The first round of the spring FCS playoffs gave us the tension we crave in tournament settings -- four games were decided by single digits, and we had a genuinely perfect playoff game in Southern Illinois' narrow win over Weber State -- but it also gave us mostly chalk. The top four seeds all advanced, as did three-time defending national champion North Dakota State, ensuring us of some dynamite quarterfinal matchups.
With the NFL draft still going on for much of Saturday, this weekend's action takes place mostly on Sunday. It will be worth the wait, though: Four of the weekend's five games, including the SWAC championship, will air on either ESPN or ESPN2.