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Richmond, William & Mary To Continue Rivalry Game
William & Mary and Richmond will continue their historic Capital Cup rivalry game through at least 2030 as a non-conference matchup, announcing games from 2026 to 2030. The squads will meet this year as well.
Richmond departed CAA Football to join the Patriot League starting this fall.
The two have played 135 times dating back to 1898. It’s traditionally called the “Oldest Rivalry in the South” but can be more accurately described as the most-played rivalry in the South. Richmond has a slight 66-64-5 advantage in the series.
The series is the 4th most-played rivalry game in Division 1, trailing Lafayette-Lehigh, Yale-Princeton, and Yale-Harvard.
In-Helmet Communication Coming To The FCS
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved this week that coach-to-player communication, similar to technology implemented for the FBS last year, will be a permissive option for FCS teams.
College football helmet communication is a wireless play-calling system built into the player’s helmet. Coaches can send instructions from a handheld device or sideline console over a secure radio frequency. One player — marked by a green dot — on offense, and one player on defense are allowed to receive helmet communications. Speaker audio in the helmet is cut when there are 15 seconds remaining on the play clock or when the ball is snapped, whichever comes first.
HERO Sports was told that FCS conferences can set their own rules about whether they want to implement it as a league. Conferences like the Big Sky and MVFC expect to utilize helmet communication this fall. The SoCon plans to allow individual schools to make their own choice to use or not use.
As far as helmet communication in the FCS playoffs, we were also told, “This will be just like the tablets … permissive by rule, so there is no requirement for equity. Meaning Team A can use it even if Team B doesn’t have it.”
Changes To Injury Timeouts Approved In Football
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel also approved modifications to the injury timeout rules in football, beginning with the 2025-26 season.
Under the new rule, if medical personnel enter the field to evaluate an injured player after the ball is spotted by the officiating crew for the next play, that player’s team will be charged a timeout.
If the team does not have any timeouts remaining, a 5-yard delay-of-game penalty will be assessed.
Past Daily Doses
Considerable FBS-to-FCS Transfer Movement Coming This Spring … READ MORE
Montana State AD Leon Costello Discusses Opting In To The House Settlement … READ MORE
FCS Daily Dose: Holy Cross & Georgetown To Play At Fenway Park + FCS Draft Prospects Ranked In “The Beast” … READ MORE
