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The 2025 FCS Football Central Freshman All-American Team honors the best freshmen in FCS football, featuring 60 players from 45 different schools
Eight teams remain in the 2025 FCS playoffs. As the quarterfinals approach, the time is right to re-rank the teams left standing.
After outlasting Yale in the second round, the Bobcats are now set to welcome in the Southland Conference champions for a Friday night matchup.
Reigning FCS champion and top-ranked North Dakota State was stunned by Illinois State 29-28 in the second round of the FCS playoffs
Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones, Jordan Fisher had 140 yards rushing, which included a 50-yard touchdown run, and UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in the second roun
BETHELHAM, Pa. — On Saturday, the 12th-seeded Villanova scored 14 unanswered points to seal a 14-7 upset win over fifth-seeded Lehigh at Goodman Stadium. The Wildcats (11-2) entered halftime in a scoreless tie for the first time since September 2004.
Tommy Rittenhouse came through when needed, throwing two touchdown passes in the final 3 minutes to beat the defending champions 29-28.
Each statistic is more mortifying than the last, thanks to aggressive Illinois State defense and sketchy NDSU offense that had no answers.
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Furman WR Evan James named to FCS Central freshman All-America team
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Furman freshman wide receiver Evan James was named to the 2025 FCS Central freshman All-America team Monday. Despite missing three games with injury, the Florida native set Furman freshman records with 65 catches,
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SDSU finishes ‘up and down’ season in FCS second round
South Dakota State’s football season came to an end in the second round of the FCS playoffs with a 50-29 loss to Montana in Missoula on Saturday. The Jackrabbits finished the season with a 9-5 record and failed to reach the semifinals for the first time since the 2019 season,