Spring 2021 FCS: Scouting for the next Donald Parham

[johnnyangryfuzzball]

So that Saturday 2-5 slot that the XFL used all last season... did that just disappear or something?

[Tank55]

Looks like college basketball is penciled in, at least in February.

https://espnpressroom.com/us/program-schedules/

[MGB01]

So that Saturday 2-5 slot that the XFL used all last season... did that just disappear or something?

No, it's, as I pondered last year, being used for college basketball. Unlike then, when ABC did a few non conf games (opposite late season NFL) and then Oklahoma St/Oklahoma a week ahead of the XFL, it's all conference games.

Their first game (Houston/UCF) aired in the cancelled Gasparilla Bowl slot back on 12/26. Plus the probability of them ramping up their coverage (possibly ESPN kicks some SEC/Big XII challenge games over) ahead of the new SEC deal in future years pretty much eliminates that option for the XFL unless it comes back after the NCAA Tournament

[Tank55]

The bad news keeps coming: Montana, Montana St, Portland St are out for the spring season.

https://twitter.com/CraigHaley/status/1 ... 1660569601

https://twitter.com/CraigHaley/status/1 ... 8227635201

[MGB01]

SUU might not get a Big Sky finale at this rate