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Week 5 in the FCS

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Goodbye to Romance College Football
Saturday, September 28

MatchupTime (ET)TV/Mobile
Harvard at Brown12:00pmESPN+
Dayton at Marist12:00pmESPN+
Bucknell at Lehigh12:00pmESPN+
Holy Cross at Syracuse12:00pmACCNX
Columbia at Georgetown12:30pmESPN+
HCU at Indiana State1:00pmESPN+
Fordham at Monmouth1:00pmFloFootball
Frostburg State at Mercyhurst1:00pmNEC Front Row
Virginia-Lynchburg at Butler1:00pmFloFootball
Valparaiso at Morehead State1:00pmESPN+
Colgate at Penn1:00pmESPN+
Dartmouth at Merrimack1:00pmNESN+
Mercer at Wofford1:30pmESPN+
Richmond at Elon2:00pmFloFootball
Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky2:00pmESPN+
North Alabama at West Georgia2:00pmESPN+
San Diego at Drake2:00pmESPN+
Samford at Furman2:00pmESPN+
Murray State at North Dakota2:00pmMidco/ESPN+
Southern Utah at Austin Peay2:00pmESPN+
Southern Illinois at South Dakota2:00pmESPN+
ETSU at The Citadel2:00pmESPN+
Yale at Cornell2:00pmESPN+
Delaware State at Campbell2:00pmFloFootball
NC Central vs Norfolk State (in Indianapolis, IN)3:00pmESPNU
Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois3:00pmESPN+
Alabama State at Bethune-Cookman3:00pmHBCU GO
Youngstown State at Missouri State3:00pmESPN+
North Dakota State at Illinois State3:00pmABC ND/ESPN+
Howard at Princeton3:00pmESPN+
Cal Poly at Northern Colorado3:00pmESPN+
Morgan State at Stony Brook3:30pmFloFootball
Maine at UAlbany3:30pmFloFootball
Sacred Heart at Delaware3:30pmFloFootball
Sacramento State at Northern Arizona4:00pmESPN+
Northwestern State at Southeast Missouri4:00pmESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Gardner-Webb4:00pmESPN+
Wagner at Florida Atlantic6:00pmESPN+
Portland State at Chattanooga6:00pmESPN+
Alabama A&M at Florida A&M6:00pmESPN+
North Carolina A&T at SC State6:00pmESPN+
LIU at Villanova6:00pmFloFootball
Hampton at William & Mary6:00pmFloFootball
Charleston So. at Tennessee State6:00pmESPN+
UT Martin at Kennesaw State6:00pmESPN+
Montana State at Idaho State6:00pmScripps/ESPN+
Lamar at Central Arkansas7:00pmESPN+
Southeastern La. at Tarleton State7:00pmESPN+
McKendree at Western Illinois7:00pmESPN+
Grambling State vs Prairie View A&M (in Dallas, TX)7:00pmESPN+
Alcorn State at MVSU7:00pmSWAC DN
Jackson State at Texas Southern7:00pmESPN+
Davidson at Presbyterian7:00pmESPN+
Montana at Eastern Washington8:00pmMTN/SWX/ESPN+
McNeese at Weber State8:00pmESPN+
Abilene Christian at Utah Tech9:00pmESPN+
Idaho at UC Davis10:00pmMy58/ESPN+
 
Big Sky

DateAwayHomeTimeLocationLinks
Saturday 9/21/2024
Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington 16
Nevada
Nevada 49


Final
Reno, Nev. Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Western Carolina
Western Carolina 35
Montana
Montana 46


Final
Missoula, Mont. Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst
Montana State
Montana State
1:00 p.m. MT

BOZEMAN TV: Scripps/ESPN+ Stats Radio: Bobcat Radio Network
Saturday 9/21/2024
Southern Utah
Southern Utah 28
Idaho State
Idaho State 38


Final
Pocatello, Idaho Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Sacramento State
Sacramento State 34
Texas A&M - Commerce
Texas A&M - Commerce 0


Final
Commerce, TX Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Weber State
Weber State 39
Northwestern State
Northwestern State 0


Final
Natchitoches, LA Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona 14
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word 38


Final
San Antonio, Texas Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Idaho
Idaho 27
Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian 24


Final
Abilene, Texas Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado 7
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin 48


Final
Nacogdoches, Texas Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Utah Tech
Utah Tech 14
UC Davis
UC Davis 32


Final
Davis, Calif. Box Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Portland State
Portland State 14
Boise State
Boise State 56


Final
Boise, ID Box Score


Big South OVC
Scores
@Tennessee Tech 24, Tennessee State 14
#21/21 Southeast Missouri 38
, @#7/7 Southern Illinois 21
@Lindenwood 64, St. Thomas 0
Missouri State 31, @UT Martin 24
@#15/17 Illinois State 31, Eastern Illinois 7
Gardner-Webb 42
, @Presbyterian 21


TENNESSEE TECH 24, TENNESSEE STATE 14 | BOX SCORE
When it mattered the most, the Tennessee Tech defense came through. The Golden Eagles found ways to pressure Tennessee State quarterback Draylen Ellis, sacking him seven times and hurried him out of the pocket seven times. Tech's defense also held State to exactly zero rushing yards on 27 carries. Defensive back Ty Moss then sealed the deal with a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the contest to lead the Golden Eagles to a 24-14 victory over their in-state rivals and claim the first salvo in the hunt for the Sergeant York Trophy. Tech improves to 1-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association, putting the first victory in head coach Bobby Wilder's column in his Cookeville career. It's also the first back-to-back wins over the Tigers since winning three straight between 2015 and 2017.


#21/21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 38, #7/7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 21 | BOX SCORE
Paxton DeLaurent threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns and Dorian Anderson, Tristan Smith and Payton Brown each went over 100 yards to lead #21 Southeast Missouri (3-1) to a 31-21 win over longtime rival #7 Southern Illinois (2-2) Saturday. In the 92nd meeting between the schools separated 48 miles apart, SEMO came away with the War for the Wheel trophy for the fourth time since the matchup became a trophy game in 2018. The unique ship wheel will head back to Cape Girardeau where it will be displayed until next season's contest. The Redhawks cracked the Top-25 for the first time this season ahead of this year's game and took down a Top-10 opponent for the fourth time under Head Coach Tom Matukewicz. #7 SIU is the third highest ranked opponent SEMO beat in program history behind #3 Southeastern Louisiana (2014) and #4 Jacksonville State (2018).


LINDENWOOD 64, ST. THOMAS 0 | BOX SCORE
Lindenwood picked up its first win of the season in convincing fashion with a 64-0 win over St. Thomas on Saturday. The defense was also a big story as the Lions picked up the programs second shutout since 2015. The unit forced two interceptions and three fumbles, while holding the Tommies to 148 total yards. Offensively, Nate Glantz completed 13-of-18 passes for 228 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (2 passing, 2 rushing) while Jeff Caldwell had five catches for 153 yards and two scores.


MISSOURI STATE 31, UT MARTIN 24 | BOX SCORE
A fourth-quarter comeback attempt from the University of Tennessee at Martin football team came up just short this evening as the Skyhawks dropped a close 31-24 decision to Missouri State at Hardy Graham Stadium. UT Martin held a 7-0 lead through one quarter before the visiting Bears reeled off 24 unanswered points. The Skyhawks scored again late in the third quarter and tacked on 10 straight points in a five-minute span in the final period but Missouri State (2-2) held on for the win.


#15/17 ILLINOIS STATE 31, EASTERN ILLINOIS 7 | BOX SCORE
The 112th Mid-America Classic was impacted by turnovers as No. 15/17 Illinois State had three turnovers gained in a 31-7 win over Eastern Illinois. Anthony Shockey and Elijawah Tolbert each had 10 tackles to lead EIU.


GARDNER-WEBB 42, PRESBYTERIAN 21 | BOX SCORE
Sophomore running back Carson Gresock ran for a career-high 134 yards to go along with three scores while leading the Gardner-Webb football team to a convincing 42-21 win at Presbyterian on Saturday night at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Senior running back Quasean Holmes also produced a huge game on the ground for the 'Dawgs, totaling 132 yards and two scores. As a team, GWU compiled a season-high 485 yards of total offense.
 
CAA

UNH 38, Bryant 17
Box Score


Seth Morgan passed for 314 yards and four touchdowns as UNH (3-1, 1-0 CAA) defeated Bryant (1-3, 0-1 CAA) in the conference opener for both teams. Wildcats’ receiver Caleb Burke had six catches for a career-high 151 yards and 2 TD’s.

UNH tallied touchdowns on its first four possessions and added a safety on a Bryant punting miscue to build a commanding 31-3 advantage midway through the second quarter. Morgan had TD throws to Burke (10 yds), Drew Danson (6 yds) and Logan Tomlinson (11 yds) during the stretch and Isaac Seide tallied a 33-yard scoring run. Bryant climbed back within 14 points on a 42-yard TD pass from Jarrett Guest to Landon Ruggieri and a 2-yard Ryan Clark scoring run, but Burke stopped the rally with a 31-yard TD grab with 5:38 to play. Guest finished 25-of-44 passing for 335 yards for the Bulldogs and Ruggieri made four catches for 118 yards.

Stony Brook 24, Campbell 17
Box Score


Roland Dempster ran for a career-high 179 yards and two touchdowns as Stony Brook (3-1, 1-0 CAA) earned a conference road victory at Campbell (1-3, 0-1 CAA).

The Seawolves grabbed a 14-0 lead before the Camels’ offense touched the ball. SBU drove 75 yards on its first drive, capped by a 2-yard Dempster TD run. After a CU fumble on the ensuing kickoff, the Seawolves needed only two plays to reach the end zone again on a 3-yard Dempster run. SBU extended the margin to 21 on Johnny Martin’s 1-yard run early in the second quarter before Campbell rallied. Aiden Valdez had TD catches of five yards and 37 yards to trim the deficit to 21-14 early in the third quarter. However, SBU tacked on a 39-yard field goal by Enda Kirby with 2:06 to play and then recovered an onside kick after a late 30-yard field goal by CU’s Connor Lytton.

Monmouth 45, FIU 42
Box Score


Deuce Lee forced and recovered a fumble on the 1-yard line with 32 seconds left as Monmouth (2-2) edged FIU, 45-42, for its first win over an FBS opponent in school history. The Hawks generated 540 yards of offense as Derek Robertson threw for 361 yards and 2 TD’s and Rodney Nelson ran for 117 yards and a TD.

Monmouth got scoring runs of 30 and 3 yards from Sone Ntoh, but still trailed 28-14 late in the second quarter. The Hawks pulled even at 28-28 following 4-yard TD catches from TJ Speight and Gavin Nelson. Down 35-28, Nelson tied the contest on a 59-yard scoring run and MU took its first lead, 42-35 on Ntoh’s 1-yard run with 13:24 left. After the Panthers tied the game at 42, Michael Calton nailed a 43-yard field goal with 1:52 remaining to put Monmouth ahead once again. FIU drove the length of the field, but Lee was able to strip FIU receiver Eric Rivers at the 1-yard line to give the Hawks the win.

Rhode Island 28, LIU 21
Box Score


Malik Grant rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns, including a game-winning 8-yard TD run with 1:08 to play, lifting Rhode Island past LIU, 28-21.

Grant found the end zone from seven yards out on the Rams’ opening drive of the game, but LIU was able to take a 14-7 advantage into halftime. URI pulled even at 14-14 on an 11-yard TD run by Grant with 11:35 left before the Sharks regained a seven-point edge. With less than five minutes to go, linebacker Cole Brockwell’s fumble recovery gave URI the ball at the LIU 5, and Hunter Helms tied the game two plays later with a 4-yard run. The Rams were able to force a 3-and-out, and then drove 67 yards for the win, capped by Grant’s third TD. Brockwell finished with a career-high 14 tackles and 1.5 TFL’s.

Maine 26, Merrimack 15
Box Score


Maine (2-2) outscored Merrimack 20-0 in the second half and rallied for a 26-15 road victory. Black Bears’ quarterback Carter Peevy finished with 225 yards and 2 TD’s passing, while the Maine defense held Merrimack to eight first downs and 195 total yards.

Peevy hit Mason Gilbert with a 7-yard scoring pass early in the second quarter, but the Black Bears trailed 15-6 at halftime. An interception by Maine’s Alhaji Kamara late in the third quarter set up a 12-yard TD grab by Cooper Heisey and Joey Bryson’s 28-yard field goal gave the Black Bears their first lead, 16-15, with 13:24 to go. Maine created some cushion with a 94-yard drive capped by Tavion Banks’ 5-yard scoring run with 5:54 left. A 33-yard Bryson field goal put the game away. Kesean Dyson topped the Maine defense with 10 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.

Hampton 27, Howard 20
Box Score


Ja’Quan Snipes rushed for 117 yards and two second-half touchdowns as Hampton (3-1) held off Howard, 27-20, to take The Battle for the Real HU at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

The Pirates jumped out to a 14-0 lead as Tyler Hatcher caught a 6-yard TD pass from Chris Zellous in the first quarter and quarterback Malcolm Mays scrambled for a 34-yard scoring run in the second. Howard rallied to tie, but Snipes exploded for a 53-yard TD run late in the third quarter to put Hampton on top for good and found the end zone again from five yards out with 8:34 remaining. Zellous was 10-of-11 passing, while Elijah Burris added 78 rushing yards as the Pirates piled up 293 yards on the ground. Xavier Marshall had eight tackles and a forced fumble for the Hampton defense.

Richmond 38, Delaware State 24
Box Score


Zach Palmer-Smith rushed for a career-high 207 yards and three touchdowns and added a 59-yard catch as Richmond (2-2) recorded a 38-24 road victory over Delaware State.

UR trailed 10-0, but moved ahead 14-10 at the half on scoring runs from Andrew King and Palmer-Smith. The Spiders pushed their lead to 28-17 on Palmer-Smith’s second TD run and a 61-yard TD pass to Landon Ellis. Palmer iced the victory by breaking loose for a 59-yard touchdown burst with 1:47 remaining. Coleman passed for 312 yards and Ellis had seven receptions for 131 yards.

William & Mary 34, Furman 24
Box Score


Bronson Yoder rushed for a season-high 166 yards, including a game-sealing 12-yard TD run with 57 seconds left, as William & Mary (3-1) rallied past Furman, 34-24. Quarterback Darius Wilson added 155 yards and a TD rushing as the Tribe piled up 384 yards on the ground.

Down 14-0 early, Wilson hit Sean McElwain with a 21-yard scoring pass and then broke loose for a 53-yard TD run. A pair of second-quarter field goals by Eric Bernstein put W&M up 20-14 at the half. The Tribe extended its advantage in the third quarter as Wilson hit Hollis Mathis on a 15-yard scoring pass. Furman cut the deficit to three with 6:18 left before Yoder finished off a 75-yard drive. Alex Washington made nine tackles for W&M and Bryce Barnes and TJ McGill had interceptions.

Delaware 29, Penn 22
Box Score


Ryan O’Connor passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns as Delaware (3-0) erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Penn, 29-22. Phil Lutz caught seven passes for 144 yards and 2 TD’s for the Hens.

Lutz had a 41-yard TD catch in the second quarter, but UD was down 16-6 at halftime. Lutz added a 39-yard scoring grab on the opening drive of the third quarter and the Hens took their first lead, 21-16, on an 8-yard TD reception by Jake Thaw. The Quakers went back on top by one in the fourth quarter, but a 13-yard TD run by Jo’Nathan Silver with 1:44 to go proved to be the difference. Penn drove into UD territory in the final seconds, but Ty Davis intercepted a pass to seal the victory. Gavin Moul made 14 tackles for the Blue Hens.

Maryland 38, Villanova 20
Box Score


Villanova (3-1) was unable to overcome a 24-0 halftime deficit and fell 38-20 at Big Ten member Maryland.

The Wildcats battled back in the third quarter, getting a 33-yard Ethan Gettman field goal and a 17-yard TD pass from Connor Watkins to Devin Smith to make it 24-14. The Terps went back up by 21 heading into the fourth quarter before Villanova was able to get a 37-yard Gettman field goal and an 8-yard TD run from backup quarterback Tanner Maddocks. Watkins finished with 106 passing yards and Smith had five receptions for 62 yards. Ethan Potter paced the VU defense with 10 tackles.

North Dakota State 41, Towson 24
Box Score


Towson trimmed a 21-point deficit to seven with 10 minutes to play but dropped a 41-24 decision at 2nd-ranked North Dakota State. Quarterback Carlos Davis passed for 135 yards and added a 15-yard TD run.

The Tigers trailed 24-3 at the break but got a 2-yard scoring run from Nathan Kent to end a 74-yard third-quarter drive. Down by 21 going into the final period, Davis finished a 75-yard drive with a 15-yard TD run. On TU’s next possession, Tyrell Greene, Jr. broke loose for a 72-yard scoring burst that brought the Tigers within 31-24 with 10:05 remaining. However, the Bison responded with back-to-back scoring drives to secure the victory. Green finished with a team-high 94 yards on the ground. Kam Snell topped the Tigers’ defense with 13 tackles.

ETSU 34, Elon 14
Box Score


Elon (1-3) fell behind 17-0 in the opening quarter and couldn’t recover in a 34-14 loss to ETSU.

A 3-yard TD run by TJ Thomas early in the second quarter brought the Phoenix within 10 at the half, but the Buccaneers added two more TD’s in the third quarter to take control. EU’s Matthew Downing passed for 129 yards, including a 15-yard TD to Chandler Brayboy. Ishmel Akins had eight tackles and a TFL for the Elon defense.

North Carolina Central 66, North Carolina A&T 24
Box Score


A 100-yard return for a TD on the opening kickoff by Aaron Harris got North Carolina A&T (1-3) off to a fast start, but the Aggies were beaten 66-24 by rival North Carolina Central.

A&T was up 9-7 midway through the first quarter after the Harris return and a 27-yard Andrew Brown field goal, but NCCU responded with 24 unanswered points, which included a pick six and a blocked punt. The Eagles later scored on a fumble return as A&T committed four turnovers. Quarterback Justin Fomby passed for 153 yards and ran for a TD, while Shimique Blizzard ran for 67 yards and a score.


IVY League

PRINCETON, N.J.
Ivy League football teams opened the 2024 season by collectively going 5-3.

The Jon Poppe and Andrew Aurich eras opened with emphatic wins. Poppe led Columbia to the program’s sixth all-time win against a ranked opponent with a 31-20 triumph over No. 14 Lafayette. Aurich led the Crimson to a 35-0 win over Stetson.

Over the past 19 seasons, Ivies are 93-59 in season openers.

HARVARD 35, STETSON 0
12 p.m. // Cambridge, Mass. // Harvard Stadium
  • Harvard (1-0) dominated on both sides of the ball to blank Stetson (2-2) 35-0.
  • Quarterback Jaden Craig was efficient through air, throwing 12-for-20 for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Shane McLaughlin led Harvard’s rushing attack with 64 yards and a touchdown on 16 touches.
  • The Crimson defense limited the Hatters to 101 yards of total offense. Mitchell Gonser had a 37-yard pick six.

COLUMBIA 31, #14 LAFAYETTE 20
12 p.m. // New York, N.Y. // Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium
  • Columbia (1-0) picked up its first win over a top 15 opponent since it topped No. 13 Penn on Oct. 7, 1995 with its 31-20 triumph over No. 14 Lafayette (2-2).
  • Quarterback Chase Goodwin impressed in his first career start before exiting the game with an injury. The sophomore was 16-for-19 through the air for 180 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Cole Freeman entered the contest and added two more passing touchdowns. Receiver Bryson Canty, who missed most of last season with an injury, had six receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Defensive back Hayden McDonald led the Lions with 10 tackles.

LEHIGH 35, PRINCETON 20
12 p.m. // Bethlehem, Pa. // Goodman Stadium
  • Princeton (0-1) fell to Lehigh (3-1) by a score of 35-10.
  • Receiver Luke Collela had five receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown. AJ Barber had a productive day returning punts, averaging 35 yards per return with a long of 45 yards.
  • Defensive back Nasir Hill led the team with seven tackles including a half tackle for a loss.

DARTMOUTH 45, FORDHAM 13
1 p.m. // Hanover, N.H. // Memorial Field
  • Dartmouth (1-0) dominated Fordham (0-4) from start to finish, topping the Rams 45-13.
  • The Big Green totaled 233 rushing yards, led by Q Jones (86) and DJ Crowther (79). Quarterback Jackson Proctor completed 78 percent (14-for-18) of his passes and totaled 185 yards and two touchdowns. His top target was Paxton Scott, who hauled in six grabs for 121 yards.
  • Linebacker Cameron Lee tallied a team-high two sacks. The Big Green kept Fordham off the board until late in the third quarter.

BROWN 26, GEORGETOWN 14
1 p.m. // Washington, D.C. // Cooper Field
  • Brown (1-0) came up with several big stops in the second half to best Georgetown (2-2) 26 14.
  • The Bears were hot out the gate with Jake Willcox connecting with Solomon Miller for an 87-yard touchdown on their first play. Willcox finished with 268 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Brown’s defense shut out the Hoyas in the second half, stymieing several promising drives. Defensive back Tim Malo led the team with seven tackles and recorded an interception

COLGATE 41, CORNELL 24
1 p.m. // Hamilton, N.Y. // Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium
  • Cornell (0-1) fell to Central New York foe Colgate (1-3) on the road 41-24.
  • Quarterback Jameson Wang was 29-for-37 for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Wang was the team’s leading rusher as well with 41 yards on 10 attempts.
  • Linebacker Luke Banbury posted a team-high eight tackles.

YALE 38, HOLY CROSS 31
2 p.m. // Worcester, Mass. // Fitton Field
  • Yale (1-0) came out on top against Holy Cross (1-3) in a bout that featured five ties. Each Bulldog score was countered with the exact same result from the Crusaders, until the final one. Running back Nathan Denney found the endzone with 12 seconds remaining to give Yale the 38-31.
  • Denney finished the game with two touchdowns, rushing for 80 total yards. Quarterback Brogan McCaughey threw for 217 yards and a touchdown. His top target was David Pantelis, who had six catches for 95 yards and a touchdown.
  • Linebacker Dean Shaffer posted a team high nine tackles.

DELAWARE 29, PENN 22
6 p.m. // Newark, Del. // Delaware Stadium
  • Penn (0-1) came up just short against Delaware (3-0) on the road, falling 29-22.
  • Running back Malachi Hosley rushed for 176 yards on 26 attempts. Quarterback Aidan Sayin was 17-for-28 through the air for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
  • Linebacker John Lista led the team with eight tackles.

MEAC

Norfolk State def. Virginia Military Institute (VMI) – 32-10
Hampton def. Howard – 27-20
Richmond def. Delaware State – 38-24
Morgan State def. Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) – 56-7
North Carolina Central def. North Carolina A&T State – 66-24



Norfolk State def. Virginia Military Institute (VMI) – 32-10
LEXINGTON, Va. –
Norfolk State quarterback Jalen Daniels passed for 277 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday afternoon, leading Norfolk State (2-3) to a convincing 32-10 road victory against VMI (0-4) at Alumni Memorial Field.

The Spartans bounced back comfortably from the previous week's loss, outgaining the Keydets 393-203. Jacquez Jones led NSU's receiving corps with 143 yards and two touchdowns on 12 receptions, while Tavian Morris racked up a career-high 122 yards on six receptions.

The Norfolk State defense came to play on Saturday, bringing the energy from the game's first drive. Graduate defensive back Devon Allen made a leaping interception on just the third play from scrimmage, his first of the season.

BOX SCORE | RECAP



Hampton def. Howard – 27-20
WASHINGTON, DC. -
Howard University football team fell behind, 14-0, but rallied to tie the game, but ultimately, Hampton University was able to hold off the Bison, 27-20, in the fourth annual Truth & Service Classic at Audi Field in front of 16,813 fans.

Eden James had his best game of the season, leading all rushers with 107 yards on 14 carries. Hunter chipped in with 65 yards on 14 carries. Tolbert was 18-of-26 for 201 yards in the loss.

All-American safety Kenny Gallop Jr. (Portsmouth, Va.) had yet another outstanding game with 10 solos tackles, a pass breakup and fumble recovery. Junior defensive tackle Noah Miles (Tampa, Fla.) continues to be a factor as he finished with five solo tackles, a sack and forced fumble.

BOX SCORE | RECAP



Richmond def. Delaware State – 38-24
DOVER, Del. -
Delaware State fell 38-24 to Richmond at home Saturday night. The Spiders improved to 2-2 on the season while the Hornets dropped to 1-3.

Marqui Adams led Delaware State's passing attack with 183 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns without throwing an interception. The signal caller also added 114 yards on the ground.

In addition to Adams' effort, Jaden Sutton paced the Hornets rushing attack by accumulating 71 yards over the course of the game. Kyree Benton reeled in two catches for 50 yards and one score.

BOX SCORE | RECAP



Morgan State def. Virginia University of Lynchburg (VUL) – 56-7
BALTIMORE, Md. –
What a way to come home for the Morgan State Bears. They snapped a two-game losing string in their home debut at Hughes Stadium with a 56-7 dismantling of the Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons.

It just took under a minute for the Bears to get on the board as senior cornerback Carlvainsky Decius picked off Dragons QB Matthew Jenks and took it to the house from 14 yards out. The extra point by Beckett Leary gave Morgan State a 7-0 lead 49 seconds into the game.

BOX SCORE | RECAP



North Carolina Central def. North Carolina A&T State – 66-24
DURHAM, N.C. –
The North Carolina Central University football team got back into the win column in an emphatic way Saturday evening at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, upending rival North Carolina A&T 66-24 in the Aggie-Eagle Classic.

The Eagles (2-2) snapped a two-game skid and picked up their first home win of 2024.

Walker Harris threw for 254 yards with three touchdowns completing 15-of-22 pass attempts while Markell Quick totaled 119 receiving yards on just four catches to lead the receiving corps. Running back J'Mari Taylor led the ground game with 137 rushing yards (7.2 avg.) on 19 carries with two touchdowns.

BOX SCORE | RECAP
 
MVFC

DateAwayHomeResultLocationLinks
Saturday 9/21/2024
Youngstown State
Youngstown State 17
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh 73

Final
Pittsburgh, PABox Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Drake
Drake 3
South Dakota
South Dakota 42

Final
Vermillion, S.D.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Towson
Towson 24
North Dakota State
North Dakota State 41

Final
Fargo, N.D.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
San Diego
San Diego 24
North Dakota
North Dakota 41

Final
Grand Forks, N.D.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Missouri State
Missouri State 31
UT Martin
UT Martin 24

Final
Martin, Tenn.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois 7
Illinois State
Illinois State 31

Final
Normal, Ill.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
South Dakota State
South Dakota State 41
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana 0

Final
Hammond, La.Box Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Southeast Missouri State
Southeast Missouri State 38
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois 21

Final
Carbondale, ILBox Score Recap
Saturday 9/21/2024
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa 7
Hawaii
Hawaii 36

Final
Honolulu, HawaiiBox Score


NEC

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STONEHILL 35, Sacred Heart 21
Producing 354 yards on the ground behind the strength of a pair of 100-yard rushers, Stonehill took care of business against Sacred Heart with a 35-21 home-opening victory on Saturday afternoon. Senior Jarel Washington ran for a career-high 184 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Skyhawks to the wire-to-wire win against their former conference mate.

ROBERT MORRIS 21, WAGNER 14
Robert Morris made a statement in its first NEC game since 2019 with a 21-14 road win at Wagner on Saturday. Tyvon Edmonds, Jr. ran for 99 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Colonials and push his league-best rushing score total to four in the process.

DUQUESNE 35, West Virginia Wesleyan 0
In his first career start at quarterback, senior Jordan Heisey threw for three touchdowns for Duquesne, which pitched a shutout in its home debut with a 35-0 win against West Virginia Wesleyan. The Dukes held the Bobcats to just 11 rushing yards and outgained their competitors by a commanding 426-155 yard advantage on the afternoon.

Rhode Island 28, LIU 21
For the third time this season, LIU dropped a one-possession game to an FCS opponent on Saturday, as the Sharks came up short to Rhode Island by a 28-21 final. The Sharks held a 21-14 lead with 9:13 left in the final quarter, but the Rams returned a fumble recovery for the game-tying score before they delivered the game-winning touchdown with 68 seconds left to play.

UMass 35, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 31
Central Connecticut threw several punches and nearly knocked off FBS opponent UMass on the road on Saturday. The Blue Devils led twice in the second half thanks to a touchdown catch by senior wideout Paul Marsh, Jr. (28-21) and a 25-yard field goal by junior Jack Barnum (31-28), but the Minutemen delivered the final blow and sealed the 35-31 victory with a three-yard touchdown rush with 9:10 remaining in the game.

Eastern Michigan 36, SAINT FRANCIS U 0
Eastern Michigan ran out to a 13-0 lead at halftime and never looked back, as the Eagles took down Saint Francis U by a 36-0 final. It marked the second time that the Red Flash faced a MAC opponent this season, with that game resulting in the NEC’s second-ever win over an FBS squad at Kent State earlier this month.

#3 Montana State 52, MERCYHURST 13
Mercyhurst dropped a 52-13 decision at FCS power Montana State, the third-ranked team in the nation, on Saturday afternoon. Rookie defensive back Adonis Marshall returned a Cougars’ fumble 43 yards to the house to put the Lakers on the board before senior Adam Urena, who threw for 213 yards, tossed a touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Joe Kerbacher to round out his team’s scoring.


Patriot

AT LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-1, 0-0 PL) 35, PRINCETON TIGERS (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 20

Goodman Stadium/Bethlehem, Pa. Noon (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – First-year running back Jaden Green and sophomore running back Luke Yoder combined for 155 rushing yards and four touchdowns to lead Lehigh to a 35-20 victory over Princeton. It was the Mountain Hawks’ third straight win and first over an Ivy League opponent since 2016.
*Green rushed for a team-high 82 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while Yoder added 73 yards and two scores on 12 rushes.
*The two backs paced the Mountain Hawks’ offense in the first half, with Yoder opening the game with a 20-yard touchdown run before Green put Lehigh back in front with an 11-yard score in the second quarter.
*Yoder added his second touchdown at the 5:40 mark in the second quarter to give Lehigh a 21-7 halftime advantage.
*After a third-quarter Princeton score, first-year quarterback Hayden Johnson connected on a 17-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Geoffrey Jamiel. Johnson completed 12-of-13 passes for 165 yards, while Jamiel finished with four catches for 51 yards.
*The Tigers closed the gap to eight points by the 9:54 mark in the fourth quarter, but Green’s 34-yard touchdown run with 6:49 remaining put the game out of reach.
*Junior defensive lineman Matt Spatny led the Mountain Hawks’ defense with seven tackles and 2.5 sacks for a loss of 16 yards. Graduate student linebacker Mike DeNucci posted a team-high eight tackles with 1.5 TFLs and a half sack.
*Lehigh junior linebacker Brycen Edwards recorded four tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one sack and one of the Mountain Hawks’ three interceptions.
*Senior defensive back Andrew Worthy and sophomore defensive back Aidan Singleton each had one interception.
RECAP: LEHIGH

AT COLUMBIA LIONS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 31, NO. 14/18 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (2-2, 0-0 PL) 20
Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium/New York, N.Y. 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+/SNY/NBC Spots Phila.)
BOX SCORE
NEW YORK – Junior quarterback Dean DeNobile threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, but No. 14/18 Lafayette could not overcome an early deficit in a 31-20 loss at Columbia.
*DeNoble completed 23-of-35 passes for 272 yards, a pair of touchdown passes and one interception in the loss. Senior wide receiver Chris Carasia finished with 114 yards on four receptions and a 31-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.
*Freshman receiver Mason Kuehner added 72 yards on four catches, including a 69-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. Sophomore receiver Carson Persing finished with a career-high 10 receptions for 58 yards.
*Leopards’ junior running back Jamar Curtis rushed for 102 yards on 25 carries and caught two passes for 10 yards.
*Senior safety Saiku White and senior linebacker Preston Forney led the Leopards’ defense with eight tackles apiece. Forney added one sack.
*Lafayette senior linebacker Tim O’Hearn posted four tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one sack and a forced fumble, while senior linebacker Reggie Thomas had an interception.
RECAP: LAFAYETTE

AT COLGATE RAIDERS (1-3, 0-0 PL) 41, CORNELL BIG RED (0-1, 0-0 IVY) 24
Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium/Hamilton, N.Y. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HAMILTON, N.Y. – The Raiders’ offense rushed for a season-high 270 yards and four touchdowns as Colgate downed in-state rival Cornell, 41-24, at Andy Kerr Stadium on Saturday to even the series record at 51 wins apiece.
*Senior quarterback Michael Brescia rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, while junior running back Marco Maldonado added 73 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries. Sophomore wide receiver Winston Moore also had a 10-yard touchdown run.
*Sophomore running back Chris Gee rushed for a team-high 79 yards on 15 carries for the balanced Raiders’ ground attack.
*Sophomore quarterback Jake Stearney completed 17-of-27 passes for 184 yards and a 27-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Brady Hutchison, Colgate’s first touchdown of the game with 1:48 remaining in the first quarter.
*Cornell led 17-10 early in the second quarter before Brescia rushed for a pair of scores, the first being a 44-yard run for the Raiders’ longest touchdown of the 2024 season.
*Colgate scored 24 straight points between the second and third quarters to turn a seven-point deficit into a 34-17 lead, capped by Moore’s touchdown run.
*After a Big Red touchdown late in the fourth, Colgate closed the door with a six-play, 40-yard drive that resulted in a six-yard touchdown for Maldonado.
*Colgate placekicker Luke Vogeler connected on both field-goal attempts and all five PATs.
*Fifth-year linebacker Christian Sweeney recorded 10 tackles, while senior linebacker Brody Hock finished with eight tackles and 1.0 TFL.
RECAP: COLGATE

AT DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 45, FORDHAM RAMS (0-4, 0-0 PL) 13
Memorial Field/Hanover, N.H. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
HANOVER, N.H. – Fordham could not keep pace with Dartmouth, slipping to 0-4 with a 45-13 loss to the Big Green at Memorial Field on Saturday.
*Rams’ junior quarterback Jack Capaldi completed 23-of-43 passes for 187 yards, one interception and a touchdown in his first collegiate start.
*Graduate student wide receiver Cole Thornton caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Capaldi in the fourth quarter, finishing with 30 yards on five receptions. Graduate student receiver Mekai Felton finished with a team-high 53 receiving yards on three receptions.
*Junior running back Ricky Parks rushed for a team-high 63 yards on seven carries, while classmate Jack Kaiser rushed for a touchdown in the third quarter.
*Graduate student linebacker Jackson Barletta and junior defensive lineman Sam Buerkle registered nine tackles. Buerkle also had 1.5 TFLs and one sack for the Rams’ defense.
*Fordham graduate student defensive back Nahil Perkins recorded his third interception of the season and seventh of his career.
*The Rams were without a trio of All-League performers in senior quarterback C.J. Montes, senior running back Julius Loughridge and graduate student wide receiver Garrett Cody.
RECAP: FORDHAM

BROWN BEARS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 26, AT GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-2, 0-0 PL) 14
Cooper Field/Washington, D.C. 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
WASHINGTON – Hoyas’ junior quarterback Danny Lauter threw for 343 yards and a touchdown, but Georgetown fell to Brown, 26-14, to spoil Homecoming Weekend on the Hilltop.
*Lauter completed 27-of-47 pass attempts for 343 yards, two interceptions and a 77-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Cam Pygatt in the second quarter. Pygatt finished with a team-high 116 yards on six catches.
*Senior running back Naieem Kearney rushed for 52 yards on 11 carries and put the Hoyas on the scoreboard with a one-yard run in the first quarter.
*Junior wide receiver Jimmy Kibble added 98 yards on six receptions, while junior receiver Nicholas Dunneman caught six passes for 61 yards.
*Sophomore linebacker GianCarlo Rufo and graduate student linebacker David Ealey III posted eight tackles apiece. Rufo added 1.5 sacks, and Ealey added one sack.
*Sophomore defensive lineman Cooper Blomstrom posted five tackles, 2.0 TFLs and one sack, while freshman defensive lineman Isaac Saffold registered five tackles and 1.5 sacks.
*Sophomore cornerback Quincy Briggs made his first collegiate interception.
RECAP: GEORGETOWN

YALE BULLDOGS (1-0, 0-0 IVY) 38, AT HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (1-3, 0-0 PL) 31
Fitton Field/Worcester, Mass. 2 p.m. (ESPN+/Spectrum 1)
BOX SCORE
WORCESTER, Mass. – Crusaders’ sophomore running back Jayden Clerveaux rushed for three touchdowns, but Holy Cross fell short in a 38-31 loss during its Family Weekend matchup with Yale.
*Clerveaux finished with 49 rushing yards on 17 carries, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a game that saw the Crusaders and Bulldogs trade scores from start to finish.
*Senior quarterback Joe Pesansky completed 12-of-26 passes for 279 yards and a 74-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Maxwell Warren to put Holy Cross on the board at the 8:51 mark of the first quarter.
*Junior receiver Max Mosey finished with a career-high 129 yards on five receptions for the Crusaders.
*Sophomore placekicker Daniel Porto connected on a 45-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to tie the score at 17.
*Clerveaux tied the score twice in the second half, first with a six-yard touchdown run at the 14:29 mark in the fourth quarter to make the score 24-24. Then again, at the 3:35 mark on a one-yard plunge to tie the score at 31.
*The Bulldogs sealed the game with a three-yard touchdown run with 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
*Holy Cross senior linebacker Frankie Monte posted a career-high 17 tackles. Sophomore linebacker Cam Santee added a career-best seven tackles and 1.5 TFLs.
RECAP: HOLY CROSS

AT BUCKNELL BISON (2-2, 0-0 PL) 34, MARIST RED FOXES (0-3, 0-0 PIONEER) 18
Lewisburg, Pa./Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
BOX SCORE
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Senior quarterback Ralph Rucker IV completed 21-of-27 passes for 272 yards and three touchdown passes to lead Bucknell to a 34-18 victory over Marist on Saturday night at Christy Mathewson – Memorial Stadium.
*Rucker opened the game with a 36-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Eric Weatherly before finding junior tight end Charlie Kreinbucher on a two-yard pass to make the score 13-7 early in the second quarter.
*Weatherly finished with a team-high 74 yards on five receptions.
*Sophomore receiver TJ Cadden recorded his second punt return for a touchdown of the season with a 73-yard score at the 10:33 mark in the second quarter.
*Senior safety Alex Smith Jr. extended the Bison lead to 27-7 with a 38-yard interception return for a touchdown less than two minutes later in the second quarter.
*Cadden scored his second touchdown on the day, this time on a 12-yard reception from Rucker with 5:51 left in the game for Bucknell’s final scoring play in a 34-18 win. Cadden finished with 30 yards on three catches.
*Freshman running back Michael Cadden rushed for 71 yards on five carries.
*Bucknell senior linebacker Gavin Willis registered a team-high nine tackles, while freshman linebacker Brandon Biagiarelli finished with seven tackles and two sacks.
*Sophomore linebacker Nick Hoying posted seven tackles, 3.0 TFLs for 21 yards and one sack. Junior cornerback Aaron Davis added seven tackles and one interception.
RECAP: BUCKNELL


Pioneer

Harvard 35, Stetson 0

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard opened its season by holding visiting Stetson to 101 offensive yards and claimed a 35-0 victory at Harvard Stadium. Stetson quarterback trip Maxwell completed 15-of-32 passes for 85 yards, accounting for most of the Hatters offense. Harvard quarterback Jaden Craig completed 12-of-20 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns.

Dayton 49, Ave Maria 7

DAYTON, Ohio – Drew VanVleet threw two touchdowns, and Mason Hackett ran for another two as Dayton rolled past Ave Maria, 49-7, at Welcome Stadium. Ave Maria scored a touchdown on its first drive with 8:51 remaining, but Dayton’s defense stiffened and ensured that was the visitor's only score. VanVleet responded on Dayton’s ensuing drive, hitting Gavin Lochow for a 71-yard touchdown pass to tie the game. Cade Beam’s four-yard run three minutes later gave Dayton the lead for good, 14-0. Hackett scored two touchdowns in the second quarter, extending the lead to 28-7 at the break. VanVleet completed 16-of-20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Hackett ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.

North Dakota 41, San Diego 24

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – San Diego put a scare into nationally-ranked North Dakota, leading by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Fighting Hawks used a 24-point third quarter to overwhelm the Toreros, 41-24, at the Alerus Center. San Diego quarterback Grant Sergent threw two touchdowns in the first half, finding Cole Monach and Ja’seem Reed to take the lead and extend it to 14-3 with 11:54 remaining in the half. Aidan Lehman opened the second half with a 54-yard field goal, giving San Diego a 17-10 lead at the 11;58 mark. But North Dakota Scored the game’s next 24 points, with Simon Romfo finding Bo Belquist for touchdowns of 69 and 41 yards to take the lead for good. Sergent completed 21-of-40 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns, Reed grabbing 11 receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown.

South Dakota 42, Drake 3

VERMILLION, S.D. – Keyondray Jones-Logan’s 99-yard return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown set the tone as nationally-ranked South Dakota powered past Drake, 42-3, at The DakotaDome. Drake finished with 211 offensive yards and broke up the shutout bid courtesy of Shane Dunning’s 23-yard field goal in the second quarter. Quarterback Luke Bailey completed 16-of-29 passes for 107 yards to pace the Drake offense.

Lindenwood 64, St. Thomas 0

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – St. Thomas was held to 148 offensive yards and committed an uncharacteristic three turnovers as host Lindenwood used a 35-point second quarter en route to a 64-0 victory at Hunter Stadium. Lindenwood snatched the game’s momentum midway into the first quarter when it blocked a punt and landed on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. But a series of quick strikes in the five-touchdown second quarter sealed the win, with none of the five drives lasting longer than 3:12. St. Thomas ran for 107 yards, with Joseph Koch’s 41-yard effort on 13 carries leading the effort.

Valparaiso 31, Roosevelt 23 (2OT)

VALPARAISO, Ind. – Michael Mansaray scored an 18-yard touchdown, and Rylan Woods intercepted a pass in the second overtime as Valparaiso escaped Roosevelt, 31-23, at Brown Field. The two teams swapped 10-point quarters in regulation, starting with Roosevelt’s 10-point first quarter. Valparaiso scored 10 in the second quarter, including a 21-yard Caron Tyler to Brian Thomas touchdown, and built a lead with another 10 points in the third, highlighted by Mansaray’s 51-yard touchdown run. But Roosevelt scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and tied the game on a 36-yard field goal with 13 seconds left. After both teams scored long field goals in the first overtime, Mansaray’s 18-yard run gave Valparaiso the lead. Rylan Wood’s interception terminated Roosevelt’s responding drive, securing the Beacons’ win. Mansaray ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries to lead Valparaiso.

Eastern Kentucky 42, Morehead State 13

RICHMOND, Ky. – Morehead State scored first but had few answers for Eastern Kentucky’s offense the rest of the way and fell 42-13 at Roy Kidd Stadium. After recovering a fumble inside Eastern Kentucky territory, Morehead State got on the board with Thomas Schwartz’s 31-yard field goal. But Eastern Kentucky scored on its next drive, got an interception of the first play of Morehead State’s next drive, and turned that turnover into another touchdown to take a 14-3 lead. The Eagles rallied by scoring on their next drive and forcing a quick punt on the following EKU drive, but a fumble stifled their momentum and resulted in another Colonels’ touchdown that helped the hosts take a 21-10 lead into halftime. Quarterback Bryce Patterson completed 8-of-14 passes for 106 yards to lead Morehead State’s 228-yard offensive performance.

Bucknell 34, Marist 18

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell used a 20-point second quarter to get past Marist, 34-18, at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. The Bison and Red Foxes traded first-quarter touchdowns, with Marist tying the game on Enzo Arjona’s 28-yard touchdown to Will Downes. Bucknell broke the game open in the second quarter with four touchdowns, including a punt return for a touchdown and an interception return for another score just 1:18 later, to turn the tide. Marist quarterback Sonny Mannino completed 15-of-24 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown, while Arjona was 15-of-21 passes for 124 yards and another score.

Gardner-Webb 42, Presbyterian 21

CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian scored two late second-quarter touchdowns and trailed 21-14 at the break but could not close the gap further as Gardner-Webb claimed a 42-21 win at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Gardner-Webb built a 21-0 lead with seven minutes remaining in the first half. The Blue Hose stormed back with two touchdowns in 2:11 of the second quarter as quarterback Collin Hurst (2 yards) and wide receiver Jalen Patrick (13 yards) each threw touchdowns. Neither team found the end zone in the third quarter, but Gardner-Webb scored the first two touchdowns of the fourth quarter to break the game open. Hurst completed 14-of-22 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns to pace the Blue Hose offense.
 
SoCon

Norfolk State victorious in matchup against VMI

Norfolk State got off to a slow start on Saturday afternoon, but ultimately turned it up to win against VMI by a final score of 32-10.

Jacquez Jones had 12 catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns to lead Norfolk State. Jones got help as well, particularly from Jalen Daniels and Tavian Morris. The Spartans found success in key moments as they collected 393 total offensive yards on the day.

VMI was led by quarterback Brady Hammonds. He completed 12-of-23 passes for 85 yards. Hunter Rice and Nathan Lhotsky also contributed to the offense for the Keydets in the losing effort.


Ah Yat leads Montana to victory, taking down Western Carolina

Western Carolina got off to a fast start, but were unable to hold off Montana as the Grizzlies were victorious 46-35.

De'Andre Tamarez, Branson Adams, and Cole Gonzales were all heavy contributors for Western Carolina on offense in the loss. Jordy Lowery led the Catamount defense with nine tackles and an interception.

Keali'i Ah Yat's dual-threat ability was on full display to lead Montana. He put up 145 yards through the air and 57 on the ground to keep Western Carolina's defense guessing. In the ground game, tailback Eli Gillman was the Grizzlies' main contributor, rushing for 175 yards. The team's offense was firing on all cylinders, accumulating 552 total yards.


Still no answer for Mercer as the Bears run their record to 4-0

Mercer overpowered The Citadel on Saturday evening to claim a 38-21 victory.

DJ. Smith threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another two, wreaking havoc on The Citadel's defense. In the ground game, tailback Dwayne McGee was the Bears' main contributor, rushing for 94 yards. The team's potent offense accumulated an impressive 433 total yards.

Johnathan Bennett threw for 336 yards for The Citadel. Bennett leaned on receiver Javonte Graves-Billips, who recorded 105 yards on four receptions.


William & Mary defeats Furman

William & Mary held their own at home on Saturday evening, outmatching Furman to secure a 34-24 victory.

Colton Hinton and Trey Hedden led the Furman offense in the loss. Evan DiMaggio's 12 tackles paced the Paladins' defense.

Darius Wilson led the way for William & Mary, showcasing his dual-threat ability. He threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another one. In the rushing attack, running back Bronson Yoder garnered most of the Tribe's success, accumulating 166 yards and one touchdown.


ETSU prevails in showdown with Elon

ETSU got off to a hot start on the ground on Saturday evening with two first quarter rushing touchdowns. The rest of the game was more of the same as they overwhelmed Elon 34-14.

Jaylen King led ETSU with an impressive performance. He dissected the Phoenix's defense over and over, accumulating 233 yards through the air and 93 on the ground. In the ground game, tailback Bryson Irby was the Buccaneers' main contributor, rushing for 96 yards. As a team, the Buccaneers' willingness to take risks on fourth down paid off. They converted each of their two attempts.

Chandler Brayboy, Matthew Downing, and Jamarien Dalton were all contributors for Elon in the loss. The Phoenix's run defense was a key issue against the Buccaneers. They gave up 6.6 yards per carry to ETSU rushers.



SWAC

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17, Central Arkansas 56

Jackson State 20, Grambling State 41

Florida A&M 12, Troy 34

Alabama A&M 16, Austin Peay 59

Mississippi Valley State 0, Nicholls 66

Bethune-Cookman 37, Clark Atlanta 38

Southern 31, Prairie View A&M 24

Texas Southern 17, Lamar University 20

Alcorn State 14, McNeese State 42

Southland

DateAwayHomeResultLocationLinks
Saturday 9/21/2024
HCU
HCU 7
UTSA
UTSA 45

Final
San Antonio, TexasBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State 0
Nicholls
Nicholls 66

Final
Thibodaux, LABox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Weber State
Weber State 39
Northwestern State
Northwestern State 0

Final
NatchitochesBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona 14
UIW
UIW 38

Final
San Antonio, TXBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Texas Southern
Texas Southern 17
Lamar
Lamar 20

Final
Beaumont, TexasBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
South Dakota State
South Dakota State 41
Southeastern
Southeastern 0

Final
Hammond, LABox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Sacramento State
Sacramento State 34
Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Commerce 0

Final
CommerceBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado 7
SFA
SFA 48

Final
Nacogdoches, TxBox Score
Saturday 9/21/2024
Alcorn State
Alcorn State 14
McNeese
McNeese 42

Final
Lake Charles, LABox Score


UAC

Highlights for Week 4 play around the UAC featured wins for two of the league's ranked squads including a conference opening decision in favor of #16 Tarleton State. Austin Peay secured the first career win for new head coach Jeff Faris while EKU collected their second straight win. Individually, Texan RB set UAC single game records with his 273 yards rushing and four rushing TDs

UAC RESULTS | SEPT. 21
*#16 Tarleton State 28, North Alabama 14 | Boxscore
EKU 42, Morehead State 13 | Boxscore
Austin Peay 59, Alabama A&M 16 | Boxscore
#8 Central Arkansas 56, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17 | Boxscore
#4 Idaho 27, #19 Abilene Christian 24 | Boxscore
#12 UC Davis 32, Utah Tech 14 | Boxscore
Idaho State 38, Southern Utah 28 | Boxscore
* = UAC Game
NOTE: Game stories linked to UAC winners


TOP PERFORMANCES
200+ Yard Passers

Maverick McIvor (Abilene Christian) | 288 yards - 26-of-46, 2 TDs
Will McElvain (Central Arkansas) | 235 yards - 18-of-21, 2 TDs

100+ Yard Rushers
Kayvon Britten (TSU) | 273 yards - 4 TDs (UAC single game records for Yds & TDs)
Targhee Lambson (SUU) | 172 yards - 1 TD
ShunDerrick Powell (UCA) | 148 yards - 2 TDs
La'Vell Wright (APSU) | 142 yards - 3 TDs
Landen Chambers (UCA) | 102 yards - 1 TD
Corey Richardson (APSU) | 102 yards - 1 TD

100+ Yard Receivers
Shane Carr (SUU) | 104 yards - 7 receptions, 1 TD

10+ Tackles
Will Shaffer (ACU) | 10 tackles
Donta Stuart (TSU) | 10 tackles
Brandon Tolvert (TSU) | 10 tackles
 
I like to take the week to figure things out, but the way lines have been coming out makes me shift things ahead. Without lines determining my interest level I assume I will be looking to play on these teams, or against their opponents or some combination of both. I really don't know if these lines would be close, those are guesses, I don't make lines or power ratings

Bucknell +10? at Lehigh
Syracuse -20? vs Holy Cross
Columbia -3.5? at Georgetown
Houston Christian +10? at Indiana State (I have to assume Ind St QB will be back this week though)
Penn -10? vs Colgate
Dartmouth -10? at Merrimack
Wofford +7? vs Mercer (potential ML)
Robert Morris +21? at EKU (potential ML)
Furman -4.5? vs Samford
Southern Utah +3? at Austin Peay (potential ML)
ETSU -7? at The Citadel
Yale -10? at Cornell
Campbell -14? vs Delaware State
Princeton -10? vs Howard
Northern Colorado -3? vs Cal Poly
Delaware -27? vs Sacred Heart
Northern Arizona +7? vs Sac State (potential ML)
FAMU -13? vs Alabama A&M
SC State -6? vs NC A&T
William & Mary -14? vs Hampton
Central Arkansas -17? vs Lamar
Tarleton State -5? vs SLU
Alcorn -10? at Mississippi Valley
Jackson -7? at Texas Southern
Montana -13? at Eastern Washington
Abilene Christian -13? at Utah Tech
Idaho -6? at UC Davis
 
This week looks like a tough slate as I only have a handful jotted down as of now. I am headed to the airport on business so pretty sure I will miss the random line releases at FD this week. Was weird to see a lot of the BM releases on Saturday morning come out at better numbers than the ones I got at FD but thankfully it didn’t make a difference although there were some close ones (had Harvard at 33.5 but saw 35.5 during the week). Will post the few I have jotted down before I head out.
 
Most of my rough projections are skewed higher towards the fav than the list above, but mine are more gut feel than anything…

Examples
Cuse 28.5-31.5
FAMU 17.5
Delaware 28.5
Campbell 17.5-21.5
Tarleton 5-6.5
Grambling 8.5-11.5
SEMO 31.5
Alcorn 14.5-17.5


If any of the above release at a variance of 5 or more vs what I posted above, I would lean towards playing at open
 
Harvard was a big move down on Saturday due to weather I assume. It came back up to 35 after bottoming at 31
 
There were a lot of moves that went so high or low that they mattered. If you got the close and Portland St you won or most lines on Boise covered. Close covered for Troy, earlier lines on FAMU won. Pretty sure I saw the HCU-UTSA total drop to 50, but I missed that grab and it went back up and stayed Under. Harvard was shot out of a cannon, but then slowed down and with all the movement on that line lots of outcomes. RM closed at 7 some places which gave that one push, or most earlier numbers RM covered. The UC Davis line sat at Fan Duel at 17.5 all week and then at some point Saturday I saw it at 24.5! That is where I would've thought it should've opened, if UC Davis knew how to score TDs, but PR was smart and knew they couldn't score even on Utah Tech, 17.5 was pretty damn accurate open.
 
There were a lot of moves that went so high or low that they mattered. If you got the close and Portland St you won or most lines on Boise covered. Close covered for Troy, earlier lines on FAMU won. Pretty sure I saw the HCU-UTSA total drop to 50, but I missed that grab and it went back up and stayed Under. Harvard was shot out of a cannon, but then slowed down and with all the movement on that line lots of outcomes. RM closed at 7 some places which gave that one push, or most earlier numbers RM covered. The UC Davis line sat at Fan Duel at 17.5 all week and then at some point Saturday I saw it at 24.5! That is where I would've thought it should've opened, if UC Davis knew how to score TDs, but PR was smart and knew they couldn't score even on Utah Tech, 17.5 was pretty damn accurate open.
Yeah UCD was a weird one as I stared at the 17.5 for a while but kept thinking they would screw me with that offense and win by 17. I never saw the Saturday jump but when I saw the final score I just smiled because like you said the open was pretty much dead on.
 
This is only the second year I have done FCS exclusively and it seems to be that the openers at the offshores last year were softer. Most of the ones I have seen the past few weeks at Fan Duel are a little tougher
 
This is only the second year I have done FCS exclusively and it seems to be that the openers at the offshores last year were softer. Most of the ones I have seen the past few weeks at Fan Duel are a little tougher
Definitely would agree with that
 
Some of these teams have the dumbest coaches

Explain why this guy didn't see the field against Harvard?

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This is only the second year I have done FCS exclusively and it seems to be that the openers at the offshores last year were softer. Most of the ones I have seen the past few weeks at Fan Duel are a little tougher

I miss the 5dimes games with totals of 31.5
 
Sagarin

"The overall RATING is a synthesis of the three different SCORE-BASED methods, PREDICTOR(PURE_POINTS), GOLDEN_MEAN,
and RECENT and thus should be a good predictor in its own right."

FAVORITE ----Rating---- Predict---- Golden---- Recent----- Strong Recent----- UNDERDOG---- ODDS -----PCT% -----TOTAL _

======================================================================================

@ Florida_Atlantic 28.90 27.53 30.34 31.62 29.47 Wagner 1460 94% 44.66 34.83 average= 39.745

Tennessee-Martin 0.65 0.85 1.89 0.62 -1.34 @ Kennesaw_State 107 52% 52.53 52.25 average= 52.39

@ Syracuse 26.01 26.06 26.91 27.34 24.86 Holy_Cross 1172 92% 50.32 53.43 average= 51.875

@ Delaware 20.64 20.41 19.23 24.07 31.72 Sacred_Heart 751 88% 47.29 47.72 average= 47.505

@ Missouri_State 9.43 11.26 7.46 9.55 15.62 Youngstown_State 268 73% 55.06 61.62 average= 58.34

@ Albany-NY 9.94 10.01 11.80 7.68 0.94 Maine 282 74% 65.47 51.58 average= 58.525

@ Austin_Peay 1.43 1.62 1.03 0.39 2.02 Southern_Utah 117 54% 57.71 56.11 average= 56.91

Alabama_State 5.86 5.78 5.56 8.70 11.62 @ Bethune-Cookman 188 65% 44.29 35.42 average= 39.855

Harvard 3.14 4.78 1.55 5.29 5.22 @ Brown 141 58% 49.26 34.83 average= 42.045

@ Campbell 15.41 15.14 16.28 15.65 14.76 Delaware_State 472 83% 37.03 37.17 average= 37.1

@ Central_Arkansas 23.60 24.56 23.18 25.02 29.54 Lamar 965 91% 47.41 44.81 average= 46.11

@ Chattanooga 13.83 13.73 14.28 13.98 14.52 Portland_State 408 80% 65.57 39.02 average= 52.295

East_Tennessee_State 8.44 9.29 6.84 11.98 16.49 @ The_Citadel 243 71% 70.52 53.81 average= 62.165

Yale 14.98 12.49 20.76 15.53 28.04 @ Cornell 453 82% 78.38 78.38 average= 78.38

@ Drake 5.78 5.32 7.33 4.09 -2.36 San_Diego 186 65% 56.64 58.34 average= 57.49

@ Eastern_Illinois 4.10 1.60 7.20 2.71 -2.56 Lindenwood 156 61% 52.08 34.83 average= 43.455

@ Eastern_Kentucky 10.55 9.92 12.71 9.01 4.06 Robert_Morris 299 75% 37.38 43.53 average= 40.455

Montana 12.71 13.98 11.14 16.61 22.06 @ Eastern_Washington 367 79% 69.96 74.09 average= 72.025

Richmond 0.95 1.20 0.84 2.42 4.80 @ Elon 111 53% 46.28 41.80 average= 44.04

@ Florida_A&M 13.26 13.53 11.67 15.53 28.71 Alabama_A&M 387 79% 65.70 53.47 average= 59.585

@ Furman 7.83 6.89 7.97 8.36 9.35 Samford 229 70% 67.30 45.75 average= 56.525

@ Gardner-Webb 8.45 9.26 9.01 6.85 8.46 Tennessee_Tech 244 71% 37.26 42.89 average= 40.075

Columbia 2.39 1.38 5.73 1.18 13.63 @ Georgetown 130 56% 43.74 48.06 average= 45.9

Montana_State 10.73 10.60 13.18 11.27 8.96 @ Idaho_State 304 75% 56.93 77.04 average= 66.985

North_Dakota_State 7.48 8.17 6.48 10.49 12.75 @ Illinois_State 221 69% 57.58 63.55 average= 60.565

@ Indiana_State 10.42 8.99 10.42 12.14 14.22 Houston_Christian 295 75% 48.00 38.78 average= 43.39

@ Lehigh 11.34 12.14 10.46 11.56 14.14 Bucknell 323 76% 60.34 53.90 average= 57.12

Dayton 3.51 2.66 1.47 9.03 21.37 @ Marist 146 59% 52.78 34.83 average= 43.805

Dartmouth 9.60 9.42 10.39 11.82 24.86 @ Merrimack 273 73% 69.53 56.41 average= 62.97

Alcorn_State 7.56 7.48 8.35 9.26 6.37 @ Miss._Valley_State 223 69% 54.78 34.83 average= 44.805

@ Monmouth-NJ 15.13 15.86 11.63 19.36 30.22 Fordham 460 82% 58.82 76.63 average= 67.725

@ Morehead_State 3.51 4.08 4.66 0.39 -1.53 Valparaiso 146 59% 62.13 44.18 average= 53.155

N @ NC_Central 9.76 9.30 9.10 12.45 13.35 Norfolk_State 277 73% 56.00 51.22 average= 62.11

@ North_Dakota 20.51 20.62 21.18 21.19 21.62 Murray_State 742 88% 55.75 51.24 average= 53.495

Sacramento_State 6.00 7.77 5.76 6.71 8.58 @ Northern_Arizona 190 66% 39.97 48.50 average= 44.235

Cal_Poly-SLO 0.11 0.58 0.42 0.74 -2.06 @ Northern_Colorado 101 50% 41.44 34.83 average= 38.135

@ Pennsylvania 9.97 11.15 8.02 10.67 11.10 Colgate 283 74% 45.97 41.50 average= 43.735

N Grambling_State 6.54 7.02 3.73 10.04 20.61 @ Prairie_View_A&M 201 67% 52.26 55.19 average= 61.095

@ Presbyterian_College 1.07 0.41 5.51 -3.85 -1.98 Davidson 112 53% 78.38 75.11 average= 76.745

@ Princeton 7.55 8.84 3.43 9.90 3.14 Howard 223 69% 36.14 51.63 average= 43.885

@ SC_State 6.36 6.97 3.58 8.39 20.23 NC_A&T 197 66% 43.08 50.28 average= 46.68

@ South_Dakota 11.88 12.34 9.00 14.96 22.17 Southern_Illinois 340 77% 54.26 48.06 average= 51.16

@ SE_Missouri_State 27.77 28.31 24.08 34.54 48.31 Northwestern_State 1342 93% 68.33 78.38 average= 73.355

@ Stony_Brook 2.87 2.18 3.12 2.27 2.30 Morgan_State 137 58% 39.21 34.83 average= 37.02

@ Tarleton_State 14.80 14.99 14.54 15.63 21.17 SE_Louisiana 446 82% 37.95 42.44 average= 40.195

@ Tennessee_State 5.27 4.56 5.38 5.17 6.17 Charleston_Southern 176 64% 34.83 43.34 average= 39.085

Jackson_State 2.84 3.52 3.98 2.85 0.01 @ Texas_Southern 136 58% 55.62 43.19 average= 49.405

Idaho 2.11 3.15 -0.02 5.20 10.12 @ UC_Davis 126 56% 34.83 38.46 average= 36.645

Abilene_Christian 8.19 9.14 6.57 11.66 19.00 @ Utah_Tech 237 70% 75.92 66.43 average= 71.175

@ Villanova 24.61 24.17 25.60 26.23 26.64 LIU_Post 1047 91% 34.83 34.83 average= 34.83

@ Weber_State 11.63 11.19 12.82 11.07 9.58 McNeese_State 332 77% 42.92 37.23 average= 40.075

North_Alabama 3.37 3.03 4.68 4.39 -1.07 @ West_Georgia 144 59% 48.13 49.13 average= 48.63

@ William_&_Mary 11.78 10.39 11.71 13.71 12.56 Hampton 336 77% 53.99 48.70 average= 51.345

Mercer 5.80 5.85 5.94 8.04 8.97 @ Wofford 186 65% 34.88 35.54 average= 35.21
 
Reddit FCS forum lines


MASSEY

DateTeamStandingScrPredPwinMarginTotal
Sat 09.28
12:00.PM.ET
Holy Cross
@ Syracuse
# 44 (1-3)
(2-1)
0
0
13
35
8 %
92 %
-22.554.5
Sat 09.28
1:00.PM.ET
Frostburg St
@ Mercyhurst
(3-0)
# 127 (1-3)
0
0
31
24
67 %
33 %
-7.559.5
Sat 09.28
2:00.PM.ET
Robert Morris
@ E Kentucky
# 110 (2-2)
# 36 (2-2)
0
0
14
36
7 %
93 %
-21.551.5
Sat 09.28
6:00.PM.ET
Wagner
@ FL Atlantic
# 118 (2-2)
(1-3)
0
0
3
41
0 %
100 %
-38.548.5
Sat 09.28
6:00.PM.ET
TN Martin
@ Kennesaw
# 37 (1-3)
(0-3)
0
0
28
25
59 %
41 %
-3.555.5
Sat 09.28Alabama St
@ Bethune-Cookman
# 99 (1-2)
# 122 (0-4)
0
0
24
17
68 %
32 %
-6.544.5
Sat 09.28CS Sacramento
@ Northern Arizona
# 8 (2-2)
# 31 (2-2)
0
0
31
24
65 %
35 %
-6.558.5
Sat 09.28VA-Lynchburg
@ Butler
(0-4)
# 78 (3-0)
0
0
3
45
0 %
100 %
-42.552.5
Sat 09.28Delaware St
@ Campbell
# 117 (1-3)
# 62 (1-3)
0
0
13
37
5 %
95 %
-24.550.5
Sat 09.28Maine
@ SUNY Albany
# 56 (2-2)
# 26 (1-2)
0
0
20
34
19 %
81 %
-13.554.5
Sat 09.28Lamar
@ Cent Arkansas
# 57 (3-1)
# 13 (3-1)
0
0
14
38
7 %
93 %
-23.551.5
Sat 09.28Charleston So
@ Tennessee St
# 73 (1-2)
# 90 (2-2)
0
0
26
24
52 %
48 %
-1.548.5
Sat 09.28Alcorn St
@ MS Valley St
# 108 (1-3)
# 129 (0-4)
0
0
31
17
83 %
17 %
-13.549.5
Sat 09.28Abilene Chr
@ Utah Tech
# 30 (2-2)
# 94 (0-4)
0
0
35
22
77 %
23 %
-12.559.5
Sat 09.28Dartmouth
@ Merrimack
# 24 (1-0)
# 84 (1-3)
0
0
31
14
88 %
12 %
-16.548.5
Sat 09.28San Diego
@ Drake
# 79 (2-1)
# 88 (1-1)
0
0
24
21
56 %
44 %
-2.549.5
Sat 09.28ETSU
@ Citadel
# 32 (2-2)
# 81 (2-2)
0
0
28
21
71 %
29 %
-7.553.5
Sat 09.28Montana
@ E Washington
# 5 (3-1)
# 61 (1-3)
0
0
36
23
77 %
23 %
-13.560.5
Sat 09.28Alabama A&M
@ Florida A&M
# 113 (2-2)
# 60 (2-2)
0
0
17
35
13 %
87 %
-17.553.5
Sat 09.28Tennessee Tech
@ Gardner Webb
# 66 (1-2)
# 63 (1-3)
0
0
21
28
30 %
70 %
-7.550.5
DateTeamStandingScrPredPwinMarginTotal
Sat 09.28Hampton
@ William & Mary
# 69 (3-1)
# 17 (3-1)
0
0
14
35
10 %
90 %
-20.553.5
Sat 09.28Harvard
@ Brown
# 25 (1-0)
# 55 (1-0)
0
0
28
20
73 %
27 %
-7.551.5
Sat 09.28Houston Chr
@ Indiana St
# 96 (1-3)
# 77 (1-2)
0
0
21
28
30 %
70 %
-7.551.5
Sat 09.28Idaho
@ UC Davis
# 3 (3-1)
# 16 (3-1)
0
0
28
22
65 %
35 %
-5.551.5
Sat 09.28Montana St
@ Idaho St
# 4 (4-0)
# 45 (2-2)
0
0
38
24
79 %
21 %
-14.561.5
Sat 09.28N Dakota St
@ Illinois St
# 2 (3-1)
# 22 (3-1)
0
0
35
21
82 %
18 %
-14.555.5
Sat 09.28Jackson St
@ TX Southern
# 83 (2-2)
# 106 (1-2)
0
0
28
21
71 %
29 %
-7.553.5
Sat 09.28Lindenwood
@ E Illinois
# 82 (1-3)
# 64 (1-3)
0
0
21
27
35 %
65 %
-5.549.5
Sat 09.28Southern Utah
@ Austin Peay
# 42 (1-3)
# 39 (1-3)
0
0
27
31
39 %
61 %
-4.558.5
Sat 09.28McKendree
@ W Illinois
(2-1)
# 112 (0-3)
0
0
24
38
21 %
79 %
-14.561.5
Sat 09.28Mercer
@ Wofford
# 14 (4-0)
# 27 (2-1)
0
0
27
20
71 %
29 %
-6.545.5
Sat 09.28Youngstown St
@ Missouri St
# 48 (1-3)
# 19 (2-2)
0
0
28
33
38 %
62 %
-5.560.5
Sat 09.28Fordham
@ Monmouth NJ
# 102 (0-4)
# 34 (2-2)
0
0
25
38
24 %
76 %
-13.565.5
Sat 09.28Morgan St
@ Stony Brook
# 70 (2-2)
# 51 (3-1)
0
0
20
24
35 %
65 %
-4.545.5
Sat 09.28NC A&T
@ S Carolina St
# 97 (1-3)
# 75 (1-2)
0
0
21
27
35 %
65 %
-6.552.5
Sat 09.28Cal Poly
@ N Colorado
# 100 (1-2)
# 89 (0-4)
0
0
23
27
39 %
61 %
-3.550.5
Sat 09.28Northwestern LA
@ SE Missouri St
# 121 (0-4)
# 15 (3-1)
0
0
14
45
6 %
94 %
-30.562.5
Sat 09.28Portland St
@ Chattanooga
# 68 (0-3)
# 43 (0-3)
0
0
24
34
27 %
73 %
-9.558.5
Sat 09.28Prairie View
Grambling
State Fair Classic @ Dallas TX
# 116 (1-3)
# 76 (3-1)
0
0
24
29
37 %
63 %
-5.555.5
Sat 09.28Richmond
@ Elon
# 33 (2-2)
# 47 (1-3)
0
0
23
24
48 %
52 %
-1.549.5
DateTeamStandingScrPredPwinMarginTotal
Sat 09.28Sacred Heart
@ Delaware
# 111 (2-2)
# 10 (3-0)
0
0
7
37
1 %
99 %
-30.548.5
Sat 09.28Samford
@ Furman
# 59 (1-2)
# 50 (1-3)
0
0
24
30
36 %
64 %
-5.554.5
Sat 09.28S Illinois
@ South Dakota
# 9 (2-2)
# 11 (2-1)
0
0
21
24
44 %
56 %
-2.548.5
Sat 09.28SE Louisiana
@ Tarleton St
# 49 (1-3)
# 29 (3-1)
0
0
24
30
35 %
65 %
-5.553.5
Sat 09.28Valparaiso
@ Morehead St
# 119 (2-2)
# 123 (2-2)
0
0
27
24
54 %
46 %
-2.552.5
Sat 09.28LIU Post
@ Villanova
# 104 (0-4)
# 6 (3-1)
0
0
7
38
1 %
99 %
-30.546.5
Sat 09.28North Alabama
@ West Georgia
# 87 (0-5)
# 80 (1-2)
0
0
28
26
52 %
48 %
-1.555.5
Sat 09.28Murray St
@ North Dakota
# 86 (1-2)
# 7 (3-1)
0
0
14
35
9 %
91 %
-21.554.5
Sat 09.28Davidson
@ Presbyterian
# 115 (2-1)
# 125 (2-2)
0
0
35
28
69 %
31 %
-7.562.5
Sat 09.28Dayton
@ Marist
# 105 (2-1)
# 128 (0-3)
0
0
28
20
75 %
25 %
-8.548.5
Sat 09.28Howard
@ Princeton
# 98 (2-2)
# 67 (0-1)
0
0
14
34
10 %
90 %
-19.548.5
Sat 09.28Columbia
@ Georgetown
# 38 (1-0)
# 101 (2-2)
0
0
28
20
75 %
25 %
-8.548.5
Sat 09.28Yale
@ Cornell
# 12 (1-0)
# 92 (0-1)
0
0
34
17
84 %
16 %
-16.554.5
Sat 09.28Bucknell
@ Lehigh
# 93 (2-2)
# 53 (3-1)
0
0
24
31
29 %
71 %
-7.555.5
Sat 09.28McNeese St
@ Weber St
# 58 (3-2)
# 21 (2-2)
0
0
14
35
7 %
93 %
-21.549.5
Sat 09.28Colgate
@ Penn
# 71 (1-3)
# 52 (0-1)
0
0
21
31
22 %
78 %
-10.549.5
Sat 09.28Norfolk St
NC Central
Circle City Classic @ Indianapolis IN
# 95 (2-3)
# 65 (2-2)
0
0
24
34
26 %
74 %
-10.559.5
 
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Looking to add another place to bet at for FCS
Who do you like better MyBookie or Heritage?
 
Crazy FCS stat over the weekend:
6 times NAU made it to UIW territory and didn’t score a point. 4 times in the red zone. 3 fumbles and 3 turnover on downs.
 
Looking to add another place to bet at for FCS
Who do you like better MyBookie or Heritage?
I don't like navigating the MyBookie site very much because they list all the Saturday college football games together in one big list, so you have to scroll the entire list to find the game(s) you are looking for. Most sites have the 'extra' and 'FCS' categories. Mybookie is all lunped together. One advantage is they offer some live when others may not, but not all games are offered live.

I don't think I have seen many FCS-FCS live on Heritage, but I do like their site. And they offer some 1H FCS lines.

Heritage does not a have a roll-over counter on the site, you have to message them to check your progress which could be shady, but I just ask for mine once a week so no funny business hopefully. MyBookie does have a rollover counter.

Between those two I like Heritage better. carolinablue has used both, he can give feedback too.

I actually like Bovada as well as a secondary book. When Bovada has a live FCS game, I like playing those on their site live vs all the offshores. You have to be really really quick on the live MyBookie games, they do the 'market no longer available' often when trying to get something. And when I want to buy points, I prefer to do that at Bovada. But I would not want Bovada for a primary serious FCS outlet as they release lines very late along with BOL for instance. I'd pick Heritage first. I would rank the offshores I use for FCS in order as Heritage, Bovada, MyBookie, Bookmaker, Bet OnLine. Of couse, not sure if you are in a legal state, Fan Duel this year is a must have for opening lines.
 
Looking to add another place to bet at for FCS
Who do you like better MyBookie or Heritage?
I have used both and neither is a great fit for me for different reasons. Heritage limited me on the under the radar stuff, so I dropped em because the whole reason I used them LY was to pounce on the random lines they would float out and then take down. Once they did that, I was done with em.

I currently have MB now as after talking to customer service, they agreed to remove the limits they had previously imposed after last season, but they still have removed my ability to get bonuses. I don’t care as much about the bonuses since they usually carry a 5x rollover but still kinda sucked that they have that restriction on my account. With that said, my goal with MB was to take advantage of lines off by a half or a point here and there as they tend to lag behind the big boys so if you time it right you can get some line value with em. I also was hoping to play some of the D2 stuff but they haven’t been consistent with posting lines. They also are slow with posting fcs so I haven’t really used them much if at all the last few weeks.

If I had to choose and was betting $100 or less I would probably do heritage, but more than that I would do MB because you could end up getting limited to <$100 at heritage and have no way to hit your rollover as a result.

Before those two, I would do FD 1st and BM 2nd. Hope that helps!
 
I'm going to go to Draftkings in Emmetsburg this Saturday. I like that Draftkings is the first to post them Saturday mornings. I went there quit a few times last year for CBB and never had a bet reoffered. Made quite a few 1100 bets that needed trader review but were always approved.

I would go to Fanduel as they are much closer but they are only on the app and my max bets are $150 on sides and $75 on totals for the FCS games. FanDuel doesn't even offer these games on the kiosks or at the window.

The only thing that sucks about it is that I'll have to sit in the sportsbook all day on Saturday. They always put the Iowa game on the main TV and the locals scream and yell at the TV's like they're playing in the games. The worst place in the world to watch a game is at the casino.
 
Brown and Harvard should be a good game. Brown has covered the last 2 after routinely getting blown out 2021-prior. Last year that game was super close and Brown only lost by 3 as 14.5 pt dog at Harvard. Brown O is good to go again this year. Harvard's D in Ivy play is usually the better unit depending on matchup, but this Harvard O I think will more lead them this year compared to year's past. So Over is a good look as well. Last week Brown and Georgetown scored 34 in the 1H, then Brown's O surprisingly got sluggish after halftime and GT had some of their typical issues (that makes for 2 straight games they were shutout 2H). But point being, 34 1H pts is pretty good and if Brown can keep it going as they normally would, pretty sure Harvard will score too. Crimson had 28 in the rain at halftime last week and they too just kinda meh 2H. I had the 2021 game pushing on a 66 total, 2022 they scored 63 which was Over 60.5 and last year they scored 65 which was Over 54.5. Some of the PR odds I have posted in this thread imply a total in the 40s or low 50s. I'd be surprised if it is that low.

But I would look for Over in that game. And Brown, this is their best chance to beat them as they've ever had in at least the last 10 years. Harvard has won 12 in a row. But if you look at where Brown is at offensively...and they were really improved on D last year, but they lost probably half of their best D players. Harvard has a new head coach for the first time in like 30 years. Harvard has had outstanding DL play and players since I started watching them a few years back. This year there are holes there this year so Brown's OL may have just a little better time of it. And the Brown OL returns 3 full time starters and another part time starter from last year. They've cut their sacks from 2.4 to 1.6 per game '22 to '23.

The Harvard O is going to be hard to deal with. Brown is very capable on that side of the ball too. Thinking Over a reasonable number and maybe some Brown + pts. Huge game for Brown to try and win this, they must feel that this is their best shot too. I assume they will be getting over 7.
 
First game Marist has against one of their own Pioneer type teams. Been a rough start for them this year. Back at home this week vs Dayton. I will say defensively in their home opener vs Georgetown, think they played pretty well. Just zero offense and eventually lost that one ATS in the final minutes. Lafayette took advantage of them in a big way. And again, no O. Marist had just a total of 274 yards in their first 2 games. Played a weaker Patriot team last week at Bucknell and definite signs of life...435 total yards (5.8). That's almost double what they had first 2 games! But the points didn't come. Only 18 (1 TD 3 RZ trips). But they finally looked to figure something out there. Were also good on 3rd down (43% after converting 0-for-12 the week prior)!

Bucknell put up 34 on them, however one TD was a punt ret and another TD was a pick-six, so their D only allowed 20. And back to their first game, it took Georgetown all 58 minutes for them to hit 31.

So they could be a live home dog here vs Dayton. Dayton beat St Francis, but wasn't really an impressive game. Dayton was much better than expected vs Indiana State...yards-wise (326 4.4) only managed 13 pts with the final TD coming with just :13 left. They beat up on Ave Maria last week. Dayton as a road favorite? They were a road fav once last year, -4 at Morehead and Morehead beat them 31-7!

Dayton was -1 hosting Marist second to last game of the season 2023 and it went 35-6 for the Flyers. But only a +68 total yard edge for Dayton there. Probably depends where this line comes in to determine if I do anything here. PR has it 3.5, 8.5 and 12.5! So who knows? Marist did pull home upset victories last year over Stetson and San Diego as 3 pt dogs and covered +7.5 home vs Pioneer Champ Drake also. This is a new staff in their league home opener. Could be close. Last Marist win and cover vs them was 2021 (20-17 +8)
 
Man...Lehigh, I have bet on them every week this year and you kind of get attached to a team that wins like that. But assuming this line could be in the DDs, I either have to take a break on them or look towards Bucknell.

I do like a team like Lehigh that is tasting some success, 3-1 SU, off their first win vs Ivy League in a long time. They were DD fav hosting Wagner week 2, but the weather gave a big assist there and benefitted from a blk'd punt, back-to-back INTs...they had 21 1Q pts in that one off just 59y of O. 5 of their TD drives started in Wagner territory enroute to theie 49-13 win. How about the Lehigh O? We don't have to count Army, but even if we do, their first 3 games of the year, they were held below 300y at Army, vs Wagner and at LIU - avg just 277 ypg in those (5.13). Long Island outgained them by 45 and Mountainhawks only outgained Wagner by 25. Last week 346 (5.4) on Princeton who is always good on D even though they are down some players this year. +134 total yards. Good game. Like the home game vs Wagner, turnovers helped as they were +2. Their D generated 6 sacks and 8 TFLs after only have 2 sacks total in their prior two FCS games. I mean I think Lehigh no doubt is pretty good Patriot team this year, but are they last week good or just vs Long Island good?

Bucknell still has O and it might even be better this year with Rucker in year 2. 458 yards on Marist (6.9), 451y (6.4) at VMI....those are two bad teams. Merrimack did limit them to just 260 (4.1).

Not sure if it is time for me to sell Lehigh or not.

Bucknell entered last year off the Cornell upset and was a 3 pt home fav vs Lehigh who was 1-6 at the time. Lehigh beat them 27-18. Not sure what to do here if anything...spread will likely make the call. If it is 11 or more, close to 2 TDs for some reason (reddit line is 13.5) then that will have me on Bucknell I think. I said before that if the game is somewhat close to the number, Bucknell has shown the ability to score late in games. They backdoored Navy with :30 left and scored with 1min left at Merrimack although it didn't matter for the spread.
 
I did blind bet Syracuse this morning vs Holy Cross. I have not seen any Syracuse football nor looked at their stats this year so that may not be the smartest on my part. I do remember Cuse having very good success vs FCS teams in years past and I am just assuming Syracuse O is going to be able to do whatever they want on Holy Cross and be a big score game for them. Offensively, HC isn't bad, very inconsistent or efficient, but not bad overall. This is not Sluka led HC O however. They only scored 17 at URI and 20 home vs UNH the first 2 weeks. They did do better vs Bryant, but that is Bryant. I think they have had some pretty taxing games to open the season. Say that battle tests them? I don't know. Yale scores go-ahead TD with :12 left last week. They have the ball in the final minute vs UNH and throw a game sealing INT and then lost vs URI with :19 to go. I don't know if that plays any kind of factor or not, but losing 3 close games like that I don't think helps them here. If anything at 1-3 with their new head coach after normally being good the last several years probably doesn't help them being so close and losing those games that matter. So far this year Patriot League teams have not matched up well vs FBS...Lafayette at Buffalo, Fordham at Bowling Green, Colgate at Akron...well that one was kind of weird. And still, none of those teams are as good as Syracuse and Cuse has the history of pounding these type teams.
 
Columbia at Georgetown. Ah yes. The Lou Little Cup (Lou Little is in the College Football Hall of Fame and coached at both schools).

What I saw out of Columbia last week was exciting! Columbia only averaged 15.6 ppg and 266 ypg last year! They have a new HC from successful Dlll ranks and previously was at Columbia and a new OC from Yale, and Yale always has good offenses - they lose their offenses coaches all the time.

But man, Lafayette is not the same team this year as last year, but they are still a likely favorite to win the Patriot league and have most all the key pieces from last year's team. So it isn't like Columbia did that vs a Pioneer team or something.

New QBs, one left the game with a minor injury and other new QB stepped right in. Each one threw 2 TDs. 447 total yards, 204 rushing (5.5) and 78% completions with 243y passing. Last year Lafayette beat them 24-3 outgaining them by 243 yards. This year Columbia led 31-12 (won 31-20) and held a +53 yardage edge. Their D is usually tough, only Yale and Harvard scored 30+ on them last year, everyone else was held to 24 or less.

Now, having said that, I'm not laying a lot of points here. This line better be like 3, something like Brown was favored by at Georgetown last week.

Last year in heavy rain as I recall, Columbia beat the Hoyas 30-0! The only game Columbia played worth a damn all year and one I am sure that Georgetown has not forgotten. So I do put weight onto those type things and it makes me nervous from a Columbia perspective.

But what do we have with Georgetown? A team that is kind of a mess. They did look great and had some good fortune vs Davidson winning handily 46-24 week 1 (only +24 yards though). They won at Marist 31-10 as 17.5 pt fav...'only' a +109 ttl yard edge there in highsight may've been a sign of some worrisome things to come just because it's Marist. Then the SHU game which we all know. End of the day SHU outgained them by 121y and won by 26! Shut them out in the 2H. Brown shut them out in the 2H last week as well. GT did finish this game +30 yardage despite losing 14-26. Brown downed 4 punts inside the 20 so Georgetown had some longer drives that just didn't amount to anything and they were stopped on 4th down 3x in Brown territory. So they had some chances there and failed. Probably played a little better than the score reflects - which isn't a great feeling trying to think of a play on Columbia.

Columbia has won the last two in the series by a combined 72-6! Won the last 3 overall in the series as the last Georgetown win was 2019. I see that Columbia is always a pretty decent fav even on the road. -12.5 in 2022 and -18.5 2018 are the last 2 away games for Columbia in the series.

I'm optimistic on Columbia's season, but some bettor's intution is telling me to be careful so I will need a low spread to be playing Columbia (Sagarin has -2.39, some others are 8.5 and 12)
 
The appeal with Houston Christian isn't strong. Two bad teams. Actually Indiana State played ok vs Eastern Illinois. EIU did lead 27-13 before Ind St added a late score. Total yards were 354-334 for EIU (5.7-4.8). Owens their QB sat out the Dayton game and I have never seen a team win a game with such a poor offensive performance. So I do think that partially had me wanting to fade them, at the same time with Owens back this week, it is going to be a different situation. We know Indiana State was bad last year, the only teams they outgained were Murray (lost) and Western Ill (won). With Owens at QB, they have some potential on O this year where they had very little last year. And the front 7 on D isn't bad, their secondary is their weakest position on paper. Purdue lit them up, but that's not really fair. EIU's Holley hasn't been that good this year and Dayton doesn't have a good passing attack. So this should be Ind St's passing D test.

Not like HCU is all that strong at QB either though. They play 3 and none are ideal. They do have some good receivers that can make some plays if the QBs aren't accurate so that helps.

HCU didn't play that bad at UTSA last week. UTSA might be down, if so, still they moved the ball on O in the 1H. Converted some 3rd downs...they actually drove into UTSA territory a few times. Ultimately those drives ended in fumble, made a FG, but penalty took it off and then the second try was blk'd and they were SOD inside the 30 and they scored a TD. UTSA only led 17-7 with under 4min to go in the 1H. HCU has played SMU and Tarleton and UTSA, teams you would assume HCU should and did struggle with (their other game was vs NAIA). A lot of people like Jason Bachtel as an offensive coach (he's HCU head coach). Not sure what anyone likes about Curt Mallory.

I don't really know what to expect out of HCU on D. Good quarter-and-half vs UTSA last week seems pretty good, but they ulimately gave up 45 in that one.

Guess I really don't have much of a feeling on HCU and it's a farily weak opinion.

Fordham at Monmouth is going to be tough. Fordham is in free-fall, but Monmouth is off the FIU win, their first ever win vs FBS and it was quite the rollercoaster to have to follow up. Everyone has scored 40+ on Monmouth except for Maine. Fordham hasn't done much scoring at all themselves. Capaldi started last week as Montes was hurt, but he's been bad this year anyway. Their OL has allowed 25 sacks and 36 TFLs so far this year. The D gets run on and passed on. Could only play Monmouth I just fear their D may not be able to maintain much margin even though they did do it vs Maine. Maine is weak as is Fordham. This week presents lots of distractions off the FIU win. I don't know.

Valpo at Morehead, any takers? Roosevelt led Valpo 10-0 last week, but they scored 20 unanswered, had to win it in OT 31-23. Only beat Indiana Wesleyan 20-17. That makes for two one score games vs Dll the last two weeks! Think Appel is still out for Valpo so it is mostly Tyler. He only had 5y net rushing last week (115 vs Ind Wes and 120 vs YSU). Valpo won here in 2022, but Morehead has won 5 of the last 6 vs them. This game can't be of any interest.

Penn has some good weapons on O. Really like Sayin at QB (17-28-228-2-2 last week), Hosley at RB (176y last week) and Richardson at WR (5r-98-TD last week). Those are 3 of the very best players at their position in the Ivy. And I was impressed with their play at Delaware last week. Penn led 9-0, 16-6 HT. Delaware came back to take the lead 2H, but Penn retook it. Delaware went up 29-22 and Penn got deep into Hen territory but threw INT with about a minute to go. Total yards were 393-375 (6.2-5.5) in favor of the Quakers though. Out of all the Ivy openers last week, Penn no doubt had the toughest challenge. Colgate beat Cornell with the Raider offense having a rare field day. They scored 37 pts combined in their first 3 games, they put up 41 on Cornell. 27 1H pts vs Cornell when they scored a total of 27 1H pts in 3 games prior! They avg 270 ypg on O their first 3, they put up 416 (5.5) on Cornell. The Colgate D had done a good job vs Maine and Villanova weeks 1 & 2. Akron put up 416y on them, ok. But then Cornell put up 402 (6.6). I am going to assume that the Colgate O from weeks 1-3 is more accurate of who they are than last week and the Penn O has the weapons to move it on their D. Cornell is never good on D anyway. Probably going to be a bigger number to lay here. Last season Penn did have some preseason hype and they were -10 at Colgate (won 20-6). Penn has won 5 straight in the series by an average of 19.6 ppg with the closest game being 11 pts in 2022. Penn only got into the 30s vs them twice in that span. It is typically a 27-7 type game on average. This line should be 10/11 based on PRs in this thread, which seems pretty doable. But I think it is going to be higher than that. Probably north of 2 TDs.

Dartmouth had a nice game last week, it was however only vs Fordham. Merrimack might actually be more of a challenge given the way Fordham has been playing. I don't think I am going to like the price on Dartmouth (-17 or more on the road?), but this could be an Under game if it is lined in the 50s. Merrimack didn't score an offensive TD vs Maine last week. A TD on D via fumble recovery, a safety and 2 FGs. Two games ago Merrimack scored a fumble recovery TD on Bucknell also so their O produced 24 pts on a weak D in Bucknell. Doubt they can do that on Dartmouth. They play a couple QBs sometimes, seem unsettled there. New HC is a former DC, only two FCS games so far this year, I just have them pegged as a generally low scoring, limited offensively type team. Dartmouth did score 45 last week, a blk'd FG return for TD contributed. That was the first time Dartmouth has got into the 40s since 2021! They typically are somewhere in the 20s, on their best day they get into the 30s (3x 2023 and 3x 2022). I think Fordham might've had some give up going on there. But Dartmouth always solid on D. They have lost quite a few key defensively players for this season. Those losses may show up somewhere else on the schedule (like vs Penn next week), but I wouldn't expect Merrimack to pose much of a threat. So maybe Dartmouth is in range of upper 20s to upper 30s this week based on norms. And I would definitely expect Merrimack to be under 20.

Mercer and Wofford is a very interesting game. Wofford is 3-0 ATS with two outright upset wins and was close to another vs William & Mary at the end of the game. Beating Gardner Webb not a big deal really, GW isn't good, or at least weren't week 1. Richmond was -4 TOs and Wofford won that by 7. Yards even. Maybe that one was a fluke. William and Mary line closed at 10 and that was a 7 pt game. W&M probably should've won by more as they blew a few scoring opportunities. So kind of have to read into the results on Wofford, but for sure this is not the 2023 or any prior Wofford team. They have a capable QB and receivers. Not a strong running game so it is pretty much all on Odom at QB to make it happen. I said before this was a potential ML game for Wofford and I am starting to back off that now. I just don't know how good the Mercer O is yet. They did have their best offensive game of the year vs a normal team (not a Pioneer league team) - 38 pts and 433y (6.9) on The Citadel is good. Citadel is better this year. Each team had a pick-six in that one, so the 38-21 score is a little higher than maybe it would've been otherwise. Mercer O struggled at Chattanooga, who is pretty good D. Mercer O has also been poor on 3rd down in all but the Presbyterian game (25% at Bethune, 37.5% at UTC and just 27% vs The Citadel). I guess this game is going to tell me a lot because Wofford has been playing well, has confidence and results. Mercer D has been lights out. Can't run on them, nobody has run on them. Chattanooga just 19y on 20 att, and there were some sacks (4) and TFLs (6) but not enough to really skew those numbers. The Citadel ran for 2.2 on them. And Bethune and Presbyterian of course didn't run on them. I expect Mercer D to control the action again this week. I give Wofford QB a chance to make some plays. I guess for me it comes down to what I expect the Mercer O to do. Mercer's leading rusher, McGee, he's been #1 in every game and in 3 games he has been held under 3.8 ypc, including vs Bethune. Hmm. He did get 5.5 on The Citadel. QB Smith is key in the running game. Hard to play an Under as it will be mid-40s at most, but could definitely still be an Under. Wofford has gone Under twice (41 and 45 combined pts on totals of 49.5 and 47) and one Over (W&M 49 combined pts on a 45.5 pt total). Mercer had just played two very low scoring games 33 combined pts on a 48 pt total and 13 pts on a 47 pt total. Then they go Over 46 last week as combined score was 59, but there were those 2 pick-sixes of short/medium return distance. I think that Wofford's improvement this year has to be respected, but so does the Mercer D. Suppose I like Wofford +7-10 pts I assume and Under if it is a decent number. Not going to risk ML against Mercer though.

Those are the 1:00 games. Maybe get through some more afternoon games tomorrow.
 
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Richmond and Elon are two teams I have a hard time grasping. Elon dominates NCCU, blows a DD lead vs WCU with multiple mistakes and then looked vastly inferior to an upstart ETSU team. So what are they? They remind of last year’s Elon team, good enough to surprise and pull upsets yet bad enough to lose games they shouldn’t. Richmond was playing well and off a bye last year when these two played. Elon was off the upset victory over Delaware. Richmond won 38-24 at home as a 3 pt fav. Richmond this year has won 2 straight vs weak teams CSO and DSU. DSU led 10-0, but Richmond retook the lead by HT and was up by 11-14 typically in the 2H winning 38-24. It was Delaware State’s best performance offensively of the year which is kind of a surprise. Wickersham DNP, just Coleman who was scheduled to RS so not sure what is up with that. Coleman the passer, Wickersham the runner/passer. I can’t know what happens between these two.

I like Robert Morris because I’m hoping the last two EKU games inflates the line a little bit and I’m not that impressed. 26-7 over West Georgia. That game was played closer than the final makes it look and EKU only outgained them by 15 yards. EKU couldn’t run on them despite having a veteran OL and I think Morrisey is ok, but kind of average QB. Last week beat Morehead 42-13, and the yardage was good, EKU ran a lot, but two of EKU’s TD drives were just 22 and 26 yards following INTs. I think the D for EKU the last two weeks makes it look like they are good, and maybe they will be and I’m wrong – traditionally EKU isn’t a good D. Robert Morris had a game vs Mercyhurst like EKU had vs Morehead. RM didn’t win all that convincingly at Wagner last week, kind of like EKU had a similar game vs West Georgia. RM lost to Edinboro week 2 and led Utah State 14-10 at HT week 1. So an up and down team that is a little mysterious still. They should be contending for an NEC Title I expect this year though. Chiccitt is an experienced QB and EKU’s pass D was horrible last year. RM upgraded their RB position with Edmonds from Merrimack and they also have a really good WR in Robinson. So I am banking on EKU’s D being historically what it always is and RM having some offensive capability. And for the RM D, nothing special, they are facing an EKU O that is quite a bit downgraded from recent editions. EKU was 2-4 ATS last year as a favorite, RM was 5-3 ATS as a dog vs FCS with the big road upset at SEMO as 28.5 pt dogs! Hopefully it is a nice fat line here and I can put a little on the ML and see if a big upset hits. Projections are somewhere between 10-21. 21 would be awfully nice if it happens.

North Alabama is doing the exact same thing they did last year where they would be in games, be leading or right there and then in the end lose and often fail to cover. Different QB(s), but same endings. Last week they led Tarleton 7-6 HT and the game was 14-14 3Q, but they lose 14-28 as 5.5 pt dogs. The week prior they led UT Martin 25-20 HT, but lost 28-43 (UTM capped it off with a pick-six to cover the 13 pt line). UNA backdoored vs ILL St and skipping Memphis, week 1 they led 15-13 HT, lost 15-37 and of course failed to cover. So we need to find a UNA 1H line because that is the only part of the game they are good! I have not been involved in their games since week 1 and don’t have much of a personal opinion on them other than I know they’ve been in all these games. It has been musical chairs at QB and none of them are really good. Traveling to West Georgia, the last time UWG played at home they were on fire and beat Samford, who is turning out to be not good, but UWG certertainly did some things there. They have come down to earth since week 1. Bye last week. They had kinda a lot of yards at EKU (380 5.4) but no pts (7 shut out 2H). They scored 24 on ACU, just 3 in the 1H, and their pts were garbage all on their final possessions of the game. ACU probably should’ve won that by more than 14. This is the weakest opponent the UNA has played, everyone so far on their schedule has been ranked or receiving votes. Can they handle a game for 4Q vs a lesser team? Does West Georgia have some home field juice that will come out again here? Too tough to pick this one I think.

San Diego potentially favored at Drake is odd. Massey has SD-2.5. Sagarin has Drake about -6 which would seem right. Credit to San Diego for their game at UND last week, they played tough, led at HT and it was just 17-17 3Q before UND started to pull away. Their best offensive game of the year, the two previous games the D scored once or twice to bolster the points. D set up a short field FG for SD here, but the O had some long drives as well. Might’ve been a bit of a let down spot for UND in hindsight as they had some pretty big games to open the season with. Not like Idaho State is good, but host a Big Sky team in your place off beating another Big Sky team in Montana…I think it is possible they were a little flat for little old San Diego. Drake will not be. They weren’t able to play an entire home game yet this year due to weather cancelation mid-game week 1 and this is the conference opener too so definitely will be up for it at home. After a really good game vs EWU (who sucks, but grading on a curve - even a sucky EWU team with the roster they have for Drake is a nice win for them) – they followed that up with an early bye and then South Dakota just smothered them as Coytes like to do vs lesser teams. No redeeming qualities for Drake to take away there. But that is a ranked MVFC team, not somebody Drake matches up with. I’m going to have to look for this line because maybe San Diego is getting too much of a bump of a good showing at UND? Surely Drake will be a favorite here. Drake won at San Diego 25-20 as a 3 pt road fav ending +75 ttl yards.

I haven’t had a chance to bet against Samford as they were on bye last week and unfortunately I actually bet on them 2 weeks ago vs Alabama State which sucked. ASU is pretty anemic O and Samford did have some late chances to extend their margin, just Samford was so bad for most of 3Q they wouldn’t have deserved a cover even if they found a way to do it. Samford has looked really bad in 3 games so far this season, when normally they are in the conversation for the SoCon title and they appeared to have some pieces to bounce back this year. The play on the field hasn’t looked like it. Their OL is giving up negative plays, they can’t make FGs, fumbled 11 times this year! Only lost 1, but 11! Several of those are bad snaps. They threw INTs in the RZ vs West Georgia and Alabama State. Just doing a lot of things badly. Bye week probably helps them quite a bit, to work on everything they have been bad at; that is one fear. Think that Furman is getting better. The game vs William & Mary could not have started better with an INT on the first play for a short field TD and then a long TD from the O to lead 14-0 5min into the game! W&M came back because they are good, but Furman was still there fighting in the end. W&M led 27-14 and Furman made it 27-21 with a couple chances down near the RZ where they had to settle for FGs, made one, missed one and it was 27-24 just a few minutes left! W&M only won by 10 in the end because of a Furman fumble and then they scored a late TD running out the clock. Total yardage wasn’t good for Paladins (-134) – they gave up a lot on the ground (384), but I liked how they played and give them credit vs a team I respect. The QB change to the freshman is going to have some bumps just because he’s a freshman. I assume they stick with him vs going back to Jones. Either way actually, I think they are good enough there to beat the average SoCon teams. I am just so down on Samford for how I have seen them play, and that might be dangerous because teams get better some teams get worse. Even so, I do not expect them to win this game at Furman. These teams are so different than last year or any recent year so comparing last year or anything isn’t worth much. I’m hoping to sneak a bet in on them if a small number appears. 7 or more and I have to pass.

Would figure that North Dakota is in line for a stronger game this week. See above on the San Diego game. I don’t know enough about Murray honestly though. Not even considering this and skipping it.

I like Southern Utah in a bounce back. They were 100% flat and hung over off the near upset of UC-Davis the week before. Idaho State changed it up on them and was run heavy (which they never do) and Southern Utah did not adapt to that well. I’m not crazy about what they have going on at QB, if they can just be average and not turn it over, make some occasional plays and let the run game do the work I think they will be ok and I know that last week’s loss and how they played at Idaho State does not sit well with anyone. Plus this is conference opener, so there will be more focus this week. Southern Utah has the benefit of essentially preparing for Austin Peay twice, once for when they played UTEP and now this week as well. That should give them some unique familiarity. Austin Peay is of course a complete different team this year (they're all at UTEP) and still struggling to find their way. A huge home win vs Alabama A&M might be a little shot in the arm – it was their best game of the year, but vs a bad team. Central Arkansas ran for 309 (7.2) on them, SIU ran for 213 (5.1) on them and that was mostly with SIU RBs, not QB Williams. SIU showed last two weeks they aren’t a good conventional running team without Williams doing it, yet they were able to do it on AP. And that is what SUU will want to do is run, RB Lambson is 5th nationally in ypg and 8th in total carries so they will be feeding him. AP’s O is still trying to figure it out. If they play like they did vs SIU and UCA then I like SUU’s chances to matchup. If they found some answers in the scrimmage vs Alabama A&M then this is going to be a game. AP should be about a 4-5 pt favorite so I will take those pts just in case.

Would lean South Dakota hosting Southern Illinois if the question is who will win. And would assume a lower scoring game. USD hasn't played vs an equal type team yet this year. Played a Dll, Wisconsin and a good Pioneer team. SIU has played several good teams and is going to be a test for USD D as it is rebuilding off last year - to the extent they may be vulnerable we do not yet know. SIU with Simmons at QB is just not the same as with Williams. Simmons isn’t bad and because of the quality of their WRs they can make some plays. Overall I would rate the USD O better because of their proven QB and they can run the ball while SIU really can’t. SIU is also off two really stressful games that may have taken a bit of a physical toll on them. Incarnate Word because of how much their D was on the field the 2H of the game and last week was a rivalry battle which they couldn't win. They’ll be up for conference opener no doubt, just may be a little bruised and battered where as South Dakota had an unexpected bye 2 weeks ago and then got an easy win vs Drake last week so will be relatively fresh. Sagarin and the reddit line has it USD-11? I’m out if that’s the case. Massey shows -2.5 which seems to low. USD won a 14-7 game at SIU last year as 7.5 pt road dogs. It’s going to be a tough game. Actually come to think of it, if that line is high, maybe an overreaction closer to two TDs, if that’s the case say it opens at 11 as Sagarin suggests and gets bet up, well in that case, I could be on SIU as I envision a lower scoring game still assuming USD wins.

The Citadel’s improvement this year is noticable. But the bigger story here is East Tennessee State’s team. As we all know by now, it is the best pieces off of back-to-back playoff team Gardner Webb and some of the select best pieces off of last year’s ETSU team. Blend it together with Trey Lamb and Co and you get a team that plays App State tough, a team that leads NDSU by DD late in the 4Q. You get a team that outgains Elon 489-271 (7.3-4.8) and beats them by 20 on the road. This is going to be, this is, one of the best SoCon teams of 2024. The passing game is streaky with King. He’s a runner and not always accurate, was the same way at GW. He’s still young, but he is big upside on playmaking ability and it’s a good supporting cast. It might actually be a better D really. We saw what they can do vs an average type FCS team last week. The Citadel is 3-0 ATS this year and just put up the best offensive game on Mercer’s D of the season (and weren’t garbage yards either), so do need to be a little cautious if a big spread here. On the other hand, The Citadel D just allowed Mercer their best performance since week 1 and that D wasn’t the greatest vs SC State or Charleston Southern either. ETSU O is better and The Citadel shouldn't fair too well defensively I assume. -7 or less would be nice here. ETSU was dogged 8.5 at open at Elon and closed around 4.5. So spreads are slow to catch up to them so far. There was a lot of back-and-forth on that line movement last week, it would go down then up a little and back down. Maybe some people don't believe yet.

I had previously said I was interested in Yale. That was a reaction to how bad Cornell’s D was in their first game. I am backing off that a little. Really, the Cornell D is never good – last year second to last scoring D, second to last run D, second to last pass eff D, second to last 3rd down D….so that is just what they normally are. Colgate certainly over-performed their normal offensive game and thinking about that, it’s not entirely surprising. So last year, that typically poor Cornell D, they beat Yale 24-21! Yale led 14-0, 14-3 HT. Cornell was just unstoppable in the 2H scoring on every possession and Yale only had the ball 3x (punt, missed FG, TD). And that was a better Yale team than this one projects to be. The 2021 game was like that too, Yale -11 only won 23-17. Yale did put it on them 38-14 in 2022. So it depends what this line comes out as. I assume it will be something in the DD range, which...I don't know if I lay that now. Cornell’s offense is capable with Wang at QB of scoring. This may actually be a better Over game. Last year was 46.5 and it did stay Under at 44 pts. I have 2022 pushing on 52 and 2021 Under 47.4 when they hit just 40 combined. So an Over is due! No but really, Yale’s 3 best defensive players at DT, LB and S all transferred out for their grad years, two went to FBS. Yale is still going to have offense, even without Grooms. Last week they hit the ground running with 38 pts and nearly 400y on O. And they allowed 31 and over 400 on D. I think Over is the best way to hit this game as long as they don’t post too high a total. Maybe Yale wins by a little or a lot, or maybe Cornell surprises again. But there should be points scored.

Campbell has really disappointed the last two weeks. After putting up 444 yards and 24 pts on WCU, they dropped to 340 at URI with just 9 pts and last week vs Stony Brook of all teams, just 336 and struggled to get to 17 pts. Not a good offense, and it wasn’t necessarily a good offense even with the yards at WCU, but the receivers made some plays they haven’t been in position to make the last few weeks. Three straight road games to open the year, ok, coming back home with some optimism now, home opener vs a team they should be better than, and SB leads 14-0 out the gate with a long TD drive then Campbell muffs the ensuing KO and SB adds another TD. Campbell actually fumbled again the very next possession, but no damage was done off that one. It is kind of a head scratcher to see them play as bad as they did in spots the last two weeks, which makes the WCU result an aberration at this point. Delware State would seem like the kind of team Campbell can take advantage of, have to second guess that one now. DSU just had some of their best offensive numbers of the season so far against Richmond. But Richmond had their way with that DSU D to the tune of 529 yards and 7.8 ypp! Campbell should be able to do some of the same things and what we thought Campbell’s D was capable of should be able to limit DSU O which is basically all QB-centered with Adams legs and arm. Where this line projects at 2-3 TDs actually I would probably rather have Delaware State with the way Campbell is playing. But I know how Campbell should play and I know how Delaware State should play, so I likely just pass up this game all together.

Those are the 2 o’clocks
 
Have any fun trying to predict Norfolk State? Get dominated by Hampton and then do the dominating the following week at VMI. I had the Under there and actually got a little worried because Nofolk was scoring so damn much. 20-29-277-3-0 passing from Norfolk's Daniels?! Are you kidding, at no point this season did he nor the Norfolk O look to possess that kind of passing capability. Really makes VMI look bad. Norfolk certainly cared a lot and didn't like getting embarrassed the prior week and they played one hell of a game. Now they face off vs NCCU, another up and down team really. NCCU exploded vs rival A&T getting them in their stadium which hasn't happened in years. I could see both these teams being in for a let down off last week or both come in with a bounce in their step, so who knows. This is not 2023 NCCU, but offensively I figure they will have success vs the Norfolk D (last in MEAC in pass yards allowed but mid-pack eff due to two 3 INT games including VMI last week). Harris can get it done (372y 69% 3-0 last week). He threw 3 picks vs Elon, but 0 INTs vs the other FCS opponents. NCCU won 38-24 last year, but Norfolk was better in the 2H and actually finished +52 ttl yards in the 14 pt loss. Norfolk comes across as a very unpredictable team right now so I think I just pass on that one.
 
Lindenwood off their 64-0 win over St Thomas and Eastern Illinois off yet another big loss (ILL St lost 7-31, NW lost 7-31 last 2 games). Eastern is a disappoitment this season. They were actually a playoff bubble team last year. Have not played like it this year with mostly the same team. Last year they beat ILL St 14-13 and were only outgained by 51y. This year they lost by 24 and were outgained by 326! Lindenwood would seem like a get right game, but Indiana State would've felt that way too, EIU only won that 27-20 and only were +20 ttl yards (last year they beat Ind St 27-0 +121 yards). Eastern Illinois just does not have "it" this year. For Lindenwood, I have always been a fan of WR Jeff Caldwell and thought for sure he'd be at some FBS Group of 5 program this year. But he's still at Lindenwood so good for them. QB has been an issue. Last week vs St Thomas is what it is, but they covered vs Missouri St which is confusing as it seemed Missouri St was about to roll and then just stopped caring. If I had to just pick it, I'd pick Eastern Illinois I suppose but in no way do I want to lay points with them because laying points with them was always iffy even when they were playing well last year. Now they aren't playing well so you know...EIU only won 16-10 laying 14 on the road last year.
 
Alabama State at Bethune-Cookman - oh Jesus! BC was up by 24 and lost to Clark Atlanta on a walk-off 55y FG! ASU is road favored here? I'd probably take a stab on BC just because. ASU has no offense. I was excited to bet against them with Samford, well, um - yeah, but the no offense part on ASU was right! 209 total yards and just 7 pts in that game. 279 yards and just 24 hosting Miles. 291 yards and 24 on NCCU with an asterik (KO ret TD and short field TD after INT) - and that game was with Body at QB who got hurt and is out. So that offense is going to go on the road vs a pissed off team and cover some number as a favorite? ASU plays some D, I will give them that. Now, BC did have their best offensive game of the year, vs a Dll team, scored on every 1H possession, just like they should. How did it happen? Turnovers, penalties (Clark got 5 first downs by penalty). Just zero O in the 2H out of BC. Losing to them is bad, but I think it presents some value on them in the SWAC opener which you know is a big deal obviously for both. Might even have ASU get overconfident which can happen. ASU won at home last year 19-14 as 6 pt fav. Bye on deck for BC. This is either a circle the wagons moment back in front of their home fans and come out swining or they've given up ship. I'd like to think the best. There was actually some expectations for them this year in the SWAC so not like they are good, but were supposed to be trending better. They did pull a small upset at home last year and beat Alabama A&M. I will watch and see where this line goes.
 
I had Missouri State pegged for a win vs YSU before the season started. I thought it was going to be a tough game for YSU to go in there and get a win as it is MVFC opener, at home and real or not, Missouri State wants to win the leauge in their final year - I know, but players and teams create their own motivations that they can believe in. Now we have what has turned out to be a worse YSU team than expected and I thought Missouri State was looking better than expected after week 1, then they played a really bad 2H vs Ball State, then played a somewhat disinterested game vs Lindenwood and I was like, meh. Now off the road win at UT Martin back to wanting to buy Missouri State again here. Missouri State is essentially the same team they were last year, but with their #1 QB who was lost to injury in like week 3 I think. YSU beat them last year because of the Penguin offense. Missouri State put up 436 total yards and 6.5 ypp on them - one would think after watching YSU's D that will happen again and this year those yards should translate to more than the 28 pts they got last year. YSU hung 44 on the board and 521 yards. I don't think anyone believes this version of YSU is capable of that. Will be interesting to see where this line opens because I think I know where it will be closing at. One point of caution, Missouri State as a favorite is a rare circumstance. They were -2.5 at UTM last week and won by 7. They were a big fav vs Lindenwood and only won by 14. Last year they were favored by 1 over Illinois St and lost by 1. -19.5 vs Murray and only won by 4. The only comfortable wins they have as favorites the last 2 years were vs Western Illinois and Utah Tech and everyone knows how bad those teams are. So it's not a team that reliably can be counted on to deliver as a favorite, so hopefully a smaller number (like Massey has 5.5).
 
North Dakota State at Illinois State is pretty good looking game. I wish that Illinois State was full strength, LB Abdullah was still out. Some key guys missing on the O. vs EIU you probably don't need to be full strength. NDSU is different obviously. Illinois State gave up yards and points by the bunch to Western Illinois. They were embarrassed by that and they want to prove they were better than that. Mission accomplished vs EIU. But....if they were that bad vs W ILL 34 pts and 503 ttl yards...and they allowed North Alabama 411 (although 130 on final 3 drives), and Iowa just ripped them a new one in the 2H. I don't know. They aren't as bad as the Western Illinois game, but are they as good as last week? And Eastern ILL has been struggling this year on O - so maybe just maybe they are more like the games where they allowed all those yards to Western Ill and UNA? This is a tough game for me. I really love Cam Miller at NDSU. But the Bison have not covered their last two games vs ETSU or vs Towson. I don't have the explosive stats or whatever, but in watching their games they don't have that same big play capability that they have been known for. It looks harder for them on O than it has been before; more 9, 10, 11 play drives down the field. That was their issue actually in the UND loss too. It just took them so long to score. So I don't know here. Two teams I am left wondering just how good they are.
 
Going to have to leave it there til tomorrow. And tomorrow is busy so might not have much else to add until Thursday late or even Friday morning.

Going to a show tonight to see the Supersuckers - self proclaimed greatest rock & roll band in the world. I've seen them before, good, not greatest. I say this because Fan Duel probably going to be releasing lines when I'm at the concert or something stupid like that.
 
Lines starting to come out at FD
Nothing really jumping out to me so far as I’m not sure where they opened at but no plays for me yet but Drake getting 2.5 at home in what should be pretty much a toss up is tempting. Line is at 105 so will wait and see if it crosses 3 or not. With that said, not sure I want to invest my money in the Bulldogs…
 
Thought about N Dakota but not a fan of the 19 115, as they should handle Murray but wouldn’t be surprised to see a backdoor cover in this one, so gonna pass.
 
Considering Idaho state and citadel but no rush as I’m curious to see BM’s opens on Saturday given how things played out last week.
 
About to head back to Charlotte from Philly, hopefully we get ahead of the rain and wind headed our way.

Note: All local forecasts point to sunny skies and no wind across the area by the time Saturday action rolls around, but today and tomorrow are gonna be messy.
 
The routine is wake up and first thing, check Fan Duel for FCS lines. I got some action this morning around 7:30 before I left.

Working through a progression of the schedule where I left off at. I am going to skip Howard-Princeton for now.

Everyone is planning their day around the Cal Poly - Northern Colorado game right? UNC hasn't won since 11/12/2022 at NAU. While I do think that UNC can get a win if they play like they did their last home game vs ACU - what I like much more at this point is Under 50.5. We know that UNC's primary QB is out. The #2 QB Gibbs got hurt last week and is doubtful. Without Gibbs and with Chong (who started vs ACU) and Keone who they try to use - with those two QBs it will be run run run. Those two combined for just 18y passing on 25 attempts last week at SFA! SFA had their way with UNC. Which really, that was UNC's worst game of the year by far and I think they were impacted from the very tough loss vs ACU the week before. I had said before how this UNC team is better 2023 vs 2024. Last year UNC lost to ACU by 20 and were outgained by 300y. This year they lost to them by 2 and were outgained by 60y. Last year UNC lost to UIW by 35 and were outgained by 356y. This year they lost to them by 21 and were only outgained by 50y.

So, being they are playing Cal Poly this week and it is at home, this is a good chance to snap the losing streak.

When I started to look into Cal Poly's season the Under hit me and the total is pretty high at 50.5. UNC is 3-1 to the Under this year with the only Over on a 52 when they combined for 55 in the CSU game (because CSU scored 38). UNC has scored 7, 17, 22 and 7. Cal Poly lined game Unders are 2-0 and their unlined game vs W Oregon only saw 45 pts. We can throw out the Stanford game for them if we want, but vs San Diego and W Oregon they are only averaging 304.5 ypg of offense and only scoring 26 ppg. 48 combined pts in the San Diego game, a game that had 3 defensive TDs in that one! Still stayed Under. Last year these two combined for just 41 pts. That total was 55.5. Not sure how they get totals in the 50s for these two.

Loved the Under in Norfolk-VMI last week for similar reasons. When two bad teams play, pretty much anything can happen, like last week VMI was so bad it allowed Norfolk to get all kinds of unexpected uncharacteristic big plays. So, you never know exactly what can happen. But that game was lined so high it had a buffer and still stayed Under. This one is a couple points lower, but feel pretty good these teams have a rock fight of a game.
 
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