UR, W&M All in as FCS Teams Can Play 12 Regular-Season Games Starting in 2026

NCAA approves permanent expansion of FCS regular season to 12 games

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Council approved this week to allow football programs in the Football Championship Subdivision to play 12 regular-season games every season, starting in 2026. The change standardizes the start date of the FCS season as the Thursday 13 weeks before the FCS championship bracket is released, traditionally set on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. With the adopted calendar change, in 2026, FCS teams could begin comp…

UR, W&M all in as FCS teams can play 12 regular-season games starting in 2026

Twelve games will be the norm in FCS, like FBS, starting in 2026.

FCS to match FBS with full-time 12-game schedule

The North Alabama football team — and the rest of the FCS — will be on a full-time 12-game schedule starting in 2026.

University of North Alabama set to join new conference in 2026 as part of league alliance

North Alabama will join the new UAC for all sports during the alliance, which will become official of July 1, 2026.

FCS Football: NCAA Division I Council Approves 12-Game Regular Season Schedule In 2026

The NCAA Division I Council has voted to allow a 12-game regular season schedule for the FCS subdivision beginning with the 2026 season

EKU leaving ASUN, joining UAC for all sports in 2026

Beginning in the fall of 2026, all of Eastern Kentucky University’s athletic programs will compete in the United Athletic Conference (UAC) — a new partnership between the ASUN and the