Duquesne University's football program will
kick off its season at home against Albany and play four other games at Rooney
Field as part of an 11-game schedule announced Thursday.

A pair of American Athletic Conference
squads coming off of a bye week will be matched up in a Wednesday night game,
as the Cincinnati Bearcats visit the Memphis Tigers at Liberty Bowl Memorial
Stadium.

It's no surprise Lehigh has taken care of
business in its first three games versus manageable opponents: Monmouth,
Central Connecticut State and now Princeton.

The Central Florida senior class tallied
their school-record 34th win, but it was the sophomore quarterback Blake
Bortles who led the way.

Columbia's football program will play half of
its 10 games at home in head coach Pete Mangurian's second season in 2013.

It's been an FCS offseason about scholarships.

Ohio State, ranked second in the country in
the preseason AP and USA Today polls, hosts Buffalo on Saturday as a 35-point
favorite.

Youngstown State quarterback Kurt Hess has
accepted an invitation to play in the College All-Star Bowl, becoming the
latest to join a large contingent of FCS seniors in the game.

So many players hold up an index finger
after an important victory. With Eastern Washington, that had validity this
past Friday night after its win in the NCAA Division I Football Championship.

Walter Payton Award winner Jeremy Moses of
Stephen F. Austin has added first-team quarterback honors on The Sports
Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America Team.

Norfolk State football will begin its 2012
season with the 50th all-time meeting against Virginia State and will play a
Mid-American Conference opponent, Ohio University, for the first time as part
of an 11-game schedule.

The Cincinnati Bearcats of the Big East
Conference and the Vanderbilt Commodores of the SEC will celebrate New Year's
Eve in Memphis by butting heads in the Liberty Bowl.

Five returning first-team players headline
the 2010 The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS All-America team, released
Wednesday.

There are plenty of O's surrounding
matchups between FBS and FCS programs.

It's the annual lament among Ivy League
football coaches as their teams get set to begin their seasons.