FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[10Freeway]

Should have been Mariani in 20 if they weren't gonna open it up nationally.  With the AD getting rid of long time staff,  I would assume she is open to a national search since she has been a few different institutions.

The conference is wide open this year.  APU will be formidable since they can get anyone into school and give them money too. 

[Dr. Doolittle]

It seems like we don't have many CLU guys on here, but I would imagine they're starting to get frustrated with their head coach, similar to what we're seeing at Redlands.

It looks like APU and Whittier are both going to have healthy roster numbers this year—potentially 100+ players—which is great to see for two programs bringing football back. APU's roster has a ton of bounce-back and JUCO players, so it'll be interesting to see how quickly everything comes together. I'm assuming Whittier will have a similar makeup, but we probably won't know for sure until their roster is posted online. La Verne looks like they'll be somewhere around 85 players.

How do you think the SCIAC shakes out this year? Any predictions on how teams are going to do?

I will try this again.  I am Chapman College D2 soccer player and my son was a 4 year player at Cal Lutheran Football.  He was recruited by and played under Mac for 2 year and then Lugo for 2 years.  I do not believe that Lugo should be in charge.  He has a losing record in the SCIAC and has only had one .500 season in SCIAC since taking over the HC job. 

[olddog]

Chapman finally made their HC, the HC...that was weird.

I have seen Whittier social media, I like the new uniforms, at least they will look good getting thumped this year.

[olddog]

Love this time of year.

Since the game is won up front....

Whittier Roster, 7 O linemen on the roster and just 4 D linemen on the roster....Yikes..most colleges rotate 6+ d linemen. I bet teams go fast on them.

Azusa, Only 40% of the roster is freshman. 16 O linemen and 9 D linemen, with many JC and transfer kids.

[SoCalLance]

That looks to be Whittier's 2025 roster based on the numbers. Not sure why they haven't posted the 2026 roster yet.

There are some great games across the SCIAC this weekend, and it's good to have football back. My predictions are below:

NW (MN) 10 / CMS 24
It's always tough to travel and win on the road. CMS should have plenty of energy playing on the new turf and in the renovated stadium.

Willamette 7 / Pomona-Pitzer 38
I don't see Willamette having much of a chance in this one. PP should control the game from start to finish.

Cal Lutheran 24 / Pacific Lutheran 28
This should be a competitive game, but I think the travel ends up being the difference.

APU 17 / La Verne 14
APU picks up its first win in a close one against La Verne. I expect APU to be well coached and ready to play.

Simpson 56 / Whittier 7
I don't see Whittier having much of a chance against Simpson. Simpson just lost to Southern Oregon by only three points and should be a tough matchup.

Redlands 21 / George Fox 31
I don't think Redlands has enough offensively to keep up. George Fox's home opener will also be a tough environment to play in.

Chapman 24 / Hardin-Simmons 21
If Chapman handles the heat and travel well, they have a real chance to pull this one out. I'm curious to see who steps up to replace the QB/WR duo they had last season.