May 7, 2026
By Nick Schultz, On3: The NCAA Division I FBS Oversight Committee has advanced legislation to make transitioning FCS teams bowl-eligible, Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported. If the Division I Cabinet adopts the change, North Dakota State and Sacramento State would be able to play in bowl games this coming season.
Under current rules, teams making the leap from FCS to FBS have to wait two years to be eligible for bowl games. That notably impacted James Madison in 2022 when the Dukes went 8-3 in their first season in the Sun Belt and could not compete in a bowl game. In 2023, JMU and Jacksonville State – in its first year of FBS – were able to play in bowls because there were not enough eligible teams.
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