Football Championship Subdivision

8/3/2010 With the season right around the corner, I decided it was time to start the conference by conference breakdowns. X Southern Illinois 9-2 7-1 – Only slipping up once in conference and owning a win over UNI, SIU earns the MVFC auto-bid. Y  Northern Iowa  9-2  7-1 – Northern Iowa returns to the playoffs with [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update I arrived in Fargo around noon on Saturday, welcomed by tempatures in the low 30s and occasional flurries. After a few minutes of adjusting to the cold, I was offered food, drink, and some warmth by one of the best tailgating atmospheres in FCS football. I have never seen so many [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update Through 5 games of the season, the Northern Iowa defense is only giving up 7.6 points per game. That includes holding FBS #12 Iowa to 17. The Panther defense is 5th in the country in rushing defense, allowing 65.6 yards per game.  This is the challenge that awaits North Dakota State running back [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update This weekend, those of us in the Fargodome are in for what should amount to be an epic battle. North Dakota State’s running back, Pat Paschall, is currently the number one running back in all of FCS football. Paschall, coming into the game averaging 150.8 yards per game, is going to [...]

Rob Weiss, FCS Update: FCS Update will make it’s first in-person reporting appearance a week from Saturday in Fargo, ND. Our feature story will be the #1 RB in the country, Pat Paschall of NDSU facing the highly ranked Northern Iowa defense.   We will feature Paschall and the Panther defense leading up to the game [...]