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SoCon Football 2026: A Look at 10 Key Non-Conference FCS Games

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 Big Opportunities Await the SoCon in the Non-Conference We all know last season was one of those seasons that saw the SoCon really damage itself when it came to having multiple teams in the FCS playoffs due to the inability to pick up any key out of conference wins. It was a combination of losses that led to only one real serious playoff contender. West Georgia's wins over Samford and East Tennessee State were big, while Chattanooga, which played arguably the toughest non-league slate, dropped games to both Tarleton State (l, 52-24) and then non-conference member Tennessee Tech (L, 45-17), as the two Top 10 foes soundly dealt the Mocs a pair of setbacks.  Mercer and Furman, however, both had by far the biggest setbacks of the non-conference season and were the brunt of many jokes throughout the rest of the season following week one and two losses to Presbyterian.  The Bears, who went on to win the SoCon crown by finishing off the campaign 8-0 in league play, dropped a 15...
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SoCon Football 2026: Spring Position Outlook Part 1 (The Quarterbacks)

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2026 SoCon Football Spring Preview Part 1: Sustaining vs. Maintaining So much of what we are seeing in mid-majors in basketball and FCS in football is all revolving around sustaining a winning culture within their current paradigm in which college athletics currently exists. That is also true for all now 10 Southern Conference members, as Tennessee Tech is slated to join the league in early July as the newest official member and will be ready to go when the 2026 campaign kicks off. Now its more about maintaining what you have within your program on a micro level in contrast to how it was in a bygone era, which saw a collective ability to sustain good winning cultures at multiple programs all at once, without having to worry about the transfer portal. In four out of the past six seasons, the SoCon has had just one participant in the FCS postseason, including each of the past two. Like basketball, the football gridiron is a place that has seen the ground shift beneath it in recent season...
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