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UPDATED: Stony Brook AD Jim Fiore: We deserve FCS bid

Jim Fiore, the Stony Brook University athletic director,

Photo credit: Sam Levitan

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Stony Brook’s five-turnover day in a 28-14 loss at Liberty last Saturday might derail the Seawolves’ hopes of playing for the Football Championship Subdivision national title. The only way they can receive the Big South Conference’s automatic bid is with a Liberty loss at weak VMI on Saturday.

If that longshot doesn’t come in, then either Liberty or Coastal Carolina will get...

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