Today it was announced that USC football scheduled their first-ever FCS opponent. Why is this a point of contention? Because they will no longer be one of the three teams that has never scheduled an FCS program which includes both Notre Dame and UCLA football.
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Let’s get down to brass tacks; there is absolutely no point in scheduling an FCS opponent unless it’s to boost a team’s stats. Playing lesser teams does nothing for an FBS school except give them a guaranteed win, which is not always guaranteed.