College Football FBS/FCS discussion thread

[bruinbison]

Week 0 FCS Predictions: UC Davis-Mercer, UIW-Nicholls, Tarleton-Portland State + More
Sam Herder

by Sam Herder August 21, 2025

https://herosports.com/fcs-football-...nicholls-bzbz/

FCS Week 0 TV Schedule
Rankings via the Stats Perform Media Poll

All times CT

12 — No. 5 UIW at Nicholls (ESPN2)

3 — Idaho State at UNLV (Mountain West Network)

3:30 — No. 10 Tarleton State at Portland State (ESPN2)

6 — No. 8 UC Davis vs. No. 11 Mercer (ESPN)

6:30 — NC Central vs. Southern (ABC)

[Mr Meaty]

Nichols upsets #4 The Word

[NI4NI]

Nichols upsets #4 The Word

Nicholls looked good.

[Mr Meaty]

Nicholls looked good.

Defense is solid, not sure on their QB.

[bisonaudit]

Nicholls looked good.

5 takeaways. Missed at least two kicks. Guys cramping up 2 minutes after halftime. Just a lot or random stuff in that game.

[bruinbison]

Sam Herder
@SamHerderFCS
·22m

Unfortunate for a game heading toward a fun finish. No. 8 UC Davis held a 21-3 halftime lead on No. 11 Mercer. But Mercer came within 23-17 before a lightning delay occurred midway through the 4th.

And big picture, this could impact playoff positioning as this would have been a big win for either team’s resume.

Mercer Football
@MercerFootball

Tonight's FCS Kickoff game against UC Davis will not resume and has been declared a "No Contest" due to intermittent lightning that has continued to move through Montgomery.

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Opta FCS Football
@OptaAnalystFCS
·13h

FCS final: No. 10 Tarleton State 42-0, Portland State 0
RB Tre Page III: 170 yards, 2 TDs; Defense: 4 takeaways

It marked the first shutout since Week 0 became an annual start to the FCS season in 2014. Portland State also hadn’t been scoreless at home since a 23-0 loss to Northern Arizona on Sept. 20, 2003.

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Sam Herder
@SamHerderFCS
·10h

Stanford transfer Justin Lamson is named Montana State's starting QB. He's a junior this fall. Last year at Stanford, he threw for 300 yards and 4 TDs while rushing for 94 yards and 8 TDs

https://www.montanasports.com/colleg...ng-quarterback

[bisonaudit]

Sam Herder
@SamHerderFCS
·10h

Stanford transfer Justin Lamson is named Montana State's starting QB. He's a junior this fall. Last year at Stanford, he threw for 300 yards and 4 TDs while rushing for 94 yards and 8 TDs

https://www.montanasports.com/colleg...ng-quarterback

Lost his job on a Stanford team that got beat by Hawai’i?

[bruinbison]

Lost his job on a Stanford team that got beat by Hawai’i?

Will be interesting to see how he does.
Did he just need a fresh start, a new opportunity?
Or does he start to look overrated since he was a FBS recruit?

I thought the Fighting Hawks FBS transfer might be handed their QB job, but instead the high school player who developed has won their starting job as a sophomore - for now.