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Report: NCAA denies Sac State’s FBS waiver, leaving football program in limbo

June 24, 2025

By Cody Nagel, CBS Sports: Sacramento State’s attempted fast-tracked climb to the FBS has been slowed. The NCAA Division I Council voted Tuesday to deny the school’s waiver request to move up from the FCS level without a formal conference invitation, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. The vote will become official once meetings conclude Wednesday.

“We’re obviously aware of the decision today but we remain fully confident that we’ll have the opportunity to go FBS here in the near future,” first-year Sacramento State football coach Brennan Marion told CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

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