The Colonial Athletic Association is also losing games at a quickening pace, to the point the league changed its championship tiebreaking procedure to give it more leeway to select a regular-season champion and the automatic bid that goes with it. Not that the Valley is the only FCS league having issues getting to the finish line. There are eight games remaining on the conference slate, including five with league title and playoff implications. And Northern Iowa, out of the playoffs and now with only one game remaining, is set that weekend to host a North Dakota State team that has had two games called off because of COVID. With USD's COVID issues, one has to question whether the April 10 game between the Coyotes and South Dakota State is in danger. No game Friday /tq8CjpPvqu- South Dakota Coyotes April 1, 2021 The only game left on the schedule this weekend is Saturday's game between Youngstown State and Western Illinois in Macomb, Ill., a contest between two teams that aren't in the playoff chase.Īpril Fools' Day just turned into Groundhog Day. That is a positive spin on a worsening situation. "Despite the developments of the last two weekends, our conference has scheduled more league games and played more games than any other FCS league this spring." "The MVFC has already reached NCAA thresholds for designating an AQ, and we are motivated to play as many games as possible to give our teams the best opportunity for at-large selection," league associate commissioner Mike Kern said in a statement. Plus, Illinois State called off the rest of its season March 24 because head coach Brock Spack felt depth issues threatened the health of his remaining players. FARGO - Canceled games are stacking up as the Missouri Valley Football Conference limps toward the end of the regular season, but the league has no intention of halting its schedule before the FCS playoffs.Īfter the league announced South Dakota's game Friday at Northern Iowa had been canceled because of COVID-19 issues in the Coyote program, the Valley has now had eight games canceled or postponed in the last week, covering two weekends.
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