FCS moving toward 12-game regular seasons beginning in 2026


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INDIANAPOLIS -- FCS teams would be allowed to play 12 regular-season games every year under a Division I Football Championship Subdivision Oversight Committee recommendation.

The NCAA announced Tuesday the one-game extension would go into effect in 2026 if the Division I Council gives its approval during its June 24-25 meeting.

Current legislation permits 12 regular-season games in years when there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date through the last playing date in November. In all other years, only 11 regular-season contests are permitted.

The recommendation also would standardize the start date of the FCS season as the Thursday 13 weeks before the FCS championship bracket is released, which is the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

 



So basically the swac is going back to a 9 game conference schedule. 😂 With our AD's it will be the same ole thing. I get blown out FBS, 2 D's and a swac school. Them ninjas are the laziest AD's on the planet.
 
CEE DOG said:
So basically the swac is going back to a 9 game conference schedule. 😂 With our AD's it will be the same ole thing. I get blown out FBS, 2 D's and a swac school. Them ninjas are the laziest AD's on the planet.
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Our AD has the Hornets playing 5 home games with 3 in state games. I can’t complain about his scheduling.
 
Would be interesting to see how AD Robinson puts together our schedule with 12 games. We usually stick to G5 schools which are closer to our level of competition and I like that. We chose a g5, one FCS and one powerhouse d2 this year. Can’t beat our scheduling ideology
 
Fiyah said:
How many of those will be non-conference -conference match ups?



Oh hell no, make those AD's do their jobs
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Fiyah,

I know some of you all don't like that JSU plays non-conference conference (NCC) games, BUT y'all are not JSU. Worry about what concerns you. You all have a lil 15K seat stadium that you can't fill up. We only play NCC games that make sense for US. JSU-SU-Alcorn-Grambling are the center of the SWAC, and it will be hard for those schools not to play each other due to divisions. You have just not had to experience that because you don't have any cross-division rivals, but I would GUARANTEE you that if, for some reason, the SWAC developed a format where TxSo or GSU rolled off your schedule, you would still play them.

So, to answer your question, if SU or Alcorn and maybe GSU/MVSU fall off our schedule, there is a strong possibility that we would still play them. Why would we play Southeastern Louisiana when we could play GSU or SU? Don't worry, we wont be calling PV.
 
TheeVET said:
Would be interesting to see how AD Robinson puts together our schedule with 12 games. We usually stick to G5 schools which are closer to our level of competition and I like that. We chose a g5, one FCS and one powerhouse d2 this year. Can’t beat our scheduling ideology
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I can't see him scheduling an FCS. A fellow FCS has nothing to offer us. I think we have seen his formula. We will play a G5, a D2 and one or two of the SWAC teams that roll off. Or he will find us a classic with the MEAC and TNState.

Speaking of TNState, I think that would be the easiest choice. We could do a home and home with TNState or shop the game around to a city that is willing to pay if Memphis is not. I think Memphis will eventually come to the table for us.
 
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