The fourth annual FCS Football Central Freshman All-American Team is here. This team recognizes the best freshman players from across the subdivision. 62 players from 46 programs are recognized on this year's Freshman All-American team.

Eight teams remain in the 2025 FCS playoffs. As the quarterfinals approach, the time is right to re-rank the teams left standing.

Reigning FCS champion and top-ranked North Dakota State was stunned by Illinois State 29-28 in the second round of the FCS playoffs

Despite this year being the deepest playoff run for the Fighting Hawks since reaching the FCS Quarterfinals in the modified 2020-21 season, the growing success under first year Head Coach Eric Schmidt isn’t enough to hold onto their star running back,

The overwhelming favorite for the FCS national championship is out of the playoffs.

Hosting unranked Illinois State in the second round of the FCS playoffs, the undefeated, No. 1-ranked Bison turned the Redbirds over five times and held them to just 6-of-18 on third down, but could get nothing going on offense, finishing with just 179 yards on the day, with six total first downs.

Each statistic is more mortifying than the last, thanks to aggressive Illinois State defense and sketchy NDSU offense that had no answers.

Tommy Rittenhouse came through when needed, throwing two touchdown passes in the final 3 minutes to beat the defending champions 29-28.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — In the second half of UND's game against Tarleton State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs, a small group of Texans fans stood in the corner of Memorial Stadium, took their shirts off in the 65-degree weather and whipped their shirts over their heads.

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