College Football · Hartford Courant

UConn’s next opponent James Madison ‘a model of consistency’ for Group of Six success in college football

Published by Hartford Courant on November 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM ET

James Madison University has been one of few models for how low-major FBS programs can compete in the current landscape of college football. Since moving up to the FBS, playing its first season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, the Dukes have a 48-13 record and reached the College Football Playoff as a Group of Six representative last year, the first under the 12-team model. As a ...

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