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Dayton tops preseason Pioneer League poll in wide-open race

Dayton was picked No. 1 in FCS Untapped's Pioneer League preseason poll, but the top four were treated as interchangeable. The Flyers' 2026 schedule and signing class added to the case, not certainty.

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CAA Football places 11 players on 2026 preseason All-America team

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Montana State leads FCS preseason All-America team with eight selections

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Yale’s Abu Kamara earns second straight FCS preseason All-America nod

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Six South Dakota State Jackrabbits earn preseason All-America honors

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MEAC unveils 2026 football media day participants for Baltimore showcase

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Weber State sets six home games, unveils 2026 kickoff times

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Florida A&M coach Quinn Gray revisits playoff touchdown highlights

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NCAA.com preseason HBCU rankings spotlight 2026 FCS contenders

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FCS Nation Radio blasts virtual media days for 2026 season

FCS Nation Radio said virtual media days shortchange the FCS as Big 12 and ACC stage in-person events that feed national coverage and sponsor value.

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FCS committee recommends 10-day January transfer window changes

A 10-day January window would put FCS roster control on a tight clock, just as playoff teams try to keep breakout players and rebuilders race to fill holes.

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FCS set for 127 teams as Chicago State, New Haven join shuffle

FCS reaches 127 teams this fall, with Chicago State and West Florida widening the map and New Haven sliding fully into the Northeast Conference.

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NCAA.com spotlights 12 FCS teams capable of FBS upsets in 2026

A Big Sky road upset could redraw the FCS pecking order fastest. NCAA.com's annual 12-team list turns 125 FCS-vs.-FBS games into a referendum on national status.

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Week 0 brings 69 FCS games into the spotlight

Week 0 will send 69 FCS games into the opening spotlight, with 15 matchups highlighted and early wins poised to shape the first Stats Perform Top 25.

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South Carolina State tops MEAC preseason poll with five first-place votes

South Carolina State opened MEAC preseason voting with 49 points and five first-place votes, while Delaware State and North Carolina Central were again the closest pursuers.

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Mercer picked as Southern Conference preseason favorite for 2026 season

Mercer got six of nine first-place votes and 76 points, but Tennessee Tech and ETSU kept the SoCon race tight behind the Bears.

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FCS championship puts 50 draft-eligible players in front of NFL scouts

The FCS title game has become a live NFL exam: about 50 draft-eligible players will be evaluated in Nashville, with scouts watching pressure reps they cannot get from regular-season tape.

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Eastern Kentucky’s Kaden Smith named UAC preseason defensive player of the year

Kaden Smith gave EKU a preseason edge, earning UAC Defensive Player of the Year and joining three teammates on the all-conference team.

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FCS title game guide: FirstBank Stadium, clear-bag rules, parking details

FirstBank Stadium hosts the 2026 FCS title game, and the biggest game-day traps are simple: clear bags only, parking lots open at 1 p.m. CT, and cashless operations.

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Montana State tops Big Sky preseason coaches poll again

Montana State again opened as the Big Sky favorite, taking 11 coaches votes and 35 media votes while Montana stayed second in both polls.

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Austin Peay lands two preseason All-Americans in Sales and Parson

Sales Jr. and Chris Parson earned another preseason All-America nod, and Austin Peay now has two national headliners pointing toward a bigger 2026 ceiling.

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Cooper Kupp's Eastern Washington playoff highlights still define FCS greatness

Kupp's Eastern Washington playoff tape still sets the FCS receiver standard because the separation, body control and postseason production were already NFL-ready.

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FCS playoff chaos makes every game matter, and fans love it

The FCS bracket’s mayhem is the feature, not the bug: 24 teams, campus sites, and overtime classics make every snap carry real elimination stakes.

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Rhode Island picked to repeat as CAA football champion in preseason vote

Rhode Island drew all 12 first-place votes in the CAA preseason poll, but the close chase behind it leaves open whether the league has a real favorite or just an early front-runner.

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Youngstown State eyes championship run in 2026 MVFC preview

Youngstown State's 2026 slate is a playoff litmus test: four national titles, seven title-game trips, and a brutal September will decide if the Penguins can rejoin Frisco talk.

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Montana stars headline FCS returning player of the year lists

Montana and Montana State don’t just return stars, they return the kind that can flip seeding, not just survive the bracket. That’s why the FCS power map looks anything but settled.

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Illinois State’s overtime title-game run raises its national profile

Illinois State’s 35-34 overtime loss in Nashville made the Redbirds a national FCS brand, but it also set a 2026 test: prove the run was not a one-off.

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41 FCS prospects land on East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list

The MVFC put 14 players on the Shrine Bowl 1000 and the Big Sky 12, keeping both leagues at the front of the FCS NFL pipeline.

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East Texas A&M kicks off 2026 season at Southland Opening Drive

East Texas A&M turned Southland Opening Drive into its public launch, with Clint Dolezel’s roster framed by confidence, chemistry and a 3-9 bounce-back push.

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FCS championship history shows how the title game has traveled nationwide

The FCS title game’s map matters as much as the bracket: 15 years in Frisco, now Nashville, and every move reshapes travel, access, and the championship’s reach.

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Southland skips preseason football poll ahead of media day

The Southland held media day without a preseason poll, dropping a cheap offseason debate driver that had put UIW, SFA and others in the spotlight.

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FCS programs split on House settlement as revenue sharing reshapes rosters

FCS football is splitting into opt-in and opt-out camps under the House settlement, and the choice now shapes rosters, retention and playoff ceilings.

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NCAA proposed recruiting calendar could reshape FCS roster building

The next FCS roster race may be won by teams that can live in two offseason practice windows, not one. A shorter January portal clock only raises the stakes.

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North Dakota lands fourth in MVFC preseason poll, five teams earn votes

UND climbed to fourth in the MVFC poll, but 11 watch-list picks and three preseason All-America nods say the Hawks drew more respect than their slot suggests.

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Montana State leads FCS preseason guide, dark horses and award watch list

Montana State still anchors the FCS race, but the bigger story is a narrow title tier, 25 coaching changes and the Payton Award chase.

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Alabama State and Jackson State headline SWAC preseason honors for 2026

Andrew Body and Kam Sallis split SWAC top honors, while Alabama State’s nine preseason picks and Jackson State’s six signaled a title race built around two power programs.

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FCS tracker shows 560-plus FBS transfers reshaping rosters for 2026

More than 560 FBS players are headed to FCS, and the biggest gains are coming at quarterback, where one transfer can redraw a playoff race.

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Big Sky preview, Montana State leads crowded FCS title race

Montana State is the standard again, but the Big Sky's autobid race is crowded with challengers and sleeper teams. Quarterback play and road tests will decide it.

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