There were five major shocks in the first weekend of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 Football Championship ties, with University of California at Davis Aggies pulling off a 19-17 win at Tulsa Golden Hurricanes of the Football Bowl Subdivision. Fellow Big Sky Conference member Montana Grizzlies pulled off a huge shock with a 13-7 victory at Washington Huskies of the Pacific-12 Conference, one of the FBS Power 5 Conferences that play for the National Championship. South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Missouri Valley Conference defeated Colorado State Rams of the FBS Mountain West Conference 42-23. Holy Cross Crusaders of the Patriot League won 38-28 at FBS Independent Connecticut Huskies. Meanwhile another huge win for the FCS was East Tennessee State Buccaneers’ 23-3 win at Vanderbilt Commodores of the mighty Power 5 Southeastern Conference of the FBS.
ABOUT NCAA COLLEGE FOOTBALL
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is the biggest of USA’s College Sports Assiociations, taking in all major American Sports, as well as Athletics, Soccer and numerous other sports. The NCAA Football Program is divided into four Divisions – In order of Merit they are: FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), FCS (Football Championship Subdivision), Division II and Division III. Particular attention shall be given by Eirball to Irish-born Football players in the NCAA FCS.
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Last Updated: 14 September 2021
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