Saint Mary's Impressive in Defeat of Cal in D1A QF Just two weeks after pulling off a late comeback win over Cal, Saint Mary's won in impressive fashion over their Northern California rivals to take their D1A quarterfinal Saturday in Moraga. Saint Mary's never trailed in this game, which is a rarity against Cal.
Navy Thunders Past ASU 57-5 Navy torched a very good Arkansas State team 57-5 to advance to the 2023-24 D1A semifinals. Played at Navy's venue in Annapolis, Md., the game could well have been very close—there were many reasons to believe it could be.
Early BYU Surge Sees Cougars Past Wildcats to D1A Semifinals For the second year in a row, BYU rode a torrid first half to defeat Central Washington in the D1A playoffs. The Cougars exploded for a 33-5 early lead before Central Washington was able to somewhat right the ship. Regaining the momentum, the Wildcats stormed back, but there wasn't enough time.
Life Downs Lindenwood To Make D1A Semis When you get right down to it, Life University has only lost once all season, and that was a pretty close game; Saturday they aimed to prove they were, indeed, that good. The Running Eagles defeated Lindenwood 25-10 to advance to the D1A semifinals against Navy (the one team they’ve lost to, by the way), coming back form an early deficit to take the game in emphatic fashion—at least as far as thi
D1A Quarterfinal Previews! OK, let's say it again—this is the most competitive D1A season, perhaps ever. Really we were saying this in 2023, too, so maybe it's just the new normal. What we found interesting this year is that the finalists for the Scholz Award—Rudy Scholz Award Finalists Named—are from four teams that might very well not make it to the semis. Heh ... you never know.
