take away 1 (Sac State) and add 2 (SUU and Utah Tech) makes 9 league games up from 8.

that is odd. unless its a season with 12 games, that only leaves 2 out of conference games. unless the long term plan is moving forward from the NCAA is that FCS will always have 12 games.

Per the accepted proposal, FCS games will be able to schedule 12 games per season beginning in 2026. Each regular season will begin 13 weeks before the FCS playoff selection date.

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-adopts-proposal-for-fcs-to-adopt-12-game-football-seasons-in-2026/#google_vignette

thank you!

As of today, it looks like we have 11 games set for 2026. Preseason of (at)San Diego, (at) SMU and home against the Mad Hatters of Stetson. Although, I guess the Sac State game that year won't be a Big Sky game.

Although, I guess the Sac State game that year won't be a Big Sky game. — DrMike

Who knows...Dr. Wood may not want not want to play us any more since we'll still be FCS in 2026 and that's only "JV football" according to him....

The language is a bit inexact in that 12 game schedules are not new in FCS. All big sky teams had a 12 game schedule in 2024 with the only exception being Cal Ploy (Portland State cancelled one scheduled game so only played 11). The exact situation is that 12 games schedules can be “permanent” instead of rotating between 11 and 12 game cycles although using the word permanent in college football these days is a bit comical.

permanent-ish?

I'm not a big fan of the idea of 'week 0' becoming the new week 1. Late August kickoff in Davis with no students -> that's a money making idea! 'Free Misting Fans to the first 2000 fans; free Icee's to the 5 students who decide to show up'