A breakdown of today’s area FCS playoff matchups —
Colgate at Wagner at noon; and Villanova at Stony Brook at 3:00:
| Wagner | Colgate | Stony Brook | Villanova | |
| Head Coach | Walt Hameline (32nd season) | Dick Biddle (7th season) | Chuck Priore (7th season) | Andy Talley (33rd season) |
| Players to Watch | QB Nick Doscher, SS Sidiq Soulemana | QB Gavin McCarney, RB Jordan McCord | RB Miguel Maysonet, WR Kevin Norrell | QB John Robertson,DL Antoine Lewis |
| Record | 8-3 (Northeast) | 8-3 (Patriot) | 9-2 (Big South) | 8-3 (Colonial) |
| Season in brief | Received first playoff berth with 8-game win streak after 0-3 start.Dosher, who played three years in Royals minor league organization after high school, is the school’s all-time leader in total yards (8.,049) and was an All-NEC first team selection. … Hameline was named one of 20 finalists for Eddie Robinson Award, given to top FCS head coach, and the NEC Coach of the Year. | . … Biddle was named Patriot League Coach of the Year, McCarney was league’s Offensive Player of Yearand Colgate placed six offensive players on first team. … Raiders have won seven straight games. | Maysonet is candidate for Walter Payton Award, the FCS Heisman equivalent. … Stony Brook is making its second straight FCS Division I Football Championship, but has lost in first round last two years. … Norrell is first receiver in Stony Brook history to reach 1,000 yards in a season. | In FCS Division I Football Championship for fourth time in five years, Wildcats have won past five opening-round games. … Robertson is one of 20 candidates for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman in the FCS, and was the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year. … Talley is a candidate for Eddie Robinson Award and was the CAA Coach of the Year. … Wildcats had a five-win turnaround from last year. |