The FCS is the least understood, yet most impressive college football level in Division I — and Gridiron Heroics is going to tell you all about it, 12 months a year, conference by conference, beginning with this week’s FCS football preview series for 2022. Today we publish the FCS’ Southland Conference Football Preview for 2022. The college football programs are good, these programs produce NFL-level talent, they beat FBS teams every year (want evidence? stay tuned – we will publish this in the next week) and they still get overlooked. But Gridiron Heroics won’t be overlooking the FCS like everybody…
Author: Colin Vedros
Colin Vedros
Writer for Southland Conference football and more. Louisiana born & raised
In Stats Perform’s 2022 FCS Preseason All-America Team, all 15 FCS conferences, as well as 57 schools, earned spots in first, second and third teams. Five Southland Conference players––two from Southeastern Louisiana, two from Incarnate Word and one from Nicholls–– edged their way as one of the top performing players in the FCS. First Team Taylor Grimes––Senior Wide Receiver, UIW Grimes, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound senior, secured a spot on the first team. During the Fall 2021 season, he led the team in receptions (87), receiving yards (1,145), and receiving touchdowns (15). Grimes had six games with over 100 receiving yards…
Mike-check The New Orleans Saints opened Training Camp on July 27th, inching closer to the NFL regular season. Saints fans were pleased to find one of the top wide receivers in the NFL is back on his feet and ready to compete—Michael Thomas’ return. According to Saints senior writer John Shazier, Thomas was removed from the PUP list and on the field participating in elements of practice (not team drills) on the first day. However, today he was running smoothly, showing no sign of favoring the surgically repaired left ankle that hampered his 2020 season and obliterated his 2021 season.…
With the excitement of football season comes questions, concerns and intriguing ideas for what the new football year holds. Southland Conference Football Media Days kicked off on Wednesday, July 20 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, making the unofficial start to the 2022 football season. Entering his first year as commissioner, Chris Grant embraces the traditions of the Southland as well as staying up-to-date with everything going on in the Division 1 side of news. “We’re finally united as a front,” Grant said in his opening statement. “We’re going to celebrate the eight teams that are going on the gridiron and go…
The 2022 NFL regular season is quickly approaching, inching closer to the Hall of Fame Game on August 4. As the New Orleans Saints prepare for the start of training camp, fans are looking to find what makes this team a high potential one. There’s only a few more Sundays before the Caesars Superdome becomes ecstatic and the excitement starts. The question on Saints fans remains the same: will they make it back to the Super Bowl? And if so, when? The Saints show a promising squad in 2022. Here’s how they stand out against the competition: Hometown Hopefuls Tyrann…
