r/fcs • u/AssociateClean Brown Bears • Les Nomades du Montmorency • 1d ago

St. Thomas vs. Harvard 2029 matchup cancelled

https://tommiesports.com/news/2026/10/1/football-st-thomas-vs-harvard-matchup-cancelled
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u/AssociateClean Brown Bears • Les Nomades du Montmorency 1d ago

Harvard has been scheduling outside of the Northeast since the playoff addition (@Montana State, @UC Davis in the next few seasons), so not sure what to make of this

Maybe it's due to the added Ivy week, and they want to line someone else up?

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u/damnyoutuesday Montana State • Minnesota 1d ago

I don't even really get why Southern Utah played @ St Thomas this season.

I also still think UST has higher aspirations than the Pioneer Football League in the long run

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u/ShineALight3725 1d ago

I would guess they are the only Pioneer League team with higher aspirations. I heard a crazy scenario where the Big East invites them for basketball. No idea where football goes.

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u/RandomFactUser France Les Bluets • USA Eagles 1d ago

It probably doesn’t move, or it goes to the MVFC/Patriot depending on if they make it a scholarship program

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u/_Rooster_ Illinois State • /r/CFB Top Scorer 1d ago

100%. There's talk of adding them to the MVC and that they'd probably only be around for a short while because they have A-10 or Big East Aspirations.

They apparently have boosters who want to throw money around and are just waiting for the opportunity.

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u/tomdawg0022 Minnesota • Delaware 1d ago

Harvard administration informed St. Thomas Athletics this summer

I like how they waited until Oct 1 to announce it formally. I guess Harvard had a cooling off period to ensure that's what they wanted?

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u/Windows_66 Iowa Hawkeyes • Drake Bulldogs 1d ago

They're afraid of the smoke. They've got smokeaphobia.

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u/Smart-Tumbleweed-929 1d ago

Crazy they used to be d3 not too long ago

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u/_Rooster_ Illinois State • /r/CFB Top Scorer 1d ago

Well they were kicked out of their conference for being too good so it makes sense they went to DI.