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With defending national champion Montana State at the front, all 13 conferences, 53 schools and 101 players are represented on the 2026 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team. Full Team: theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-p…

1, 2, 3 ... @CraigHaley2025 ranks his top 10 FCS upsets of the FBS this season. theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-v…

The programs with the most appearances in the FCS playoffs.

Sacred Heart enters the CAA off an 8-4 independent season and with 82 wins and four FCS playoff appearances through coach Mark Nofri's first 14 seasons.

2026 @CAAFootball Preseason Poll 1. Rhode Island (12 1st-place votes), 144 points 2. Monmouth, 119 3. Elon, 115 4. New Hamp, 106 5. Stony Brook (1), 105 6. Towson, 93 7. Maine, 88 8. Campbell, 56 9. Bryant, 50 10. Sacred Heart, 49 11. UAlbany, 35 12. N.C. A&T, 28 13. Hampton, 26

Even old school coaches have to adapt to today's college football landscape, @coachferranteVU explained on The FCS Edge. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/aTWZwlQMbBY?si…

Terrific story on Stephen F. Austin All-American being a match in the National Marrow Donor Program. "It was a blessing to have matched with a recipient." sfajacks.com/news/2026/7/20…

2026 UAC Football Preseason Poll T1. Abilene Christian (3 first-place votes), 65 points T1. Tarleton State (3), 65 3. Austin Peay (2), 62 4. Eastern Kentucky, 48 5. Central Arkansas, 43 6. West Georgia, 39 7. North Alabama, 37 8. West Florida, 33

2026 @MEACSports Football Preseason Poll 1. South Carolina State (5 first-place votes), 49 points 2. North Carolina Central (1), 42 3. Delaware State (2), 40 4. Morgan State, 25 5. Norfolk State (1), 18 6. Howard, 15

2026 @SoConSports Football Preseason Poll 1. Mercer (6 first-place votes), 76 2. Tennessee Tech (3), 70 3. ETSU (1), 61 4. Western Carolina, 58 5. Chattanooga, 48 6. Furman, 46 7. Wofford, 36 8. Samford, 23 9. The Citadel, 22 10. VMI, 10

Most-recent Division II championship-winning programs to join the FCS: 2026 – West Florida (2019 champ now in UAC) 2022 – Texas A&M-Commerce (2017 champ, now known as East Texas A&M) 2018 – North Alabama (1993-95 champ) 2008 – North Dakota (2001 champ)

2026 Big Sky Preseason Media Poll 1. Montana St (35 1st-place votes), 490 pts 2. Montana (1), 448 3. UCD (2), 421 4. Idaho St, 349 5. No Ariz, 339 6. Idaho, 283 7. So Utah, 273 8. E Wash, 246 9. Cal Poly, 168 10. Weber St, 155 11. No Colo, 153 12. Portland St, 68 13 Utah Tech, 65

2026 Big Sky Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Montana St (11 1st-place votes), 143 pts 2. Montana, 130 3. UCD (2), 121 4. No Ariz, 108 5. Idaho St, 99 6. So Utah, 82 7. Idaho, 77 8. E Washington, 70 9. Weber St, 48 10. No Colo, 47 11. Cal Poly, 46 12. Portland St, 24 13. Utah Tech, 19

Don't sleep on the FCS having a Week 0 spotlight like any past season. @CraigHaley2025 has 15 of the best games to know. theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-f…

If you missed it this offseason, we had a fun visit with Eli Gillman on The FCS Edge. He needs 393 rushing yards to match Montana's all-time record. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/5Gf11mX0Ig8?si…

Southland football media day is tomorrow, but the FCS conference has decided against having a preseason poll and team. That's a missed opportunity to create buzz among fan bases.

Returning FCS Off/Def POY Big Sky – Montana RB Eli Gillman (O), Mont St S Caden Dowler (D) Ivy – Yale S Abu Kamara (D) MVFC – YSU QB Beau Brungard (O), Ill St LB Tye Niekamp (D) Patriot – Lehigh RB Luke Yoder (O) PFL – Presbyterian QB Collin Hurst (O), now at West Georgia in UAC

The Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List for the 40th anniversary season. theanalyst.com/articles/walte…

The Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List. theanalyst.com/articles/buck-…

If you missed the Preseason All-America Team, where have you been? But we're happy to catch you up. theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-p…

2026 @OVCSports Preseason Poll 1. UT Martin (6 first-place votes), 47 points 2. Southeast Missouri (1), 38 3. Lindenwood (1), 37 4. Gardner-Webb, 30 5. Charleston Southern, 26 6. Western Illinois, 23 7. Eastern Illinois, 14 8. Tennessee State, 9