

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Lehigh is pretty good relatively speaking. They were DD favs at home last week vs Wagner and crushed them...could they be DD road favs this week at LIU?

 

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Sacred Heart is terrible. They have lost to Delaware State and only beat a Dll 10-3 with 233 yards of total O last week! Marist made Georgetown work for it, another program with new staff that has appeared to breath some life into it, but Georgetown I would think should be about the same kind of favorite they were last week. I think historically SHU plays pretty tough at home. Their new QB is just young and they are down some offensive players. Might be an Under game

 

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2 weeks into the season and summertime predictions on teams don't mean much right now. Clearly I was wrong on North Dakota, as were a lot of people. So many things made it looks like this team would be down, but here they are 2-0 ATS and have played some pretty good football despite whatever negatives may've appeared to exist in their program.

 

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I got rolled so bad on Montana and EWU that I had 0 interest in betting any NFL

 

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Looking at the box scores I see McDowell didn't play a snap for McNeese

I wonder why he got bench? He wasn't any worse than any of those other losers on the team.

 

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Looking at the box scores I see McDowell didn't play a snap for McNeese

I wonder why he got bench? He wasn't any worse than any of those other losers on the team.

I'll have to check. He did get benched in the 1H vs Southern, but they put him back in and almost exclusively ran. Maybe they held him out of a unwinnable game if he was banged up or something

Eastern Wash sucked - I can't believe that happened and have to look into the detail. I had Montana MLs, weren't bad numbers considering where it closed but not good losses regardless. Montana early in the season might be one to avoid?

I remember last year when they struggled with, was it Farris State - a pretty good Dll program. There were people, and think I might've too, saying that Farris is a decent team and struggling with them isn't quite as bad as it appears. This year, they struggled vs Missouri State, and there were people, myself included, saying that Missouri State isn't bad this year, then Missouri State got outclassed by Ball St in the 2H.

Hauck does this dance with the QBs - there is no denying the athletic potential of Ah Yat, but Fife barely played...and he was arguably the better of the two QBs week 1 (receiver drops Ah Yat had noted).

Morehead State this week...Montana surely will crush them, won't they?

 

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MatthewJTravis_ is a twitter McNeese reporter. He said McDowell was gametime decision and that the other QBs were practicing with the first team last week. McDowell was dealing with a shoulder injury from Southern game

 

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Running through some box scores. About 1/3 of the way done. No particular order

Butler outgained Murray 436-239, only won 19-17. Butler kicked two FGs from the M05 and were SOD 3x in Murray territory including once at the M15. 3 lead changes in 4Q. Butler 22y FG with :09 left for the win. Murray ran for 198 (7.6) and only passed for 41y on 10-of-15 passing

Western Carolina threw 4 INTs and turned it over 5x total (-3 margin). Campbell did outgain them 444-287, but were in the RZ 6x and only scored 2 TDs and missed 2 FGs. WCU's only TD was after they had a FG blk'd and a Campbell player touched the ball near the goal line and WCU fell on it in EZ for TD. WCU 25% 3rd down - their O was totally shut down by Campbell. Campbell continually hurt themselves with 16 penalties for 149y!

Central Arkansas outgained Lindenwood 554-258 (8.4-4.2) but needed a TD with 3min left to get barely ahead of the spread. UCA missed 2 FGs in the game. Rushed for 221 (5.8) and hit 71% completions for 333y passing

Furman QB Jones may've been injured in loss to Charleston Southern. Furman had 336-257 TY edge (4.6-4.1), but were -4 TOs. CSO had 10 pts off those turnovers, a 2p 9y drive for TD after INT and a 7p 26y drive for FG after Fumble recovery.. Furman was in the RZ 5x and only got 2 TDs

Davidson QB Coulter DNP in the win vs Catawba

Georgetown's covering TD didn't come until about 2min left in the game. They outgained Marist 319-210 (5.2-3.4). Slow start for GT, they trailed 7-10 HT but would gain 200 of their 319 total yards on the final 3 drives of the game all resulting in TDs. Marist O only reached GT territory twice all game

New Hampshire - Holy Cross was pretty good one. Both offenses moved it well on 1st and 2nd down, but failed to convert 3rd downs and make the most of their drives for pts. Holy Cross gained 388y (6.5), but were 8% 3rd down rate! They also only got 1 TD on 3 RZ trips kicking FGs from teh 14 and 10 yard lines. New Hampshire gamed 330y (6.6) was just 14% 3rd down and threw an INT in the EZ on their opening drive and later fumbed at the HC03.

Idaho O has converted 16.7% and 7.7% of their 3rd downs so far this year. Wyoming fumbled near midfield and Idaho recovered on the W37 which would lead to an Idaho TD on 4th-1. That was the only turnover of the game. Idaho was 2-for-2 TDs in the RZ. WYO was 1-for-2 having to kick a FG from the I05. Wyoming finished +45 total yards.

Lafayette and Monmouth combined for 3 TDs in the final 2 minutes. Laf scored TD, but failed 2pt conversion so they trailed 34-35, but they recovered an onside kick and went on to score game winning TD. Laf had 526-429 (6.3-7.7) TY edge.. Monmouth -2 TOs. Both QBs had big days, running games were bottled up

Lehigh blk'd a punt then got back-to-back INTs on their way to 21 1Q pts. 5 of their TD drives started in Wagner territory. This game saw heavy rain and wind

Mercer outgained Bethune Cookman 465-156 (6.5-2.8). Bethune was 0-for-12 3rd downs. Mercer had 13 TFLs.

Missouri State - Ball State combined for 58 4Q points, with 3 TDs in the final 2 minutes. BSU was trying to run out the clock and got a break away run to go up by DD, but MSU would go down to score with :13 left to only lose by 8. BSU had 435-320 (5.4-5.8) TY edge. MSU just 30% 3rd downs to BSU's 63%. BSU running game had 173-62 (4.2-2.7) yard edge.

Tennessee State only got into North Dakota State territory twice all game, their final 2 possessions of the game. Tenn State kicked FG with 5:34 to go to avoid the shutout. 436-200 (6.8-3.6) TY edge for Bison

Northern Iowa has played two perplexing games. Last week they had a 481-124 total yard edge but failed to cover in a 35-7 win over Valpo. They played a Pioneer team for the second straight week at St Thomas. Game was 7-7 HT and UNI was lucky to escape with the 17-10 win. Total yards were 331-297 (6.0-4.5) for UNI, but St Thomas missed FGs from the 13 and 12 yard lines and had the ball at the end of the game but were SOD at the 32. UNI also missed a short FG, from the 11, but also settled for one at the St Thomas 2. There were no turnovers. Teams combined for just 3 TDs on 7 RZ trips.

Rhode Island never crossed midfield at Minnesota

Richmond benched Wickersham for Coleman in the 4Q who gave the Spiders a spark, leading them for a TD, but on their last possession of the game he threw an INT to end it. Richmond QBs combined for just 44% and 129y and 4 INTs. Total yards pretty much even. Wofford did benefit from those TOs and had a 6y drive for TD after an INT.

Sacred Heart had a 233-88 (3.6-1.8) TY edge vs St Anselm, but could only manage 10 pts. They went 3-and-out 4x to start the game. 1 TD on 3 RZ trips (one was end of game the other was a missed 12y FG). 6 RZ trips on the year and only 2 TDs for them. 21% 3rd down, were only 30% 3rd down last week vs Delaware St.

San Diego now had 3 pick-sixes on the year! 2 last week vs Cal Poly and another this week vs Central Washington. They only outgained Cal Poly by 43 and only outgained Central Washington by 6. +2 TOs in each game. USD went 3-and-out 7x last week.

South Dakota struggled to sustain drives 18% 3rd down rate and struggled to score pts with 2 FGs from the RZ. Wisconsin did outgain them by 148y (5.7-4.6). USD had a slightly better ypc rushing 4.4-4.2, but Badgers had the yardage 171-123 and were better passing 17-27-214 to 12-23-114

St Francis outgained Kent by 122y (402-280 5.8-4.3). St Francis started a different QB than last week. Kent O went 3-and-out 4x to start the game. St Francis had good O most of the game, but after their first drive of the 2H they didn't advance past the Kent 43 the rest of the game. Kent had their chances at the end. Their final 3 drives were INT at the SF09, SOD at own 47 then kicked a FG with 1:38 left but didn't get the onside kick and St Francis killed clock

Stony Brook snapped a 12 game losing streak beating Stonehill 37-10 but it was just with a 421-382 (6.2-5.2) TY edge. Stonehill went 3-and-out first 3 drives of game then had 3 long drives including two inside the 10 yard line that only netted 3 pts. Their O got yards, but couldn't score. As it went, their only TD of the game was set up off a 70y KO return.

Tennessee Tech kicked a 32y FG at Georgia as time expired to avoid the shutout. UGA outgained them 498-134 (8.2-2.8) with Dawgs scoring on 7 of first 8 possessions. Tenn Tech ran the ball 40x and only attempted 8 passes.

The Citadel's comeback attempt came up short vs South Carolina State a week after they came from 18 down to beat Charleston Southern. The Citadel is 5-of-7 4th down on the year. SC State outgained them 421-275 (5.9-5.7)

Utah Tech was outgained 695-293 (8.6-5.1) in the 68 point loss

Valpo scored 22 pts on YSU in the 2Q with their backup running backup QB, but were limited to just 3 pts in the 2H. YSU had a 554-331 (9.6-5.9) TY edge with most of that being from the run game, 429-164 (9.8-5.0) rushing edge.

 

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Sacred Heart is the Iowa of the FCS

I stayed off Montana because UND hardly ever loses at home in that dome.

The college kickers are the worst. Had the o52.5 in Southern Utah / UTEP and in OT down three the UTEP kicker shanked a 35 yarder and then got a second chance with an offsides call and basically kicked the ball straight sideways.

 

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Some other random box score findings

Alabama A&M converted 14 of 14 3rd downs, but was against Kentucky State

Southern Illinois led Austin Peay just 14-10 HT and in that 1H AP missed a FG from the 19 and fumbled at the S29. SIU won 31-17, but only outgained them by 25y

Bryant may've been lucky to beat Franklin Pierce. Game was 7-7 HT. Bryant finished with a 358-367 total yard deficit in the 21-17 win.

Rain and wind set in just before KO in the Fordham- Central Conn State game. In the 1Q Fordham was averaging over 7 yard per rush, but fumbled at the end of long runs in CCSU territory. Fordham also had bad shotguns snaps and bad Punter snaps result in lost yardage and fumbles that CCSU got (Devils fell on one in EZ for TD). Fordham RBs finished with 8.5 and 6.6 ypc averages but the team rush ypc was 1.3. Fordham lost 5 fumbles, CCSU lost 2 and threw 2 INTs. Ugly game, both QBs under 50% and both teams under 25% 3rd downs. CCSU outgained them 284-188, won 33-3. Fordham had about 120y in lost yardage from sacks/fumbled snaps.

Chattanooga and Georgia State stayed Under and maybe should've been even lower scoring than 24-21. Each team had short scores off of turnovers (GSU a 25y drive for FG and UTC 10y drive for TD. GSU did have a TY edge 391-308 (5.4-6.0)

Drake passed for 393y on EWU. EWU had a few 3-and-outs in the 1H which would be very unexpected vs even a good Pioneer team. Drake led 10-7 early and the game was close throughout. 3 lead changes in the 4Q with Drake tying it to force OT and EWU had the ball first in OT and had to settle for a FG, Drake got the walk off 14y TD on 3rd-10. EWU ran for 206y on 47 attempts. Visperas was 77% passing, but just 179y on 23 completions with few big plays. Penalties hurt EWU taking some plays away like 3 on Chism punt return (blocks in the back) and another on a big Chism reception (illegal downfield). EWU was flagged 10x for 115y.

Indiana State was more competitive with Eastern Illinois than I would've thought. EIU did lead 27-13 before an Ind St TD with under 1min to go, but EIU only outgained them by 20 yards. A +3 TO ratio helped EIU as one of those was a 60y fumble return TD. Both teams rushed for under 3.0 ypc. Other than the INTs, Ind St QB Owens wasn't bad. He was 30-37-260-3-3 and was their leading rusher with 44 net yards.

Elon went up early on three 80+ yard drives while NCCU had just 81y of O in the 1H. NCCU benefitted from short fields for their first 2 TDs in the 2H and then had an 80y run with 2min left to make the final 41-19.

Gardner Webb - James Madison was weird. Both teams finished with under 300y of O. GW has now had 300y or less of O in their first two games, both have gone Under. GW was just 22% 3rd downs week 1, they were just 13% vs JMU but did convert 4-of-6 4th downs. Would've thought JMU could've run away with this game, they were a 36.5 pt favorite and only won 13-6

Incarnate Word hung in there with South Dakota State. Game was back-and-forth 1H and tied 17-17 3Q. SDSU pulled away over the final 1.5 quarters and scored the final 2 TDs to make the final 45-24. SDSU did outgain them 515-419 (7.0-7.1). Jacks run game was strong with 230y (5.5), but Calzada was good 31-39-351-3-0 and was teams leading rusher with 43y net. UIW did lose 3 fumbles and they had problems with penalties

Lamar outgained Miss Valley State 438-280 (6.5-3.9) with a good 222-72 rush yard edge (6.0-2.0), but only won 28-14. Lamar scored TDs on 3 of thier first 4 drives of the game, but then in the 2H couldn't do much with just one good drive. They had 11 TFLs

Montana led 24-7 HT, but North Dakota owned the 2H and finished with a 37-22 minute TOP edge. Montana went 3-and-out punt on their first 3 poss of the 2H and their 4th and last poss was after UND had taken the 27-24 lead. UND scored on 4 straight 2H possessions, 2 TDs and 2 FGs. Bergen DNP again, but Riley Wilson was back on D this week for Montana. UND QB Romfo was just 11 of 24 for 97y passing, but UND run gain racked up 243y on 49 attempts. UND sacked Griz QBs 6x, Ah Yat was sacked 5x.

Towson beat Morgan 14-9, this was more like a 2023 Morgan State game. Last week Morgan and Hampton combined for 54 pts, but those teams had just 339 and 319 yards respectively. Towson finished with 346, but Morgan had 249 (6.3-4.6 ypp). Morgan got a FG off an INT then didnt't get past the Towson 44 the rest of the 1H. Towson could've had more pts, but failed to finish with SOD at the M07, fum at the M18 and missed FG from the M25

Edinboro outgained Robert Morris 258-224 (3.8-4.6). The difference in their 23-21 win was a 2H safety when a punt was downed at the 1 and their D sacked RM QB the next play. Saw that a few times week 1.

 

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The big dogs in the FCS v FCS games have been pretty much free money this season with several outright wins

dogs of 21+ are 15-2 so far this year

Presbyterian +26.5 @ Mercer 10-63 [L]
Valparaiso +32.5 @ Northern Iowa 7-35 [W]
West Georgia +21 vs Samford 38-29 [W]
Long Island @ Albany +23.5 21-27 [W]
Northern Colorado @ UIW +21.5 7-28 [W]
Utah Tech +29 @ Montana 7-31 [W]
Valparaiso +37 @ YSU 25-59 [W]
St. Thomas (Mn.) +28.5 vs Northern Iowa 10-17 [W]
Tennessee St. +35.5 @ North Dakota St. 3-52 [L]
Central Connecticut St. +23.5 vs Fordham 33-3 [W]
Charleston Southern +21 @ Furman 24-20 [W]
Drake +34 @ Eastern Washington 35-32 [W]
Mercyhurst +28 @ Wofford 31-32 [W]
Mississippi Valley St. +25.5 @ Lamar 14-28 [W]
UIW +25 @ South Dakota St. 24-45 [W]
Maine +30.5 @ Montana St. 24-41 [W]
Texas A&M - Commerce +27.5 @ UC Davis 22-36 [W]

 

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awesome list @sleepy

Mercyhurst was at Howard rather than Wofford

Mercyhurst took the lead in that game 31-27 on a TD with :41 left, but the xpt was blk'd and ran back for 2. That allowed Howard to win with a walkoff FG. Crazy

 

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I am just now starting to look at games for this week.

Here are the Massey PR spreads. The FBS vs FCS lines are already out at some books

Date	Team	Standing	Scr	Pred	Pwin	Margin	Total
Thu 09.12 7:30.PM.ET	Northwestern LA @ South Alabama	# 119 (0-2) (0-2)	0 0	7 45	2 % 98 %	-37.5	58.5
Sat 09.14 12:00.PM.ET	Lehigh @ LIU Post	# 81 (1-1) # 99 (0-2)	0 0	27 24	54 % 46 %	-2.5	51.5
Sat 09.14 12:00.PM.ET	North Greenville @ Citadel	(0-1) # 91 (1-1)	0 0	21 28	31 % 69 %	-6.5	48.5
Sat 09.14 3:00.PM.ET	Morehouse Howard East Rutherford NJ	(0-2) # 89 (1-1)	0 0	6 45	0 % 100 %	-39.5	51.5
Sat 09.14 3:30.PM.ET	Morgan St @ Ohio	# 72 (1-1) (1-1)	0 0	6 41	0 % 100 %	-34.5	46.5
Sat 09.14 3:30.PM.ET	Prairie View @ Michigan St	# 113 (1-1) (2-0)	0 0	0 45	0 % 100 %	-45.5	50.5
Sat 09.14 3:30.PM.ET	VMI @ Georgia Tech	# 102 (0-2) (2-1)	0 0	3 45	0 % 100 %	-42.5	51.5
Sat 09.14 6:00.PM.ET	S Carolina St @ Ga Southern	# 85 (1-1) (1-1)	0 0	10 41	3 % 97 %	-31.5	55.5
Sat 09.14 6:00.PM.ET	NC Central @ North Carolina	# 65 (1-1) (2-0)	0 0	10 49	1 % 99 %	-39.5	58.5
Sat 09.14 6:00.PM.ET	Gardner Webb @ Charlotte	# 60 (0-2) (0-2)	0 0	20 31	20 % 80 %	-11.5	50.5
Sat 09.14 6:00.PM.ET	Colgate @ Akron	# 84 (0-2) (0-2)	0 0	17 31	16 % 84 %	-14.5	49.5
Sat 09.14 6:30.PM.ET	Bethune-Cookman @ W Michigan	# 116 (0-2) (0-2)	0 0	7 43	0 % 100 %	-35.5	50.5
Sat 09.14 7:00.PM.ET	Point @ Davidson	(0-2) # 111 (1-1)	0 0	7 48	0 % 100 %	-41.5	55.5
Sat 09.14 7:30.PM.ET	E Illinois @ Northwestern	# 52 (1-1) (1-1)	0 0	6 42	0 % 100 %	-36.5	45.5
Sat 09.14 7:30.PM.ET	Northern Iowa @ Nebraska	# 13 (2-0) (2-0)	0 0	7 35	1 % 99 %	-28.5	45.5
Sat 09.14 8:00.PM.ET	SF Austin @ McNeese St	# 49 (1-1) # 80 (1-2)	0 0	31 24	67 % 33 %	-6.5	56.5
Sat 09.14	Alabama St @ Samford	# 103 (1-1) # 57 (0-2)	0 0	14 35	8 % 92 %	-20.5	48.5
Sat 09.14	Nicholls St @ CS Sacramento	# 43 (0-2) # 14 (0-2)	0 0	21 34	23 % 77 %	-13.5	58.5
Sat 09.14	VA-Lynchburg @ Presbyterian	(0-2) # 129 (1-1)	0 0	14 42	5 % 95 %	-28.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Campbell @ Rhode Island	# 34 (1-1) # 28 (1-1)	0 0	24 28	40 % 60 %	-3.5	55.5
Date	Team	Standing	Scr	Pred	Pwin	Margin	Total
Sat 09.14	SUNY Albany @ Idaho	# 23 (1-1) # 4 (1-1)	0 0	20 34	19 % 81 %	-13.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	Austin Peay @ Cent Arkansas	# 38 (0-2) # 27 (1-1)	0 0	26 31	37 % 63 %	-5.5	57.5
Sat 09.14	Charleston So @ Richmond	# 73 (1-1) # 48 (0-2)	0 0	17 35	11 % 89 %	-17.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	Edward Waters @ Alcorn St	(1-1) # 107 (0-2)	0 0	6 38	1 % 99 %	-31.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	Abilene Chr @ N Colorado	# 32 (1-1) # 75 (0-2)	0 0	28 20	72 % 28 %	-7.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	Wagner @ Delaware St	# 122 (1-1) # 105 (1-1)	0 0	21 28	29 % 71 %	-7.5	51.5
Sat 09.14	Northern Arizona @ Utah Tech	# 18 (1-1) # 86 (0-2)	0 0	35 19	83 % 17 %	-16.5	56.5
Sat 09.14	Duquesne @ Youngstown St	# 95 (0-2) # 17 (1-1)	0 0	14 40	7 % 93 %	-25.5	58.5
Sat 09.14	N Dakota St @ ETSU	# 3 (1-1) # 59 (1-1)	0 0	38 10	97 % 3 %	-28.5	53.5
Sat 09.14	West Georgia @ E Kentucky	# 64 (1-1) # 46 (0-2)	0 0	24 35	24 % 76 %	-11.5	60.5
Sat 09.14	E Washington @ SE Louisiana	# 42 (1-1) # 54 (0-2)	0 0	33 28	61 % 39 %	-4.5	61.5
Sat 09.14	W Carolina @ Elon	# 56 (0-2) # 15 (1-1)	0 0	21 28	29 % 71 %	-7.5	53.5
Sat 09.14	Stetson @ Furman	# 125 (2-0) # 51 (0-2)	0 0	7 42	1 % 99 %	-34.5	51.5
Sat 09.14	Hampton @ Norfolk St	# 96 (1-1) # 100 (1-2)	0 0	31 28	54 % 46 %	-2.5	56.5
Sat 09.14	Hanover @ Butler	(0-1) # 76 (2-0)	0 0	3 45	0 % 100 %	-41.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	Holy Cross @ Bryant	# 47 (0-2) # 79 (1-1)	0 0	34 20	80 % 20 %	-13.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Louisiana Chr @ Houston Chr	(0-1) # 109 (0-2)	0 0	7 44	1 % 99 %	-36.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Idaho St @ North Dakota	# 41 (1-1) # 6 (1-1)	0 0	21 35	19 % 81 %	-14.5	56.5
Sat 09.14	Ark Pine Bluff Tennessee St Southern Heritage Classic @ Memphis TN	# 128 (1-1) # 88 (1-1)	0 0	17 35	13 % 87 %	-18.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	W Illinois @ Illinois St	# 112 (0-2) # 22 (1-1)	0 0	13 41	6 % 94 %	-27.5	55.5
Date	Team	Standing	Scr	Pred	Pwin	Margin	Total
Sat 09.14	Incarnate Word @ S Illinois	# 25 (1-1) # 7 (1-1)	0 0	20 31	22 % 78 %	-10.5	53.5
Sat 09.14	Dayton @ Indiana St	# 93 (1-0) # 82 (0-2)	0 0	14 28	14 % 86 %	-14.5	46.5
Sat 09.14	Southern Univ @ Jackson St	# 108 (1-1) # 67 (1-1)	0 0	19 31	19 % 81 %	-12.5	48.5
Sat 09.14	Weber St @ Lamar	# 9 (1-1) # 70 (1-1)	0 0	35 14	91 % 9 %	-20.5	50.5
Sat 09.14	Lindenwood @ Missouri St	# 104 (0-2) # 31 (0-2)	0 0	14 42	5 % 95 %	-27.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Monmouth NJ @ Maine	# 62 (0-2) # 50 (1-1)	0 0	31 28	54 % 46 %	-2.5	60.5
Sat 09.14	Augustana SD @ S Dakota St	(1-0) # 1 (1-1)	0 0	7 45	0 % 100 %	-37.5	51.5
Sat 09.14	Marist @ Lafayette	# 126 (0-1) # 35 (1-1)	0 0	7 38	1 % 99 %	-30.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	Mercer @ Chattanooga	# 26 (2-0) # 33 (0-2)	0 0	25 27	47 % 53 %	-1.5	52.5
Sat 09.14	Merrimack @ Bucknell	# 98 (0-2) # 74 (1-1)	0 0	27 31	40 % 60 %	-3.5	57.5
Sat 09.14	MS Valley St @ Murray St	# 124 (0-2) # 97 (0-2)	0 0	10 34	5 % 95 %	-23.5	47.5
Sat 09.14	North Alabama @ TN Martin	# 83 (0-3) # 37 (0-2)	0 0	19 35	16 % 84 %	-16.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Delaware @ NC A&T	# 12 (1-0) # 78 (1-1)	0 0	35 17	87 % 13 %	-17.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	South Dakota @ Portland St	# 10 (1-1) # 53 (0-2)	0 0	31 21	74 % 26 %	-10.5	57.5
Sat 09.14	Georgetown @ Sacred Heart	# 61 (2-0) # 117 (1-1)	0 0	27 20	70 % 30 %	-6.5	47.5
Sat 09.14	Central Conn @ St Francis PA	# 94 (1-1) # 68 (1-1)	0 0	19 31	20 % 80 %	-12.5	51.5
Sat 09.14	Black Hills St @ St Thomas MN	(1-0) # 115 (0-2)	0 0	17 31	17 % 83 %	-13.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	UC Davis @ Southern Utah	# 11 (1-1) # 16 (1-1)	0 0	28 24	62 % 38 %	-4.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	Stony Brook @ Fordham	# 87 (1-1) # 90 (0-2)	0 0	24 31	31 % 69 %	-7.5	55.5
Sat 09.14	Grambling @ TX A&M Commerce	# 110 (1-1) # 92 (0-2)	0 0	20 28	27 % 73 %	-8.5	55.5
Date	Team	Standing	Scr	Pred	Pwin	Margin	Total
Sat 09.14	Towson @ Villanova	# 45 (1-1) # 5 (2-0)	0 0	14 34	9 % 91 %	-20.5	49.5
Sat 09.14	IN Wesleyan @ Valparaiso	(2-0) # 118 (0-2)	0 0	24 30	35 % 65 %	-6.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	W Oregon @ Cal Poly	(0-1) # 101 (0-2)	0 0	17 34	15 % 85 %	-17.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	William & Mary @ Wofford	# 21 (1-1) # 24 (2-0)	0 0	27 17	79 % 21 %	-9.5	47.5
Sat 09.14	Stonehill @ New Hampshire	# 121 (0-1) # 19 (1-1)	0 0	14 42	4 % 96 %	-28.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	Morehead St @ Montana	# 123 (2-0) # 8 (1-1)	0 0	3 47	0 % 100 %	-43.5	51.5
Sat 09.14	Mercyhurst @ Robert Morris	# 127 (1-1) # 120 (0-2)	0 0	17 34	15 % 85 %	-16.5	54.5
Sat 09.14	Georgetown KY @ Alabama A&M	(1-1) # 114 (1-1)	0 0	20 31	24 % 76 %	-10.5	54.5

 

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I don't know enough about South Alabama, but I think Northwestern State would have remain a play against team. The Tulsa game is what it is, 62-28 - but NW State was outgained by nearly 400y there. Last week they were favored which got bet down a ton and PV ended up with a small upset 37-31. PV outgained them by 189. 14 of NW St's 31 pts were from TWO pick-sixes. Tulsa closed around 37 pt fav, but it could be had for low 30s in the days leading up to the game. This one at 35.5 currently for South Alabama makes it seem pretty high spread and I can't see myself on either one here. 58.5? I don't know what happens with total either

I like Lehigh to have a decent year as they have a bunch of winnable games to start the year for a change and are a veteran team in the second year of the coaching change. I played them both weeks so far. Army scored TD with 19 seconds left for the cover, which maybe they were the right team to cover, but I think Lehigh didn't play awful in that game. They played some incredible D last week vs Wagner and then got an assist from the weather. I think that 49-13 win gives them some momentum as they travel to LIU here. LIU was impressive week 1 vs Albany. Even though Albany is down, LIU shouldn't hang with them and they actually outgained the Danes by 103 yards and limited them to 90y rushing (3.2) - when rushing is something that Albany should still be ok at (good CAA OL and RBs). So I am a little concerned that I don't have a feel for LIU yet and if they are in fact weak NEC team like they normally are. They do have 4 defensive FBS transfers who are in their top 10 tacklers through 2 games and former FSU DL McCormick has 1.5 TFLs and has their only sack on the year so far. I'm not going to lay points like I thought I might with Lehigh, but if I can get them to win or + I'll go for the Mountain Hawks (Sagarin has LIU-.97)

Anytime an FCS plays an FBS I will always be saying I don't know anything about the FBS. I don't watch or look at the scores so I have to essentially learn about that team for the first time anytime an FCS is playing them. Talking here about Morgan at Ohio. I would think Under out of respect for Morgan's D both last year and especially last week they shut down a good Towson offense. And while I thought Morgan's O was better this year, which it might be because it was so bad last year, they have actually benefitted more from favorable field positon they capitalized on for, their O really struggled last week vs Towson - and it was a struggle for them last year. I suppose the fear is that if their O is bad again here vs an FBS D, then the field position for Ohio is going to stress the Under as Bobcats might have good field position throughout. OU has played in some higher scoring games vs FCS recently, however last year, vs the defensively minded and offensively limited Long Island team, that final was just 27-10. I could envision something similar here. Morgan's last game vs FBS they probably shoulda coulda woulda won, but lost at Akron 21-24. Morgan fumbled running out the clock and Akron scooped and scored. OU has more offensive capabilities than Akron. I don't know, the total isn't that high, seeing 46.5 which is lower than the close on both of Morgan's FCS games this year which were 48 vs Hampton (Over) and 49 vs Towson (Under). Morgan only has 319 and 249 TY in their games so far this year so I wouldn't expect them to be moving the ball for many points here. Probably just not betting this unless the total were to go higher or Morgan+ gets bet up

PV and Michigan State, who knows. The line is 40.5 with a total of 50.5. PV isn't awful in SWAC terms but it's SWAC so yeah. They are going to lose big here of course. They also lost to Texas Southern week 1 after having won 9 straight in that series. No interest trying to figure this out.

VMI is playing at Georgia Tech and the line is huge, 42.5 / 56.5. If I had to say here I would say Under, I suppose? VMI never scores a lot, in fact their 28 last week vs Bucknell was just the 3rd time in 2 years they have scored over 23 pts. 7 of those 28 were scored on D via a pick-six. They averaged 15 ppg last year and only managed 7 on William and Mary week 1 wiht 241 TY (4.0). They are normally geared towards D, however this year they are uncharacteristically giving it up 41 pts and 446 (8.0) to W&M and 35 pts and 451 (6.4) to Bucknell last week. Not going well for the Keydets. So actually maybe I don't like the Under? GT in a ACC sandwich, last time it happened for them week 2 they only beat Georgia St 35-12. I don't think this game is of any interest to me.

South Carolina State at Georgia Southern. SC State has a new HC who a lot of people in the HBCU world think pretty highly of, Chennis Berry. He comes over from Dll Benedict. SC State led FAMU 18-7 before losing 18-22 week 1. They beat Citadel 23-20 last week. They probably don't stand to compete well vs GaSo. I really don't know enough about them yet and know nothing about Georgia Southern.

NCCU showed last week that their week 1 win was more about I think Alabama State not being very good compared to NCCU actually being good. They normally are good, but have lost some key pieces and aren't the same team. North Carolina -37.5 I don't think I would play anything here, don't know anything about UNC

Charlotte hosts Gardner Webb and GW just played James Madison last week and Charlotte opened with JMU. The GW-JMU game last week was really weird, just 13-6! GW has really struggled on O, 20 pts and 300y vs Wofford and 2 FGs from 269y last week. Could be an Under assuming the GW O isn't going to do much more than they have so far this year. Scored 20 on Wofford but 3 scoring drives were 32 yards or less. I'd have to assume Charlotte could win by more than a TD and maybe some Under 48.5? Charlotte took care of SC State week 1 last year 24-3 and beat a better GW team 38-10 in 2021. There was of course the ugly home loss to W&M in 2022, but W&M was nothing short of special that season (regular season atleast). 49ers are 0-2 and haven't done much scoring of their own. At Indiana and At Rice on deck would mean this should be a pretty focused week to bag a home win before the 2 game road trip and GW is pretty down compared to where they have been the last few years.

Colgate at Akron I am a little interested in. Colgate 'only' lost to Villanova 3-28 last week. Villanova is everyone's darling in the CAA, but they only scored 7 pts in the 1H and frankly struggled on O there. It was one big play all half then they never moved it past the Colgate 39 the rest of the half. I think Villanova just hasn't gelled with new receivers on O yet and they will be better later in the year than they are now. But being as- that may, Colgate held them to just 279 TY (4.7) including just 132y rushing (4.1) when that should be Nova's strength at this point and that is a week after they also held Maine to 287 TY (4.9). Pretty good for D peformances for them. The offense for Colgate is limited however. Holding Nova to 279 is good but they only put up 264 (3.9) of their own and only 303 at Maine (5.1). 2 TDs at Maine and 1 FG vs Nova. I'm sure Akron will welcome this game and after playing Ohio State and Rutgers their O will face a lot less of a challenge now and things will slow down for the D a lot. Or does playing those Big Ten teams back-to-back leave them a little sore and bruised? Zips haven't blown out their FCS opponents under Moorhead, beat Morgan 24-21 last year as 23 pt fav (like I said they should've lost) and beat St Francis 30-23 in 2022 as 17 pt fav (that game went to OT). So some very narrow escapes vs a MEAC and NEC school, not exactly the top of the FCS foodchain. Maybe somebody here can offer an opinion on Akron?

I don't think anyone wants Bethune +32.5 at Western Mich. I suppose I could lay it with WM, but how these games go in the 2H is hard to predict. Maybe play W Mich 1H, but if Bethune gets a fluke score than covering that gets a little iffy. Pass.

I think I could like Eastern Illinois at Northwestern +24.5. Have to admit I am a little gun shy after having claimed they could hang with Illinois week 1 and was the biggest miss of any opinion I've had this year since they lost by 45 in a shutout and were outgained by nearly 300y 486-196 (6.8-3.6). EIU hadn't stepped up vs a team like that yet and they weren't ready. Maybe Illinois isn't all that much better than Northwestern but do think Illini have higher caliber athletes and more capable of outclassing an FCS than NW. Different coaching staff and likely different players at this point, but NW did lose at home to SIU in 2022. NW didn't show so well vs Miami, Oh 13-6 win with a 328-267 yard edge. Seeing this total is actually 36.5? Wow. EIU does not have a very explosive O and they usually have to grind their drives out. I do wonder how getting embarrased vs a Big Ten team 2 weeks ago might play a role here. Will it make NW come in with a B game possibly off the Duke loss with Big Ten opener on deck? Will it have EIU bring as much as they summon up knowing how poor they were week 1 and want to prove that they aren't as bad as that 45-0 result? I don't know. I'm tempted to take EIU. What are your thoughts on Northwestern?

I really want to get off the FBS - FBS games at this point. Only other one is UNI. No clue. Nebraska off CU which is big let down. Have to think UNI was looking ahead to this game becaue there is no explainable reason they nearly lost at St Thomas. But this is college football. A lot of unexplainable things happen.

 

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After missing last Saturday’s game at Texas A&M with an ankle injury, Clifton McDowell was back at quarterback Tuesday for the Cowboys. The senior transfer from Montana took his usual number of first-team snaps during a morning practice as McNeese State started preparations for its first conference opener

 

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It’s Wednesday night and FCS-FCS lines are coming out right now on FamDuel

 

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It’s Wednesday night and FCS-FCS lines are coming out right now on FamDuel

Heritage too

 

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Had some things I was going to post

Took UCA-13,5 and some ML. Incarnate Word +7.5 and some ML

 

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UC Davis jumped from an early -3.5 to -6.5 at Southern Utah. I get that on one hand. I’ve been supporting Davis. However they haven’t been so good. Played 2 good quarters out of 8 this year and I thought they had some struggles with AM Commerce, a team they hammered last year. This is actually a positive indicator for AM Commerce who I like this week. But Davis has not lived up to expectations through 2 weeks. Southern Utah is just a tough team. Let that line go higher please

 

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UC Davis jumped from an early -3.5 to -6.5 at Southern Utah. I get that on one hand. I’ve been supporting Davis. However they haven’t been so good. Played 2 good quarters out of 8 this year and I thought they had some struggles with AM Commerce, a team they hammered last year. This is actually a positive indicator for AM Commerce who I like this week. But Davis has not lived up to expectations through 2 weeks. Southern Utah is just a tough team. Let that line go higher please

you can thank me and Bridge1 for that. we both hit that line hard
SUU cannot pass, and UC Davis is very tough against the run, shutting down Cal. hard to explain the UCD pass defense against A&M Commerce, but UC Davis is the better team and should win this game by more than 7

 

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campbell +4.5/ML has to be considered. their physical athletic skill guys were such a problem for WCU...Eeeks how is RI going to match up

 

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youngstown state defense is of concern also as they could not stop valpo for long stretches. very concerning there.

 

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VMI is playing at Georgia Tech and the line is huge, 42.5 / 56.5. If I had to say here I would say Under, I suppose? VMI never scores a lot, in fact their 28 last week vs Bucknell was just the 3rd time in 2 years they have scored over 23 pts. 7 of those 28 were scored on D via a pick-six. They averaged 15 ppg last year and only managed 7 on William and Mary week 1 wiht 241 TY (4.0). They are normally geared towards D, however this year they are uncharacteristically giving it up 41 pts and 446 (8.0) to W&M and 35 pts and 451 (6.4) to Bucknell last week. Not going well for the Keydets. So actually maybe I don't like the Under? GT in a ACC sandwich, last time it happened for them week 2 they only beat Georgia St 35-12. I don't think this game is of any interest to me.


just my thought. have to lean over. VMI likely to provide little to no resistance against GT offense who should score and score often here. last 4 times GT has faced an FCS- 1-3 ATS and allowed multiple TDs each time out. can see them working deep into the roster on defense to get some guys some much needed work here, finally an exhale spot for them before a massive revenge game at louisville. against Georgia State the panthers has first and goal three times, only managed three points. one of those instances was the first drive of the game...first and goal on the 1 inch line, couldnt punch it in...would have certainly changed the complexion of the contest. the last one. first and goal at the 7 in the 4th, couldnt punch it in for the cover!! did not kick a FG either, unreal.

could see GT putting up a 52-14 type game, not covering but game goes over.

 

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you can thank me and Bridge1 for that. we both hit that line hard
SUU cannot pass, and UC Davis is very tough against the run, shutting down Cal. hard to explain the UCD pass defense against A&M Commerce, but UC Davis is the better team and should win this game by more than 7

Davis does have good run D. Surprised their O couldn’t score TD on 3 RZ trips vs Commerce 1H. Davis OL isn’t opening holes. Larison getting his on his own. Feels strange for me to abandon Davis but I think this could be tough game. Offense not as good as I thought for them.

 

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campbell +4.5/ML has to be considered. their physical athletic skill guys were such a problem for WCU...Eeeks how is RI going to match up

Agree. Don’t like Campbell QB but those receivers, if he can get the ball close to them they can get it. Very very impressed with new staff (was at Campbell to HCU then came bs k for HC) - really like their D. WCU O was dumbfounded bs them last week

 

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could see GT putting up a 52-14 type game, not covering but game goes over.

A lot of these games the FBS favorite gets close to or gets the Over themselves. So that is good point.

 

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Idaho St pounded from
+17.5 to 12.5 at UND

 

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ACU from 12.5 to 14.5 at NoCo. I took my smallest bet on ACU but feels a little weird. Not like NoCo good, they’re bad, but do sense a little improvement there this year

 

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Indiana St-11.5 vs Dayton. Was hoping for less but they probably still cover that

 

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Montana-33.5. Big but can only see a comfortable win by Griz vs Morehead

Indiana St dropped to -10.5

Samford -7.5 and ML. Have some thoughts on that to share later

 

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West Georgia QB hurt last week. Alabama A&M Casey is backup. Runner.

No real opinion but interesting game. Heritage has EKU-9.5. No idea if they are any good. Home opener off two FBS games

 

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Illinois St-34.5. How can’t I? Its Western Illinois and IllSt has the run game and D to do it

 

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Montana up to 36.5.

On my phone. Hate that. Who’d a thought Wednesday would be so busy. Sorry honey

 

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Illinois St went 35.5

 

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Nothing new at Heritage all Fan Duel leading the way

 

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Illinois St went 35.5

Back to 34.5. It’s like an FCS in game

 

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morehead state is atrocious. cannot see a path to them holding montana under 52 points here. Grizz should find it MUCH easier to gain margin against this lesser foe...

Have to lay it with the grizz.

 

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Samford is mostly a fade of Alabama State. Real line -7.5, Massey shows this line at 20.5. Sagarin has -4.2. ASU had a big offseason transfer signing in QB Andrew Body. He got hurt week 1. They were rotating him with O’Brien who was an EIU transfer. This made zero sense because if O’Brien was better at something that Body was fine. Body is more of a runner. But O’Brien was not good passing (5-11-61-0-2 sacked 4x vs NCCU). Then last week vs Miles, ASU used two other QBs – those QBs completed just 5-12-88-2-1 and neither was running. Last year they lost to Miles, so atleast they won this year. Don’t know what happened to O’Brien and don’t care really. They have played 4 QBs in two games this year. Unless it is Body is at QB that offense has no chance. Body is OFY with shoulder surgery. I think Samford ran into a highly motivated West Georgia team wanting to make a statement at home week 1 in their FCS debut and Samford took that game for granted perhaps.. Last week wasn’t going to go well at Florida, and Gators probably should’ve won by more than 38 actually. Anyway, ASU played a lot of close low scoring games last year vs other HBCUs. They didn’t play anyone from a good FCS conference like Samford is out of the SoCon. I’m buying Samford in a get-right game and home opener with bye on deck vs a not so good Alabama State team.

Central Arkansas squeaked out a cover last week at Lindenwood. Maybe they were hungover from having their hearts ripped out the week before at Ark State. Understandable. Now they get to play their first home game and face Austin Peay who has been a wreck this year with all their coaches and players gone from last year (10 O starters gone and 13 of top 14 tacklers gone). AP kind of looked like they played ok vs Southern Illinois last week as a 9 pt home dog losing just 17-31and were only outgained 360-385 (5.1-5.3), but SIU was playing without their top 2 CBs and a top S which I have to assume made things a little easier for them. And SIU ran for 200+ on them (5.1). UCA has a lot of pieces like RB Powell is #2 NCAA with 151 ypg and QB McElvain is top 25 pass eff. Good OL. DE David Walker will be in the NFL next year (2x league D POY). Decent D when they play weaker teams. Have 9 sacks on the year and in two games Austin Peay has given up 14 sacks (7 each vs Louisville and Southern Ill). UCA outgained Ark St slightly (+5y) and massively at Lindenwood (+296y). Odds may still be catching up to the correction necessary on Austin Peay after last year’s playoff team to what they are fielding now. UCA was +6.5 last year at AP in the finale. Had they won they would’ve won a share of the conference title at 5-1. Not sure who the automatic bid would’ve went to but losing a share of the conference title to AP who then won it outright - I am sure that has been on UCA's minds this offseason and they want some revenge. Last year was their first ever loss to AP all since 2019.

 

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Wonder if they will all go up tonight?

A few more were posted. I've been up for about half hour. First thing I did was take the A&M Commerce ML -125 when they were a 2.5 pt favorite. Now some 20 minutes later they are -3.5. Some of the older ones moved overnight too. Heritage took their FCS lines down for now.