Spaceman Spiff
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Penn State needs to fire James Franklin, we just can't keep doing this every year. Never gonna win a thing with him as head coach.
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Who's out there that's better?
Chris Klieman and Matt Campbell but honestly that's about it. Thing is Penn State is still gonna cruise into the playoff but as a lower seed.
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10 years of "just not good enough", how many more years is this guy gonna get at what is supposed to be a top football program? Watching the end of their game against Ohio State today, they had a chance to tie the game inside Ohio State's 5, I said to myself "well here comes 3 runs into the middle of the line", guess what happened? The same play each time! What are we doing???
Who's out there better? Don't care, but something needs to be done because the program is going to be in an eternal holding pattern as long as he's there, being good but just not good enough.
Who's out there better? Don't care, but something needs to be done because the program is going to be in an eternal holding pattern as long as he's there, being good but just not good enough.
It's kinda the same thing as Mack Brown. Or like how Florida State fans were sick of Jimbo Fisher. You fire him and you are risking 8-10 years of purgatory. It's not guaranteed but maybe that's what'll happen. There's only a handful of programs where one of these kinds of teams didn't collapse for a while. I'm a fan of one!
Now all this being said. If the playoffs were expanded, not counting this season, Franklin would have gotten Penn State to the playoff 5 or 6 times. They're the Ole Miss of the Big Ten. Obviously I'm not saying 'be happy with that,' but they're gonna make the playoff this season. I don't know if anyone who achieves that is gonna get fired.
Now all this being said. If the playoffs were expanded, not counting this season, Franklin would have gotten Penn State to the playoff 5 or 6 times. They're the Ole Miss of the Big Ten. Obviously I'm not saying 'be happy with that,' but they're gonna make the playoff this season. I don't know if anyone who achieves that is gonna get fired.
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Some minor upsets as UTSA knocked off Memphis 44-36, handing Memphis its 2nd loss of the season. UCLA moved to 3-5 on the year beating Nebraska 27-20. Rice stomped Navy 24-10.
Notable FCS Scores
- Villanova beat Hampton 20-14. WR Jaylan Sanchez was 5-103
- Stony Brook survived Bryant 31-30 in OT. RB Roland Dempster ran for 107 and 2 TD
- Rhode Island beat Monmouth 37-28. RB Malik Grant ran for 126 and 1 TD
- Indiana State beat North Dakota 35-31. WR Rashad Rochelle was 6-72-1
- Presbyterian knocked off Dayton 28-7. RB Quante Jennings ran for 87 and 1 TD
- Morgan State beat Norfolk State 38-37 in OT. QB Tahj Smith threw for 179 and 1 TD
- Harvard beat Dartmouth 31-27. QB Jaden Craig threw for 311 and 1 TD
- Richmond beat Towson 35-24. QB Camden Coleman threw for 230 and 2 TD
- Western Carolina beat Chattanooga 38-34. QB Taron Dickens threw for 431 and 5 TD
- Eastern Illinois beat Western Illinois 45-38. QB Pierce Holley threw for 338 and 5 TD
- Mercer beat East Tennessee State 37-31. RB Dwayne McGee ran for 124
- Southern beat Alabama State 25-20. QB Czavian Teasett threw for 294 and 3 TD
- Bethune-Cookman beat Grambling 24-21. RB Dennis Palmer ran for 86 and 1 TD
- UPSET SPECIAL: Utah Tech beat Central Arkansas 34-21 to get their 1st win of the season while CA falls to 6-3. QB Reggie Graff threw for 211 and 2 TD.
- Abilene Christian beat Southern Utah 28-25. QB Maverick McIvor threw for 306 and 2 TD.
- San Diego rolled Davidson 40-13. QB Grant Sergent threw for 307 and 3 TD.
- UT Martin beat Tennessee State 28-21. QB Kinkead Dent threw for 266 and 3 TD.
- UPSET SPECIAL: Eastern Kentucky beat Tarleton State 17-13. RB Joshua Carter ran for 149 and 2 TD.
- Portland State beat Sacramento State 58-38. QB Dante Chachere ran for 165 and 4 TD.
Notable FCS Scores
- Villanova beat Hampton 20-14. WR Jaylan Sanchez was 5-103
- Stony Brook survived Bryant 31-30 in OT. RB Roland Dempster ran for 107 and 2 TD
- Rhode Island beat Monmouth 37-28. RB Malik Grant ran for 126 and 1 TD
- Indiana State beat North Dakota 35-31. WR Rashad Rochelle was 6-72-1
- Presbyterian knocked off Dayton 28-7. RB Quante Jennings ran for 87 and 1 TD
- Morgan State beat Norfolk State 38-37 in OT. QB Tahj Smith threw for 179 and 1 TD
- Harvard beat Dartmouth 31-27. QB Jaden Craig threw for 311 and 1 TD
- Richmond beat Towson 35-24. QB Camden Coleman threw for 230 and 2 TD
- Western Carolina beat Chattanooga 38-34. QB Taron Dickens threw for 431 and 5 TD
- Eastern Illinois beat Western Illinois 45-38. QB Pierce Holley threw for 338 and 5 TD
- Mercer beat East Tennessee State 37-31. RB Dwayne McGee ran for 124
- Southern beat Alabama State 25-20. QB Czavian Teasett threw for 294 and 3 TD
- Bethune-Cookman beat Grambling 24-21. RB Dennis Palmer ran for 86 and 1 TD
- UPSET SPECIAL: Utah Tech beat Central Arkansas 34-21 to get their 1st win of the season while CA falls to 6-3. QB Reggie Graff threw for 211 and 2 TD.
- Abilene Christian beat Southern Utah 28-25. QB Maverick McIvor threw for 306 and 2 TD.
- San Diego rolled Davidson 40-13. QB Grant Sergent threw for 307 and 3 TD.
- UT Martin beat Tennessee State 28-21. QB Kinkead Dent threw for 266 and 3 TD.
- UPSET SPECIAL: Eastern Kentucky beat Tarleton State 17-13. RB Joshua Carter ran for 149 and 2 TD.
- Portland State beat Sacramento State 58-38. QB Dante Chachere ran for 165 and 4 TD.
More sad about this than what happened Tuesday.
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Louisiana is now notably 8-1 as is Boise State (Ashton Jeanty ran for 180+ and 3 TD. He'd get my Heisman vote tbh. Travis Hunter's impressive but he's pretty bleh as a WR from a statistics standpoint and needs to show out more there IMO as there's a lot of WRs having better years with bigger YPR numbers. What made somebody like an Ohtani incredible was he was being elite in both sides). Both #3 Georgia (who are now 7-2) and #4 Miami got knocked off. #17 Iowa State suffered their 2nd loss to Kansas. Michigan's completely falling apart sitting at 5-5 after losing to Indiana.
UCONN is quietly 7-3 on the year. Jim Mora's doing a great job there. Duke are 7-3, James Madison are 7-2, Tulane are 8-2, and Western Kentucky are 7-2.
FCS Recap
- East Tennessee State beat Western Carolina 24-21
- San Diego beat Dayton 16-10
- Harvard beat Columbia 26-6. The Ivy League has received another proposal to have their champion in the FCS Playoffs. I get the prestige factor but it'd be awesome to see IMO.
- Duquesne beat Robert Morris 31-6.
- Delaware beat Rhode Island 24-21 in a GOTW Matchup.
- Elon upset William & Mary 40-36.
- Davidson beat Morehead State 31-14.
- 909's Shootout Alert: Penn beat Cornell 67-49.
- Eastern Kentucky beat Central Arkansas 31-24.
- UPSET SPECIAL: Lindenwood beat SE Missouri State 24-12 to improve to 5-6 on the year.
- South Dakota State beat North Dakota 38-7.
- Drake beat St. Thomas Minnesota 22-19.
- Grambling beat Alabama State 24-23.
- Prairie View A&M beat Florida A&M 31-12.
- UPSET SPECIAL: East Texas A&M who are now 2-8 beat Stephen F. Austin 19-14
- UC Davis beat Montana 30-14.
UCONN is quietly 7-3 on the year. Jim Mora's doing a great job there. Duke are 7-3, James Madison are 7-2, Tulane are 8-2, and Western Kentucky are 7-2.
FCS Recap
- East Tennessee State beat Western Carolina 24-21
- San Diego beat Dayton 16-10
- Harvard beat Columbia 26-6. The Ivy League has received another proposal to have their champion in the FCS Playoffs. I get the prestige factor but it'd be awesome to see IMO.
- Duquesne beat Robert Morris 31-6.
- Delaware beat Rhode Island 24-21 in a GOTW Matchup.
- Elon upset William & Mary 40-36.
- Davidson beat Morehead State 31-14.
- 909's Shootout Alert: Penn beat Cornell 67-49.
- Eastern Kentucky beat Central Arkansas 31-24.
- UPSET SPECIAL: Lindenwood beat SE Missouri State 24-12 to improve to 5-6 on the year.
- South Dakota State beat North Dakota 38-7.
- Drake beat St. Thomas Minnesota 22-19.
- Grambling beat Alabama State 24-23.
- Prairie View A&M beat Florida A&M 31-12.
- UPSET SPECIAL: East Texas A&M who are now 2-8 beat Stephen F. Austin 19-14
- UC Davis beat Montana 30-14.
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FCS Recap A week of upsets and possible Title clinches!
- Richmond beat Hampton 24-21 to clinch at least a share of the CAA Title. RB Zach Palmer-Smith ran for 166 and 2 TD.
- UPSET Special: Monmouth beat Villanova 40-33. QB Derek Robertson threw for 358 and 3 TD.
- UPSET Special: Furman beat East Tennessee State 24-21. QB Trey Hedden threw for 210 and 2 TD.
- Central Connecticut beat Robert Morris 35-33 in 2 OT. QB Brady Olson threw for 184 and 1 TD.
- Duquesne beat Wagner 42-21 to clinch at least a share of the NEC Title. QB Darius Perrantes threw for 393 and 6 TD.
- Holy Cross beat Bucknell 40-38. QB Ralph Rucker IV threw for 339 and 5 TD in a losing effort.
- Rhode Island beat Albany 20-17. RB Malik Grant ran for 100 and 3 TD.
- New Hampshire beat Stony Brook 31-30. QB Seth Morgan threw for 263 and 2 TD.
- South Dakota beat North Dakota 42-36. QB Aidan Bouman threw for 190 and 3 TD.
- UPSET Special: Mississippi Valley State won its 1st game of the year beating Florida A&M 24-21. WR Nathan Rembert was 7-130-1.
- Morehead State beat Drake 27-20. RB James Louis ran for 111 and 1 TD.
- Harvard beat Penn 31-28. WR Cooper Barkate was 11 for 129.
- UPSET Special: Cornell beat Dartmouth 39-22. RB Ean Pope ran for 111.
- UPSET Special: Fordham beat Georgetown 31-3. RB Julius Roughridge ran for 91 and 1 TD.
- Samford beat Chattanooga 36-13. QB Quincy Crittendon threw for 340 and 1 TD.
- Elon beat Maine 30-27. RB Rushawn Baker ran for 156 and 3 TD.
- SE Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45. RB Brandon Epton Jr ran for 126 and 1 TD.
- Incarnate Word beat Stephen F. Austin 27-20 to clinch the Southland Title. RB Dekolon Taylor ran for 74 and 1 TD.
- North Dakota State beat Missouri State 59-21. RB Barika Kpeenu ran for 169 and 2 TD.
- Eastern Washington beat Idaho State 77-42. RB Jared Taylor ran for 160 and 3 TD.
- Southern Utah beat Central Arkansas 38-31. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 161 and 1 TD.
- Abilene Christian beat Tarleton State 35-31 to clinch a Playoff Bid. QB Maverick McIvor threw for 391 and 3 TD.
- Montana State beat UC Davis 30-28. QB Tommy Mellott threw for 174 and 2 TD.
- Richmond beat Hampton 24-21 to clinch at least a share of the CAA Title. RB Zach Palmer-Smith ran for 166 and 2 TD.
- UPSET Special: Monmouth beat Villanova 40-33. QB Derek Robertson threw for 358 and 3 TD.
- UPSET Special: Furman beat East Tennessee State 24-21. QB Trey Hedden threw for 210 and 2 TD.
- Central Connecticut beat Robert Morris 35-33 in 2 OT. QB Brady Olson threw for 184 and 1 TD.
- Duquesne beat Wagner 42-21 to clinch at least a share of the NEC Title. QB Darius Perrantes threw for 393 and 6 TD.
- Holy Cross beat Bucknell 40-38. QB Ralph Rucker IV threw for 339 and 5 TD in a losing effort.
- Rhode Island beat Albany 20-17. RB Malik Grant ran for 100 and 3 TD.
- New Hampshire beat Stony Brook 31-30. QB Seth Morgan threw for 263 and 2 TD.
- South Dakota beat North Dakota 42-36. QB Aidan Bouman threw for 190 and 3 TD.
- UPSET Special: Mississippi Valley State won its 1st game of the year beating Florida A&M 24-21. WR Nathan Rembert was 7-130-1.
- Morehead State beat Drake 27-20. RB James Louis ran for 111 and 1 TD.
- Harvard beat Penn 31-28. WR Cooper Barkate was 11 for 129.
- UPSET Special: Cornell beat Dartmouth 39-22. RB Ean Pope ran for 111.
- UPSET Special: Fordham beat Georgetown 31-3. RB Julius Roughridge ran for 91 and 1 TD.
- Samford beat Chattanooga 36-13. QB Quincy Crittendon threw for 340 and 1 TD.
- Elon beat Maine 30-27. RB Rushawn Baker ran for 156 and 3 TD.
- SE Missouri State beat Western Illinois 54-45. RB Brandon Epton Jr ran for 126 and 1 TD.
- Incarnate Word beat Stephen F. Austin 27-20 to clinch the Southland Title. RB Dekolon Taylor ran for 74 and 1 TD.
- North Dakota State beat Missouri State 59-21. RB Barika Kpeenu ran for 169 and 2 TD.
- Eastern Washington beat Idaho State 77-42. RB Jared Taylor ran for 160 and 3 TD.
- Southern Utah beat Central Arkansas 38-31. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 161 and 1 TD.
- Abilene Christian beat Tarleton State 35-31 to clinch a Playoff Bid. QB Maverick McIvor threw for 391 and 3 TD.
- Montana State beat UC Davis 30-28. QB Tommy Mellott threw for 174 and 2 TD.
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Deion dismisses speculation: 'Kickstand down'
Amid speculation he might be primed to move elsewhere after this season, Colorado's Deion Sanders said he's got "a kickstand down" and the Buffs "ain't going nowhere."
He took a program that was 1-11 and now they’re in the AP top 25 less than two years later. The amount of people shitting on him during that time was crazy, people don’t have a concept of what it means to rebuild. This is a success by any standard.
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Jim McElwain is set to retire at the end of the season, opening up Central Michigan after being their HC since 2019.
Wisconsin also has let go OC Phil Longo.
Florida Atlantic is moving on from Tom Herman and Umass has let Don Brown go. A couple interesting names as both were very highly sought after when they were OC and DC respectively.
Wisconsin also has let go OC Phil Longo.
Florida Atlantic is moving on from Tom Herman and Umass has let Don Brown go. A couple interesting names as both were very highly sought after when they were OC and DC respectively.
To be fair, he did bring a lot of that onto himself talking all that shit after beating Nebraska and then getting throttled by Oregon and limping the rest of the season homeDeion dismisses speculation: 'Kickstand down'
Amid speculation he might be primed to move elsewhere after this season, Colorado's Deion Sanders said he's got "a kickstand down" and the Buffs "ain't going nowhere."www.espn.com
He took a program that was 1-11 and now they’re in the AP top 25 less than two years later. The amount of people shitting on him during that time was crazy, people don’t have a concept of what it means to rebuild. This is a success by any standard.
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I'll also be curious if he can keep that dominance going without Shedeur at QB and Travis Hunter playing both ways. Talent usually trumps X's/O's for coaches so a true test of coaching ability (to me) is trying to raise up players into stars and keeping that winning train going.
That's usually why teams that do really well as mid-level programs (think a Boise State) are more impressive coaching jobs to me personally because it's harder to get premium talent there and a lot of the "stars" are homegrown/developed through the program rather than just portal transfer snatches.
That's usually why teams that do really well as mid-level programs (think a Boise State) are more impressive coaching jobs to me personally because it's harder to get premium talent there and a lot of the "stars" are homegrown/developed through the program rather than just portal transfer snatches.
Because we were talking the other night about food prices at sporting events:
2025 #1 recruit QB Bryce Underwood reportedly flipped from LSU to Michigan with a 4-year, $10.5 mil NIL package. His high school is just down the road from Ann Arbor.
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His high school OC was also notably Connor Stallions... coincidence?
A great read on the FCS Playoffs for this year: https://footballscoop.com/news/fcs-playoffs-bracketology
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FCS Recap
Richmond shut out William & Mary 27-0 to lock in the CAA Automatic Bid for the playoffs.
Yale beat Harvard 34-29. QB Jaden Craig threw for 292 and 3 TD in the loss.
Dartmouth beat Brown 56-28. QB Jackson Proctor threw for 4 TD and ran for 3 TD.
Central Connecticut beat Duquesne 21-14 behind 7 INT to lock in the NEC Bid for the playoffs.
Lehigh beat Lafayette 38-14 to get a share of the Patriot League Title. RB Jaden Green ran for 69 and 1 TD.
Holy Cross shutout Georgetown 34-0 to get a share of the Patriot League Title. RB Jayden Clerveaux ran for 135 and 2 TD.
New Hampshire beat Maine 27-9.
Villanova beat Delaware 38-28. Delaware will be moving on to the FBS level for Conference USA in 2025.
Monmouth beat Stony Brook 55-47. QB Derek Robertson threw for 536 and 3 TD, ruining Stony Brook's chances at sneaking into the FCS playoffs.
Albany beat Hampton 41-34 after scoring 24 points to come back in the 4th quarter.
Rhode Island beat Bryant 35-21. RB Malik Grant ran for 204 and 3 TD as Rhode Island gets a share of the CAA Title.
Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 23-6 to get a share of the Big South/OVC Title.
Southern Illinois shutout Murray State 62-0. QB Michael Lindauer threw for 283 and a school record 7 TD.
Presbyterian beat Butler 30-27. RB Quante Jennings ran for 190 and 1 TD.
Drake beat Stetson 49-10 to win the Pioneer Title.
Bucknell beat Colgate 48-34. QB Ralph Rucker IV threw for 437 and 5 TD.
Eastern Kentucky beat North Alabama 21-15.
Incarnate Word beat East Texas A&M 38-24. QB Zach Calzadda threw for 333 and 3 TD.
Montana State beat Montana 34-11. RB Adam Jones ran for 197 and 2 TD.
South Dakota beat North Dakota State 29-28 with 12 seconds left. QB Aidan Bouman threw for 272 and 2 TD.
Tarleton State beat Central Arkansas 39-14. QB Victor Gabalis threw for 245 and 4 TD.
Southern Utah beat Utah Tech 37-34 in 2 OT. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 164 and 2 TD.
UT Martin beat Lindenwood 33-26 in OT. WR Trevonte Rucker was 5-87-2 TD.
Northern Arizona beat Eastern Washington 30-18. QB Ty Pennington threw for 312 and 1 TD.
Mercer beat Furman 49-23 to win the Southern Title. WR Adjatay Dabbs was 8-181-2 TD.
South Dakota State beat Missouri State 45-9 to earn share of MVFC Title. QB Mark Gronowski threw for 258 and 2 TD.
Jackson State beat Southern 48-10. They will play Southern for the SWAC Title.
Western Carolina beat Samford 47-42. QB Taron Dickens threw for 408 and 3 TD.
Tennessee State beat SE Missouri State 28-21. RB Jaden McGill ran for 73.
UC Davis beat Sacramento State 42-39. QB Miles Hastings threw for 398 and 3 TD.
Idaho beat Idaho State 40-17. RB Nate Thomas ran for 171.
Sunday is FCS Playoff Selection day! Here is the FCS Playoff Predictions from Craig Haley at The Analyst. No real surprises though Central Connecticut State beating Duquesne to lock up the NEC Bid was probably the biggest win of the day.
Richmond shut out William & Mary 27-0 to lock in the CAA Automatic Bid for the playoffs.
Yale beat Harvard 34-29. QB Jaden Craig threw for 292 and 3 TD in the loss.
Dartmouth beat Brown 56-28. QB Jackson Proctor threw for 4 TD and ran for 3 TD.
Central Connecticut beat Duquesne 21-14 behind 7 INT to lock in the NEC Bid for the playoffs.
Lehigh beat Lafayette 38-14 to get a share of the Patriot League Title. RB Jaden Green ran for 69 and 1 TD.
Holy Cross shutout Georgetown 34-0 to get a share of the Patriot League Title. RB Jayden Clerveaux ran for 135 and 2 TD.
New Hampshire beat Maine 27-9.
Villanova beat Delaware 38-28. Delaware will be moving on to the FBS level for Conference USA in 2025.
Monmouth beat Stony Brook 55-47. QB Derek Robertson threw for 536 and 3 TD, ruining Stony Brook's chances at sneaking into the FCS playoffs.
Albany beat Hampton 41-34 after scoring 24 points to come back in the 4th quarter.
Rhode Island beat Bryant 35-21. RB Malik Grant ran for 204 and 3 TD as Rhode Island gets a share of the CAA Title.
Tennessee Tech beat Eastern Illinois 23-6 to get a share of the Big South/OVC Title.
Southern Illinois shutout Murray State 62-0. QB Michael Lindauer threw for 283 and a school record 7 TD.
Presbyterian beat Butler 30-27. RB Quante Jennings ran for 190 and 1 TD.
Drake beat Stetson 49-10 to win the Pioneer Title.
Bucknell beat Colgate 48-34. QB Ralph Rucker IV threw for 437 and 5 TD.
Eastern Kentucky beat North Alabama 21-15.
Incarnate Word beat East Texas A&M 38-24. QB Zach Calzadda threw for 333 and 3 TD.
Montana State beat Montana 34-11. RB Adam Jones ran for 197 and 2 TD.
South Dakota beat North Dakota State 29-28 with 12 seconds left. QB Aidan Bouman threw for 272 and 2 TD.
Tarleton State beat Central Arkansas 39-14. QB Victor Gabalis threw for 245 and 4 TD.
Southern Utah beat Utah Tech 37-34 in 2 OT. RB Targhee Lambson ran for 164 and 2 TD.
UT Martin beat Lindenwood 33-26 in OT. WR Trevonte Rucker was 5-87-2 TD.
Northern Arizona beat Eastern Washington 30-18. QB Ty Pennington threw for 312 and 1 TD.
Mercer beat Furman 49-23 to win the Southern Title. WR Adjatay Dabbs was 8-181-2 TD.
South Dakota State beat Missouri State 45-9 to earn share of MVFC Title. QB Mark Gronowski threw for 258 and 2 TD.
Jackson State beat Southern 48-10. They will play Southern for the SWAC Title.
Western Carolina beat Samford 47-42. QB Taron Dickens threw for 408 and 3 TD.
Tennessee State beat SE Missouri State 28-21. RB Jaden McGill ran for 73.
UC Davis beat Sacramento State 42-39. QB Miles Hastings threw for 398 and 3 TD.
Idaho beat Idaho State 40-17. RB Nate Thomas ran for 171.
Sunday is FCS Playoff Selection day! Here is the FCS Playoff Predictions from Craig Haley at The Analyst. No real surprises though Central Connecticut State beating Duquesne to lock up the NEC Bid was probably the biggest win of the day.
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FCS Playoffs are set!
"The first-round games will be played on Saturday and will be broadcast by ESPN-plus: UT Martin at No. 16 New Hampshire; Lehigh at No. 9 Richmond; No. 12 Illinois State at Southeast Missouri State; Drake at No. 13 Tarleton State; Tennessee State at No. 14 Montana; Eastern Kentucky at No. 11 Villanova; Central Connecticut State at No. 10 Rhode Island; and Northern Arizona at No. 15 Abilene Christian.
The top 16 teams were seeded with eight teams receiving first-round byes: 1. Montana State, 2. North Dakota State, 3. South Dakota State, 4. South Dakota, 5. UC Davis, 6. Incarnate Word, No. 7 Mercer and No. 8 Idaho."
"The first-round games will be played on Saturday and will be broadcast by ESPN-plus: UT Martin at No. 16 New Hampshire; Lehigh at No. 9 Richmond; No. 12 Illinois State at Southeast Missouri State; Drake at No. 13 Tarleton State; Tennessee State at No. 14 Montana; Eastern Kentucky at No. 11 Villanova; Central Connecticut State at No. 10 Rhode Island; and Northern Arizona at No. 15 Abilene Christian.
The top 16 teams were seeded with eight teams receiving first-round byes: 1. Montana State, 2. North Dakota State, 3. South Dakota State, 4. South Dakota, 5. UC Davis, 6. Incarnate Word, No. 7 Mercer and No. 8 Idaho."